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Loving life and losing weight.....not as easy as it sounds

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  • Name: Corrie28
  • City: Saint Catharines
  • Region: Ontario
  • Country: Canada

My Weight Loss

Height: 167.6cm
Start weight: 283.00lb
Current weight: 272.00lb
Goal weight: 150.00lb
Lost to date: 11.00lb
Remaining: 122.00lb

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Day 10!!! Level 2

Tried level 2 today, and boy it sucks!!!  Ha ha ha.  I think it is were I will stay for a little while.  I thought I was going to die while I was doing it, and that's a good thing, right?  Doing level 2 really shows how level 1 was just getting way too easy for me.  Although I still didn't feel as bad my first day of level 2 as I did my first day of level 1.  At that time I could never imagine moving on, or even doing the dvd again!  lol, How things change when you really try!
I am getting sick again.  How unfair considering I have already been sick this season 3 times!  I thought exercise and healthy eating were suppost to help to keep me from getting sick?  I think I have been sick more this year then i have for the last 3 years.
I have a busy day today.  I am trying to get in to get my nails fixed (I dropped a box of playdoh and broke one of my nails way down), I need to get my daughter some pink and purple clothes for Hanna Montana camp, I still need to get myself some new scrubs and I need to get some veggies for the rest of this week.  Then I am off to work this afternoon.  No time for anything else......actually I shouldn't even be sitting here typing! 
Have a great Tuesday!!! 

Day 9, I think I am ready

I can't believe I have been doing The 30 Day Shred for 9 days already!  It is hard to believe how much easier it has gotten for me.  I think I am done with level 1 and am ready for level 2.  I watched it today after completing level 1 and think that it is doable.  I am a little worried about my shoulder, but I am going to give it a shot.  If I have to modify some of the moves, so be it.  I will still workout!  When I started this challenge I couldn't have ever imagined WANTING to move onto the next level.  In my mind I thought that I could just do level 1 for the whole month and that would be enough, but my body wants more.  It wants to be challenged, it wants to hurt and sweat and hate Jillian while I am working out.  LOL.
I have to go to work today, boo!  This weekend went by so quickly and I got nothing done. 
Have a good Monday!

It's over already???

Just a quick post today!  Super tired.  Did my shred this morning, got up early to do it before we left, and before breakfast.  Big mistake!  I already know that if I exercise before I eat I get sick.  So one piece of dry toast for breakfast, and then we were off to the Science Centre.  We had an awesome time, and bringing lunch was great.  We had lots of food, and plenty to drink, and as an extra bonus it only cost about $10 to feed the four of us!
Body Worlds was great, the human body is amazing.  They had one body that was of a 300lb man, and it was scary how much fat was on him and around his organs.  Picturing that display will definantly keep me on track.
Posted a pic of me at the Science Centre and it is so neat to see how much I have changed in just a few months.
I am done for tonight, too tired to write more.
Nighty night everyone!

Officially losing my mind

Where is that scale!?!?!?  I have this over-powering need to weigh myself.  It has been a whole week, and I am dying to know.  When I am not weighing myself, I start to feel like I must be gaining, and I get discouraged.  My husband is staying true to his word and NOT telling me where he put it.  LOL, YES I did look for it!  Everywhere I could think of and nothing.  Is it normal to obsess so much about a number??? 
 
I guess I just need to take my mind off of it.  After I eat it will be time for Jillian and then I am out shopping.  I have to get my daughter everything she needs for the Hanna Montana camp she is going to next week (as long as she doesn't get the flu, we are good to go).   She wasn't suppost to be going, infact I couldn't even get her on the waiting list because there were so many girls interested.  But a few schools had to close due to H1N1, and that took care of most of the lists.   I feel bad for all those other girls, but my babe is so happy!  She wanted to go so bad, and was heartbroken when I told her she couldn't .  Now she is so happy!!
After shopping, we have hockey today .  Fingers crossed that the refs show up.  Last game they didn't, and it had to be cancelled.  Even though both teams were there and fully dressed, they weren't allowed to play due to insurance not covering the other team if there are no refs present.  Boo!
After hockey I wil be making lunch and snacks for the Science Centre tomorrow!  I can't wait, it is going to be so much fun!  I am going to try to take a picture in the same spot as my "before" picture, and then post it here to compare.  I am not sure if that exibit is still there or if it has changed.  I will see!  Fingers crossed!!
Have a great weekend!

Day 6 and feeling sick :(

I started to feel sick last night shortly after my date with Jillian, and it just got worse over night.  My stomach is killing me and I have been feeling dizzy and more tired then usual..I haven't been able to eat much today, so on the plus side my calories are super low (I think about 535).  I was able to make it through my daily shred, but I think that is it for me today.  I am hoping if I go to bed very early I will wake up feeling 100%. Even with feeling crappy, I noticed that The Shred was even a little bit easier today....I am starting to think it might be time to go to level 2?
 
Happy Weekend!!

Day 5 with Jillian

And she kicked my butt today.  I did the workout after work, and boy does that make it so much harder.  i am exhausted from lack of sleep.  I went to bed at about 11:30, but couldn't sleep because my back was bothering me.  Then up at 5:30 for work :(  All I wanted when I got home was a nap, but instead I got Jillian!  I am glad today's workout is over and I do not have to do this again until tomorrow.
I was tempted at work today....  I had to fit test one of my co-workers (fitting them for a resporator), and while I was getting it ready, what did I spy... A SCALE!!!!  Oh, and I gave into temptation, who would now, right?  Well the scale didn't work, at all!  LOL, it saved me from myself, thank goodness.
Anyway, i am off to make dinner and get ready for hockey tonight!  have a nice night, and sleep well! 

Day 4

Where is that darn scale???  Ha ha, I am just dying to weigh myself!  I guess this is good practice for when I reach my goal and am just maintaining.  I don't plan on weighing myself everyday then.
I cannot wait until this month is over!  Jillian is getting a tiny bit easier everyday.  But I am finding different muscles hurting everyday.  For the first couple (including the end of Oct), my thighs were killing me.  I could not stand up or walk without soreness.  Now that is gone, my arms (biceps)  were sore.  Today, it was my calfs.  It really seems like this workout targets all the main muscles groups.  Which I have not been working out.  Lesson learned.  I think Jillian better become part of my regular routine once this month is over!
I am working today, after 4 wonderful days off.  I am doing a turn around shift (working til 11 tonight and then in for 7 tomorrow).  I am not sure where to fit my shredding in.  I like to get it over with early, but I don't think i am up to a 4:30- 5am wakeup call.  I am almost considering doing it tonight after work, and calling it my Thursday workout, then I can be in bed for 12:30 as long as I get out of work on time.  I will fit it in somewhere no matter what.  I have to stay accountable to all the my wonderful EP friends on here.  I won't let you down!
I cannot wait for this weekend.  We are planning a trip to the Science Centre to see the Body Works exibit.  I have wanted to see it for a long time, and it is finally back in Toronto.  So my family and I are going to take a day trip to go see it, along with all the other fun stuff at the Science Centre.  Last time we went I packed snacks and  it work out very well.  So I will be doing that again to avoid any off plan eating.  They have pizza and sandwiches for sale there (all very expensive, and unhealthy).  The kids always have such a good time and they learn a lot as well so it is definantly worth it.
I am off to get ready for the day, and work.  Keep losing! 

Day 3, hanging in there

I am very happy that day 3 is done!!  It is hard not to notice how much faster the level one workout is going by and how great I am feeling after it is done.  I had a hard time getting motivated this morning (TOM is paying a visit and is quite painful), but I am so glad I pushed myself.  Exercise really does make such a difference with cramps.
So I didn't get to buy new pants yesterday, as I am very bloated and couldn't stand to try anything on.  I will have to go sometime next week, in the meantime, my too big pants will do, I'll just have to find a belt.
I started my Christmas shopping yesterday.  I got all the wrapping paper and tape that I will need (I wrap as I shop in case the kids snoop).  And I got a few things for the kids.  Mostly playdoough, and a great big stuffed dog for my daughter.  She loves any over sized stuffy, so I know this will be a huge hit!
I have about a ton of laundry and house work to get done today, so I guess I better get started.
Have a happy Tuesday!

Day 2 down, 28 to go

I will admit today was a bit easier then yesterday, but I still hate this workout while I am doing it!!  I feel great now, and my muscles feel all quivery. It really feels like this workout is waking up my muscles and tearing them to shreds! lol.  I am so looking forward to the end of the month!  Not only do I get to weigh myself (just 2 days without weighing myself and it is driving me crazy!!), I can stop doing this dvd!!  ha ha ha.  I can't wait!

Christmas is coming soon and I have decided that I better get my butt in gear and start shopping.  I like to be finished before December, as I can't stand the malls.  It's like everyone goes insane whenever they set foot in a shopping centre in December. 

While I am out today I need to get some new scrubs for work.  Mine are still my old size (3X) and are WAY too big.  I feel so silly wearing them now, the tops go almost down to my knees and the pants are comically too long.  So while I am out getting new scrubs and presents, i am thinking new jeans for me too!  Why not?  All my pants are either too big or too small.  The too small will fit soon enough, in the mean time the too big are always slipping down.  I love losing weight, but I am annoyed but never having anything to wear :(  So today I will fix that, just a little bit (only one pair of pants!).

I am looking forward to being able to shop in a normal store, which will probably be soon, maybe just a few more months.  The Old Navy by my house carries up to size 20, and 2XL, so it will be nice to by affordable clothes that are also fashionable.  Woo Hoo!

I have to eat and shower, then get my butt out the door. 

Have a Fab day and kick butt!

Day 1

And I am wondering what have I gotten myself into???  This sucks!!!  LOL.  It is not easy, especially for me!  I have so much weight to move around, and I am so out of shape.  Ok, enough whining!!
I feel good now that the torture is over, and have a whole day before I have to do it again.  My husband has hidden the scale some where in the house....and I am only a little bit tempted to look for it!
Last night was trick-or-treating, and I did have some candy.  I went over my calories (I think I went up to 1800 instead of my 1500).  I have to stay strong today with all this candy hanging around the house.  Maybe my husband should hide that on me too, lol !
I hope everyone out there had a Happy Halloween!  Have a great day!

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