Junk Food Junkie

Do any of you remember the commercial back when we were younger where the guy was running down the street panting and you thought that he was just out for his morning exercise only to find out that he was running from a cop and the little boy's voice in the background said.."When I grow up, I want to be a Junkie". We used to have so many of those drug commercials like the, "This is you brain...this is your brain on drugs...Any questions?" Whatever happened to all those commercials? Shawn and I actually called the cops the other day to report 2 teenage boys driving around on 116th street smoking a joint in their car. LOL! They must have never seen the commercials. I hope they get the butts busted.
Well, to my point, I never said growing up I want to be a Junkie but somehow I ended up doing so. Although it isn't drugs it is sometimes a drug to me. I caught myself the other day saying I NEEDED something to comfort me during my time of the month and guess what I wanted. Chocolate!!! (Need is such a strong word.)Well, instead of chocolate I got a Cappachino loaded with at least 500 calories in it. OK, let me just be honest. I wanted the whole 24 ounce cup of Cappachino but I didn't want to look like a pig so I actually bought two 16 ounce cups as if I were going to give someone the other one. (Total 32 ounces...would have just been better to get the 24) Who would that be, the little man in my junkie brain telling me I needed it. After the incident of giving into the "drugs" I knew that I needed to work my butt off to burn off those extra calories. Why is it we always realize this after we already do what we shouldn't have. If I had just not drank the cappachino I wouldn't have had to spend the next 45 min running on a treadmill to work it off. (which my shins are still hurting from today!)
With that said, I am giving up the drugs. I am coming clean and I need each of you to keep me accountable for it. I don't want to be a Junk Food Junkie anymore. I need ideas 0f things to do when my brain is telling me I "need" something sweet. I always tell Shawn I have a sweet tooth and if it doesn't quit acting up I am going to have to just pull the darn thing out. So, at the risk of me actually looking like I belong living in the country missing teeth...HELP!!! What are some ideas that each of you do to keep yourself away from the temptations?

Don't you wish Apple Pie could be your fruit for the day?

Well, another day of temptation has passed and I made it through. Today, while wanting to just stay home and get my workout in I ended up going with my hubby to his parents house and had to sit and watch him eat apple pie topped with ice cream. Yum! I started to find myself doing what I do so often which is feel sorry for myself. I wish that I could be one of those people that got to eat whatever they wanted and not think about it, but I am not. I am starting to try to think more positive when these situations come up now. I focus on that every day that goes by I am that much closer to having the body of my dreams and to becoming a Les Mills presenter. I have to realize that even though those people don't gain weight they might not be that healthy on the inside. There are things other than weight that matter when it comes to your health. I am not only eating right for my weight but I am eating right so that I am healthy for a very long time to come...inside and out.
Now, onto my workout tonight. I am in the process of doing ChaLEAN Extreme by BeachBody and let me just say after finishing the Burn Circuit I did her Extreme Abs and they are nothing short of being Extreme! 16 min of nonstop ab action. I feel like I may just have a 6 pack tomorrow. Well, maybe not tomorrow but definitely by my deadline of June 9th. Sexy bikini by the pool here I come!!! This WILL be the first summer that I will drop the towel and walk to the pool instead of keeping it wrapped around me until the last possible moment. YIPPY!

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Keep on Keepin on

Everyone needs that day that they eat something that they really shouldn't. Last night was my day. There is this little ice cream place down the street from us and Shawn and I decided that we would go and get some last night. His parents and him went there on Sunday as well but I turned it down that night...but not last night. For some reason I feel like if I eat something bad while watching The Biggest Looser the calories don't count. Well, that is obviously not true because even though I didn't gain any weight from it I felt like the big cow that made the milk to make the ice cream this morning.
With that said today was a new day and I totally rocked it out. I just got my Chalean DVD's and workout weights yesterday so I have officially started on the 90 day melt down to my new fit to be a Les Mills trainer self. My diet was so good today as well. All healthy foods that help boost my metabolism and just under 1300 calories total. Yay!
Here is the run down for when I will hopefully see some major changes:

• March 18th: Beginning of program pics
• April 10th: 30 day progress pics
• May 10th: 60 day progress pics
• June 9th: 90 day I am going swimming in my brand new bikini!!!!

When you put goals such as these down into writing it doesn't seem as hard to achieve and it doesn't seem that far away that you are going to achieve it. By this summer I will finally be able to drop the towel at the pool and walk to the water with confidence. There are so many things that come with being fit and confidence in yourself is just one of the reasons to work hard for this. Chalean said something in my workout DVD that really hit home. Work as though it is your job to be fit! You know what...it IS my job to be fit!!!! I am going to give this 110% all they way!!!

The Scale Sucks!

So, I woke up this morning and I was so excited because last night after a late night drive through at Taco Bell for Shawn I didn't get anything. I came home and made myself an egg white sandwich. I woke up this morning and weighed myself and guess what. I was up a pound. I would like to think that it is because of my massive muscles that I have from teaching Body Pump and maybe some of it is due to that but I still so often focus on the scale and tend to get frustrated. This time though I am not going to let it get to me. Here are just a few things to focus on when you are doing good and the scale is telling you otherwise:

• Do you clothes fit any looser?
• Do you have any more energy than when you first started?
• Are your eating habits better?
• Is your mood in general more upbeat and brighter?
• Can you exercise longer without puffing as hard?
• Are people commenting on your looks, attitude etc., being better?
• Before you stepped on the scale did you feel pretty darn good about yourself?

If you can answer yes to many of these then you are on the right track whether the scale says so or not! Here are my plans. I plan to take my before picture today and as I notice changes in my body I am going to take progressive pictures. I am also going to take my measurements because even if the scale doesn't move I am 100% that my measurements will change. I am also going to focus on my Fat% because if I am loosing fat and gaining muscle then I am happy to accept the weight not changing. Most importantly. Set goals! If you continue to exercise and eat healthy without setting goals for yourselves it is like playing a game of football and never getting a touchdown.

Finding Motivation

So last night I taught 3 classes in a row. Turbokick, BodyPump and then Pilate's and I feel amazing. Yesterday was one of those days that I wish I could bottle up and drink like I do with 5 hour energy drinks on days when I am just not feeling up for the challenge. (I am sure it would be a lot more healthy) The members at the club are great! Telling me things like, "I love your classes", "you really motivate me to do more" and "you are so much harder than that other instructor and I get so much more of a workout with you." That is one of my favorites...thanks James! :)

With all of those good things being said I have to sit back and think, even though I may not be at my goal I am still inspiring others to achieve theirs. What a good feeling! Just think what I can do when I do reach my goal! I am so excited about this journey and I am so thankful to have all of you on my side every step of the way.

On a side note. Did you know that for every negative comment you make to yourself or someone else makes to you it takes 7 compliments to erase it? With that said, ladies of my blog:

1. You are Beautiful
2. You make me laugh
3. You Rock
4. You are such great friends to me and all those around you
5. You are an inspiration to others
6. All of you have great hair. :)
7. I love you and am so lucky to have you as a friend.

Frenemies

So, I am sure that some of you have had this happen while you went down your journey to whatever goal it was that you wanted to achieve. Frenemies are those people that you call your friends but for some reason when you start to work towards a goal and start doing good at it they start trying to sabotage you! A few ways to spot a Frenemy during your weight loss journey:

1. They say things like, "One cookie won't hurt you" or "You are starting to look too thin, as they hand you a brownie.
2. They make a big deal whenever you choose to not eat something almost to the point of embarrassing you in front of others.
3. They are the people that say they support you but tempt you to cheat "just this once."

Sometimes these can be people that you truly love that just don't even realized the effect that they can have on you. By spotting these people you can truly change the effect of your weight loss efforts for the good. The scariest Frenemy of them all is yourself though because you can't get away from you. Your mindset on loosing weight can be a huge roadblock in your weight loss success. Negative thinking can ruin you and your goals. Today my goal is to focus on one or two things that I really like about myself to keep myself positive during this plateau of weight loss and to be a friend...not a frenemy to all of you and most of all to myself. Muah!!!

The Beginning

So, Saturday was our Les Mills Quarterly. For those of you that are unfamiliar with what that is. We have a whole day spent taking classes from some of the BEST Les Mills instructors out there. We took 8 hours of classes to be exact. It was and always is the most amazing experience.
As I stood in the crowd taking the class from the presenters it became more and more clear to me that I just couldn't do it anymore. I had to become a Les Mills presenter. I have always wanted to but something that day really sparked me to become even more passionate about the dream. That something was watching the participants take the class. We were all getting our butts kicked and every single one of us had a smile on our face. I watched as people didn't think they could push themselves anymore and somehow they managed to do so because of the encouragement they were getting from the instructors. It truly brought tears to my eyes. Fitness Magic at it's best!!!
Sometimes, as a group fitness instructor, you forget the impact that you can have on individuals in your classes. We change lives one class at at time. What an amazing job to have!!! I am going on this journey to better myself so that I can become an even better instructor then ever before. I am sprucing up on my coaching, going through more trainings, practicing as much as possible and changing my eating habits to better my overall fitness exterior as well. All of this in hopes of acheiving my dream of being up on that stage presenting during one of the quarterlies.
Les Mills delivers such amazing group fitness classes and I am so glad to be a part of it. For more information about the classes offered through Les Mills Visit www.lesmills.com