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November 2008 ArchivesToday was a little emotional for me. It sounds crazy to get all choked up about losing weight but I must admit I did this morning. If you've ever met my mom you'll know why. I successfully hid the tears at Mohr Results Adventure Boot Camp for Women. After months of trying get back into my old clothes and plenty of days spent feeling bad about my body, I can now smile. Today is the day I was supposed to reach my goal of weighing 162... Oh my gosh, I'm already tearing up, and I haven't even started writing! Today was the last day of boot camp, and I have to say, I'm extremely sad about it. I've done two boot camp sessions before, but wasn't sad at the end because I knew that I was going back in two weeks. But today really was the last day for me (at least for a while), and I'm extremely bummed about it. ...Thank goodness it was cold out this morning, because we were certainly heating it up out there! Today was all about cardio, and let me tell you, it burned. First we moved back and forth across the parking lot: we did a side shuffle down, then came back doing karaoke's (can someone please tell me why they're called that??), then back the other way doing another round of karaoke (which is this thing where you're basically moving to the side cr... Well, it's official. I have joined the Fall of Fame Club! This morning in boot camp we did Hurricanes - which are these amazing circuits of exercises you do really, really quickly. Well, except according to Coach Kara, mine was at times more like a slow moving wind this morning. It's true - for some reason I'm having trouble finding my get up and go today. ...It's true. I really can't stay up late anymore. I was so jazzed for the Carolina basketball game last night. I drank all the Diet Coke I could stomach and made a point to make sure I had a good dinner to try and ensure my alertness. But it didn't work. I don't know if it's Mohr Results Adventure Boot Camp knocking me out or just old age. Does anyone else have a slight narcolepsy problem? Coaches, is this normal? How can I stay awake un... Sometimes it's just better to relax and take a deep breath. That's what we did this morning at boot camp. The cold weather forced us inside to take on yoga. As our boot camp captain likes to say, "This ain't your grandma's yoga." I think I need to incorporate yoga into my fitness routine. I could feel my triceps getting a great workout. One of the best parts about yoga is that there is time to just slow down. At the end the coa... Before any of the non-boot campers reading this blog begin to worry - let me assure everyone that we were NOT outside this morning in the chilly weather. Even the toughest fit chicks have limits, so we were moved indoors for yoga. ...Breaking news! Last night I ate a meal almost entirely comprised of vegetables - and I loved it! Now those of you that have been following my blog since the beginning may recall that I have a love/hate relationship with veggies. As in, I love to hate them. ...If you read the last blog I may have been a little extreme. I get that way sometimes. I, like so many other people, want to see drastic measures in a short while. It's just not practical. I have now come back to earth and pulled myself together. I am 6 pounds shy of my goal weight. The plan is to keep working hard and do the best I can in a healthy manner. I was supposed to reach my goal by this Friday. There was even talk las... 6 pounds! It all comes down to 6 pounds. As many of you know I am exactly one week away from my target date of losing 10 pounds. Next Friday is W-Day. Weigh-in Day! I don't own a scale and the last time the scale was at boot camp it wasn't working properly. Needless to say it's been a while since I have been on a scale. I didn't know where I stood until I found an old scale in the kitchen of the station. Not quite sure how long it's be... Today in boot camp, I ran out of gas. Not the kind that comes from a pump (filled up the tank at $1.83 - woo-hoo!), but the kind that keeps me going through boot camp every day. ...I have a problem. You see I like to eat when I am stressed or feeling a little down in the dumps. It just makes me feel better. Here is the good news - the food I like to eat isn't the most fattening of things. It's not cake that I love so much. I find true comfort in Baked Lays Potato Chips and popcorn. There is nothing nutritious about those two things, but they just make me feel a little happy on a dark day. Things have been a... Oh my gosh... everything hurts! But in such a good way. I'm so glad to be back at boot camp. At first it was really hard coming back in the middle of everything, but now I'm starting to feel like I'm getting stronger. ...Poor Brooke. I would never ask anyone to carry me anywhere. But the coaches at Mohr Results Boot Camp this morning asked Brooke to carry me. Yes, physically give me a piggyback ride across the parking lot. I thought I was going to break her back. Poor Brooke. She had to carry all 172 pounds of me. Although I hope it's less than that now. I am a week and a half away... Now THAT was a good workout! First of all, let me say that I am now completely exhausted. Of course, this is in part because we didn't get out of Mamma Mia until 10:15pm last night. But it was totally worth it! On a non exercise related note - if you are at all into ABBA - you MUST go see Mamma Mia! It's fantastic. ...Today was bring a friend to boot camp day! I brought my friends Kerri and Heidi, one of whom was freakishly upbeat for 5:30 in the morning, and one of whom was grumpy. But we all had fun! ...I love sheet cake. Birthday cake. Store bought cake. Basically any kind of cake I will happily eat. Since my recent declaration of healthy eating, I have turned down cake and sweets for the most part. But I found a moment of weakness yesterday. It was one swift decision that I paid for this morning. One of our reporters is leaving the station. It's customary when someone leaves WHAS 11 we have cake for them. We call it "quittin... It's Monday and I am back on track with my eating. The weekends are hard for me to follow the rules. I wasn't too terrible. But I wasn't great either. My worst meal came over the weekend when I had shrimp and grits for dinner. I was trying a new recipe and the fam liked it but my hips didn't. There was a lot of cream and oh yeah...plenty of cheesy grits. Sunday was a complete bust. Not because I ate a ton of bad things but because I di... Oh, ow. Ow, ow, ow. This hurts. I'm moving slower than my 97 year old grandfather today. Though, in fairness, he is pretty spry. Let me tell you what is not a good idea: taking essentially a month off from boot camp, and then arriving back on one of the most intense days. ...2:50 a.m. I kept checking the clock to see if it was time. Time to return to Mohr Results Adventure Boot Camp for Women. When it was finally 5:30 - it was on. I haven't been to camp since Monday and I knew today would be the good workout I needed to get back in the grove of things. I felt strong being surrounded by other women. There is nothing like a good cheer from Boot Camp Captain Denise to ma... I'm back! Today I really did make it back to boot camp, and it was phenomenal. ...Sorry I didn't get to post a food log yesterday. You can imagine why. It was so busy at work and the day got away from me. But what an amazing thing to get to be in the news business and witness this historic event. I must admit there were some tears. Okay, who am I kidding...there were tons of tears. My head still hurts from all the crying last night. This is a new day and I can't wait to see what the future holds for my son. In... Okay, for real this time. Seriously, I swear, I'm back at boot camp tomorrow! ...The newsroom was like a landfill of candy, cookies and breakfast treats. Everyone thought it would be a good idea to bring in all of their leftover Halloween candy today. There were Smarties at the news conference table. There was a trash bag full of candy at the assignment desk. That's not to mention all the candy at people's individual desks. It was tricky to navigate through the junk but I found a way. I got a little behind at work to... I miss boot camp! My plan was to make it back today, but some (hopefully) minor setbacks with my Dad made that impossible this morning. It's a shame, because I could really use a good workout to deal with some of this stress! Could somebody maybe drop by the hospital and tell me to do push-ups? ...The Trick or Treaters have come and gone, and if you were lucky you were able to give away all of the Halloween candy you purchased. But that doesn't always ensure you aren't exposed to candy. The Week After Be accountable: If you have kids, regardless of how much candy you were able to unload on the neighborhood trick or treaters, odds are you still have candy in the house. Make a pact wit... I had a major breakthrough on Friday. Not the emotional kind you hear about on talk shows. It was a physical one. It all centers around a little tan suit. As many of you know I hit a stalemate in my weight loss. So I decided that I will lose 10 pounds by November 21st. That would put my weight right around 162. I don't own a scale because if I did I would be on it three times a day. So I just rely on how my clothes fit. And the... |
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