Nancy’s Weight loss Journey 5 Yrs & Counting

I had a wonderful relaxing weekend.

NO I LIED!!!!

Saturday was great.  Rod worked on the Lexus and I went to a different gym for kickboxing and weights.  I had a great class.  Not my usual people and they don’t bring the same kind of intensity but I made my workout work nonetheless.  Then I did weights and came home and very sore since then.

My cousin came by in the evening and we made girl’s night out at the casino.  It took every ounce of self control to NOT give more then the $60 I lost.  Truth be told, I was itching to get more money and play and play.  But I kept thinking, I have Thanksgiving coming up, Christmas presents for the kids.  I can’t afford to keep throwing money into the casino inferno.   While my cousin took more money out to play,  I  held back and just chilled with her.  I’m so glad I resisted!

Came home at 4am and ate a very early breakfast since I didn’t wake up till noon, it worked out ok.  So wildcats, there I go eating in the middle of night/morning again.  SO mad but hey, I was up all night.  :(  :(  Still fighting though - tonight I hope to make it. 

Sunday, Rod and I can’t seem to get on the same page on just about everything.  I say one thing, he hear something else. Well,it goes both ways, but man, it just go to me today.  I tried to be understanding, but when I know I said A and he heard B, then we argue, no, I’m not ok with it.  Movie night was the movie 2012.  Really good movie to watch like a date night movie.  But the arguing afterward killed the mood a bit.  BOOOO HOOOOO HOOOOO!

Let’s talk about the stink!! OH MY GOD - My fart stinks like shi*!! I mean it smells bad.  The healthier I eat the worse the smells get.  I was hoping as my body adapt and after eating healthy pretty much for over a year now, I thought it would get better.  But it’s not.  The smell just gets worse and worse.  I even used some gas pills, doesn’t work on me.  I mean, it smells worse the Rod’s stuff.

Downside to eating healthy and cleaner for me, the constant gas passing.  The constant running out of the room to pass gas and the constant bathroom breaks from all the water I drink.  At night it’s the worse because I hate waking in the middle of the night to pass gas. Rod would say go ahead and let it go, but when it just takes over the room, he stopped suggesting it and relieved I leave to do the do.

Today it’s back to my basic - eating clean with lots of fruits, veggies, beans, chicken, water, green tea and water.  3000 calories because I have kickboxing, Step and upper body weights - 3 hours of fun fun fun!!!!!

Holly and those interested, I had  an OK time with Zumba on Friday.  I certainly prefer HIP HOP but you know what, I need to suck it up and find the positives in Zumba.  Holly, I think it’s all Lana.  I think she’s not bringing out the big guns since it’s our first official Zumba class.   I do have another option though, should Zumba not work, I will get off work early and take the Hula class before kickboxing.  I will work with it and hopefully learn to love it.  I promise myself that much.  I won’t give up on Zumba just yet.

3 1 0 0  yep  taking it to 3100 calories.

I’m doing something new again this week.  I’m adding a short 45 minutes upper body weights session in between kickboxing and Step.  I am never a fan of doing cardio, weights then cardio.  I prefer weights, cardio and cardio.  BUT here I have no choice.  I’m limited to the class schedule and my work schedule.  Will make due and use my time wisely. 

2.45 hours of some pure un-adultured orgasmic gym love.   LOL!!

MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK IS MONDAY!!!  I GET TO EAT TONS AND TONS OF FOOD.  Most of the time I can’t finish my food listed because my body can’t digest it fast enough.  I learned to start my eating right and 8am,when I get to work and something every 30 to 40 minutes.  It worked last week.

Food:
3 egg whites hard boiled
1/3 cup of kidney beans
1 pear
Coffee with cream
2 cups of strawberries with Greek plain nonfat yogurt

Snack:
1 cup of steel cut oats with goji berries

Lunch:
Grilled chicken leg quarters in Chinese slaw salad with roasted peanuts and my Asian Vinaigrette dressing
Sun dried tomatoe and hummus on toasted rye crispbread

Snack:
2 banana
1 Naked Juice smoothie

And other food to be determined.

Water around 145 oz

1 Powerade zero calorie drink for electrolytes

1 energy bar between classes

IPOD - CHECK - GOT SOME NEW MUSIC HOOKED UP!!!!

BTW, I HAD TO LAUGH MY ASS OFF - SOME WANNA BE SPAMMER IS SELLING US THE BENEFITS OF WEIGHTLOSS DRUGS.  I LAUGH AS I WALK AWAY WITH MY MONEY IN MY POCKET.  HAHA!!

October will be 4 months till my 5 yr anniversary of this journey.  I’m ready to pee on myself.  I swear, this body of mine is not working with me to let go of any weight.  Well, let’s be real, I have not been on a scale for almost 3 weeks.  I choose not to get on one.  But I am freaking out as I always do. 

Funny thing is at the end of January My sweet buddy Tina and I are meeting up for the first time in Vegas.  All I want is to lose the 8 lbs I gained in the last month and another 10.

You know, it’s so not easy to lose the last 15 lbs.  I’ve tried about everything  in terms of eating and exercising - mixing it up  and you know, I can get a bit frustrated with it all.  I ate less, I zigzag my calories, I increased my calories…….LOL I need to keep trying!

My honey, said to me yesterday, babe, no matter what you weigh, I will always love you!  But as you know, in his secret fantasy world he would love for me to be at 180 lbs or heavier.  I know many people would be happy to have a loved one wants them to gain weight but not me.

Well, as our team THE WILDCATS take on it’s second win this week, I’m re-focusing on me.  And as  I blogged yesterday, I’m not going to focus on the bad energy I feel here from certain people who are strangers to me.  I am going to refocus on my health, my friends and my family.

Stress is not good for the body, the mind or my health.  Nor is lack of sleep!  I need to work on these two facts and I know somewhere along the way a couple of lbs may drop.

Today I plan on eating 2000 calories BEFORE hitting the gym for kickboxing and yoga.  AND I may stay for the Step class.  I think I can do it! :)  If I take it up to 2500 calories I can stay for all three classes!  It’s been almost 4 months since I did any 3 back to back but I’m ready to do it again!

I can’t believe it!! I’m so ecstatic. My baby truly has a job. The only thing is I really want him in school full time, but the whole issue with his green card or lack of it as it’s in process, he can’t get Financial Aide to continue on with art school - until his mom comes back from Kenya.
Well, my baby aced both interviews and got a job doing Customer Service/Marketing support for the Orange County Register - and with a background - that’s some good stuff!! See, it helps to be honest and truthful.

Oh my!  Can I tell you - HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO DO MY THING!!!!!!! WHOO HOOOOO!! I was so drenched in sweat felt like I took a shower! LOL  Seriously I love dripping sweat from kicking my own boootay!!

I at so much lean protein, veggies and fruits today - good for you but so low in cals that I just did not eat enough for 3 classes.  I knew this going in.  Hence I bought my energy bar - ate 1/2 before and 1/2 after Step.

Did Nygel Bring it?  OH HE** to the YAH!  She brung it and some!  Step was the bomb!  Kickboxing was the shi*!!!  I knew after two hours that I could not do the 3rd class.  So I bow out but knew I put it on for the two.

There is always tomorrow right?

So tomorrow if I can, I want to get a sweet 2 miles in before going to work and the sun rise.  Then it’s all about weights, well interval training and Pilates in the afternoon.  OH and of course push-ups.

I am feeling the burn and LOVING IT!!

Yep, too high off exercise to care what I SOUND LIKE! LOL!!  And seriously, no one can take this feeling away from me!

Funny, this is the first day I barely hit my calorie count but I sure ate a ton of food.  I like getting a lot of fruit and veggies in early, it gives me room to eat what I want later on in the evening.

Cucumber (with peel), 2 cup slices 27 6 0 1 Blueberries, fresh, 1.2 cup 97 25 1 1 green tea, 1 serving 0 0 0 0 Beans, Kidney beans dark red 3 serv can, 0.4 serving 56 10 0 4 Banana Chips, 0.5 oz 74 8 5 0

Asian Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette, 2 tbsp 70 8 4 1 Romaine Lettuce (salad), 0.5 cup, shredded 4 1 0 0 Spinach, fresh, 2 cup 14 2 0 2 Cucumber (with peel), 0.5 cup slices 7 1 0 0 Chicken Breast, no skin, 0.5 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) 39 0 0 8 Chicken Thigh, 0.7 thigh, bone and skin removed 57 0 2 9 Macadamia Nuts, 0.5 oz (10-12 kernels) 102 2 11 1 Mangos, 1 fruit without refuse 135 35 1 1

Chicken Breast, no skin, fried, 0.5 breast, bone and skin removed 161 0 4 29 French Fries, 0.2 small 58 7 3 1 White Rice, medium grain, 0.75 cup 181 40 0 3 Tilipia - 4oz, 0.6 serving 66 0 1 12 Chocolate Chip Cookies, 2 cookie, medium (2-1/4″ dia) 118 16 5 1 Strawberries, fresh, 1 cup, sliced 50 12 1 1

Burger King, Original WHOPPER Sandwich, 0.25 serving 168 13 10 7 Apex Energy Bar, 1 serving 200 36 2 10

			CALORIES	CARBS	FAT	PROTEIN
			1,683	222	50	94
			1,620 - 1,970	210 - 304	42 - 73	60 - 164