Abs are made in the kitchen

WOW! It has been two weeks since I have posted, but that is because I have been attending to my diet and workout!


Well, last Saturday we started our Body Camp Babes group officially. I weighed in at 181.2! YIKES. I still hate seeing the scale say anything near close to 180, but it was over! If there is one thing I know how to do it is : 1. Eat right, 2. work out, 3. stick to the diet! So, off we went..


This week, sticking to the diet wasn't so bad. Here is what I was given as a diet:

Meal 1: Oatmeal and 3 egg whites. (I put pepper on the eggs and scrambled them, I put cinnamon and a drop..SERIOUSLY, barely even a drop in the oatmeal)


Meal 2: A Small handful of almonds and protein shake. (I honestly took half a serving, which was 12 almonds, and half of my 50 grams of protein shake)


Meal 3: 1 chicken breast and fruit. (I bought Tyson pre cooked chicken to warm up at lunch and a serving of grapes)


Meal 4: Turkey burger and large salad (I chose spinach salad with raspberry vinaigrette and carrots. I baked the turkey burger and added a little bit of Worcestershire sauce in the cooking). 

Meal 5: Protein shake

I drank water all day long, which meant, yep, I was peeing ALLLLLLLLLLLLL day long:)

I had a challenge even getting to meal 5 each and every night because I was so tired, I would go to bed by 8 each night! 

STRETCH!

Okay, so yesterday I just had to take a day and....

SSSSSSTTTTTRRRRREEEETTTTCCCCCHHHHH

You got it! Boy, that MissFit Body Boot Camp Saturday was AWESOME, but then came the pain. I did say it motivated me more when I hurt, and boy did I regret that statement. Even today, two days later, my quads hurt so bad I walked around like the toy soldiers in the Nutcracker...at attention:

I allowed others to laugh at me. I have to give it to you, not being able to bend your legs is quite hilarious. 

However much pain I was in, I was still up and going at 4:30 am this morning hitting the cardio machines. No pain, no gain right? So, I spent a full hour there, did a few ab workouts. 

Not meaning to, or not realizing the plan, my new MissFit partner, Cindy, asked/coerced/forced/suggested I meet her at the gym at 6pm. Okay, I thought, it is a class, can't be that bad...then BAM! Turbo Kick Boxing! Yep, you see that word TURBO! Actually it should have been Torture Kick Boxing! 

I have no problem putting my flab into action, but when I look in front of me and all I see is this overachiever kick boxing pro, I just want to quit. But, nope, I kept it up! Take that!

So, here I am, took my epsom salt bath, and now relaxing!

Oh, some of you have asked, so here it is...my food diary:
Water: 6 bottles (I refilled 1 Mary:))
Breakfast: Plain instant oatmeal with a dab of cinamon, 3 scrambled egg whites, 1 cup of hot black tea
Snack: Oops...I completely ran out of time~!
Lunch: Lean Cuisine (I realized today there is sooooooo much sodium in these things, gotta change it, but quick, it was okay)
Snack: Well...those almonds and protein shake are still sitting on my desk at work! YIKES!
Dinner: Spinach salad (raspberry vinaigrette, craisins, and walnuts) and a turkey burger!
I know I didn't get enough calories in today...tomorrow will be better!

Femme Fatal

So, last week I was minding my own business at the gym. I walk into the cardio room to do a little bit of jump squats, ab exercises, etc. Those exercises where you jiggle so you prefer if you were in a quiet dark room, where nobody can see you...even yourself!

Well, I walk in and BAM! There is this lady already in there and says to me "Line up, we are doing suicides!" I simply thought to myself "Um, I guess I am doing suicides!" Yes, I am that girl that if someone at the gym says let's go...I have to go. (Now, if a man wants to help re-rack my weights, he better be prepared for the look of death!)

So then Cindy tells me she is about to start this boot camp for females on Saturday mornings. I had to say yes!

Today was that Saturday! WOW! Let's talk about a workout. I am definitely going to be sore. What I love about this workout is: I can go at my own pace, I don't have to wait for others to finish, and it was fun! Now I am committed! 6 weeks of training with these girls, meal plans, exercises, and others in the same boat as I am! Best part, I may meet a whole new group of people!

At first it felt like an AA meeting: Hi, I am Shannon, yes, I am fat(I didn't say that, they can see it), yes I can lose weight(I am the master at this, have done it all my life), yes I know HOW to eat right (It can be yummy too). Good news is, I am sure this is exactly what everyone else in there felt. Here is my before picture! (Let's just hope it changes!)

As LMAFO says: "I'm sexy and I know it!"
Check out the gym I am doing this at: http://stephenfrazier.com

Photos and Figures

Ok, I am not stupid or blind. I knew I was putting on weight. I would step on the scale and every time it would increase just a little bit...a pound here, a pound there....But, not until I saw the pictures did I do a triple take! HOLY COW!

I have been avoiding taking pictures since September, actually getting very angry when people would bust out a camera. I guess deep down I didn't want to see what was really happening to me!


People would say, "No, you still look the same!" Please, don't enlighten me with encouraging words when I can definitely see it. I know they say that weight loss is a lifestyle not a diet. I completely agree. So, I want to know who that awesome person is that created pizza, buffalo wings, and ice cream so darn yummy?


I can keep the diet, I do like the food, but every now and again I slip up. My nose gets the best of me! Yep...my nose, it's the smell, gets to me EVERY TIME!


Two things I am good at: Drinking water and Working out....I guess I have something going for me!

Day 1 of keeping track down, a lifetime to go!

Opening Up

I have always battled my weight. Four years ago I weighed into my highest weight of 207 pounds. At that point, I knew I had a problem. Being 5'0 and 207 pounds is almost 100 pounds OVER weight. That would make me obese.

I hired trainers, paid money for diet pills, but still only got down to 190 pounds. 

Then there was my friend Reggie. Reggie was the ABSOLUTE best trainer I have ever had. Working out with him and following his diet plan helped get me all the way down to 150 pounds. I was wearing a size 8, working out 4 hours a day, and feeling fabulous. 

One rule of thumb: NEVER EVER under any circumstances should you date your trainer. Things were great! We worked out together, we ate together, we had competitions against each other, and I was doing great. But then heartache...

Yep, you got it! We broke up. Yes there were other circumstances, but what it led to was a 25 pound GAIN in a little over 2 months.

Now, here I am, back in the grind. I have switched gyms, found a new work out partner (a good GIRLfriend), and I stick to the work out.

My problem is my diet! So, here I am, making a journal of my weight loss! I am determined to be happy again about my body.