Tasty Tuesday





Most of us have fast pace lives; we don't have time to spend an hour or two in the kitchen for one meal, let alone 3!  This is, at least, what my life feels like.  These "Tasty Tuesday" quick meals are ones Elise, Hannah and I make as very busy moms!  I know, for me, when I have to make a healthy, tasty meal, I'm much more likely to do it and not just run and get take out, if it only takes 15 to 20 min!  So, here's one of those recipes!  I hope some of you try this for yourselves!  And if any of you have some good, quick meals like this, please let us know.  We all can benefit from sharing our healthy tips! - Jess

Pizza with Tossed Broccoli Salad

Quick, Yummy and Healthy!!!

This is what I'm making today.


Ingredients:

100% Whole Wheat "Boboli" Pizza Crust.

Any Pizza Sauce you like.

Any Shredded Cheese you like.

Any Meats you like (I like turkey pepperoni and deli turkey, because they are quick, tasty and healthy).

Finally, any Veggies you like (I like peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, avocado and, if I would have had some, I love spinach too!).

Instructions:

Spread pizza sauce on Boboli crust.  Cover with shredded cheese.  Place your choice of meat and veggies evenly on top of the pizza.  Follow the cooking directions on the Boboli package (450 degrees for 8 to 10 min.)  Pop it in the oven!

 

 

 

 

For the Side

A Very Quick, Tossed Broccoli Salad

 

 

 

Ingredients:

As much Broccoli pieces as you want.

12 to 14 Chopped Almonds, because it's about a 1/2 serving(80 cal. worth). 

As many Shredded Carrots as you want.

A little Fat Free or Light Poppy Seed Dressing.

One wedge of Light "Laughing Cow" Creamy Swiss Cheese.

Instructions:

Shake up all the ingredients in a piece of tupperware with a lid.  So easy!!!

Now Enjoy Your Tasty, Healthy Meal!



 This week I had some fails, but it's a good thing my accomplishments out weigh the fails! The thing people need to remember (including myself) is that it's ok to mess up. You are going to! You just need to learn how to get back on track. I recommend not waiting until Monday, do it right away. I find it easier to forgive yourself right away and get back to doing good sooner rather than later. If you wait until later you will just get more angry with yourself. Well at least I do :)

I do better eating on the weekdays then the weekends. I get bored and I justify it. This next week I am going to try doing better during the weekends. Last week I had to text Elise to "babysit"me. I was eating and feeling like Crap. So I confessed to her and she helped me forgive myself and move on. I did do better the next day. I had a few slip ups this week so the scale is standing still. I'm really struggling with that. But I'm still going forward.

At bootcamp on Friday with the sisters I ran a 5k on the treadmill in 30 min. That same night I ran a 5k in eagle mountain in 29.30 minutes. I have never done this before! I was wanting my husband to be like "wow!" Once I finished he was like "wow wow!" (Not his words lol but he said something close to that :)) I was so proud of myself. I know it was no marathon but I felt like a runner. And it felt so good!

I continue to be "coke" free and it feels good. I am not craving it. Yay!

I just want to say thanks to my amazing husband Austin for all the support and love he has been showing me. It has been so fun doing this with him. He has come such a long way this last year. In fact he just ran his first half marathon this morning. Good job babe! And to my friends who have been doing this with me Katelan, Sharlee, Nicole and Staci I am so proud of all of you girls! It has been great that we all have each other. It helps so much to have support from each other. I also appreciate the support of Elise, Hannah and Jess. I wouldn't have even started this journey without your stories and you guys reaching out to us. I needed you girls in my life at that moment! Monday, Wednesday and Fridays are by favorite days of the week because of bootcamp. I think they are so fun and go by do fast! I am inviting you all to come try it out. Elise, Hannah and Jess are so encouraging and loving!  I am sounding really cheesy lol and it sounds like I just won an award but honestly I feel like I have. I won confidence and ambition back!

Well wish me luck for this next week! Until next time!

 

Move It Monday

Allie's Week 5

  This week was a bit discouraging, I can’t deny it! I GAINED FOUR pounds! I couldn’t figure out how this happened! Well, I know how SOME of it happened, but not FOUR pounds worth!  Last Sunday, we attended our friend’s baby’s birthday party, which was filled with hot dogs, burgers, cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, chips, and all the fatty goods, and I went to town on the cupcakes and hot dogs! I thought “I’m doing so great, cheating one meal is not going to hurt me”. Boy, was I wrong! I didn’t even know my stomach could hold as much food as I ate! I had THREE cupcakes, two hot dogs w/white buns, way too many potato chips, and whatever sugar filled drink they were serving!

The next morning, I stepped on the scale and weighed 185!! I felt so guilty, I decided that all this week I was going to do two a day workouts! Tuesday, Mother Nature came calling, and I felt crappy and bloated. Come Wednesday, I weighed myself again, and weighed almost 187! I couldn’t believe this! I had been busting my butt the past two days and gained two more pounds!!

I vented to Hannah, because I couldn’t figure out WHAT was going on! She almost immediately asked me if I had received my monthly gift, to which, I replied “YES!” She then told me that she gains about five pounds temporarily when she starts too, so this made me feel a tad better, but still couldn’t believe that I was retaining all of that water. Then I checked MyFitnessPal, which I’ve been using to count calories. I did a glance back at my nutrition for the week and found that I was eating A TON OF SODIUM, which also makes you retain water. Today, I am back down to 184, 1.8 lbs MORE than last week, but I am still enjoying my monthly gift, and am hoping that next week will be a huge success!

  I did have one victory this week: I had yet another pair of pants I haven’t been able to wear in years button up! (Capris). They are size 11 and I am very happy about this! Since I started losing weight, about six months ago, I have gone from a size 15\16 to an 11\12.

My tips for the week:

watch your sodium/salt intake!

Remember it doesn’t happen over night

When you fall off the wagon one day, it doesn’t mean it’s over!

Shake it Sunday!

Gentlemen- Psy, Suit and Tie- Justin Timberlake, Stutter Marianas Trench, Stay- Rhianna, Lose Yourself- Eminem, Home Run- Misha B

Nancy Will Never Give Up!

 

I've kind of felt strongly for the past little while that I need to share my story with you. I don't know what you'll do with it, and you can post it on the blog if you like or just keep it in the inbox. Either way, I just feel like I need to tell my story. I'm not quite sure where to start, so I'll just start from the beginning!

My weight has always been an issue for me. I wasn't ever huge, but I do remember always being bigger. I was wearing sports bras in 3rd grade and I started my period when I was 10. I guess you can say I was a very early bloomer. Because of that, I always felt a little overweight. I always had a tummy, especially when I sat down. I hated it, and I always hid it under big hoodies or sweatpants.

In 9th grade, I made the softball team and lost a ton of weight. I started feeling more confident about myself. All through high school, as I played softball and stayed active, I felt really good. Even in college, I was able to change my "Freshman 15" gained to "Freshman 15" lost. I was on top of the world and was in the best shape of my life. I still always had that little bit of tummy, but it didn't worry me too badly as I was still able to wear clothes that I never thought I'd be able to wear. I weighed 145, wore size 10 jeans, and I was happy.

When I got married in 2010, I weighed a healthy 150. Then I started birth control. The bloating, the water retention, the constant need to munch, plus being married and quitting all activity whatsoever, I started gaining. To make matters worse, I got a new desk job that provided lunch every day: hearty baked potato bars and thick creamy soups, every day. I gained even more. By the time I stopped birth control and got pregnant, I weighed 179 and was wearing almost size 16 pants (I guess it depended on the brand :-P).

My weight gain through my pregnancy was good, and I only got to 203 when I delivered in February 2012. Within 3 months, I was back down to 174! I felt awesome and I didn't think I had to do anything about my weight. When I stopped nursing in August 2012, the pounds piled on without me even realizing. By the time Hailey was one, I was 192lbs and unable to wear any of my pants.

What had happened, Nancy?? How did you let yourself go so badly? That is what I kept asking myself when I first stepped on that scale. My confidence was shot, and my face kept breaking out. I didn't know where to even begin.

Now I need to back up. I had to deliver Hailey 3 weeks early due to toxemia, aka pre-eclampsia. It wasn't severe, but bad enough that Hailey needed to come out rather than stay in. The Dr said it didn't have anything to do with my weight or glucose level, that it was something that just randomly happens. But I knew I couldn't let that happen again. After doing some research, I found that the chances for getting pre-eclampsia in a 2nd pregnancy are reduced if you lose some weight before you get pregnant. I knew this was what I needed to do. I also knew that I needed my body to be in the best shape it could be before I got pregnant again, because I felt, I feel, like this next one is going to be a hard one. And one more thing about feelings, I also know that when I do get pregnant, that I really am going to be in the best shape of my life. I don't know how I know, but I guess it's just one of those things mothers know.

So back to where I was...I had NO clue where to begin. I thought, there is no way I am going to lose enough weight by August without some major help and dedication. My access to a gym is extremely limited, and my motivation and determination was even more limited. I had tried doing yoga at home every day. That lasted maybe a week. I had tried running, calorie tracking, and nothing seemed to help or last.

On March 23, I got on Facebook. I saw that my friend had "liked" this page, "3Fat2FitSisters." I thought, Oh, that's interesting, I'll give it a look. You see pictures all the time of fat girls turning fit, so it's hard to believe when you see it again, but for some reason, hearing your stories and seeing your pictures felt different. It felt real, and it felt possible. Not even possible, but completely do-able!! I got scared when the 12 Week Challenge only started in 2 days, but then I realized that it wasn't by chance that I had come across their page just in time. I knew that THIS was my answer that I was looking for and praying for. And so I started!

Week 1 was fantastic. I lost 4 amazing pounds. I was sore from head to foot and shaking and sweaty and loving it. My face cleared up and I felt so happy! Week 2 was also good, but I had to miss a work out. I lost 2lbs. Week 3 was ok, but I missed 2 work outs, and ate more like I did before. Week 4 was even worse. I hadn't lost anything since Week 2. I was almost about to quit. Literally. I was going to throw my folder of workouts, notes, journaling, points, goals, EVERYTHING, out the window. Not to mention getting online and seeing these other amazing girls, Allie, Janelle, Nicole, all working so hard and losing, and me doing nothing. I was so mad at myself, I couldn't bear it.

How could I do that?? I had worked SO hard those first couple weeks and had amazing results. I had even told myself that I wouldn't ever, ever go back to the way I was before, and that I was going to take control. I just realized that I was missing my community of support. I thought, if I just go in and do this challenge secretly, then suddenly show up with a beautiful body, people would be so wowed! But then I realized that I needed the support of you girls. I need the support of every girl reading the blog. I need someone by my side to cheer me on through the workouts that by myself, I have so often been tempted to cut short and finish early. And I definitely need someone there to help me say no to seconds at dinner!

So this is why I am sharing my story. I need you guys to help me help myself. What is better than one heart is a thousand hearts all beating as one for the same goal. That goal is self-worth, happiness, strength, and independence.

I know this is long, but I feel like it needed to be said. Share with the world or keep it for yourself. I don't care, but I do care that you guys are there for me.

Thanks for listening!

Our Purpose

"The best thing about losing 100 LBS is that I CAN MOVE, and my worst enemy isn't the MIRROR anymore!"-Hannah

"The number one reason we succeeded is because we did it together.  We want others to have a support team too." -Jess

"We know how it feels to run at 200 LBS.   We also know how much better running feels every pound you lose." -Elise

 Watch the video to hear our message.

Staci is Ready!

Staci

We are excited to introduce Staci to the our team!  She is motivated and ready to change her life.  We want to be there for her and cheer her on.  So take time to read her heart-wrenching story and give her the support she needs! 

Staci you are strong and beautiful!  We will be there for you all the way as you change your life for good. 

Measurements

Upper Arms 14 1/2 In.

Thighs 26 in.

Chest 42 in.

Hips 45 1/2 In.

Waist 38 In.

Current Weight 199.6 lbs

MY STORY

As long as I can remember I have been overweight.  Being overweight my whole life has not only taken its toll physically, but emotionally as well.  I have grown up to think that I am fat, ugly, and therefore not good for nothing.  My self-esteem has always been low.

Being a child and overweight was not an easy combination.  Kids can be rotten and I was a bullied kid. I can remember times when I would go to church and the kids in my class would say remarks like "she is fat" or say something about how my clothes fit.  It got so bad that I started to hate going to church because all that was happening was me getting pushed up against the wall with rude comments and nasty remarks about how big I was, how uncute I was, and that made me feel like, not only was I not cute, but also I was not smart.

We would have church functions where we would have dinners or other activities with food and I would never eat there because I felt so self conscious.  I was so afraid that somebody would point out to me that that was the reason why I was fat.  Even today I struggle with eating at social settings because I am so afraid of being humiliated.

My mom put me in dance when I was younger and I danced all the way up till I was 18 with only a few breaks in between.  I am so grateful for that activity because it kept me from being even more overweight. Although being an overweight dancer was just as hard as being in elementary school with all the bullies. Except this time I'd hear it from the dance instructors.  I went from studio to studio because they would make a big deal about accommodating to my needs.  I did eventually find a studio that I stuck with for 5 years that made feel like I could actually be a dancer.   Even with this great studio I would cry after rehearsals because they'd have to make me special sized costumes or I was never gonna get on pointe because I was to overweight.  The worst was when I told people I danced they had this look on their face like "you? dance? how could that be." This only added more to my already emotional roller coaster.

When I reached Jr. High age I tried some unhealthy ways to lose weight.  For months I stopped eating all together except 1 meal a day.  I began to make myself throw up or take laxatives.  I so longed to be skinny and I was willing to get that by any means.  Except the healthy way.  I was put into therapy and was sent to a nutritionist.  I began to understand why that was so unhealthy and from there I began my diet plan after diet plan never succeeding and only making myself feel worse everytime I failed.

I started smoking when I was very young. There came a point when I knew I needed to quit, so when I was 18 years old I quit cold turkey.  That was when I packed on the weight.  I gained 50 pounds.  It felt like it was overnight.  I stopped looking at myself in the mirror because I felt so disgusting.  I never went on dates and I never thought I would be good enough for any boy.

Because I kept trying diet after diet, I gained and lost and gained and lost but never reaching my average goal weight.   I weigh 200 lbs and I refuse to ever weigh over 200 again. I am ready to change my life forever. I still struggle with my self image and I still feel like most people see me as overweight and not cute.  I am very discouraged after trying diet plan after diet plan with no success.   I want to change that.  I want to be healthy, fit, and feel good about myself.  So not only am I going to change my physical form but I am going to strengthen myself emotionally. Because no matter what people say or what they look like we are special and we all have strengths in this world. And I know I can do anything I put my mind to. Thanks to the 3fat2fit sisters, this program has given me lots of motivation to finally acheive my life long goal.

Tasty Tuesday

Yummy Lettuce Wraps

One of my favorite healthy meals. -Hannah 

Grocery List:  

1. Lettuce
2. Peppers
3. Tomato 
4. Avocado
5. Peanut Sauce
6. Jennie-o Ground Turkey Breast 

Steps: 

1. Brown turkey in a medium sized pan.
2. Add sliced peppers, and onion
3. Add Bankok Peanut Sauce (we used 5 TBS. with the whole package of meat.)

Final Product: Yummy!

Nicole Young Week 4 Update

"Take Pride in what you have done, and have Faith in how far you can go"-Nicole Young

 

This week was so much better for me! I am emotionally stronger and feel like I have my head on straight! Which makes a HUGE difference.

I have started eating enough calories in the day which is adding so much energy..go figure!

On Tuesday I was hauling wood and rolled my ankle and landed on my opposite knee! ouch! So doing the workouts was really hard and painful this week so I had to take it down a few steps but I DIDN'T STOP!  MY BODY IS NOT IN CONTROL OF ME ANYMORE!

I was kinda sad about the results (no weight loss) until this morning (Saturday) I got on the scale and... FINALLY A FREAKING LOSS!! I HAVE NOW LOST 2.4 POUNDS! I know not super impressive but I am SO happy with it! Finally my body is working with me!!

I am going to the doctor to get a physical because with as much as I have been working I should be losing like crazy! So I think my hormones are freaking out! (thank you menopause) but I am still pushing past it! 

i KNOW I can do this if I don't quit and if I do what the picture says and have faith in myself! I have come SO far! I am SOOO much stronger than i was 4 weeks ago! I have more energy, I'm a better mom and wife! I LOVE going to the gym! I am finally being selfish and taking time for me because if I don't I wont be here!

LIFE IS GOOD I AM NOT GIVING UP! DON'T GIVE UP YOU GUYS EVEN WHEN NOTHING SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING! DON'T QUIT ON YOURSELF!!!

Nicole King week 2 Update

 Well, this week was a good week over all when today I was able to put on a pair of jeans I haven't been able to wear in over 6 months!!  I did a happy dance!!

I am still drinking water with lemons and limes...no soda since I have started my weight loss journey. Which is a huge accomplishment from someone who would have had Dr. Pepper IV'd into my bloodstream if it were possible! 

I have taken the stairs at work mind you my office is on the 4th floor...so most days I take them once am starting to take them twice a day...and both can I tell I have so much more to do before I can go up them without feeling like my heart is going to jump out of my chest! 

I have been watching what I eat and trying to eat smaller portions and following the advice of chewing more and eating slower....I have also been munching on carrots and celery...I have changed from white bread to wheat bread....eating more salads with no dressing....

It has been great! I am working on getting more active and walking more, but after a 10 hr day away from home it is so hard to pull my self away from the kids! But, I need to start just going for at least 30 min or I may be pulled away for permanently longer if I don't!

Our local gym is strange you pay for a month but it doesn't go from when you buy it to 30 day later it is a calendar month so when May starts I am getting a membership and I want to become as addicted to working out as I was to my DP!! 

I am down to 314! Not much in weight but I can feel it when I put on my clothes!

Chelsea Week 4 update

 What a week! I had a hard time walking, thanks to Elise, Hannah and Jessica! Their  bootcamp was and has been amazing! It's so fun! I think everyone should try it at least once...but more would be great! I love having my friends there with me. It's so motivating. I was so happy that my husband came today. He loved it! He's going to start coming with me and I think that will help us both. Good job babe!

I am on day 25 being coke free (coca cola). I sometimes want it just for the burn but then I remind myself it's not worth it to me. I feel so much better.

I am down 4 lbs. Yay! Better then being up. My scale is fluctuating so much and that is bringing my spirit down. I just need to continue to focus on working out and eating right. I could have done better with my eating this week. I use to stop at a drive thru when I was hungry or even a little bit hungry. It's gotten easier to just keep driving and eat at home or what I bring from home. I think it helps when you prepare food in advanced. Like pack food for all day if you know you are not going to be home. That really helps me. I still get tempted but it helps the temptation.

Today at my workout with Elise I upped my base to a 6 from a 5. I wanted to die! But I didn't!

I have loved making new friends through this. I'm so proud of them! Here's to the new week!

Allie Week 4 Update

This week I gave up chocolate, and it was SO HARD! Sunday I ate a lot of it because I was saying goodbye the next day, and it was a regretful going away to chocolate party, as my little binge caused me to GAIN two pounds! It is so much easier to put it on than to take it off!!! So I had to work super hard all week to just get back down to what I was last week! But I did it, and today I am down two pounds more than last week, at 182.8! A total weight loss of 13 pounds since I started four
weeks ago!

This week marked a huge milestone for me as well, as I fit into a pair of jeans I haven’t been able to wear since about seven months after I got married FOUR years ago! I was so stoked; I took a picture in my work bathroom wearing them (see selfie below) I switched buildings at work, and the walk from my car to my desk, is literally almost a mile, and included in that mile is three flights of stairs! So that’s been helping the weight come off as well, I am sure!

While the weight loss has definitely slowed, I am thrilled that it’s coming off, and I have yet to plateau (knock on wood). I feel like I am definitely working harder than ever for each pound this week, though, going to boot camp in the morning, and then exercising later in the day as well. I have to remember that muscle weighs more than fat, so while the weight fluctuates a little, it’s probably best I don’t freak out right away. In fact, maybe I should not weigh myself every day, and should stick to once a week, and have my husband hide the scale!

My mother in law is here and makes the most amazing meals every day, but they almost always include mashed potatoes mixed with heavy whipping cream, sour cream, and butter. It’s like having Paula Dean living in our house, because of how delicious every meal is! It’s so hard not to snitch her cooking all the time, but I’m on a pretty good routine, and if those potatoes are screaming my name, I do have a tiny portion. Seeing results, and having others tell me they have noticed it too is enough
motivation for me to decline anyone’s delish cooking!

Four weeks down, eight to go!

Shake It Sunday!

Shake it Sunday!  This is the day we compile ours and your favorite workout songs.  Download them, listen to them, and shake it together.   Last week we asked our Facebook group what some of their favorite songs were to workout to.  We compiled them into a playlist for your weekly workouts.  So, when you hear the song of the person who recommended it, know that that person is cheering you on.  We are in this together, so let's put in our head phone's and sweat it out!

Radioactive- Imagine Dragons -Hannah Petersen

Feel Again- One Republic -Jessica Walker

Krazy - Pitbull:  Elise Webb

Rock That Body- The Black Eyed Peas Laura Hartzel

Clumsy- Fergie -Chelsea

Stronger -Kelly Clarkson -Katy Edwards

Fighter -Christina Aguilera -Samatha Healey

Just Give Me a Reason - Pink Nicole Young

Tips and Tricks Thursday

Trick

Spinach Ice Cubes 

This is a great trick and easy way to prevent spinach from going bad, and it is good in protein shakes.  Hope you like it:) -Hannah

I buy the huge Costco bags of spinach.

Pack the blender with spinach.

Add a 1/2 cup of water.

Blend the spinach really fine.  Pour the spinach in a ice cube container.

Waola! Finished product!

Blend into your protein shake.

 

Nicole's Journey to Her New Life!

Nicole's journey to her new life

Before Weight 318lbs Goal Weight 180lbs.

Nicole King is ready to change. she has been through so many struggles in her life and she is taking control of her health.  We are so excited to be right by her side throughout her journey to a new way of life! This is the first step to her new beginning!We will keep you updated and show you her progress. Watch and cheer her on throughout her amazing transformation! You can do this Nicole!

Here is her story...

I guess weight has always been a bit of an issue but since having children it has been even worse!!  You would think after having kids and chasing them around it wouldn’t be an issue!    I have had my battles…I have never been super skinny, always a little above average.  But lately, things have just gotten worse and worse…I have never been this heavy and although I don’t feel fat (which is strange to me) I have often thought why does my brain not think I am fat?  Why, can’t I just feel fat so I would do something about it!
Well, I finally hit the point of I really need to do something about my weight and my health!  It a few Saturdays ago when I was on an activity, with my daughter and the youth in the stake, we had to walk from the Conference to the Salt Palace which is about 1.5 blocks in Salt Lake and I thought “I am going to die!!”  Seriously, my legs hurt, I was out of breathe!  What the heck was my problem…I brought up the rear of the line and was about 15 min behind everyone. I lost my daughter she was walking with her friends. (Don’t fear she found me later).  I felt so horrible about me and how could I embarrass her so bad by being so slow.  Then my son asked me to go on his field trip with him they would be walking a lot and I thought to myself “how can you do that? “ he was so upset that I wouldn’t go with him.  I just couldn’t do that to him.
I went to put my pants on size 26 and they don’t fit!  They are snug not a little but a lot! I have cute clothes in my closet I can’t fit into!  I see all these Chevron patterned clothes and I would love to wear something like that but they don’t sale them big enough to fit me!  That hurt! 
I can’t bend over and put my shoes on!  I run out of breathe doing the simplest tasks.  I can’t up and down my stairs at home and I am out of breath after 2 times!  I really need to get in shape and get things going so that I can feel better about myself and so my kids aren’t embarrassed to be seen with me…and when I see a picture of myself I don’t break down in tears!!
So here I am working on my weight and my health!  So I can make myself proud and my children!! Heck even, those future grandchildren that will come in many, many, many years!!!  I am doing this for husband who has had faith me when I didn’t have it in myself! 

Nicole's weekly Update!

Nicole's Weekly update

Nicole is doing so great! She is taking it one day at a time getting  emotionally and physically stronger everyday! She is giving it everything she has in her workouts, and working through her emotions and getting stronger everyday! We are so proud of her! Everyone cheer her on!

Woe is me,poor Nicole,you cant do this, you dont deserve this,whats the point, why bother?..this was my stupid attitude this week...SO STUPID!!

I allowed myself to get defeated by the fact I have been doing the work and not losing! I let myself get jealous of the others around me. it wasn't until Thursday when Janelle reminded me that everyone's bodies are different and everyone loses at different paces. Then I realized I had fallen back into my old stupid ways.she also told me we are breaking habits which takes a while and apparently feeling bad for myself is one of my habits that i need to break!
I went to the gym gym but half assed it BIG time. so no wonder I didn't lose anything this week Thursday I went to the gym and busted my butt trying to make up for it! Saturday I feel like I did good at the bootcamp classes (which everyone should join its AWESOME!)
Also this week my emotions were everywhere I had so much negativity from outside sources that I let into my head (Like i have for the last 6+ years) I was able to talk it out with my own Bob Jillian and Dolvett! (Jess, Elise and Hannah) (I am sure each of you could talk to them anytime) at lunch yesterday They seriously have NO idea how much they helped me realize that I am awesome and I TOTALLY deserve this! they are seriously 3 of the most selfless people I have ever met They let me vent it all out! I'm not kidding having the negativity out of my body and replacing it with the positive things they said I seriously feel lighter! KEEP POSITIVE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!! I could feel how much they cared and even loved me (even though they probably think Im crazy) I know they love and care about each of us!
My eating was also a problem! I have this problem and always have I don't eat enough! so my body is probably in starvation mode! I have figured out what I need to do to fix the problem so I will change it! (thanks girls)
My victories are few but they are there!!My base pace has improved by 1.3!! I feel like my cardio sessions aren't as painful for my heart i push myself now i just don't think I'm going to die in the process! another Victory is that I have these awesome emotional breakthroughs!
I KNOW THIS NEXT WEEK IS GOING TO BE AWESOME! I'M NOT GIVING UP! I HAVE STARTED THIS JOURNEY AND I PLAN ON SEEING IT THROUGH EVEN IF IT TAKES FOREVER I AM CHANGING MY LIFE!!

"Work It Wednesday"

Hello Everybody!

Today is "Work It Wednesday"!  So...we are giving you all a challenge and will send a free small gift to the first 5 people to complete it.

The challenge is to do as many pushups as you can to the song "Carry On" by Fun.  Take breaks if you need to, but keep going until the end of the song.  Film yourself or have someone else film you for 30 sec of the song, then post the 30 sec clip to our Facebook page.  We want you to do this challenge where ever you are, work, home, gym, running errands, where ever, just do it and post it!

We can't wait to see your videos!!!

Here's our example:

Chelsea Week 3 Update

Chelsea is doing awesome! She is so strong! We are all going to have hard weeks, but what matters most is that we get back on track quickly and recommit to our fitness goals.  Chelsea may have had a difficult week, but she's not giving up!    

Keep it up Chelsea!  You are amazing!

Well I have had ups and downs this week. On Monday it was a running challenge.  The first 2 weeks i started my base at 4.0. This week I started at 5.0 for my base and ran the whole time. I ran for an hour straight! 

I wanted to quit but blocked out that voice in my head telling me i cant do it. But hey I DID IT! 

It felt so good to be done! I started a CNA class this week and it lasts 2 weeks. I work full time and had some emergencies there so I missed 3 workouts last week. I was so mad at myself. I had to be to work super early and didn't get home until 10:45pm each night. 

I started to feel discourage because the scales are not moving. 

But then i need to realize that its not about the scale, its about getting healthy and feeling better. And I FEEL BETTER! I can see a definition line in my arm when i flex and I did not have that there.

I feel stronger then ever! 

My goals this week are to wake up a bit earlier and get to the gym so I have no excuses! I I am going to mess up. I just need to remember its not the end of the world and I can try again! I will continue to keep trying until I get to where I feel fully confident. 

I am not going to give up, I am only going to give it my all (even when I cant walk )