NOT Waiting For The New Year! (Fitness Challenge December 2012)

Last month I was able to hit my latest goal of being able to be weighed on the scale at the gym.  It took me MONTHS to get there, bouncing up and down in a 10 pound area.  That shouldn't have happened. Yes, there were stresses in my life, sickness and other things, but the more excuses I come up with the farther from my other goals I get.
A lot of people say, "Ill just make it through the holidays, and start new after January 1st".  That's not the attitude to have.  That's giving ourselves permission to overeat on the holidays, and then we have an extra 10 pounds to get rid of.  And if we all kept our new years resolution, we wouldn't have to RE-make it EVERY YEAR!  I am NOT waiting for New Years!  It is the beginning of the month, and I am making it count.  Excluding Sundays and holidays, I have 22 chances to workout at Curves this month.  I am determined to make it to at least 18 of those.  I will go on at least 20 walks this month, and I will leave the last 2 bites of every meal on my plate.  There are other small things I plan on doing, but I need to get back to where I was. There was a point last year where it was a daily routine and it didn't matter what was going on, a workout and walk were just as important to me as anything else in my day and that's gonna happen again!
It will take determination, motivation, and support from all of you!  I can say I have a huge support system in place and thank God for those who push me! Thank you!  I will update how I am doing half way through the month!

Back on Track

Well so much has been going on in my life and its been so long since I have wrote on my blog. I seem to have been on a bit of a platform and my weight has stayed the same the last couple of months. As the weather gets warmer I seem to want to get out and do more. Maybe it was the winter blues...not sure.
We are planning on going camping for a week in June. I cant wait to go. I am in the middle of swim suit shopping and there is nothing like that to remind you of the weight you need to lose! lol
I have not completely lost my focus. I am still working out and losing inches. I completely got rid of all of my 5x clothes and am officially into 4x...that felt good. Pray for me as this is such a struggle in my life. Please encourage me when you can. Dont be afraid to ask me how things are going. I am very open and honest about my weight loss and it will help keep me on track. Anyone who has ever tried to lose a few pounds knows the struggles of losing that weight. Now imagine you had to lose 250 pounds....long long LONG road ahead of me...I have lost 65 so far and i want to lose another 10 in the next 2 months. I have been battling that 440 mark for a few months now and it seems I cant just tip over it. I am gonna do it before I go camping...KEEP MOVING FORWARD!!!!!

Weigh In - Month 4

I lost 7 pounds and 3.3 inches this month! That got me to -51 pounds and -19 inches this year! Today also marked my 100th workout, and I completed my first fitness challenge! I also think I am retaining water, so the numbers are probably higher, but I only count what I see. And because I was late weighing myself last month, it has only been 3 weeks since I weighed myself, not a month! AND my PI (performance index) was 141 at the beginning of the month, and as of today, it is 179! For those of you who are unsure what that means, the higher the PI, the harder the workout gets. It was raised over 13 points just this week!

I am going to be taking a rest this weekend. Between the fitness challenge, zumba, and harder workouts, I have really hurt my back. I need to rest it without staying in bed, which would only make it worse. Curves is closed Monday so Tuesday is going to seem like an eternity away. I am sure I will go on slow walks, I just need to pull back a bit right now.

Fitness Challenge - 1

Tomorrow (Monday) I start my first fitness challenge. I am VERY excited about this. Here is the challenge. For every person who "liked" my post on FB, I will walk a block for them. Not only will I walk for them, but I will pray for ONLY them the WHOLE block!

I have 41 people signed up for the challenge, which equals 14 miles. I usually walk 5 to 6 miles a week so this WILL be a challenge! I am breaking it into 5 days, 8 blocks a day, walking two extra blocks on one day. I broke this into 5 days instead of 6 or 7 because Sundays are hard already on me physically, and if I end up not able to workout one day this week because of pain or being sick, I can make it up on Saturday! On top of this I will be doing my normal 6 day workout at the gym.

Also, at the end of this week is my weigh and measure day. Hopefully hitting -50 pounds this month! AND as long as I can make it to the gym every day, I will have my 100th workout!

Day 1

Kris Stephens

Ashley Woodson

Dwight and Pam Lindholm

Sheryl Toscano

Penny Diehl

Manda Keane

Lexi Hicks

Cheryl Moyer Flowers

Day 2

Sherrie Beaumont

Sarah Matthews Reynolds

Katie Rowe

Lynn Mikula Bailey

Ronda Caracci

Heidi Strong Mitzelfeldt

Pamela Pulliam Pousson

Crystal Blackman

Day 3

Jessica Luce

Katie Powell (2 blocks! Praying one block for her, one block for her husband and armed forces)

Stephanie Moss Perrette

Becka Losingitwithrebeccalapband

Nancie Renee West

Kymberleigh Hawes Chavez

Kimberly Holmes Bush

Day 4

Paula Riesberg

Jenelle Stokes

Christa Peterson

Lisa-Ann Hicks

Angel Anna

Janice Vaughn

Andrea Towles Dautrich

Ashley Davis-Britner

Juanita Idel

Day 5

Ken Cunningham

Erin Evans Akey

Slimming Kathy

Pastor Farren Mathena

Donna Potts Weir

Jennifer Dionne

Addlie Dionne

Tina Fitbound

Hannah Purcell