Moving right along, even while sick

This week has by far been my toughest week yet. The workouts increased in intensity and I have also been battling allergy and sinus issues. I had to skip last night's workout, but woke up extra early this morning and got half of my workout done before I couldn't breathe and had to call it quits.

Tonight I completed the whole workout and feel great now, despite feeling run down and sick!

I was frustrated earlier this week due to the fact that I had GAINED weight instead of losing and have been advised by some awesome ladies to STOP weighing myself everyday and judge my progress by the way my body looks and how my clothes are fitting. I also want to take measurements and track my inch loss, but haven't made it to the store to buy a flexible tape measure yet. Maybe this weekend.

One thing I can say is that I DO feel better in my clothes and I CAN see a change already. 19 days down!!

Getting Tougher Quick!

WOW, workout 3 of Phase 1, which happens to be the first day of Week 3 kicked my butt! I am going to be so sore tomorrow, I know that for sure. This workout is no joke! What the heck did I get myself into????

How to properly take measurements?

I should have done this at the very beginning of my journey, but better late than never, right?!  I need to take measurements of my body so I can see my progress in inches as well as weight loss.

Any tips on properly taking measurements? Also, what are the most important areas to measure?

Constant Mental Battle

For some reason, today was just a hard day on me. No reason in particular, just rough. I did not make smart food choices for half of the day, BUT I finished my workout. The entire workout I was having to tell myself to keep going. I very easily could have turned off the dvd and given up, but I didn't- and for that, I am proud of myself.

I know there will be more days like this to come, and I just have to push through it. Does it get any easier to where you don't feel like this anymore?

Week 1- COMPLETE

One week down! Day 7 is rest day, so no workout for me today. I did, however, weigh myself this morning and I am officially down 3.4lbs in just 7 days!!! If I can get HALF of that each week, I will be ecstatic.

Day 4- COMPLETE

I know it doesn't sound like much, but I have completed Day 4! It was the same workout that I did on Day 1, but this time it was so much easier. Does that mean I'm getting stronger, or is it just in my head? Either way, I'm very pleased with myself!

Have I mentioned that I LOVE how Jillian Michaels structures her workouts? This 30 minute workout today seriously only felt like 10 minutes...

I have lost 1.4lbs so far, and already my pants fit a little looser. I just Feel better.

I am going to complete this 90 day program- Nothing is going to stop me!

The Dirty Truth

I have started this blog to document my journey to a Healthy Lifestyle! I began the Jillian Michaels 90 day Body Revolution Program on Sunday night- 2 days ago. My beginning weight was 205.8lbs. According to the BMI Calculator, that is a BMI of 36.3, which is OBESE.

WOW, take that in. The Dirty Truth is that I am OBESE. I have known this for a while, of course, but I think it just really began to sink in and get to me. Even getting to my goal weight of 170lbs, I will still be labeled as "Obese" with a BMI of 30.1. Anything over a BMI of 30 is considered Obese.

My goals for this program:
1. To COMPLETE it.
2. To lose weight and inches- no specifics yet on these. I do not believe it is realistic to say I will lose 35.8lbs in 90 days, but you never know.
3. To have more energy.


Current Stats:
Weight: 204.4
Pant Size: 18


Those are the first of many of my goals! I will be taking progress pictures along the way and will document at the very least each phase- which would be every 4 weeks.

Please join me in my journey!!

If you want more specifics on the program I am completing, you can visit http://www.jillianmichaelsbodyrevolution.com/