April Bench

WEEK 7

2011-03-20T20:10:00.001-06:00

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Stats:
Weight- 133.6 lbs.
Arm- 10 in.
Waist- 27 in.
Hips- 37 in.
Thigh- 22 in.
Calf- 13 in.

WEEK 6

2011-03-13T21:41:00.001-06:00

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Stats:
Weight- 134.2 lbs.
Arm- 10.5 in.
Waist- 27 in.
Hips- 37 in.
Thigh- 22 in.
Calf- 13.5 in.

WEEK 5

2011-03-06T11:04:00.000-07:00

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Stats:
Weight- 134.4 lbs.
Arm- 10.5 in.
Waist- 27 in.
Hips- 37 in.
Thigh- 23 in.
Calf- 13.5 in.

WEEK 4

2011-02-27T11:14:00.000-07:00

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Stats:
Weight- 135.2 lbs.
Arm- 10.5 in.
Waist- 27 in.
Hips- 37.5 in.
Thigh- 23 in.
Calf- 13 in.

WEEK 3

2011-02-20T23:00:00.000-07:00

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Stats:
Weight- 137.0 lbs.
Arm- 10.5 in.
Waist- 27 in.
Hips- 38.5 in.
Thigh- 23.5 in.
Calf- 13 in.

WEEK 2

2011-02-13T12:42:00.000-07:00

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Stats:

Weight- 138.0 lbs.
Arm- 10.5 in.
Waist- 27.5 in.
Hips- 38.5 in.
Thigh- 23.5 in.
Calf- 13 in.

WEEK 1

2011-02-05T16:10:00.000-07:00

I'M BACK!!!!
Okay so this time around I'm not training for a competition, but I am still on my quest to reach personal fitness perfection! On my off season, basically from May through December, I ate however I wanted and worked out only minimally when ever I wanted to. My lowest weight when I stopped was about 130 and I stayed at 135 all year long. Then Christmas came and went, I had gained 5lbs over the holiday. January 2011 came and I was 140; I decided it was time to finish what I started. I started to eat healthier and cut out eating out. About 2 weeks ago it was time to step it up if I ever wanted to make any kind of a change. So here we go...
I am eating Zone healthy meals and CrossFit workouts 5-6 days a week.
Day 1 I was 140 lbs. after my first week of Zone and CrossFit here I am:

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Stats:
Weight- 138.2 lbs.
Arm- 10.5 in.
Waist- 27.5 in.
Hips- 39.5 in.
Thigh- 24.5 in.
Calf- 13.25 in.

Day 106

2010-05-10T10:42:00.000-06:00

I didn't have time to post yesterday or Saturday, it was a pretty busy weekend. But I did take my photos on Saturday morning. I'm so happy with my results! I'm so happy to be so close to my goal, just a couple more weeks and I'll be there!

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Stats:
Weight-131.8 lbs
Arm-10.25 in.
Waist-26 in.
Hips-36.5 in.
Upper Thigh-22 in.
Calf-13.25 in.

Day 100

2010-05-04T09:17:00.000-06:00

Woooo hooooo!!! I'm so excited, 100 days down! Only the rest of my life to go!
I'm feeling really good today, I feel thinner and I know I look better. Going back to see where I was and what I looked like Day 1 I am so happy with the results I am getting! Oh my gosh, who was that fat girl?! I was seriously enormous, so glad I am doing this! It's crazy how fat melts off your body. I don't notice it day to day, I step on the scale and I'm just a little bit lighter each morning. I don't know how it works or where it is going but I love to look at my before and recent photos and see the changes I've been through. I love trying on clothes and having snug pants fit just a little bit better each week. I love to pull out clothes I thought I would never wear again and find out that they actually fit! It's been a pretty emotional journey and I'm no where near done yet. I have good days and bad days. Day I can't wait to hop on that treadmill or lift the weights and days I could really care less about working out and putting forth the effort to change my life. Like everything in life, exercise and eating right is hard work and it has it's ups and downs but when there are days like today, where I am feeling really good about myself, I really love the highs!
I hope the next 100 days is smooth sailing!

Day 98

2010-05-02T11:05:00.001-06:00

I am so pleased with my results this week! I can't believe I'm down over 2lbs! I can't wait to hit my goal of 130 this upcoming week! I know I can do it! It will take a lot of hard work but I'm really excited to get there! This past week went well and I was able to stay on track! I just can't wait to see the changes next week!
PS: I am tan but I'm not orange, we got a new camera and for some reason with the lights and the flash I came out orange :)

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Stats:
Weight-134.0 lbs.
Arm-10.24 in.
Waist-26 in.
Hips-36.5 in.
Upper Thigh-22 in.
Calf-13.25 in.

Day 96

2010-04-30T09:17:00.001-06:00

This week has been so awesome! The diet has been great and the workouts have been fun! I've lost a lot so far this week, I just can't wait to check tomorrow for the final week weigh in! I'm so happy with my results so far and getting to 130 by next weekend should be a piece of cake!
Wish I could eat that cake...
Can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring!

Day 91

2010-04-25T11:37:00.000-06:00

This week went by fast, I'm so glad it's over! I can't wait to start again tomorrow! My goal is to be at 130 in 2 weeks.... I really hope I can do it!

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Stats:
Weight-136.6 lbs.
Arm-10.13 in.
Waist-26.5 in.
Hips-36.5 in.
Upper Thigh-21.5 in.
Calf-13.25 in.

Day 87

2010-04-21T12:56:00.003-06:00

Oh boy! It was quite the week last week. I wasn't feeling well a couple of days and I missed a few workouts, and I gained a couple of pounds... I was a little upset, but not surprised, that's what happens when you cheat. So I'm back on to doing everything perfect this week! I have to get down to at least 130 by May 1st. That should be easy, I will get there! I HOPE!
Partly because I forgot and partly because I gained I don't have a picture and stats from last week... oh well, it will be up for this week. I'm on a roll so far, I can't wait to see what the end of the week brings. I've worked out Monday and Tuesday and I'm going to throw in a run tonight to keep me going. I've been eating great and I feel great, this has been an awesome week so far!

Day 80

2010-04-14T17:33:00.003-06:00

Big news: I am going to do a show, it will happen! I have not put in all this hard work and spent all this time to not even do a show, it will be happening! The next show is not in August like we thought, it will be October 12th.
So what this means for me: I don't have to train through the entire summer!!! Hurray for me! I actually like this better :) I will train until I reach my target weight of 125lbs. Then I will continue to go the the gym and eat healthy of course, but I will pretty much get to do what I want. I wont be in 'training mode' any more. Then when we get closer to the show I will pick back up with the 2 a days and train like crazy until the show date!
I'm pretty excited because in just a couple of weeks I will be at my target weight and I can relax a little. I just want to hurry and get there and maintain that weight through out the summer. Shouldn't be too hard I don't think, not after what I have already done.
I will continue to post every couple of days and my weekly stats until I'm down to 125. This blog was not only for the competition but also my journey to "personal fitness perfection." After I reach my first goal of 125lbs. then I will probably take a break from the blog until I start training for the competition again. I am so excited with where I am at and I can't wait to shed off the next few pounds! Then I can have a party and eat some cake whoooo hoooo!
Thanks for all of you that follow along with my journey!
ps: I have super sore legs today, you would think it would get a little better after all this time! Oh well, off to the gym.....

Day 77

2010-04-11T15:24:00.000-06:00

This week went by really fast! I'm so glad I was able to make it through. Next week should be another fun one! The diet has been really good. Pretty easy to follow this week. I'll be really glad when I can throw in a cheat meal but eating healthy has been really great.

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Stats:
Weight-132.2 lbs.
Arm-10.13 in.
Waist-26.25in.
Hips-36 in.
Upper Thigh-21.25 in.
Calf-13.38 in.

Day 71

2010-04-05T17:51:00.002-06:00

Last week went well, I'm proud of myself and I'm glad I finally made the decision to do the August show. I don't know what the date is for that show but sometime in August I'll be on stage. I'm very excited, it will be a lot of fun! So my new goal, get down to 115lbs! Nuts, I know, but that's what it will take. I have 4 more months to get ready for this one and build up my muscle.

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Stats:
Weight-133.2 lbs.
Arm-10.13 in.
Waist-26.38 in.
Hips-36.75 in.
Upper Thigh-21.5 in.
Calf-13.38 in.

Day 65

2010-03-30T15:20:00.003-06:00

So this weekend I got a little news, I wasn't completely shocked because Danny had let me know that it might be coming but then when it did...... I'm still not sure what I want to do.
So I found out that I wont be able to make the show May 1st. Calculations were off in the very beginning and I should have started training a couple weeks earlier. Ugh!
So the good news, I've lost 15lbs!!! YAY!!!! I only have 10 more to loose to get where I want to be and stay!
The other good news, there is a show in August I can do! If I continue training until then I will be in an even better position then I would have been for the May show having quite a few extra months to get ready for it.
The problem is, do I want to train through the summer? Ugh, I haven't decided. I do want to do a show, I just would like a life. It's been tough spending every night at the gym, I never have time to do anything. During the past few months it hasn't been that big of a deal, I really have nothing better to do. It's cold outside and there isn't much going on. But in the summer time, I really don't want to be stuck in the gym.
It's a decision I have to make and I just haven't figured it out yet. I'm probably just being a baby but I just don't know. I'm going to continue to train until I reach my goal of 125lbs. but after that I haven't decided.
Maybe I'll do it, maybe I wont.

Day 63

2010-03-28T14:07:00.000-06:00

Okay another week down and I am feeling great! I wish I was a little further along but I feel really good about how much I have lost so far! I can't wait to loose just 10 more lbs! Okay so here we go for this week's stats. I can't wait to see what next week brings!

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Stats:
Weight-134.4 lbs.
Arm-10.13 in.
Waist-26.5 in.
Hips-37 in.
Upper Thigh-21.5 in.
Calf-13.5 in.

Day 60

2010-03-25T15:08:00.003-06:00

Today is Day 60, WOW! These numbers sure are going by fast!
The workouts on my day off went well. The morning run was good, tough but good. The evening workout was hard. I was sore from my Tuesday workout so that made it hard to move around last night but I managed to finish before 10 o'clock! Every time after I ran my legs were sore like it was the first day, it was ridiculous!
I hope tonight goes well for me! Wish I could just rest, can't wait for Sunday!!!

Day 58

2010-03-23T15:06:00.002-06:00

I'll admit, I've gotten a little antsy to be done already! I want to cheat and eat a yummy treat or slice of pizza! This diet thing is really hard! It seems to be the hardest on the weekends when I like to bake or try making something new. I know this is my fault, I put myself in the middle of temptation BUT I am proud to say I've resisted! Okay except for that teeny tiny piece of homemade pretzel on Sunday, it was so yummy and soft mmmmmmm. Can't wait to make them again and eat a whole entire pretzel. Yum. Yum. Yum! Anyway... I will sure be glad to be done with the super strict diet. I am excited to continue to eat healthy while adding in a few little treats here and there! I've made it this far, I'm almost to where I want to be, there is no giving up now! NO WAY, I'm not throwing all my hard work out the window for a few little delicious cookies. Plus, Danny wont let me crack, he's such a huge support!
This week has been a tough one that is for sure! The diet is still as yummy as it gets (really no complaints there, it could be so much worse). It's the workouts I've been having a hard time with. Sunday was great, I needed a break so much! Then Monday rolled around and I seriously wish there was a way to run on the treadmill and sleep at the same time. It was just way to early for me, but I was there, running my little heart out. I was just too exhausted last night, I didn't make it to the gym. I will have to make up for that on Wednesday. Then to make things even better, I just would not get up this morning. Again, making up for that tomorrow morning, I'll be at the gym bright and early on my "day off." Tonight I hope goes well for me!
Man, this week has been slow and exhausting and it's only TUESDAY! ahhhh! Only a little over a month to go, just a few more weeks, I'm half way done, I've got to make it!

Day 55

2010-03-20T13:27:00.000-06:00

Another week down and I'm feeling great! I'm so happy with the amount of fat I have lost, it's so exciting! Wish it was more but I'm so glad it's been this good. I will be so happy when I'm down to my ideal weight, only a few more weeks. This week went by fast and I'm so happy for my rest day tomorrow!

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Stats:
Weight-136.2 lbs.
Arm-10.25 in.
Waist-26.75 in.
Hips-37.25 in.
Upper Thigh-21.38 in.
Calf-13.25 in.

Day 53

2010-03-18T09:49:00.002-06:00

Okay it's Thursday already! Monday and Tuesday went by pretty well. Legs were sore in the morning of course, after my run. That I am getting use to, it's not as bad as it use to be so I am very happy about that! The evening workouts have been tough, Monday went pretty fast and Tuesday was only an hour and a half. So so happy about that! Yesterday I got the day off and it was so awesome, I slept in, which was great. In the afternoon it was kind of a surprise to me that I didn't have to go to the gym. I had actually forgotten it was rest day and was thinking I had to go after work, what a pleasant evening that was without the gym!
I also started my new diet yesterday! I actually was very nervous about it on Tuesday and I just felt scared like I wouldn't be able to follow it. I have two options for each meal and fish is one of my dinner options. I hate fish, sick, sick, sick! All day Tuesday I was really worried about the fish, I asked people at work what they would recommend for me from the 4 or 5 options that I had. What tastes not fishy? When we went to the grocery store to buy all the new things that we needed we got to the fish section and they didn't have Halibut which was their first pick for me. They did have Talapia though, the 2nd pick, so we grabbed it and brought it all home.
My first meal of the day was great. The only change to my shake was Almond milk instead of regular milk. It's a little thicker and sweeter, reminds me of sweetened condensed milk. It didn't make my yummy shake taste horrible so I am pretty happy about that!
Lunch was the same, turkey sandwich but instead of avocado I got almond butter on the side. This made me sad because I love the avocado on my sandwich.
Boy am I excited about me new snack!! Pineapple! mmmmm so happy about this! And I've never been a huge cottage cheese fan but for the first time in my life, yesterday I was so happy I get to eat it. I think more because it's a change really but it was delicious!
Then Dinner came around..... time to try the fish. Would you believe it, it didn't taste horrible! Oh I was so relieved! It's not like it's my favorite meal but I'm glad I know I can eat it without gaging. I only have to eat it for a few weeks of my life so that's not going to kill me.
Today has been great! I biked this morning, I had eggs for breakfast with oatmeal and I'm really excited for my pineapple snack this afternoon! Tonight should be tough at the gym, I can't wait!

Day 49

2010-03-14T13:18:00.001-06:00

Another week down! Whooo hoo! I'm so glad it's over, this week was hard! I'm halfway done!!!! I'm so happy! I was so afraid this week that I wasn't going to loose anything, mid week I was only down 2oz. and I gained it back on Friday. But Saturday came around and I had lost almost a pound. I was so so happy!! Can't wait until next week is over! It should be another hard week.

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Stats:
Weight-137.6 lbs.
Arm-10.24 in.
Waist-27.13 in.
Hips-37.75 in.
Upper Thigh-21.88 in.
Calf-13.63 in.

Day 47

2010-03-12T08:49:00.005-07:00

I did make it out of the gym on Tuesday, I thought I wouldn't but I made it through and it only took me an hour and 45 minutes! I shaved 15 minutes off my time from last week and drank through 2 1/2 bottles of water. WOW! Talk about hard!
Wednesday morning threw me off for the whole week, I thought it was Thursday all day which would have made yesterday Friday and today Saturday. You can see why that would be disappointing, finding out really it's only Wednesday, major bummer. I usually get Wednesday's off from working out all together but sense I slept in on Monday I had to make it up. I got up dark and early and went to the gym for my run. It was so tough. I don't know if I will ever get use to the 9! It's so so fast! But I didn't fall off the treadmill or anything and I got to take it easy that night and not workout at all! Good think too because my bum was really sore from whatever I did on Tuesday. Holy Cow, I could barely sit down!
Thursday got up and did it all again, ran really hard and got really tired. The workout last night was really great, got really tired and it only took me a little over an hour! I was so proud of myself for getting done right at 9:30! I was so excited to get home early!!
Again, this morning I ran really hard and got really tired. Have slightly sore legs from that.... Tonight, I hope will go really well.
Never again will I workout 6 days in a week, I'm getting so burned out! I need that extra few hours of sleep Wednesday morning and the nice short break from the gym.

Day 44

2010-03-09T15:06:00.003-07:00

Okay so it's Tuesday again, I am not looking forward to my workout tonight. I'm going to be at the gym forever.... This morning was great though, I got to the gym, thought I was going to have to run on a broken treadmill but another guy got done just in time! The treadmill wasn't really broken, just the TV and I like to watch HGTV in the morning while I run. I would have been very disappointed had I been stuck with a black screen and no music. But I got lucky!
Last night I had a great workout, it was tough and took me about an hour and a half. Not too bad. It seemed to go by pretty fast and I felt pretty good about it. I wish they could all go so well.
Still not looking forward to tonight.....
I woke up too late yesterday, my alarm never went off. Can't rely on my phone anymore, I set a back up on the clock now, just in case. I'll have to make up that running tomorrow, which means my rest day isn't a full rest day. No sleeping in for me, dang it! That's the price I have to pay....
I hope I survive tonight!