Okay when I am done I will post some before and after pics, if the results are amazing enough.
Wish me luck I am excited!!!
-Kitty Kat
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
I'm going to get Insane!!!!!!
Alright I have said this so many times, (this time I have it all planned out) I am starting Insanity on Monday!!!. I am totes going to do it this time. To prove it, I am posting my Calendar so you guys can call me out on it if I am not on track!!
Monday, April 22, 2013
The Countdown to Fit
Week 4 done. Welcome week 5. The countdown to the fit test is here. 1 week to go until the next fit test / weigh in. This will be the true measure of how far I have come in five weeks (4 regular weeks plus one recovery week).
I can tell you that already in four weeks (which really is nothing, think how quickly a month goes by) I'm already seeing great changes in my body, in how I feel, and in how my clothes fit. Plus the scale agrees, I am losing weight.
This next week is going to be especially challenging as I figure out a way to incorporate running. I am NOT a runner, I have never enjoyed it, but I have come to terms with the fact that it would be nice not to loathe it, so to make it fun I am challenging myself to do a couple 'fun runs' this year to give me something to reach for. So even 5k is something I need to train for (go ahead, make fun of me).
This is my workout schedule for the week:
Happy Monday! Make it happen!
I can tell you that already in four weeks (which really is nothing, think how quickly a month goes by) I'm already seeing great changes in my body, in how I feel, and in how my clothes fit. Plus the scale agrees, I am losing weight.
This next week is going to be especially challenging as I figure out a way to incorporate running. I am NOT a runner, I have never enjoyed it, but I have come to terms with the fact that it would be nice not to loathe it, so to make it fun I am challenging myself to do a couple 'fun runs' this year to give me something to reach for. So even 5k is something I need to train for (go ahead, make fun of me).
This is my workout schedule for the week:
Happy Monday! Make it happen!
“Lizzy”
Monday, April 1, 2013
I am also back!
I am back and ready for action. So I have been a stay at home mom for 4 years now and I have loved it. My children are getting old enough now that I feel I can leave them more and it's nice because my husbands schedule is not a normal work week so I can now go to school. I have always wanted to finish my degree and now I can. I started in the spring which is one of the reasons I have not really had time to post (or exercise for that matter). I am taking a Psychology class and learning how incredibly important exercise is for our total well being. So I have decided to suck it up and do it!!
I am also a little hesitant to share my weight because I am so embarrassed at how heavy I am. I now weigh more than I ever have in my life. I am going to share them anyways and we can celebrate together when I get to say I will never be this heavy again.
Weight: 178 lbs. (Healthy range is 118-159)
Height: 5' 7"
Bust (in 2 sports bras): 41"
Waist: 38"
Hips: 42 1/4"
BMI: 27.9 Overweight (Healthy range is 18.5-24.9)
So I have a lot of work to do. I am going to start a 6 month long stint to get myself in better shape. I am going to start with a Couch 2 5K program and eating healthier (cutting out excess sweets and soda) this will take 2 months. Then I am going to start doing a more intense Jillian Michaels workout and diet. Once I can do these workouts full time and feel really good, I am expecting this will take about 2 months maybe more, I will start insanity. Insanity is a 60 day diet and exercise program. I am sure you have seen the commercials. So this is be a process and it's not going to be quick or easy but I am looking for a life change and something thats going to last not just a quick fix. So by the end of September I will be a whole new person that hopefully you will not recognize. I am excited! I am taking pictures but I am not going to post them until there are some good results that can been seen because right now it would just gross you out!! Wish me luck, and remember "Every excuse is a choice to fail." -Someone smart.
-Kitty Kat!!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
The Dirty Dash!
This is the perfect recipe of fit and fun! The Dirty Dash!
Getting fit is a big priority for me, but so is fun and the Dirty Dash is the perfect solution for me to get in plenty of both!
You know you are going to have a good time when you read this on their website:
Have you ever said to yourself, “Marathons are too easy, and Triathlons are for sissies?”
We haven’t either…those races are really hard. Think about it…the first person to run a marathon actually died. HE DIED!...and he probably didn’t even have fun along the way!
Well, welcome to a new kind of race: THE DIRTY DASH. This race that puts all other races to shame. The Dirty Dash is a mud run obstacle course where a military boot camp meets your inner five-year-old’s fantasy and subsequently converts boy to man and then man to swine.
You’ll need endurance to trudge up mountains of sludge, courage to overcome uncompromising obstacles, a complete lack of shame to wallow in pits of mud and a smile to show through at the end!
So let this mud run obstacle course become your new guilty pleasure. Go solo or with some of your dirtiest, filthiest, & uncouth friends. Either way, you’ll be able to look at yourself in the mirror and say, “I am a Dirty Dasher!”… and then proceed to clean yourself off.
We haven’t either…those races are really hard. Think about it…the first person to run a marathon actually died. HE DIED!...and he probably didn’t even have fun along the way!
Well, welcome to a new kind of race: THE DIRTY DASH. This race that puts all other races to shame. The Dirty Dash is a mud run obstacle course where a military boot camp meets your inner five-year-old’s fantasy and subsequently converts boy to man and then man to swine.
You’ll need endurance to trudge up mountains of sludge, courage to overcome uncompromising obstacles, a complete lack of shame to wallow in pits of mud and a smile to show through at the end!
So let this mud run obstacle course become your new guilty pleasure. Go solo or with some of your dirtiest, filthiest, & uncouth friends. Either way, you’ll be able to look at yourself in the mirror and say, “I am a Dirty Dasher!”… and then proceed to clean yourself off.
I am signed up and ready to race dirty!
Join in on this fabulous display of dirty:
Remember to register early to get the best deal on registration prices!
“Lizzy”
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
I'm baaaaaack.
It's funny to look back on the timeline of this blog because I went M.I.A. after I got pregnant with our second child and now he is almost 4 months old and I am ready to get back in shape and get my body fabulously fit.
Originally I told my husband I wanted to do P90X first and then do Insanity. However, I was flipping through the channels and saw the Insanity infomercial going (when isn't it going?) and I was like, I need insane results and therefore I am willing to put in insane effort. I am currently on day 3 and I just have to share my journey, because I know it is going to yield amazing results.
I am a little nervous to share my weight and stats with you so candidly, but only because I am a little embarrassed that I let myself get so out of shape. But, I am not looking back, I am looking forward. Old numbers don't matter, all that matters is the future and the effort I am willing to put in now, so I can be happy to share my numbers in the future.
So, with that being said. I am starting at 167.8 pounds. I know it's not about the number necessarily, it's about how I feel and it's about being healthy, not skinny. BUT, the fact is, that number is not healthy for my size (I am 5 feet 4 inches tall), and I do not feel good about myself. So, that number is significant to me because it symbolizes where I never want to be again.
In the Insanity workout program you do a fit test every 15 days. So day 1, day 15, day 30, day 45 and day 60 (it is a 60 day program). I will share my results of each fit test as well as my weight at each checkpoint.
Day 1
Fit Test Results
Switch Kicks = 36
Power Jacks = 40
Power Knees = 71
Power Jumps = 12
Globe Jumps = 25
Suicide Jumps = 10
Pushup Jacks = 16
Low Plank Obliques = 29
Insanity is a crazy hard workout, but it is not impossible. After only 3 days, I find that it is already getting easier to keep up with the workouts. Can I do all the exercises perfectly without stopping? No. But, I do them as full out and for as long as I can and I modify slightly if I need to in order to keep going and moving. It's working. I can feel it. Trust me, I can feel it in just about every muscle in my body! I am totally sore, but that lets me know that I am making progress.
So, cheers (I am raising my water bottle) to 57 more days to a start of a very long, healthy life!
“Lizzy”
Friday, April 20, 2012
Food for Thought Friday
Well tonight I am making a favorite and its a fav because it is so yummy and healthy too - which means I don't have to worry about having to work it off later!
So tonight I am making... baked salmon (msc certified for those that care), with green beans and applesauce on the side and of course I need more water (I'm a milk drinker) - so water to drink and I am even splurging for some No Pudge! Fudge Brownies. Let me break it down for you...
My salmon is super basic... I rinse the salmon, cut and squeeze lemon juice into the baking pan, sprinkle half the seasoning on the lemon juice in the pan and lay the salmon fillets in the pan, squeeze lemon juice on top of the fillets, sprinkle the remaining seasoning on top and bake. It recommends baking the salmon for 8-12 minutes, but I do mine closer to 20 minutes, BUT nothing is worse than dry or rubbery fish, so make sure it is plenty moist if you plan on cooking it longer.
Well its not super fancy, but 328 calories for a full meal including dessert isn't too shabby and you'll be surprised how delicious the salmon is especially considering you used two ingredients to get that flavor! Bon appetit!
So tonight I am making... baked salmon (msc certified for those that care), with green beans and applesauce on the side and of course I need more water (I'm a milk drinker) - so water to drink and I am even splurging for some No Pudge! Fudge Brownies. Let me break it down for you...
Wild Salmon 4 oz. = 100 Calories
Citrus Grill Seasoning = 5 Calories
Lemon Juice (from fresh squeezed lemons) = 13 Calories
Green Beans 1 cup (no salt added) = 40 Calories
Applesauce 1/2 cup (no sugar added) = 50 Calories
Water = 0 Calories
Total Meal Before Dessert = 208 Calories
With 1 Serving of No Pudge! Fudge Brownies (120 Calories) = 328 Calories
My salmon is super basic... I rinse the salmon, cut and squeeze lemon juice into the baking pan, sprinkle half the seasoning on the lemon juice in the pan and lay the salmon fillets in the pan, squeeze lemon juice on top of the fillets, sprinkle the remaining seasoning on top and bake. It recommends baking the salmon for 8-12 minutes, but I do mine closer to 20 minutes, BUT nothing is worse than dry or rubbery fish, so make sure it is plenty moist if you plan on cooking it longer.
Well its not super fancy, but 328 calories for a full meal including dessert isn't too shabby and you'll be surprised how delicious the salmon is especially considering you used two ingredients to get that flavor! Bon appetit!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Tune Up Thursday: Activity + Nutrition
Have you heard of PALA+? It stands for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award. It's a program that incorporates BOTH physical activity and nutrition. AND it rewards you for making these changes over at least a six week period. Anyone can participate and these are the requirements:
Adults:
-30 minutes of physical activity for at least 5 days a week for 6 out of 8 weeks. (8,500 steps if tracking activity by pedometer)
-Focus on a new nutrition goal each week (while continuing each previous goal) for 6 weeks.
Kids & Teens:
-60 minutes of physical activity for at least 5 days a week for 6 out of 8 weeks. (11,000 steps for girls, 13,000 steps for boys, if tracking activity by pedometer)
-Focus on a new nutrition goal each week (while continuing each previous goal) for 6 weeks.
Approved activities include anything that gets you moving your muscles, EVEN activities like cleaning and gardening count. AND it doesn't have to be continuous activity to count. If it is difficult for you to do 30-60 minutes of activity at a time, then break it down into 10 minute increments.
You will need to pick a new nutrition goal each week of the challenge and you will continue with the previous nutrition goals (so in week 1 you will have 1 nutrition goal, in week 2 you will have 2 nutrition goals - the new goal for week two and you will continue the week 1 goal as well) until you have completed six weeks successfully. The nutrition goals to choose from are as follows:
I also included the official Activity Log from the PALA+ website.
Adults:
-30 minutes of physical activity for at least 5 days a week for 6 out of 8 weeks. (8,500 steps if tracking activity by pedometer)
-Focus on a new nutrition goal each week (while continuing each previous goal) for 6 weeks.
Kids & Teens:
-60 minutes of physical activity for at least 5 days a week for 6 out of 8 weeks. (11,000 steps for girls, 13,000 steps for boys, if tracking activity by pedometer)
-Focus on a new nutrition goal each week (while continuing each previous goal) for 6 weeks.
Approved activities include anything that gets you moving your muscles, EVEN activities like cleaning and gardening count. AND it doesn't have to be continuous activity to count. If it is difficult for you to do 30-60 minutes of activity at a time, then break it down into 10 minute increments.
You will need to pick a new nutrition goal each week of the challenge and you will continue with the previous nutrition goals (so in week 1 you will have 1 nutrition goal, in week 2 you will have 2 nutrition goals - the new goal for week two and you will continue the week 1 goal as well) until you have completed six weeks successfully. The nutrition goals to choose from are as follows:
- Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
- Make half the grains you eat whole grains.
- Choose fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk, yogurt, or cheese.
- Drink water instead of sugary drinks.
- Choose lean sources of protein.
- Compare sodium in foods like soup and frozen meals and choose foods with less sodium.
- Eat some seafood.
- Pay attention to portion size.
I also included the official Activity Log from the PALA+ website.
Be sure to go to www.presidentschallenge.org to register and to get tips and tools on how to make it fun and successful for you! Ready? Set! Time to tune up with The President's Challenge!
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