sarahchickfsu’s BodyBlog

So for the past week I was home for my cousins wedding which turn out to be an amazing nearly flawless event. There were relatives in town that I have not seen in anywhere from 3 to 6 years. My grandma was in town and she made meatballs, stuffed shells, pasta salad and I ate them all and I loved it! I have no guilt about it either. This kind of get together happens very rarely and I had decided to enjoy it and all it had to offer including the food. I ate good meals outside of the wedding, rehearsal dinner and nights out but for those times I ate what I wanted for this week. I managed to get in one weight day and two cardio days while I was home. I feel good about the week. It was such an amazing time. Now that I am back I am ready to get back to normal eating and working out. Id like to think I kept one foot on the wagon and one foot off by choice. =) 

I was not happy when I came back to work today however because apparently people cant wait for you to put your purse down and sit in your chair before trying to talk to you about all the shit going on. It was kind of like hey lets fill in Sarah with all the details before she can even get to her chair. WOOHOO. Then a coworker needed some plans and apparently looking up the phone number to the company and calling to get them was too much to do. I guess the phones and phone books were broken while I was gone. 

Tonight my friends will be a good workout. Nothing like a little frustration to fuel it. 

So on Saturday I went to the beach with a whole bunch of friends and stayed on track eating during the day. I brought watermelon and berries, kashi bars, and a whole wheat veggie and turkey wrap to last through the day. (It is a 1.5 hour trip there we stay for 4-5 hours and then 1.5 hour trip back) It was a gorgeous day and although I am nowhere near my goal weight I felt ok in my bathing suit and running around on the beach with the dog and throwing the football around. I’m not competely comfortable yet but running around and having fun on the beach is going to get me where I want to go faster than laying still afraid that something might jiggle.

So when we got back it was decided that we would go to the Mellow Mushroom for dinner which is a Pizza and Calzone and Sub place. They use lots of great ingredients there but its not a great place for someone who is trying to eat clean and 5-6 times a day. (I had already used my cheat meal for the week) Anyway I ordered a small greek salad with the feta and the dressing on the side. I got some jerk chicken to go on top. I added some red pepper flakes to the salad and only used dressing as necessary.

 Saturday leg day got moved to Sunday and it was a great leg day. My butt is quite sore! Tonight I am hoping to run 3 miles, i hope its not 99 degrees out like when I tried to do it Friday. =)

I have lost 14lbs since June 9^th. For the last week I have felt amazing, my clothes felt great, I thought I was looking great, I was happy. I am happy about 95% of my life I am generally a positive person. However last night I was trying to get dressed to go out for a couple hours and I HATED what I saw in the mirror. I could not put on anything I felt good in. This situation quickly made me afraid that when I reach my goals I would not be happy with the results. I think this stems from a fear of success altogether which sounds so strange but I think more people have it then realize it. I think it can hold you back. I just couldn’t understand how happy I have been over the last week could take such a dark turn. I worked myself out of it and kept going and decided the worst thing I could do is sabotage myself. I was talking to a good friend of mine and he mentioned that it may be necessary to have the temporary moment in order to push us to our next goal. A progression that kind of goes: improvement, enjoying the improvement and then realizing what more progress you have planned and having that crap moment to boost you out of complacency. Anyway enough of that because its passed and I am ready to move on.
Chest Bi’s and Tri’s workout was awesome last night by the way.  WOooooooohooooooo Its my least favorite day and I loved it last night.

I have decided that changing your mindset about eating is the hardest thing to do when deciding to eat 5-6 meals a day. To eat 5 or 6 meals a day you generally have to eat later than what you hear is ok. It has been hard for me to embrace that it is ok to eat at night. I eat when I am hungry though and thats about every 3 hours, I try to listen to my body. I think was extra hungry last night because was ran stadiums again.

 Anyway tonight is Chest, Bi’s and Tri’s. I really really want nice arms but that is what I struggle with the most. Just gotta keep at it. Still excited about all the changes so far and all that will come.

I don’t know about the rest of you but I remember jump rope being fun when I was a kid. Yesterday however not so much fun. However it definitely is a great source of cardio in my opinion and its gotta be great for your legs. PLUS I read that impact like jumping, running and such is great for women and preventing bone loss. Tonight is another episode of stadiums. I am just hoping for an endurance improvement from last week. So this weekend I tried on old clothes from when I was working out with a trainer and had lost some weight and now I have a whole section of wardrobe open up that I can now fit into again. Very exciting especially because it is some of the nicer work clothes I own. Oh yea I planned a little better last night and so this morning went better. I would still like to streamline it a little more. =)

So I am tired in the mornings. Dog tired. Mornings are a little hectic with fixing breakfast, packing lunch, packing gym clothes, getting the dog walked, giving the foster cat medicine, and then there is getting me ready for work. I’m doing it though. Just missing some cardio sessions in the morning that I wish I wasn’t. I am still doing enough cardio I just love the extra ones in the morning. I need to start packing at night. Something else to add on to my routine. I did Tae Bo last night and man it kicks my butt. I did 40 min of the hour long Advanced video. At 40 min in I can hardly lift my legs. Just room to improve right? Back and Shoulders tonight! Can’t wait!

I was bad bad bad bad bad last night. I didn’t eat bad, however I sure did drink some calories. It was our offices summer bash also known as a drunk fest. Anyway I am considering it a cheat day. I’m not upset about it. I had a great time and today I am right back on track. I had a good leg workout yesterday and I will be running later on today.

Dunuhuhuhhuh I knew that I would dunuhuhuhuh. (Sorry a little James Brown there). I dropped… no no no I worked my way below 150 this morning I hit 149.5. Its very exciting for me although I have mixed emotions. Yesterday my training partner was told to stop lifting weights. She was in a car wreck and has some injuries so everyone hope for her a speedy and safe recovery. She is happy she can still do cardio I just hate that it had to happen in the middle of her 12 week challenge.

So I am 4.5 lbs now from my short term goal. and 14.5 lbs from my long term goal. Last night I worked chest bi’s and tri’s which is my weakest area and the one I struggle with the most. It was hard to do it alone and I waited a little too long after I ate to go so I was weaker than I should have been but I pushed through and completed it. I went home ravenous and thought I overate but turns out I stayed right in line with my calories and macros for the day.

Now to conquer 140 lbs and some bigger dumbbells. =)

Stadiums. Talk about efficient quick high intensity cardio. Whew. They kicked my butt and I liked it.

On another note I think I have turned into the weird girl at the grocery store when I shop. If i am trying to put some variety in my diet and try something new I spend 5 minutes reading labels on all the products to make sure im getting exactly what I want and what is good.

Week 3 is going good. I cant believe I am 18 days in. It feels great.

I am in the middle of week 3 and loving every minute of it so far. I had an awesome back and shoulder workout yesterday and the gains in strength made in 3 weeks are incredible. The body really is an amazing thing. I’m down to 151 lbs and I can’t wait to hit the 140s and fight my way down through those. I had some salmon, whole grain rice blend and snow peas for dinner last night and they were scrumptious. =) I think I like that word. Anyway to get rid of some of the cardio blahs my friend and I are going to run stadiums today.