For reasons as yet undisclosed, I was told just over a week ago that I had to lose about 20 pounds FAST. This seemed to me, at the time both daunting and easy-as-pie. While 20 lbs sounds like a lot to someone who is many sizes smaller than I, I can gain 15 lbs and barely notice, and sadly, the same goes for losing.
But I was determined. I'm already a fairly healthy eater, so I knew just cutting out junk wouldn't cut it. I needed to go drastic, at least for awhile. I started doing Slim Fast combined with Alli pills, and we gave in and joined the gym like we've been meaning to for months.
8 days, 20-odd Slim Fast Shakes and Alli pills, 5 salads, 3 healthy choice meals, innumerable grapes and sugar snap peas, 2 elliptical sessions, 20 pushups, 100 crunches, 1/2 a kickboxing class and a 1.5 mile run later, and I am NINE pounds lighter than I was when I started. NINE! That's almost halfway! AND, I was sick for a couple days and unable to work out (and desperate to do so by day 3). Not to mention my huz's family's annual pool party, wherein everyone brings a billion foods. I stuck to Slim Fast, veggies, and Jello-shooters. Hey, a girl's gotta indulge.
I am so freaking proud of myself. And tonight, after my run? I felt like I was FLOATING, FLYING. Maybe it was the sugar-free redbull I consumed an hour before, or maybe it was endorphins. Either way, it felt SO. GOOD. to complete that first couch-to-5k workout (again), to know I'll be going back to do it again Saturday, back to kickboxing Monday, and that I now have a plan for myself (I made a google spreadsheet. I am teh geek).
I feel great. Yes, it's losing weight, but I know this pace will not last (it wouldn't be healthy if it did). More than that, it's actually accomplishing this thing I've been telling myself to do for 5 years. It's GOING and DOING and HOPING and BECOMING. It's wonderful. (I really hope I don't burn out like I usually do with this sort of thing. My motivation is better than usual this time, though, so my fingers are crossed)
Tonight's Run:
C25k W1D1
30 minutes (including 5 each for warm up/cool down)
1.63 miles
289 calories
Pace: 2.0 MPH warm up/cool down 4.5 MPH run/3.3 MPH recovery - final run at 5 MPH
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Daily Gratitudes:
-- Jude singing along with the Beatles (I am the eggman WHOO, they are the eggmen, WHOO and also maybe you an drive my car, and maybe I love you BEEP BEEP YEAH!!)
-- Lily Allen (OMG running to Lily rocks)
-- Jack Johnson (please come sing me to sleep - "Bubble Toes" is my cool down song and it takes me to my happy place)
-- Endorphins
-- and of course, 9
9 is my favorite color
Friday, August 07, 2009
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9 is a great colour - fantastic work! You have just motivated me to get back on the shake bandwagon properly, but not until the work week begins (big dinner plans for the weekend!) Keep up the great work :)
Thanks! Being that I am ginormous, it works especially well for me (since my body NEEDS way more calories). I do a shake for breakfast, then either a light (200-300 cal) lunch or a shake and a ~200 calorie lunch if I'm really hungry, then a shake for dinner and usually a stick of mozzarella cheese for a bedtime snack (I read somewhere it's good to keep your body digesting at night). and I eat fruit & veggies as I see fit. Works out to around 1,000 cals most days I think.
Anyway, enjoy your weekend dinner and good luck next week!
What in the world are 'sugar snap peas'???? I've never heard of that in my life!!!
I'm a healthy eater myself at time, but managed to drop about 30 or so pounds over the summer, probably do to the intolerable hot and humid Texas heat!! UGH!
Good for you for sticking to it and doing it. I rated this post a 5 star because honestly I know how very hard it is to buckle down and finally say 'This is the Monday I'm REALLY going to do it!' and then actually do it. So I applaud you!!
I was a follower of your blog for awhile but I don't see that list gadget anylonger, which I think I remember you writing about why.
Anywho, I still read your site when time permits from a mothers point of view, and wanted to let you know that I 'tagged' you on my blog for a short 'get to know you' game. I hope you play along.
Air Hug,
Sarah
You have inspired me to keep at the diet thing! I have been trying all summer! I got out the Air Strider (like a treadmill) and drank my slim fast shake this morning with new determination!
Thank you for the inspiration and good luck with your next few pounds!
--Aimie
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