So proud!

I am so proud of myself for finishing the race!!! My unofficial time is 1:13 and some seconds! I am so proud of the amount I actually ran! I was hoping to make it in by 1:15 and I beat that for sure!!! I will say that I got really sick after, my stomach cramped up and I am not sure why. I am feeling mich better now! I am very happy with the experience but that distance might be the farthest I can go. Towards the end I was really dreading finishing. I was tired and I just wanted to walk. I realized that it was ALL mental. I had to stop over thinking what was actually happening. When I was running, I would tell myself that I needed to rest so i could power through later. I stopped and examined what was tired on my body. My legs didn't hurt, my arms sure didn't hurt and I had my breathing under control. Every time I wanted to stop jogging I would go through my mental checklist. If anything was tired I would walk but if not I kept going. I was psyching myself out mentally, and in the past this has really messed me up, not just in running but in all aspects of life. Remember when you think you can't do something go through the metal checklist of all the bad things that you think are happening. I have surprised myself on how much I can actually accomplish when I stop over thinking things.

On another note I have 1 day left on the bb.com $100k body transformation contest! I can't believe how within reach it is!!! Woo!!


Here are some pics from the race. I think I need some smaller shirts!!!!

10k

We are driving on our way to my first 10k!!! I am extremely nervous seeing as how I have never ever done this distance not even in training. I also didn't get much sleep. We went to a friends birthday party and we got home early however I soon discovered I left my purse with my timing chip there so we had to go back. :( its ok I am still awake and so pumped to achieve a personal goal! More to come later today with my results!!! This is me ore race!!

Wow!

I can't believe my first contest ends on Tuesday!!!!!! This is the first time I have been this close to accomplishing a long term goal! I am so proud of myself. I know that I will most likely not win this contest because I still have body fat to lose. However I feel like I have won. So far I have lost 26 pounds in the first eleven weeks. I have learned so much and I can't wai to keep going!!!! This is me Easter Sunday in a dress I got about a year ago from an amazing boutique in Westlake called Twyla K! It didn't fit me then but I loved it so much. I wore it and it was comfy and even fit a bit loose!!! YAY!

14 Days

Wow.  I am only 14 days away from finishing my first body transformation contest.  I cannot believe how fast it has gone by.  12 weeks or 84 days sounds so scary and far away.  When I made the decision I wasn't sure i even had faith in myself to finish and make it all the way through.  No look at me, with 14 days left I have decided to enter 2 more contests and am on my way to making my fitness dreams a reality.  I cannot believe it.

My totals are as of last week are as follows;
28.5 lbs lost total (hoping to hit 30 tomorrow at weigh in!)
21.5 lbs lost during the first 70 days of the challenge!

Last Friday I had to take before pictures for bodybuilding.com's live shredded $10k body transformation contest. When I compared them with my beginning pictures taken on 1/24/2012 I was really excited, I can really see my results!!!  See for your self!


Left picture taken on:1/24/2012
Right Picture taken on:3/30/12

This has motivated me so keep pushing through and make my dreams come true!

I have entered the iSatori Iron Warrior 90-day Challenge end date: 6/17/12
I also entered the Live Shredded Contest end date: 6/22/12

I also signed up for 10k in 2 weeks!!! I must be crazy!!!


My 21st birthday is 6/30/12 and I CANNOT wait to sit poolside in Vegas beaming with confidence and pride in the work and effort I put into my body!

Oh Monday...

Here we are the most (un)wonderful day of the week... Monday.  My weekend was good to me!  I ran in my second ever 5k race and really enjoyed myself.  I ran the Great Race of Agoura Hills 5k.  My bib time was clocked in at 35:27.  My goal time was between 34 and 35 so I am happy with that. I ran all but a total of 3 minutes.  I am very proud of myself and how hard I pushed myself!  I had such a good time I am searching for my next couple of races!  It looks like my race of April will be the Gator 5K/10K Run!  I am going to up my game and do the 10 k!   I am so excited and nervous to race a further distance but it will be a good push.  Here is my race picture!! I had so much fun.

 

My nutrition plan is going very well.   I have cut out dairy and switched to almond milk, I have switched from whole grain bread to Ezekiel bread, and I have switched some of my other carb sources to oats or rice cakes.  I have also lowered my daily intake to about 1250 calories a day.  I still feel satisfied with each meal.  I placed an order at bodybuilding.com last week and I am very impatiently waiting for the arrival of the package.  I ordered MX-LS7 (fat burner) and H-Blocker (pre-workout booster) from the iSatori brand.  A friend that kicks butt in the Body building field suggested it based on results him and his wife have seen and I am all for results so I ordered them!  I also ordered some Walden Farms Products!  I am so excited to try them, they offer calorie free, carb free, and fat-free condiments.  I will let you know how they are!  I also decided to enter another contest! I will post more info on that as soon as I am all set up! 

Sample Day in Food :]

Here is what my meal options look like!!!!  I am also going to post something regarding how much eating and supplements cost me daily/weekly/monthly to show everyone how little it actually does cost to eat clean and be healthy!  Enjoy :]

	Meal #	Carbs	Protein	Fats
	1	30	20	4
	2	30	20	4
	3	20	20	4
	4	20	20	4
	5	10	20	4
	6	10	20	4
Meal 1 and 2 Options
	carb	protein	fat	cal
Cereal 3/4 cup	25	4	1.5	120
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1C	1	1	2.5	35
Protein Powder 1/2 scoop (heaping)	3	14	1	65
	29	19	5	220
Cafeteria Egg Whites 1/2 C	0	13.3	0	67
2 slices Ezekiel 4:9 bread	30	8	0.5	160
	30	21.3	0.5	227
4 Rice Cakes	28	4	0	140
2/3 scoop protein Powder	2	16	1	87
	30	20	1	227
Protein Bar	18	20	5	200
Popcorn half bag	12	3	0	45
	30	23	5	245
Meal 3 & 4 Options
	carb	protein	fat	cal
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1C	1	1	2.5	35
Protein Powder 3/4 Scoop	3	18	1.1	98
Oats 1/4C	13.5	3	1.2	75
	17.5	22	4.8	208
Cereal 1/2 cup	16.7	2.7	1	80
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1C	1	1	2.5	35
2/3 scoop protein Powder	2	16	1	87
	19.7	19.7	4.5	202
Protein Bar	18	20	5	200
	18	20	5	200
Meal 5 & 6 Options
	carb	protein	fat	cal
Rice Cake	7	1	0	35
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1C	1	1	2.5	35
Protein Powder 3/4 Scoop	3	18	1.1	98
	11	20	3.6	168
Protein Bar (only pre-workout)	18	20	5	200
	18	20	5	200

Progress Pictures

Week 1 Day 1:

Week 8 Day 1:
 

8 weeks down 4 to go!

WOW!!! It has been way too long!!!  I have been so busy with work, school, and the gym to even post.  I want to be posting at least once a day!  I downloaded the blogger app for my phone, so hopefully I will be able to blog on the go!

Here are my current stats!

Weight loss total: 25lbs!!

Current Weight: 175lbs!

Weight lost on the first 8 weeks of bb.com challenge: 18 lbs!!

I feel so good that I have hit this mark!  Not only is it all those great things, but I crossed weights with my boyfriend!  For the first time ever, I weigh less than him and I am only 4 lbs away from being in my healthy weight range for my weight.  I am so excited!

The last couple weeks I have been somewhat plateauing, only losing an average of 1 lb a week.  This is GREAT but not what I want to see for how hard I am working.  I changed up a lot of my nutrition plan with the help of my boyfriend and his friend, Sean.

I will post a sample of what my day in food looks like later!

I have been trying to go to the gym twice a day about 3 days a week.  This is hard..... Really hard....  I got a tip that for optimal fat burn do 20 minutes of HIIT (high intensity interval training) in the morning and 20 minutes of HIIT at night.  I am going to do this for the next week and aim for at least a 3 lbs loss!  20 Minutes earlier is achievable not unrealistic.  

I am taking my 8 week progress pictures tonight as well as my 8 week body measurements.  Check back tomorrow to see!  WOO!!

Stay motivated:]