Oh the torture....

So it's been ahile and the diet is not going so hot. I'm trying, honestly, and I think I have new motivation. We're going to the beach again soon! Wohoo! In a few long months I'll get to go back to Destin, lay on the beach, drink too much, eat too much, and shop too much. So here's my game plan. Between now and May I plan to lose 10 pounds. Doesn't sound too hard right? That's like 2.5 pounds a month. I could do that in my sleep! Well at least that's what I tell myself. Doesn't always happen that way though. So my trainer has decided that I need to spice up my cardio routine. I just think I need a routine, and a good workout buddy. I'm accepting applications. The hubs does ok, when he goes. He's a busy man so sometimes I have to be my own motivation and belive me that's hard. So this week I will have successfully been to do cardio 4 times. That's about 2 more times than the average week and I am SORE! Last weekend my trainer introduced me to the bike. Not the kind that you kick back and read a magazine while you pedal bike, this is the sit up and sweat it out Lance Armstrong type bike. Goal: 8 miles in 30 minutes. Check! I have one of these go-getter attitudes that you tell me I can do this and I will go above and beyond. My first time I did 9.30 miles so now he's decided I should do 10 miles. Last night I did 9.5 and that was where I was spinning so fast I thought the bike was going to sprout wheels and ride away with me. But...I finished and felt accomplished! Tonight, we take it easy. So I get home last night and do some relaxation yoga on the Wii to wind down from all that cardio and lo and behold I have lost 1.8lbs! Wohoo!!! Then it tells me I only have 22 more lbs to go to my goal. Hopefully, my Biggest Loser cookbook will be here soon and we can kickstart our diet plan!

New Year, New Me!

Happy 2010! Over the long weekend the new diet plan went right out the window. First there was NYE which was appropriately celebrated by lunch at a Mexican Restaurant, dinner at a Tapas restaurant, and then off to our favorite watering hole. Not a very healthy day to say the least. After over indulging and waking up feeling pretty happy with myself that I didn't have a hangover, I thought I would start the day off right. Needless to say that didn't happen...AT ALL. Instead the hubs decides that he is going to run out and grab something for breakfast. What does he come home with? McDonald's, my archnemisis for my stomach and hips! Back in college I remember it was the greatest cure to a hangover, now it's just the devil. That is unless I decide to go on the drive-thru diet like the woman who magically lost 100lbs eating only Taco Bell. How does that even happen? I think I'll stick with working out. Well after laying around the house and wasting half the morning, I finally convince hubs that we should go to the gym. By the time I left, you would have thought I haven't seen the place in ten years. Cardio = bad time! If there were something fun about it I might enjoy it more. The Wii Fit does have some aerobics that are pretty entertaining, but it seems to focus more on yoga. We do better in the afternoon after going to Fresh Market...my weakness...and get some turkey and bread and cottage cheese (which Hubs refuses to eat, he makes a face like a three year old everytime we eat it). So we're doing better until it's time to go to dinner with the grandparents. Rolls, apple sauce, pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes. Yum! Anyone who has grandparents know they always over cook! Day Two, shot! Moving on to day three....that day is the liberty bowl. Football without beer is like a day without sunshine! But at least we opted for Michelob Ultra. It's as low as I can go. I tried Miller 64, but that was like drinking beer flavored water. I think I'll absorb the other 31 calories per beer, thanks! Originally we were going to grill some chicken and have fajitas, well that is until I brought up the beer. And oh so thoughtful husband says, "hey let's get some pizza too." The other necessity to college football! So that week/end is completely down the drain! The upside? We won the football game!

Inspiration from all over

In order to achieve my goal I have to have some sort of mental picture in my head of what I would like to look like in the end of this. On the way back from our Christmas trip the hubs was sleeping on the airplane and I was thumbing through Us Weekly (guilty pleasure). I stumble across a picture of Marissa Miller struting her stuff down the runway in her million dollar bra and matching panties. That's when I decide I'm stealing her body. Now all I have to do is drop two or three sizes and grow about 6 more inches. I've decided I'm cutting it out and taping it to the fridge so everytime I look at it I won't want to eat that piece of chocolate in the fridge. I don't know how well this will work out for hubs or not. He might just stand there drooling in front of it but it's worth a try. In college I once had a roomate who put on our dorm fridge think skinny so she'd avoid all the bad stuff in there. Shortly after, we'd order out for pizza. So much for thinking skinny.
So back to this airplane flight. As I'm continually reading I keep hearing this rocking and squeaking noise from a seat across the isle. Airplane seats don't normally do that so it was slowly driving me crazy. Lo and behold, a very large man was the result of this problem. For the last couple of days every time I bite into something I can't help thinking of this man. What is it as American's that we do to ourselves that allow us to get his big. At what point do you draw the line and say enough is enough. For me, it's a size 8! UGH! I could never imagine a day when I couldn't fit into an airplane seat! So this is my goal...get me back to a healthy and happy weight.
Yesterday more inspiration came walking in my office door. We have a new neighbor in our office park and he is much like Mr. Airplane Man. Our office is on the second floor and mind you there might not be even 20 stairs to climb to this second floor. The entire 10 minutes he was in our office he couldn't catch his breath. At my old job sure I'd be out of breath climbing the 40 stairs to our floor but that would only be for about 30 seconds. If I was at a point where I can't breath and WALKING becomes an issue then I think it is time I say put the fork down and push away from the table.
Finally, as Americans we are accustomed to "cleaning our plate" and hurried lunches. As part of my new goal, I'm going to try to breath more between bites instead of annihilating it like it's an 75% sale as Barney's! Self control is my first step. You always read in fitness magazines, do this move, try this move, but in the end it all comes down to the one move no one ever talks about. The move from your plate to your mouth. I've found that I can work out and sweat as much as I want, but if I go home and pig out for dinner it's going to counteract all that hard work. So as day three of the not so strict diet starts, the Wii Fit told me I gained .4 lbs! AAAHHHHH! So after NYE, we can kiss all the fatty foods goodbye, except for the occassional cheat day! ;)

The Evil Wii Fit

so it begins. Pretty much I'm starting this to keep me and hubs accountable for everything we eat and our workout regime. Recently we got married and before the wedding I was in the mad rush to lose weight like every other girl. Over the course of the year maybe 5 pounds came off. It annoyed me because as I huffed and puffed away I'd read about all of these celebrities talk about how "easy" it is. They have this mentality of if I can do it, you can do it. Well I can't do it. First off, I have to work. Most Americans like me spend 8-10 hours a day on their butt! The only workout that encourages is the flattening of my ass! That's one thing I would like to keep. Other areas just continue to grow as you sit there and long for a mid afternoon snack, or reach into the candy draw that your boss keeps filled, or I'm bored so I think I'll have a twinkie....you see where this leads. So back to these celebrities...if I had a personal trainer for 8 hours a day and a personal chef, sure I could lose 20 pounds in two weeks as well. But most of us know that's not normal. Instead, I opt to go to the gym (when I get the motivation) and attempt to watch what I eat. Key word attempt. At the end of 8 hours, I don't feel like eating Tofu or arugula or any other rabbit food that some diet says I should eat. I'm hungry from sitting at a desk all day doing nothing. So in comes the Wii Fit....I just had to have one of these because I thought it was the answer to all the problems. My parents bought me and the hubs one for Christmas and after the holidays we decided to give it a try. First of all NEVER have a machine weigh you and then display it on a 42" television. It's a huge blow to the self esteem. So after it weighs you and tells you your BMI it proceeds to change your Mii to represent what it thinks you look like. At the moment mine's a little chunky. Once again seeing this on 42" is not a good idea! After a few work outs and doing some yoga, my body actually is a little sore. Let's see how long it last. Hopefully we can keep at it longer than most people who "swear" they'll use the treadmill because it's in the house.