A new week!

Here we goooooo... onto week 6 of my new life....

My coach changed up my workout routine, which was nice because I was starting to get bored.  I LOVE the new workout - it's super hard and very challenging!

She also made some modifications to my diet - this will be tough.  Not so much reducing the amount of protein that I'm eating, but rather removing one of my treats!!!  Now I have to make a choice - mocha vs chocolate at night?  OR none of the the above.... I'm strong enough to do this!

I can finally see a bit of progress in my pictures... which is a good thing because my girlfriends and I are measuring this week.  I don't want to let them down since I am running the Zulu challenge with them!!!!  I think I must have lost inches???

Some updated pics from February 13th:

Recharged!

Wrote my coach an email... kinda like a woah is me email.... yesterday.  "Why can't I make the right choices", blah, blah, blah!  She really put things into perspective for me!  She called me and gave me a good talking to!

Basically, to sum it up, she said this is a lifetime goal, not a three month goal.  So the weight loss will be slower, granted.  BUT, it will still happen!  AND, she also said that I might have 10 bad days like I did this weekend in a whole year... BIG DEAL right?  If I can look at this in terms of the big picture, which I have never really been good at, maybe I can succeed this time!!!!

I have to WANT my goal more than the BAD FOOD!

And if each bite after the first isn't as good as the first, STOP EATING IT!  It's NOT worth it!

On a good note - I ate great yesterday, went to kickboxing last night, and I feel excellent today!  On with the show!

Quit pouting and move on into my life....

Pick myself up again...

Had a beautiful weekend in Kaslo with my family... that's the good news.  The bad news is that I was weak... AGAIN.... maybe I should come to the realization that I can't make the good choice when it comes to food and just deal with it.... I don't know..........  I want to have less fat but I also want to eat the good food.  It's a lose lose... and I don't see any progress from day 1 to now, which is very discouraging as I have faithfully worked out four times a week...  My clothes don't feel any looser......... Ugh!!!!

Anyway, enough crying about it.... I WILL see the positive in that I'm working out and I MUST be getting in better shape right???  I feel really good when I work out - more energy and just better when I get out of the house a few nights a week.  It's good for my inner beauty.  :-)

Here's to the next couple of weeks...

Discouraged

I don't know why... but today I feel discouraged...  I feel like I'm not getting anywhere... My body looks the same to me and my clothes still fit the same.  AND on top of that, I STILL feel winded at kickboxing... where is my stamina?

*sigh*  Here are some updated pics... I AM TRUSTING MY TRAINER and I will keep on the plan she has given me!!!!

I NEED to see some changes soon though or I am going to be so discouraged....

I hate these pics....

On a great note, this is my cute little workout partner from Saturday morning.

Progress...

I've been doing pretty well so far... There have been mishaps... YES!  Management meetings in Edmonton overnight caused a rough go for me.  I'm feeling down, I text my coach and she sets me straight - MOVE ON!  Push a poop!  LOL!

So, I've moved on.... Yesterday I did great!  Today I'm back to journaling as I have a few things figured out now!

Breakfast: 1 scoop protein, 250ml rice milk, cocoa, instant coffee, 1 tbsp sun butter, 1/2 banana!

Snack: 8 egg whites!  Holy motherfucker!  It's a lot of eggs!

My workouts have been non-existent this week, but last week was very hardcore!  Tonight I'm back to kickboxing and tomorrow I will lift weights again!  Deanna gave me a new finisher, so I'm excited to try that!

These are last Thursday's pics, but I'm already feeling better!

Deanna, are you tricking me into cardio?

The beads of sweat after doing my finisher!

Day 2.... Uh oh...

This is going to be my food journal... the good, the bad, and the ugly!

It's day 2 of my new meal plan:

Meal 1: 250ml coconut milk, 1 scoop of Vega protein powder, 1/2 tsp cocoa, 1/2 tsp instant coffee, 1 tsp sun butter, a little squirt of Agave (if not, this shake is B-L-A-N-D).

Meal 2: I pre-cooked an omelet in the oven.... Wow, Deanna wants me to eat 8 egg whites as one serving of protein.... I might puke.  LOL.  So, I mixed 32 egg whites with green and red peppers and red onion and a sprinkle of salt and threw it in a baking pan - baked for 35 minutes.  Then I cut it into squares - 4 = 8 egg whites each.  Holy moly!  I ate this with a cup of fresh pineapple.  And I am still hungry... WTH???

Meal 3: 1 gluten free wrap with 2 oz turkey, lettuce, red onion, 1/2 tomato, 1/3 avacado.  This was disgusting - I hated the wrap.  In fact, it fell apart.  No more of that!  Then I tried to eat another 4 oz of turkey but I couldn't do it... I think I ate 3.

Meal 4:  6 oz of salmon made into two salmon patties.  There is an egg white in there and some onion and garlic.

Meal 5:  OH FUCK!  I screwed up on Day 2!!!  Are you kidding me???  I had four kids in my care tonight - my own two plus David and Kamryn.  It was a rough night - David was emotional because he got blamed for wrecking another kids ipad.  I realized I did not have enough supper for all of these kids at home!  I was planning to eat leftovers but forgot I was going to have four kids tonight!  Okay... let's go to DQ.  I didn't plan to eat... but I was sooooooooooo hungry!!!  So, I had a kids meal - cheeseburger and fries.  I felt so sick tonight I thought I was going to die.  So, I ate some dried apples which I know are not the best choice but I didn't want to reach for the chocolate after the DQ....

Enough is enough!!  On to Day 3.....

A new strategy for Terri!

Okay... so it's VERY clear that my strategies in the past have not been working for me!  For six years, I have lost weight from January to April, maintained my weight through the summary, and gained weight from October to December.... **sigh** every January I start about 20-30lbs heavier than the previous April.  So frustrating!

So, I decided that enough is enough!  I have to find a new strategy rather than doing the same thing over and over that does not work for me!  Hence, my new coach, Deanna Harder!!!!  She has designed me a food plan and a workout plan!

First off - I'm psyched about the workouts because, as she put it, they are "quick and dirty".  AND THEY ARE!  I'm literally done in 30 minutes and I'm sweating like a BEAST!

Secondly - the food plan incorporates things I normally crave - Tim Horton's mocha, chocolate and chips.  This seems realistic to me.... I don't have to eat them, but I can!

Last, but not least, I have to put away my scale... Yikes, this one freaks me out.  I'm afraid of not being accountable and somehow the scale keeps me accountable... That's what I need to rely on Deanna for.

I trust her (I mean look at her!) so I'm going to give this my very best shot!!!!!

Before pics - January 6th!  Why are these photos so shitty?  Does my iphone suck?  It's a 5... WTH?