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Hey Y'all,
Soo, I'm sure you're eager to know how the reboot has been so far for me. Well, to be honest, it's been a roller-coaster. I decided to start my reboot when my husband was out of town and taking care of 3 kids under 5. Yes, I'm certifiably crazy, but I couldn't wait and wanted to do this reboot immediately. I'm still detoxing (Day 8) and so I haven't reached that happy place with this program yet. Maybe I should watch Happy Gilmore again to find that 'happy place'. All jokes aside, some days are good and I have a little more steam and exercising doesn't seem so much of a bear...and some days, I am literally pulling myself around from place to place, b/c my energy level is so low.
And then, the dreaded happened on Sunday...I got this flu/cold thing and feel like junk. But, I kept a mini-journal and here is how is goes:
Hi ya'll.
Sorry, I'm late again this week.
I got together with the gals earlier this week and we had some amazing juice. I'm now watching "fat, sick and nearly dead" and I'm itching to start my first juice fast.
I'm going to try 10 days started February 15th.
As for this past week, I lost another 2 lbs, so that brings my weight loss to a total of 6 lbs.
Yay!
Fifi
Well hello there...
As you know if you have read previous posts, I am totally converted to a plant strong way of life. I know the benefits, I have felt them, I cherish them, and I will never go back to the way I felt before. It has changed my whole life. I am ready for the next hurdle, the next challenge. In my next series of posts I am going to convince myself of the importance of exercise--so much so that I will not go a day without it. How am I going to do this? Just as I have built the eating habit...education, information, knowledge and of course the action. I am going to move as I learn and here is the first convincing piece of information, for me and for you...
SOOoooo, I have been keeping a little secret. Eating the P90X diet was not making me feel the greatest. In fact, I may have been losing weight, but I was super sick a lot and just drained of energy. There were some underlying health concerns that needed to be addressed. I'm still exercising, but I have a slightly new direction. I have really been feeling the need to do a juice fast...simply b/c there are lots of health things going on that I know need to be healed from the inside.
I watched a documentary on Netflix called 'Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead' on Sunday. Thanks Viv! It changed my life. It changed my way of thinking. We as a whole are not eating the way we were meant to eat. Just thinking about only getting 5-10% of nutrition out of our processed food is just amazing. No wonder we're starving and wanting more and more all of the time. We are starving ourselves fat!!!
It just opened my eyes and starting today folks, yes, today, I started the beginning of my 60 day juice reboot. If you're not familiar with the reboot, it's a product of the above documentary. The link to their site is: http://www.jointhereboot.com/index.php?lang=en
I'm not posting pix of myself until the reboot is over. However, my beginning stats are 132.4 pounds; my goal is to just start a new lifestyle. I want to eat healthy for life. I want to eat more veggies. I want to follow this great food pyramid that they talk about on "F,S,&ND' by Dr. Fuhrman:
Hey guys,
Fifi here. Guess what? By eating right and 'sticking to it' I have lost 4.6 pounds (total).
So, since we started, I am down 4.6 and I am happy with that (for sure!).
Really the only thing I've been doing is working out consistently and not eating after dinner. Also, I feel like I've been eating much more clean. More fruits and veggies, less starches and processed food.
Yay!
And that's it for me this week.
Good luck,
Fifi
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So, as I have reviewed this past month, I am disappointed in myself. Not so much in the weight lost/inches lost, but in my ability to not be committed. I noticed that as time went on, if a little bump in the road came up, it would almost paralyze me and make it so hard for me to pick myself back up the next day and inadvertently, I didn't. It was a spiritual lesson for me that I hope to always remember....
As with anything in life, when bad things happen, or when we are de-motivated, the thing that we should do and the thing that would help the most, is usually the last thing that we want to do. This weekend has been a rich learning experience for me...because I learned a lesson that applies to everyone, everywhere both spiritually and every other way. I read a talk yesterday by President Thomas S. Monson (The President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). It's entitled "Living the Abundant Life". It was awesome. I had read it before, but this time got so much more out of it.
First of all, have a positive ATTITUDE, secondly, BELIEVE in yourself and others. He goes on to say, "Don’t limit yourself and don’t let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do. Believe in yourself and then live so as to reach your possibilities. You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith." and thirdly, have COURAGE. "Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one’s coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve. Have the determination to make the effort, the single-mindedness to work toward a worthy goal, and the courage not only to face the challenges that inevitably come but also to make a second effort, should such be required. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, “I’ll try again tomorrow.”
Like Tony Horton says, "Keep pushing play...keep pushing play" It's so true. In order for us to reach that goal we have so desired, we need to keep moving forward. We can fall down, but we need to have the courage to get back up....and we will, in time, reach that much desired station in life.
Weight: 132.2 (-4.4 LBS)
Arms: 12"
Waist: 29.5" (-.5)
Navel: 32" (-5.5)
Hips: 38 (-1.5)
Top Thigh: 22.5" (-1)
Top Knee: 14"
Chest-32" (-.5)
Calves: 13, 13.25"
Looks like the 'failure' moment has finally come to a head. I am so ready to move on and be better--really...promise...pinky promise.
Soooo, what went wrong, you ask?
Well, Saturday night was welcomed by the worst stomach virus EVER for me and my 3 kids---all at the same time. It went on for days and by the time Monday rolled around (the start of day 21), I was down to 128 pounds---yes folks, that's over 5 lbs. of fluid loss. When I was looking at myself in the mirror on Monday, I was like, hey, lookin' good (aside from the ashy gray appearance). I thought it unfair to post on Monday, or Tuesday for that matter, b/c I was still gaining water weight that was lost. Now, that it's Friday, I think I am pretty much back to normal, but I was not able to exercise until Thursday.
So, long story-short, I have stabilized to 132.4. So, I was able to lose 2 lbs. this week--hoorah! I'm really excited to post measurement results---I am so excited for you to see what has happened just in a month. Exciting stuff.
Not a stellar week, however, we have to make room for life that happens to get in the way of what we perceive as perfection. Next week, I'm gonna bring it!
Hi all.
Fifi here.
I tried a new thing this week. I tried, for a week, to eat Vegan until dinner every day. Was I perfect? No. But something funny happened.
I realized how much my body craved fruits and vegetables. I juiced every morning, and most days for lunch, as well. I piled my plate full of vegetables for dinner and stocked my fridge full of produce.
The results? I lost the .5 lb I Virginia-gained and another .5 lb. Amazing? No. Am I discouraged? A little.
But, as I stepped of the scale this morning, a poem my mom had us all memorize in toddlerhood popped in my head. It reads:
Stick to your task until it sticks to you,
Beginners are many but enders are few.
Honor, power, place and praise,
Will always come to the one who stays.
Stick to your task until it sticks to you,
Bend at it, sweat at it, smile at it too.
For out of the bend and the sweat and the smile,
Will come life’s victories, after awhile.Hello dear friends, it's your pal Evey. I was not expecting the results to be as they were this past week. I have to admit, I was expecting some positive gains. I have been actively keeping my diet around 1500 calories. I know, I know, I don't usually calorie count, but this P90X has it so drilled in your head, I can almost count, without counting, if you know what I mean. I am exercising 6 days a week, but this past week, I have just been physically drained. I don't know what it is. I am physically exhausted and usually exercise is supposed to do the opposite.
I started having pains in my lower left abdomen (ovaries) and also noticed a bulge down there (possible cysts). I went to the doctor to tell him my woes, because instead of actually losing a pound, I managed to gain a pound back. There is no way that I actually consumed an additional 3500 calories. No way. He seemed a little concerned and said that if I did have a cyst/PCOS, that that would contribute dramatically to not losing weight. My body has just been feeling super bloated and I'm physically sick to my stomach now.
So, the next step for me is an ultrasound tomorrow followed by a visit on Friday to see what's up. Sure, it's discouraging, however, I'm more concerned about my health at this point than anything else. There is no point in me losing all this weight, if I am physically unwell in the long run.
I will continue to exercise, however, very lightly, as I am just exhausted. So, for the statistics:
-2.6 (the running total).
Oh, and I only took pictures of my dinner tonight. I totally forgot to take pictures of my breakfast and lunch! So, the following pictures are: 2 cups of homemade butternut squash soup; and a chicken pesto caprese sandwich on homemade whole wheat french bread. I'm not a food photographer, to say the least. Sorry. The chicken sandwich consisted of:
4 oz. chicken breast marinated in balsamic vinaigrette
1 oz. of fresh mozarella cheese
pesto (smeared on the w.w. bread-used as a condiment)
tomatoes
This was the first time I made the butternut squash soup. Has anyone tried to peel one of those??? So not fun. I don't know if I'll have this soup again...at least not this recipe. It had onions and apples in it and a hot curry powder. I was envisioning a hearty soup and it was sweet and oniony and hot at the same time. It was okay for the 1st cup...2nd cup, I couldn't even stomach.
The sandwich was divine. I could eat that all the time. It would also be great as a vegan version to marinade the veggies and roast them in the oven, with some yummy vegan rella cheese and all the other yummies on there. The bread was so good and vegan/vegetarian friendly as well, and I bet would taste even better toasted.
Overall, I want you to know that I am still on track. I am doing the best that I can. I know I'm not losing weight like the next girl, but I'm okay. You work with what you're given and the Lord makes up for the rest. I know that to be true. It all works out if you work your hardest.
Love, Evey
SO I decided because I do no want my focus to be on the weight that I would present myself with a report card each week-mainly because I was a straight A student and anything but... will be the motivation I need to get going the next week.
...and see it in yourself.
For me I have always qualified beauty when it pertained to me. Inside I believed I was beautiful. I care about people, I love to help and share with others, I am creative and loving. I strive to be like my Father in Heaven and like my Elder brother Jesus Christ. I have done good things. I believe in others and want great things for everyone. I sincerely try with all my choices to make this world better by me being in it. But when I tried to apply that word...beauty...to my outward appearance I failed miserably, I was awful and such a mean girl but only to myself. It didn't make sense to me because I looked at others struggling with the same issues and saw the goodness and beauty in them, why could I not see it in myself? As of 4 months ago this perspective changed. I undertook this new lifestyle, a new diet regime, a whole foods-plant based way of life, and it all changed. I am my own ally. I am stronger mentally, physically, and spiritually and I am grateful. I will no longer stand in my own way.
I wanted to share a couple of resources I happened upon today...the first is Operation Beautiful. Such a fantastic idea and I already illustrated a few post-its and have a printable planned for you. The mission of this woman is to improve the overall esteem of women in general by beginning a movement of kind acts--specific kind acts--go and take a look you won't regret it.
Two, this article in more eloquent words reflects my thoughts and I believe pin points a population-teenagers-that need uplifting in this area. I know every insecurity I had stemmed from those crucial years.
And last, a beautiful young girl named Victoria, beginning her own blog hoping to spread this same message--
OKay, everyone else is going to have a banner week - that's how the first week is always supposed to be.
Right?
Well, we were in Virginia all week, eating my MIL's buttery-white floury- state-fair like food. I had great intentions of watching it and running my 1.5 miles everyday, it just didn't happen. Well, one day I ran 3 miles, but that's about it.
It's okay, though. I've learned from my mistakes and I'm not going to repeat them.
This week weigh in: +0.6
Love,
FiFi
Well, so far I'm having great results on P90X. The good news is that I feel sore, so I know I'm doing some major work on my muscles. I'm drinking over a gallon of water per day and am getting into the routine of fixing the meals a little easier. I can actually feel the separate ab muscles underneath the layer of fat on my stomach, which I couldn't feel before. I am really wanting to have nice muscle structure---nothing too extreme, but it would be nice to see some muscle definition, so I'm hoping to achieve those results using this program. So, after reading Viv and Fifi's in-depth blogs, I felt kind of like I was cheating you of knowing me. I don't want to have a hard shell that is hard to crack through, so I'll tell you a little about me and the goals I want with this program.
First of all, I have always had that yearning to be in good shape. I have tried before, but it has never been a true lifestyle change. If you must know, I actually grew up in a health-food store----really! My parents opened up a health food store in '77 and it is still going strong today--my brothers are running their own stores. So, I really should have an edge on being healthy, you would think. And for the most part, I was. I wasn't super-fit, but from the time I was young, I remember making conscious efforts to try to exercise and 'lift weights' and all that jazz. Now, for the food. I have always had a love-hate relationship with food. I love food. I love food. And yet, I hate it at the same time. What I really hate is my lack-of-self control when it comes to being in the same room with certain foods, while I'm trying to abstain from them. I'm an emotional eater. I grew up in a very food-centered home. When we celebrated, food was the center. When I was sad, I would go to get something to eat (almost always unhealthy). When we had any special occasion or holiday---food was the celebrity. So, I feel hard-wired to the emotional aspect of food. I actually have vivid memories that I remember, because of the place we ate, or the thing I was eating at the moment. Weird, I know!
So, one of the goals I would like to attain through this program is to have a change of lifestyle, instead of this being just another diet. I truly want my life to change. Sometimes I wonder if I can do it. I want it bad enough, but I have known this way for so long, that it's really difficult to imagine another way...sometimes it's hard to really know how. But, I'm taking it day-by-day, and some how, some way I think my brain and body will realize that just because I'm sad, I really don't have to grab a candy bar or eat a piece of buttered cinnamon toast to feel good. That I can exercise or spend time with kids or pray or read my scriptures to get a better effect, and in the long run, become proud of myself, instead of guilt-ridden and unhealthier. I'm the first to admit that it's HARD. As I write this, I am thinking about food. But, if I can have success doing this, I know anyone with food-addiction/unhealthy food views can do this too.
My goal, because my fat % is pretty high, is to cut my fat % in half. I would love to be around 16-18%. Really, anything in that range and around 20% is pretty healthy. My 33% is not. The minimal amount of fat loss I would like to lose/week is around 1 pound/week. To me, that's doable. If I had a goal of 2 lbs./week I feel I would get discouraged too easily if it wasn't met. Right now, I am eating/burning so many calories through exercise, that I feasibly should be losing at least 1.5 lbs./week, but I also have to add in the margin of my body's rate of metabolism and what it feels like doing. So, my goal is 1 lb./week until I can get my body fat % down. I would love my goal to be achieved by mid-summer. But, as long as I'm on the road to being healthy, I am happy with whatever comes. So, be happy if you are going in the right direction. Be happy. Be happy. Being discouraged only makes you go backwards. I know some of you may not lose weight for a while. That's okay. You are exercising. You are doing better than you have done, so you are going i nthe right direction. If you put the same 'mass' of muscle next to fat, fat takes up more room than muscle. Muscle is more dense and weighs more than the same amount of fat. So, if you're not losing, it's probably because your muscles are really gearing up and growing and taking the space of that fat. Keep on keeping on....
So, for the results after week 1:
Weight loss: -3.6 lbs
Evey
Okay-this post should be difficult, this post should be hard but then I found this book--one of the weight loss books I made myself when I was at the beginning of this endeavor--February 21, 2002 to be exact. In a little over a month I will be at one decade in this journey to get fit, turning 30 in a little over 4 months and so excited when I look back at the wisdom I have gained in this area. I am not sad about posting these pictures I am ecstatic! I still have so much to learn and a lot to do but I am excited because I know I can do it! I look at myself and I say I am beautiful--I can say it because I feel so great on the inside--healthy and strong--and I know without a doubt I can help the outside match the inside....without further ado--a variation of Viv...
