Day: 45
Days left: 1
Weight: 236.4 lbs.
Weight lost: 21.6 lbs.
LAST DAY!
Well, sort of...
Total weight lost is over 20 lbs. However, I still have a ways to go for complete health.
This week has had it's ups and downs, but overall we are super grateful for everyone and everything in our lives. On Tuesday, 15 tornadoes touched down in the DFW area, one of which jumped my office building. We also lost another house we bid on this week. To say that there was some stress in our lives this week is an understatement. That filtered through in some of our food consumption choices, but overall we kept with the plan.
Yesterday, we went kayaking for the first time. One of the best experiences of my life, hands down. We are sunburnt and sore, but I can't wait to give it a go again.
Britni is at 187.6 lbs., and losing out on the latest house has been hard for her as well. I am crazy proud of her though, and can't wait for us to continue this journey together.
Stay tuned for before and after pics :)
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Day 41-Ang
Day: 41
Days left: 5
Weight: 239.4 lbs.
Weight lost: 18.6 lbs.
Good Monday to you all.
First, I need to admit that I did not weigh myself this morning, so I am using the same stats I had on Friday. There was a bit of a slip this weekend, that may or may not have involved a piece of coconut creme cake, that gave me a bit of guilt as I stared down the scale. I will suck it up and get an accurate weight first thing tomorrow.
And as for the slip, lets just say the stress of the house hunt got the better of us. Face it, carbs increase feel good endorphins, and there are plenty of carbs in desert. This back track made me feel terrible though...both in terms of the aforementioned guilt and physically. Even today, after an intense spinning session, my face and gut is bloated and I think less clearly. This diet is definitely going to stick around post-Easter, especially if going back to pre-detox eating habits will make me feel like complete crap.
Britni composed my meals for today, being a good wife and all ;) For breakfast I had a grapefruit and a whole bunch of blackberries. Lunch was a spinach and green bell pepper salad with some raw almonds. I had an orange and some remaining almonds as a snack. Dinner was the infamous chickpea salad.
As it's the last 5 days of our initial journey, I'm hoping to kick both the diet and the exercise in high gear.
Keep on reading...you won't be disappointed!
Days left: 5
Weight: 239.4 lbs.
Weight lost: 18.6 lbs.
Good Monday to you all.
First, I need to admit that I did not weigh myself this morning, so I am using the same stats I had on Friday. There was a bit of a slip this weekend, that may or may not have involved a piece of coconut creme cake, that gave me a bit of guilt as I stared down the scale. I will suck it up and get an accurate weight first thing tomorrow.
And as for the slip, lets just say the stress of the house hunt got the better of us. Face it, carbs increase feel good endorphins, and there are plenty of carbs in desert. This back track made me feel terrible though...both in terms of the aforementioned guilt and physically. Even today, after an intense spinning session, my face and gut is bloated and I think less clearly. This diet is definitely going to stick around post-Easter, especially if going back to pre-detox eating habits will make me feel like complete crap.
Britni composed my meals for today, being a good wife and all ;) For breakfast I had a grapefruit and a whole bunch of blackberries. Lunch was a spinach and green bell pepper salad with some raw almonds. I had an orange and some remaining almonds as a snack. Dinner was the infamous chickpea salad.
As it's the last 5 days of our initial journey, I'm hoping to kick both the diet and the exercise in high gear.
Keep on reading...you won't be disappointed!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Day 38-Ang
Day: 38
Days left: 8
Weight: 239.4 lbs.
Weight lost: 18.6 lbs.
Happy Friday, all!
Well, we found out that we did not get the second house we put an offer in for today. Even though everything happens for a reason, it was still a blow to our eagerness to start a semi-permanent home together. We'll keep on truckin' though.
Short blog this evening. Just wanted to give you an update on the detox end. Still eating plenty of raw foods, especially my new friend grapefruit. Workouts continue to get more intense-today was cardio day, which consisted of 45 minutes on the treadmill with a ridiculous amount of incline, and 20 minutes of laps in the pool. I suppose I have double my swim time, as it only took me half the amount of time to complete the laps I did on the first day of swimtime activity. Pretty awesome!
That's all for now...more to come tomorrow!
Days left: 8
Weight: 239.4 lbs.
Weight lost: 18.6 lbs.
Happy Friday, all!
Well, we found out that we did not get the second house we put an offer in for today. Even though everything happens for a reason, it was still a blow to our eagerness to start a semi-permanent home together. We'll keep on truckin' though.
Short blog this evening. Just wanted to give you an update on the detox end. Still eating plenty of raw foods, especially my new friend grapefruit. Workouts continue to get more intense-today was cardio day, which consisted of 45 minutes on the treadmill with a ridiculous amount of incline, and 20 minutes of laps in the pool. I suppose I have double my swim time, as it only took me half the amount of time to complete the laps I did on the first day of swimtime activity. Pretty awesome!
That's all for now...more to come tomorrow!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Day 36 - Britni
Day: 36
Days left: 10
Weight: 186.6 lbs.
Weight lost: 12.4 lbs.
The countdown begins.
Welcome back to another episode of "Where'd Your Double Chin Go, Miss?"
So what's going on today? I'm really harnessing the power of raw food. Today I forgot to juice and woke up late'ish so I have eaten raw cashews, two oranges, and a banana today. I feel great and I've drank ridiculous amounts of water.
I also ran 2 miles and then walked 2 more miles at a pretty steep incline burning approximately 550 calories in my lunch break. What did you do during your lunch break?
So we're still waiting on the result of the offer on the house we desire. I'm about to pull my hair out, so my before and after pics in a week or two, I may be sprouting little random hairs. I'm ready to get this show on the road.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Day 35-Ang
Day: 35
Days left: 11
Weight: 242.6 lbs.
Weight lost: 15.4 lbs.
I'm back :)
Sorry kiddos...BUT I have been working really hard and have a lot to dish.
My workouts are becoming more and more intense. I am upping the reps and weight load during my weight training, I've been attending crazy challenging spinning classes, and my swimming endurance has literally increased tenfold. I feel stronger each day, the inches lost is becoming very noticeable.
Speaking of noticeable, a friend at work found a picture of me from less than a year ago at a company picnic. Everyone that saw the picture was in complete shock. I was about 50 lbs heavier than I am now, and basically looked 8 months pregnant. Although my reaction would have been embarrassment a few months ago, today it was pure pride and hope. I am extremely proud of what I have accomplished thus far in terms of health and am so hopeful that I will reach my health goals.
In other news, I'm still eating mostly raw. Since I've been able to cut out my daily dose of Claritin, I can now consume grapefruit (which is fabulous!). Breakfast for the day was a grapefruit, a handful of blackberries (in season-and cheap!!), and a 1/4 c. of raw almonds. I had 2 Cuties oranges as snacks during the day. For lunch, I had a salad of cherry tomatoes, broccoli, red onion, and carrots that I actually got from my work cafeteria, and a banana. Dinner was the always delish chick pea salad. I also had a square of dark chocolate--99% cacao that is!
All in all, the experience is continuing quite nicely.
Happy detoxing :)
Days left: 11
Weight: 242.6 lbs.
Weight lost: 15.4 lbs.
I'm back :)
Sorry kiddos...BUT I have been working really hard and have a lot to dish.
My workouts are becoming more and more intense. I am upping the reps and weight load during my weight training, I've been attending crazy challenging spinning classes, and my swimming endurance has literally increased tenfold. I feel stronger each day, the inches lost is becoming very noticeable.
Speaking of noticeable, a friend at work found a picture of me from less than a year ago at a company picnic. Everyone that saw the picture was in complete shock. I was about 50 lbs heavier than I am now, and basically looked 8 months pregnant. Although my reaction would have been embarrassment a few months ago, today it was pure pride and hope. I am extremely proud of what I have accomplished thus far in terms of health and am so hopeful that I will reach my health goals.
In other news, I'm still eating mostly raw. Since I've been able to cut out my daily dose of Claritin, I can now consume grapefruit (which is fabulous!). Breakfast for the day was a grapefruit, a handful of blackberries (in season-and cheap!!), and a 1/4 c. of raw almonds. I had 2 Cuties oranges as snacks during the day. For lunch, I had a salad of cherry tomatoes, broccoli, red onion, and carrots that I actually got from my work cafeteria, and a banana. Dinner was the always delish chick pea salad. I also had a square of dark chocolate--99% cacao that is!
All in all, the experience is continuing quite nicely.
Happy detoxing :)
Day 35 - Britni
Day: 35
Days left: 11
Weight: 186.6 lbs.
Weight lost: 12.4 lbs.
I certainly do apologize for the sparse postings the last 10 days or so, but as we've said, we're house hunting and that is both stressful and time consuming.
My goal for the next 11 days is to focus more on eating healthy and working out more. With all of the house stuff going on, it's been easier to snack a little more (even on healthy things) and to indulge in larger portions at dinner time. Regardless of what turns the house journey takes in the coming days, it's definitely time to focus more on health and kicking habits. I would like to throw in that it's been 36 days since I've had a coke or coffee. Working out has not been too huge of a priority due to coughing constantly the last couple of weeks, but it's time to stop falling back on that. Also, with all of the house stuff going on, it's been difficult to remember to juice, so some morning I'll wake up and have to throw some fruit and nuts in my bag and go without juice. I really need to be more dedicated to juicing which I don't intend on stopping just because Lent is over.
Lent is coming up quickly though, so what does that bring for me? I will indulge on Easter morning with a cup of coffee. That's for sure. I don't care if it's decaf. Just want coffee. That being said, Cokes are out. No more. Cacao to Coke. Do I still crave them? Absolutely. Is my addiction to them broken? I think so.
So I'm going to TRY my hardest to get back to blogging daily. That being said, I've got a busy next couple of weeks. I'm starting my new job on Monday, then it's Easter weekend at Ang's parents, then a wedding the following weekend, and depending on how things go, we may be closing on a house mid-May. THEN school starts. THEN we move. THEN the projects start.
Reflecting back on this whole Lent season, have we stayed on track? Definitely not. Have we been diligent in our bloggings? Not at all. Have we been successful? Absolutely. With me being down almost 13 pounds and Ang down over 15, I'd say it's been greatly successful. We have definitely changed the way we shop, the way we eat, and the way we view food. I've become less reliant on Coke, and find water more enjoyable than I ever have.
Onward. Things are only going to get better from here.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Day 31 - Britni
Day: 31
Days left: 15
Weight: 186.8 lbs.
Weight lost: 12.2 lbs.
Finally. A little tick past 12 pounds lost. I'm finally back at the gym and everything feels like it's getting back to normal.
Yesterday I ran faster and further than I have since I was 14. I was pretty scrawny and fast at 14, but I am getting more muscle nowadays. My 14 year old self wouldn't have been able to keep up. Take that tiny-Britni. Today I was sore, though. Very sore. I wasn't near able to run as much as yesterday, but I'm hoping to top it on Monday after a couple of days of rest. I was back on the juice yesterday which was much appreciated by my body, but I woke up too late today to make any, and I was doped up on Benadryl and was asleep by 9 p.m.
Let me tell you, folks. Allergies are no joke. They have taken me out for almost two weeks. That's almost worse than the flu.
It's finally the weekend and I'm feeling great today. Such gorgeous weather today! Perfect temps and perfect weather. We're going to try and enjoy a stress-free evening. Tomorrow we're at a wedding shower but Sunday I want to try and get out and play in the park or something. We're due a Frisbee session.
Enjoy the weekend kids!
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