Let's see...

I'm at 236 LBS.

Started running with my best friend/big brother/pastor (gonna start calling him Jack instead of Stephen) last week...we actually did four mornings in a row and have mutually decided to keep it four mornings...Tuesday through Friday.

I will be starting INSANITY month one over again, but this time, I'll be doing it with my friend Maili 'cause I found out that I push harder when I work out with someone else.

This time around, there will be before and after pictures because I WANT MY SHIRT!

I've gotten about four pairs of new shoes in the past three days...thanks parents!

I am back to a normal working schedule, which involves working four days, one half shift and three full shifts. Exhausting, but the overtime will be worth it.

I will soon be getting a new bed, smaller which means more space to move in here in this tiny room of mine.

My car's starting to act up again but I will coddle it until I can afford to get it fixed...which I will do.

Oh, yes, I went out on my first date last weekend...dinner at Fuddruckers and about four hours of wonderful conversation that involved laughing and learning about each other...I like this guy very much.

His name's Chris.

243-239

Lost four pounds in five days doing INSANITY.

It's not official though. This Monday, I'll put in the official weight loss of a week doing INSANITY.

It's taken me five days to finally make up my mind...I love INSANITY.

It's amazing, it's hard, and it makes me sweat. I love it.

Point to remember: Must buy a heart monitor.

Month's Almost Over

So here's my monthly post along with a picture updates.

I have lost a total of fifty pounds since 2007 and have a new goal of losing another fifty by my birthday in March 2012.

That's in eight months, starting August first, which means losing six to seven pounds a month. I believe that can happen.

I have bought and received the INSANITY program, so that's my new project for the month of August and September...I plan on following everything, from their exercises to their meal plan...looks good. All it takes is a little planning and organization and we shall see what I look like by end of September.

This is a hard project coming up and I will try to update often but I can't make promises, what with possible changes at work that I am so looking forward to and other such things.

Thanks to all of you who keep tabs on this blog.

Adios and hasta luego!

Scale is not my friend...but I don't care!

I try not to weigh myself so much or even to hang my hopes on what the scale shows...especially when it shows I haven't lost any weight since I started going to the gym almost three weeks ago...

But it doesn't bring me down!

Not when I can run five minutes straight and am able to catch my breath and lower my heart rate in less than five minutes. Before, whenever I tried running, I would jog for one minute and it would take an hour to catch my breath and another two for my chest to stop hurting...yes, I used to get exercise induced asthma attacks.

Not when I can do a combination of six hundred abdominal crunches in one day when before I could barely do five in a row.

Not when my size eighteen jeans are starting to fit a little loser when before, I had to lie down on the bed just to zip 'em up.

Not when I am literally swimming in my scrubs when before they used to be so tight I was afraid to bend down and rip a seam.

Not when I am full of energy when before all I wanted to do was sleep and even when I slept twelve hours in a row, I was still exhausted.

Not when I crave healthy food when before all I seemed to shove into my mouth was junk food.

Basically, the scale may not be my friend but it's also not my motivator...no, for that I have my mirror...

I am seeing the changes and I am loving it!

PS> I will be posting a picture of myself from back when I was weighing 290LBS on July 1st...it's embarrassing but a necessary thing so the difference can be seen when I post a new picture after July 15th...

Should I be Hurting this Bad?

I've been to the gym eleven days out of fourteen this past two weeks...

And I hurt!!!

Well, doing great, work okay, home okay, finances in ruin (no surprise there) and my own health is good.

Muscles screaming bloody murder and wishing I had the money for a good one hour deep tissue massage...oh, that would feel oh so good!

Will try to update more often.

New Project: GYM

I got a gym membership today and spent three and a half hours at the gym...meant to just work out for two hours but once I hit the zone, I couldn't stop, thus the extra hour and a half.

Okay, summary of the last two months right?

Let's see...finished Billy Blank weighing 253LBS

Lilian Michaels and I did not work out but I discovered Zumba.

At the end of two months of Zumba, I finished weighing 247LBS

I've started my gym project after a week of neutral (basically, lazy inaction) weighing 247 LBS.

Aside from planning on dedicating two hours every day of the week except Sunday, I am giving up bread for the month of June.

Goal for weigh in on June 30th is 237 LBS...and a red halter top dress for a wedding in July...

Target for this month is fly away arms and abs...not to mention butt, thighs and hips...lots of work to do!

Will try to update more often if possible.

New Month

Which means starting over again...I do this every month...although my new start date is not until May tenth...

Last I weighed myself, I was at 249 LBS.

I abandoned Jillian Michaels and have done Zumba, three to four times a week, as well as started Kickboxing last Saturday....

Right now, I am sore like crazy! I did Zumba for two hours yesterday and one hour today...tomorrow is going to be a doozy!

Well, gotta head to work, I have a half shift to do.

Will try to update more often this month.

Adios!