Well, helloooo EP peeps, yes I am returned like Lazarus from the dead...
Guess what! Guess what!
I was driving home last week from a gym class at Extreme Fitness and so I noticed that a new Good Life had opened up across the street, I turned in, went inside and had a look around a chat with a sales chicky and she gave me a pass...I told her I was interested in a personal trainer...appointed booked...the following day...ok went in talked to personal trainer sales guy, kinda young but very honest to my surprise...
he said "I am not going to try to sell you anything until you come in and try a session for free with a personal trainer, don't worry, I will match you up with the exact type of trainer that you are looking for"...btw, he used to work at Extreme and deported over to Good Life why?..."I was not happy with them, I saw the slimy things they were doing with the clients..."
"hmmm...already liking this place" I am thinking
So I go in meet my personal trainer this last Monday for my free session, he is up front and honest, exactly what I told sales guy I wanted my trainer to be. A no bullshit type of person who wanted to see my body change as much as I wanted to see it change...not someone who is going to be in lala land while I had a weight hanging above my head...which I have observed at my gym. I told this all to sales guy and he gave me exactly what I wanted. This guy is funny and he is huge, I am sorry but the first time I saw him...I thought...."Shrek"
No he is not ugly just built like Shrek with the huge muscles and the square head and the sticky out ears...LOL! He is actually quite a sweet heart and a cutie pie. But he told me...don't like me because you will hate me pretty soon...I said good! because that is what I want to pay for...a personal ass kicker!
I saw my weight creeping up to 160 again and I even saw the scale tell it to me one day...I swore I wouldn't go back there and I did, so now drastic measures are being taken to get me to goal.
"Shrek" told me...absolutely he can get me to 135 at 20% fat I am currently 34% body fat...I think I was like 45% body fat last year when I started at Extreme. I told him if he gave me 110% I would give him 110% without a doubt...I don't want to waste my money or his time...he was happy to hear that. He told me how people waste money and don't work hard with him and in the end he gets the blame because they didn't see results...he said he has no problem pushing people but if they give him nothing back he gets frustrated and just sits back and lets the clients run the show....I told him get me results, I don't care how he does it...I will follow his plan to a T...because I work hard for my money. And now that I have bitten the bullet and paid for it...I am determined.
I will be trained 3 times a week for 4 months...I will do my measurements, and pics soon...Let the games begin!
Another thing I liked about this gym, I only met people once or twice and already they all know my name and greet me by name and ask me how was my workout...WOW a personable gym and friendly? I am in love!
Well, I have not gained Janet Jackson's body before 40, nor have I reached goal, but I did put a huge dent in my weight loss this year and I consider that a great accomplishment, especially for a procrastinator like me.
So what are my goals now that I am 40?
Well, continue on of course, continue with my goals, I don't know if I will ever get to goal as my body is not CO-OPERATING...note I have stayed pretty much between 152-155 for oh say the last 5 months, man that has got to be the longest plateau in history.
I am off to Europe alone on the 23rd , I haven't talked to so called best friend yet, what a pity, but she did wish me a happy birthday, sorta, she posted it on MSN...lol....what has this world come to, no more phone calls? Well, I am sure we will speak again, but our relationship will definitely be different.
What have I learned in the last 40 years, absolutely nothing...LOL!!!Well, isn't that what they say life begins at 40? I hope to learn something in the next 40 years.
Today I am going to go for a nice motorcycle ride and do some shopping, maybe buy a nice piece of new jewellery to mark my crossing over into...eh-hem..."the midlife", if I am not mistaken isn't true midlife like 45?.
I am looking forward to my new adventures. Let the fireworks begin!!!
Yes, I watch childrens movies! I watched Ice Age 2 and when I heard this song, I fell in love with it! Today I start my 6WBMO program. Staying 100% POP (perfectly on plan). OK time to go and do my walk then work.
Oui, je regardes les film pour les enfant. Je regardes Ice Age 2 et quand je ecoute cet chanson, je tomber dans l'amour avec ca! Aujourdhui je commencerai ma 6WBMO plan. Rester 100% POP (parfait sur plan)..oops, en francais c'est PSP.LOL! Ok, temps pour marche et puis travaille.
Well, I am back, again, you see this place is like home you leave it for alittle while but you know it is always there and the people that love and support you are always here to help out, and if you go missing (ahem!...) they come and find you. So, yes, I have not completed my journey with EP yet, I have been completely off the wagon for more than 2 weeks, no gym, still eating regular, but now add beer, ok not alot of beer just a couple here and there.
The good thing about all this exercising I did before, I sam still at my plateau, fluctuating between 152-155.
I have exactly 1 month before I turn 40 August 12th and exactly 6 weeks before I leave for Europe.
The plan:
Michael Thurmond's 6 week body makeover, I've done it before and I lost 15 pounds so I am hoping to get at least 10 pounds off before the big 40 which is August 12th. I plan on walking off the pounds, along with the gym.
En Francais:
Eh bien, je suis de retour, de nouveau, vous voyez ce lieu est comme à la maison vous le quittez pour alittle tandis que vous le savez, mais il est toujours là et les gens que l'amour et de soutien, vous êtes toujours là pour vous aider, et si vous manquent (ahem !...) Et ils viennent vous trouver. Alors, oui, je n'ai pas terminé mon voyage encore avec le Parlement européen, j'ai été complètement hors du wagon pendant plus de 2 semaines, pas de salle de gym, encore manger régulièrement, mais maintenant ajouter la bière, ok pas beaucoup de bière juste un couple ici et là .
La bonne chose à tout cela, je l'exercice l'ont fait avant, je sam encore à mon plateau, fluctuant entre 152-155.
J'ai exactement 1 mois avant je m'adresse 40 et exactement 6 semaines avant je quitte pour l'Europe.
Le plan:
Michael Thurmond 6 semaines corps beauté, je l'ai fait avant et j'ai perdu 15 livres et je suis donc l'espoir d'obtenir au moins 10 livres avant que les grands 40 qui est 12 août. Je prévois à quelques minutes de marche de la livres, ainsi que la salle de gym.
Well, alot has happened in the last few weeks. I have gotten my weight down alittle bit more, but not as much as I would like. Anyway, I am still going to the gym on a regular basis. The progress is slow but I feel stonger and my stamina has improved by 100% for sure. I couldn't do a push up in October let alone hold my body up by my arms and now I can do man pushups! I am so amazed by that.
On a personal note. I mentioned before that my best friend for the last 35 years and I were going to go to europe in August. Well, after I have paid for everything she backed out. I could do nothing to convince her to change her mind, I was so hurt and angry that I told her our friendship was over! I cried like I have never cried in my life. I have always been there for her and have never asked for anything in return. This one time that I just want her company on a trip, that I was fully prepared to pay for the both of us, because she is a single mother and cannot afford a trip, and she couldn't give me just a little of her time to spend with me. I was shocked. I don't think I would cry that hard if my husband left me. I didn't sleep all night. I was sad all day at work and I cried all the way home in the car. So I called her and told her we need to talk face to face, because we talk almost everynight on MSN and that is how she told me she was cancelling. So I went to her house, picked her up and brought her back to my house, we talked it out and we are still friends, how can I throw away 35 years with the only person in my life who has been the only constant unchanging thing in my life. But she is still not going to come to Paris with me, so I am going alone. I will only be alone on the plane, as i am meeting up with friends and then family through the whole trip. So such is life. I am over it and I am glad that I didn't lose my friend, my sister.
Another 1/2 pound down this morning? I'll take it!
Wow , thank you Scale gods!!! Thank you!!!
153.0 Lbs
Ok so 3 more pounds and I am officially in a weight category that I haven't seen for may 10 years....
So busy, I am in the midst of cleaning my house, trying to plan my European vacation to Paris on August 23rd, work and make it to the gym! Man, I don't have kids, I would be going nuts, so here is my hats off to all the mommies here who add those extra hours into their 24 hour day!! :::Standing Ovation::::
All of a sudden I went from boring life to oh my gosh someone add a few hours in the day please.
I bought my mother-in-law a spa day and of course she cannot go alone and since her son refuses to step foot into a spa unless they use "manly" type of "badger cream" or some kinda manly crap, why not moose droppings, is that manly enough? Sheeeesh!!! I will happily step in and join her. Good planning on my part eh? ::::snicker, snicker::::
Alot to do gotta run and then I gotta run too....Aaaaah!!!
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Un autre 1/2 livre cette matin? Je vais prendre cet.
Wow!! Merci les Dieu de la balance! Merci!!!
153.0 lbs.
Ok, seulement trois livres, et je suis officiale dans le pesee categori que je ne vois pas dans dix ans.
Tellement occupee!! Je suis en train de nettoyer ma chez, je suis essayer fais le plan de ma vacance de l'europe de Paris 23 Aout. alle a la travaille et alle a la gym. J'ai ne avoir pas les enfants. Je serais comme un folle!mon chapeaux au loin à les mères qui mettent les heures supplémentaires dans la journée.:::ovation::::
Tout de suite, je aller ennuyeuse vie par Mon Dieu! Quelqu'un s'il vous plait ajouter beaucoup plus heures dans ma jour.
J'ai acheter ma belle-mere un jour de Spa. Et. bien sur, elle ne peux pas alle tout seul. Et lui fils refusee mettre lui pieds dans la Spa jusque ils employer la creme pour la vrai homme comme "creme de la Badger" ou quelque merde comme ca. Pourquoi pas le merde de la moose. Est-ce que c'est sufficant manly? Sheeeesh!!! Je suis heureuse de fais le part pour lui.C'est un bonne plan pour ma part, eh? :::ris, ris::::
Je dois courir et puis je dois courir....Aaaaaaah!!
First, Happy Mothers Day to all you mothers...lol...sounds funny!
Yes, it is moving again...could it be possible that I am out of my plateau?
153.5 this morning!!! New territory for me. Have not been blow 155 in years!!
Scale says so! I can't stay long, I have been really busy and it seem like time is flying. I will come back tomorrow and write more. But for now just wanted to mention that I am coming out! Yes, Coming out of my plateau...uh...I hope!
Un premiere, Bon fete, pour tous les mere's ici!
Oui, je fais le mouvement encore...est-ce que c'est possible que je sorti ma plateau?
153.5 cet matin!!! Nouvelle territory pour moi. Je me sous pas 155 depuis beaucoup ans.
La balance, dis ca! Je ne reste pas ici pour longe temps, je suis tres occupe et le temps est voler. Je revenir demain et ecrire beaucoup encore. Mais , maintenant, je juste dis que je sortir! Oui, je sortir ma plateau...uh...j'espere!
Okay girls the past week I did exactly as planned and it was great.
I ate bacon and eggs for breakfast at least 4 days, I even had take out, not greasy take-out but Tim Horton's ham and swiss sandwich one day.
I ate everything that was offered to me, I ate chocolate, alot of it! TOM is coming. I ate chips and I wanted ice cream so bad one day that I watched Youtube videos of icecream, okay I know that is weird, so I had to run out and buy some right then and there. Anyway I didn't end up buying real icecream, but found something called Yogurt Plus, it s yogurt that looks and tastes exactly like icecream, and had at least 2 glasses of wine for the last 3 nights in a row. I did not go to the gym at all last week. Took a mini vacation from my routine of getting fit.
And the damage? A gain of 1.5 pounds since last weigh 10 days ago.
Not too bad I would say.
I am trying to trick my body into getting out of the "plateau" and I think that this week will be the defining moment, to see if the scale will move for me. I am trying to get under 155 as you all know by now, I have been whining about it for the last month.
We will see this week.
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Okay les filles, le derniere semaine je fis exactement cette je plan et il fus spectaculaire.
Je mange bacon et les oeufs pour le petit dejeuner pour quatre jours. Je meme mange "take-out". pas le gras nouriture, mais, le Tim Horton's sandwich de jambon et fromage de swiss une jour.
Je mange tous les choses cet etait offrir de moi. Je mange le chocolat, beaucoup! TOM est venir bientot. Je mange les croustilles et une jour je veux le creme glacee tellement cette je regarde le video sur Youtube de creme glacee. C'est tres bizarre, je sais. Alors, je alle le magasin et achete le creme glacee toute de suite. En fin, je ne achete pas le vrai creme glacee je trouver un gelee "Yogurt Plus", c'est resemble comme creme glacee et c'est goût exactement comme creme glacee. Je bu pas moins de deux verres de vin depuis le trois soirs passee. Je ne aller pas de gym derniere semaine aussi. Je prendre un petit vacances de mon routine de vie de remise en forme.
Que-ce que la mal? Prendre du poids de 1.5 depuis les dix jours passe derniere.
Pas trop mal je pense.
Je essayer jouer un ruse a ma corps et alors c'est alle sorti de le plateau. Je pense que cet semaine serais le moment pour le verite. Nous verrons, si le balance fais se mouvement pour moi. Je suis essayer de sous 155 poids, tous les monde sais. J'ai pleurs de la meme sujet pour le derniere mois .
For practice and for my french friends here on EP, I have decided to write my blogs in two languages. English and French. Feel free to correct my french if you like. Not a problem, it will only help me to improve, right?
So, Coloa brought to mind a question that maybe I am starving myself unknowingly. I have been all over the web on the topic of weight loss plateaus and what to do when you hit the wall so to speak.
I calculated the amount of calories I need to eat...1400-1500 depending on which site I went to. My BMR calories are almost 1000 per day ( I do 3 hours in the gym...ummm ya..thats about 1000 calories burned) ...therefore I am only getting 400-500 calories a day in my body....
YIKES!!! I would call that starvation!!
That explains why I was SO hungry when I got home from the gym last night. Man! I was starving, literally!!
To test out the theories I read up all day long today on the issue of plateaus, I am going to eat MORE! and see if that will get the number dropping again.
Pour le practique et pour mon francais amies de EP, je voudrais ecrire ma blog dans deux langues. Anglais et Francais. Corriger ma francais, si tu aime. Pas de probleme, c'est m'aide ameliore, n'est pas?
alors, Coloa, tu faire me penser, et je me demander le question que peut-etre je suis affamer, mais je ne connais pas ca? J'ai regarder sur le web de le sujet de plateau de perte de poids et quoi je faire quand c'est arriver.
Je calcules combien calories je besoin manger...1400-1500 c'est depend quelle website je visite. Ma BMR et 1000 calories par jour. (je faire 3 heures dans le gym...ummm....oui c'est 1000 calories je bruler) alors, je seulement recu 400-500 calories dans ma corps.
ZUT!! Oui je pense c'est affamer!
Cet expliquer pourquoi je suis tres faim apres le gym hier soiree.
Alors, je suis tester les theories je lire aujourdhui par je manger beaucoup encore! et voir si les numero est moins encore.
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