Down 6!

As of this morning peeps, I am down 6 lbs! I haven't been doing the books eating suggestions I've just kept up with the massive amounts of water, eating by the first 15 minutes of being awake and doing the breathing techniques.  I'm rather pleased with it.  I've also been watching what I'm eating and making sure I'm not pigging out on the 'addies' I like to say 'Cause addies create fatties'. :D I know I'm mean but it stops me from adding things to my foods to make them higher in calorie and as a petite added calories over time will make me gain the weight back.


Just wanted to keep you all updated.


Thank you for not judging.
~Mary

Less bloaty

So I've been going through the guidelines of the Petite diet and I have to say that I don't feel as bloaty and I don't find myself wanting to snack.  I mean I want to but I'm satisfied with my food choices so I don't feel like I need to snack.

Well I had a banana split today only because of other stressers, Yes I tried the breathing thing but this is a huge thing and that won't help with it. And yes in away the banana split did help but I still feel bad so I know that food will not solve all of my problems. Hello it caused most of my problems and that fact that I haven't been as active as I would like to be. I need to be better I know.

Thank you for not judging.

~Mary

Stress Reduction

I started a few days ago on a stress relieving exercise program so to speak.  Whenever I feel overwhelmed or stressed due to whatever is going on in my life I take a series of deep breaths.  I usually inhale for the count of 4 using one thousand as my timing agent and then let it out for the same 4 counts.  I work up from 4 and try to hold it from 5-8 and then do the same. I know it sounds weird but it has worked amazingly well for me. I'm down 3 lbs since I started!
I know that stress is a huge part of the weight gaining process so I know just sitting back and breathing will help me to stay focused and it's helping me to sleep at nights which is a HUGE relief for me right now. 


Just wanted to share.


Thank you for not judging.


~Mary

Being Petite

I've been reading the book I told you all about in the previous post. And I do kind of agree with what Mr. Jim Karas has to say. (not really a fan that he's one of Oprah's favs and all but you can't make everything your way right?)Anyway I know all of the information that Mr. Karas says in his book because it was taught to me in my classes at school yet the way he found out makes the light bulbs turn on for me. Obviously shorter people don't need as much food as someone who's 5'10" where are we going to put it? The part that I love so much though.  Cardio does pretty much nothing for short people, I now understand why it pains me sooo much to do cardio. I love bio mechanics and the human body. I knew there was a reason I always excelled in weight training and why I enjoy it so much.  I could do strength all day every day and now with this guys information and his program it makes complete sense.  
I have not finished reading the book yet but I understand where it all comes into play with the human body. I can't wait to try out the workout that he has planned in the book though. 


Just wanted to share that insight with you all. 


Thank you for not judging. 
~Mary

Day 2 & 3

Now now let's not be judgmental or anything on me right now.  I know what I had said in my previous post about working out every day.  However I know illnesses come up and there isn't a lot we can do about them.  So here's the thing.  I did not get up early on Tuesday morning as I had planned to do my workout, sorry sleep won that round of battles.  But I had everything laid out for me for when I came home from work. Well during work I started to feel really light headed whenever I would get up and walk around.  So I figured I needed to drink more water so I downed my 32 oz container that I bring with me everywhere I go and that didn't seem to help.  Just made my stomach all sloshy and fun for the rest of the time at work. 
Once I got home my sister and her kids were still at the house so I figured I'd wait til they left.  Then all of a sudden I started feeling hot, yes it was hot yesterday here in Utah but only in the mid to high 70's nothing like it had been the weeks prior.  Then I started to get a headache and no matter what I did or took it wasn't going away.  
So I finally made up my mind I was going to still do a workout but not with as much energy as I normally do.  Well that thought got slapped in my face when I got up to go change the room started to spin and I had to sit down.  Yup, I was sick.  Now I work with money all day long and so I could be touching bills that someone decided to blow their nose on, I don't know and so because of this lovely work environment I'm in I get sick more than I want to.  I have hand sanitizer and  I wash my hands regularly because of how much I am around money and I make sure to never eat with my hands or put anything near my mouth whenever I'm dealing with money.  But with all those precautions I can still get sick and so I do.  Wahoo for me. :) 
My fall back was to head to the store and get some NyQuil so I could at least sleep through the night and then get up to workout in the morning and just do 2 workouts today instead of the one.  Well when I woke up I wasn't feeling any better so I called into work sick and went right back to bed.  I know I'm a baby, so deal with it okay people. 
I'm feeling a little better now that I am up and around and I'm very tempted to do an urban rebounder workout before I head off for Community Ed tonight to make my athletes run more. Yes, they love me oh so dearly. 
Also my mom wanted to go to the library today since I was home and all, her car is dead in the drive way, so she needs me to take her places.  So while there I figured I could look at some books on how to manage my stress levels since if you've been keeping up with this blog you know that is a major part of my weight gains, at least my opinion of it that is. Anyway while looking up Stress Relief under topics one of the first books that came up was The Petite Advantage Diet by Jim Karas.  I've never heard of this book but it is supposed to be geared towards women who are 5'4" and under.  Now I'm pushing 5'2" on a good day so I figured why not check it out and see how it goes. 
So I'll keep you all updated on this diet book and any information I glean from it. 


Thank you for reading and not judging. 
~Mary

Day 1

I know I've been talking a lot about working out and the stresses of everything but then I end up not doing the workout because I'm too tired at night or I didn't sleep well last night and I can't get up early to do the workout and so on and so forth.  So I decided that I need something that will keep me accountable for my actions.  Well my followers, you are my accountability.  I will be posting at the end of my workouts so I can keep myself on track and so I can see my progress in word form and anything cool that comes to mind that keeps me motivated will also be posted here. 


I do find it funny when people say they need to find the time to do something.  I used to be one of those people that said I needed to find the time to read more, to play with my dog more and so on.  Well I never found that time, yes I have the same 24 hours in my day as other people do, yet why does it seem that they have more time on their hands and are able to get more done? Easy they make the time to do the things that are important in life first and then everything else will fall into place.  So I am making my time to do my workouts.


I just finished with my strength workout and pilates finish.  I was going to do the Urban Rebounder tonight but since it has been a little bit of time since my last workout the pilates part killed my hips so I'm having to give them a little bit of a rest.  Also I don't want to kill myself starting out then I can cause an injury or worse. 
There it is world, I started my day 1 of making time for myself for one of the things that matter in my life. Being healthy and staying healthy so I can do more for others and myself. 


Thank you for not judging.
~Mary


"Some people dream of success, other stay awake to achieve it." ~Michelle Phan

Failed Goals

Well I did not reach my goal of losing the 10 lbs by fathers days. I'm rather upset with myself that I didn't keep with my schedule and that I allowed other less important events/things to take the place of me getting healthier and managing my stress for a very important day for myself and to keep myself on a healthier track for the rest of my life. 
I know I'm focusing on the weight loss aspect of everything and so I get discouraged when I don't see the results of my hard work.  Yes I've taken measurements but I haven't taken any new ones to see if there are changes because I know the scale isn't the only place that changes occur.  But my pants are fitting any looser, in fact they are getting tighter, never a good sign of a stressed out bride.  And on top of all of that when I get stressed out I gain weight so then it causes an unending cycle of stress and weight gain.  I've put myself under a lot of pressure with this because I'm having a dress shipped in that is a certain size and I don't want to have to have that dress let out because I gained weight before my wedding. Again none of this is conducive for weight loss goals. 
Now then, a few weeks ago I came home from coaching and we ended up watching the home shopping network.  I rarely watch the stations because I want to buy stuff.  Well they were demonstrating the Urban Rebounder.  My mom was watching it too and she's trying to lose weight as well for the wedding.  So we talked about the workout they were showing and she said she would do something like that.  So I asked her if I bought it, would she do it? and she said yes.  So I bought it.  Yup I bought something from the home shopping network.  *hangs head in shame* But it came last week.  The grandkids are having a ball on it.  And I've watched the videos to get myself familiar with the workouts of it. Oh here is a picture of this workout contraption. 

Yeah sorry it is fuzzy it is just from my camera phone.


This thing is the DEVIL!!!!!! I know what you're thinking, it wouldn't be that hard to just jump around and do some workouts.  Do you have any idea how hard it is to only allow yourself to jump 1 inch off the surface? There is so much core control needed to do this thing it isn't even funny.  Oh it feels amazing though but you are pouring sweat within a few minutes.  Picture yourself jumping rope forever, pretty much the same concept behind it without the jarring movements to the hips, knees and ankle joints.  I am not afraid to admit that I am starting out on the Senior levels because they are easier and it still gets me sweating.  I only plan on being on the senior levels until I can build up my core muscles and then advance throughout the workouts.  
Who would have thought that jumping just a little bit on the trampoline would cause so much going on in the body.  
I have to say that I have wanted one of these for about 6 or more years now.  Now that I have it I'm really excited to be using it.  Oh it also does wonders on the inner thighs, I know for women it is a huge problem area and with having to keep your legs together and not go all wild and crazy.  If that is a problem area you have, you will want to look into getting this. 


Wish me luck with this endeavor and I am going to be posting results within each week of how I'm progressing as well how it is transforming my body, along with the other workouts I am doing too.  Pilates are helping with my hip issues as well as keeping my back into place so I don't have to keep going to the chiropractor to get adjusted. 


Thank you for not judging 
~Mary