And away we go!!!

firewife

firewife

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Okay, so I made the switch from WLF to Training by a bit of persuasion from the ultimate motivator - Chillen. (I have read some of your other posts and your tips are great and motivators are priceless. )
I will continue to post each days workout and thoughts, keep myself motivated by searching new tips, and visualize the results that I want.

Here are my first two post from WLF, just so you know where I am coming from:
I am a 39 year old High School English Teacher and Volleyball coach; needless to say, for the last 9 years I have NOT been the ideal role model of physical fitness. I have been making excuse after excuse to keep myself from feeling fit and healthy and I am ready for change. Why now, you ask? Hmmm...maybe it is the fact that I can no longer hit a volleyball the way I did 10 years ago, maybe it is the fact that I can no longer fit into ANY of the clothes (that I have an insane amount of love for) in my closet, or maybe it's just plain pride - or the fact that I have none. No pride in myself, no pride in my athletic ability, no pride in my sad attempt at being a role model for my volleyball girls. I have made a commitment to begin P90X tomorrow and am ready to work my rear off to become a strong, fit, healthy woman. Day 1 starts tomorrow and I will post everyday after my workouts. Some workouts will be in the morning, some in the afternoon, and some at night as I have a truly unpredictable schedule, but (mark my words - counselor) I will complete the workouts daily. In the past, I have had a huge problem with commitment, I start....I quit. I am hoping that because I have chosen to document everything here I will not be a quitter, by having others read my progress and journaling I hope to find encouragement and helpful tips to be successful on this journey.

Many thanks for all the kind words of encouragement. I am really looking forward to journaling dailly to keep myself accountable and track my progress. I will also be taking my 'before" photos tonight so I can see visilbe results at the 30, 60, and 90 day marks.

I just finished my first workout of P90X and feel great!! I was able to complete about 1/2 of the reps that Tony and his crew did, but I kept moving, to keep my heart rate up, until the next excercise began. I focused on my form more than the number of reps I could complete because, let me tell you, I want push ups to become my buddy...right now push ups are from the devil! I will not focus on what I can't do, but what I just did. I just completed day one of transforming my body into being stonger and healthier.


Current body weight = 189.2 BMI = 28.70
Goal body weight - 145 BMI = 19.5

Today was day two of P90X and I rocked it. I was able to keep up much better with the DVD and focused on form vs. reps. I also walked 5 miles with my friend, which was a bonus on top of the P90X. I feel like I was more aware of my protein, carb, and fat intake today. After working so stinkin hard I wasn't going to wreck it with eating useless calories. I have no energy right now for wit, so I am signing off:sleeping:.
 
Its good to see you starting a journal here on the FF, FireWife (love this name). :)

You are going to have a lot of success in your fitness journey, young lady. I posted a response to your other thread, in case you didn't see it.

I feel like I was more aware of my protein, carb, and fat intake today.
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In order to make your program more effective, you must control your calories, and have a grapple on your macros. This is just a reminder. :)

If I can help you in anyway, just let me know.

Success is your first name.

Peace


Best wishes,

Chillen
 
Good to see you on here

Just one question, what does WLF stand for? I keep trying to work it out but all I can think of is 'Would Like to F***'
 
Typhon said:
Good to see you on here

Just one question, what does WLF stand for? I keep trying to work it out but all I can think of is 'Would Like to F***'
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I would guess its weight loss forum, second link at the top of the forums ^^^. To the OP good luck and I hope I see your pictures real soon. :D
 
Thanks for clearing that up, Blackbeard. By no means, would I imply that I would like to F*** anyone other than my smokin hot husband. ;)

Here is my eating plan for today:
B - Myoplex lite 190 cal, 25 protein, 1.5 fat (is this too much protein for one meal?????)
S - sm. Apple, 1/2 c. cottage cheese
L- Grilled Chix breast, green beans, banana
S - South Beach snack bar 140 cal, 10 protein, 5 fat
D- Greek Salad w/ lite dressing

So, let me know if I am heavy on the protein or if I need to modify any of these calories. My work out today will be after lunch, mid afternoon.

Will post again after workout.

*I feel fantastic today and I am extremely focused on becoming stronger and healthier. While I was doing cardio, yesterday, all I could think about was how much stonger my heart was becoming with each breath I took.

"As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23:7
 
firewife said:
Thanks for clearing that up, Blackbeard. By no means, would I imply that I would like to F*** anyone other than my smokin hot husband. ;)
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Well, that's kinda what I meant, not that you were advertising.
It sounds like a new fitness fad, after Scary Spice said she gets her abs from having sex 5 times a day with her husband, I thought it might be catching on as the latest fitness trend

Best get back to dreaming....
 
the dang thing wont let me rep you again Typhon! <<-- i spelled it right for you.

SO-- Chillen is so radical for followers he trolls the Weight loss forum!!

looks like we scored!

Welcome Firewife!

FF
 
I just had a great workout!! Shoulders and arms with ab-ripper X helped me sweat out a bunch of goo and negative energy!! Today was day 3 of P90X; I am feeling more and more confident with this decision every time I go downstairs to work out! I had some muscles soreness from the previous days excercises, but I stretched them out and had a great workout.

I have been on track today with food and portion control. I think my biggest struggle has been sweets. So, today I had an orange instead of banana with lunch to take care of that. Plans have changed a bit and we are going out to dinner with friends, so I will really need to make good choices for dinner. I will not ruin all the hard work I have logged just for a plate of pasta!
No vino for me, not worth the calories.


I will be walking after dinner with my neighbor again, I really don't think we'll have time for 5 tonight, but something is better than nothing.

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I don't know what the deal was, but I had a really rough day. I know my life is blessed and I have absolutely NOTHING to complain about, yet I struggled with a bad attitude all day. I am so thankful that I had bible study tonight to set me straight as to why I was so grumpy today. Tonight I learned that the command, in the bible, that is most frequently written is, "Don't be afraid." (hold that thought and go with me on this)

I tend to be a perfectionist in most areas of my life that affect other people, i.e. teaching, coaching, wife, etc. But, in the meantime I neglect taking care of myself. I think this may be rooted in a weak self image that needs some remodeling. (part of why I started this program to begin with) Here is where the fear of failure comes back into play.

I kinda burned out today during the Yoga sesson of P90X and felt like I wasn't getting anywhere. Then these negative thoughts started spiraling and before you know it, I began fearing that P90X won't work and that I will be a fatty for the rest of my life. But this train of thought is so messed up and totally irrational; P90X IS NOT the solution, it is a springboard to changing all the bad habits I have developed over the last 9 years. It is so stupid for me to be scared that something "won't work"...it is working. For the last 4 days I have been selective of what to eat, I have worked out (and really enjoyed it), and I have felt proud of myself. (great step in the remodel of self image-huh?)

Pretty cool stuff in my book.

As for the burn out during the Yoga - good grief (hand slap forehead) - I will be cutting myself some slack on not being able to hold the poses longer......my body will continue to get stronger and stronger with each day I choose to work my muscles. Duh.

Tomorrow is a NEW day and I am thankful for having a strong, healthy body to live it!:animal2 :animal3:
 
I had a great work out today. It was day 6 of P90X and we did Kenpo. I worked hard on form and focused on completing all the reps. I was also able to get in another 5 miles with my best neighbor. We live in the country and I love the smells and sounds of summer while we walk.


Not much time to journal, but all in all it was another great day.

Tomorrow I will do abs and stretch.
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Day 7 - P90X

Today was pretty much a day of rest, but I did the P90X stretch CD and it had some great stuff on it. I also walked two miles and did so-so on eating. My guy and I went out to eat for lunch and I made pretty good choices - only ate 1/2 of a BBQ pulled pork sandwich and a salad. I did have regular ranch dresssing on the salad and enjoyed it like no other. I still have a sweet tooth, though, and woudl really like to make cookies tonight, but I know all that will do is set me up to CRASH!

My fella is getting involved with the healthier eating at home, (I know he still drinks Pepsi when he goes to the fire station) so this makes it super easy when I cook for us. I tried some grilled asparagus yesterday and it was shockingly good.

I still really hate the fact that I have mirrors in my work out room beause every time I glance in the mirror, while I am working out, I hear a bunch of negatives in my head and end up feeling like a lardasss. I gotta remind myself that everyday I work out is one day closer to my goals and a million times better than what I was doing to get healthy last year.

So, I am still at it after one week. I think the true test of this program will be when summer is over and my normal schedule of teaching and coaching kicks back in.:confused4:
 
Today was the first day of week 2 and I worked on core with P90X and walked 5 miles. It felt good to be a bit stronger with the core excercises, I actually was able to do 10 push ups!!!!!!! I am so stinkin' happy!!:jump1:

My fella has been really encouraging and helpful with making some suggestions of things we can do together to keep moving. We used to play tennis all the time and kind of let that go when we moved to the country. He suggested we go ahead and make the 20 minute drive to the closest courts and make it part of date night. LOVE IT!!

We are also going to start budgeting for 18 holes of golf once a week. We love to play golf, but it is so expensive. However, with the money we are saving by not eating out, we're hitting the links!
 
Didn't take time to post yesterday, but DID make time to work out. It was Week 2 day 2 of P90X and I had a great cardio session. I felt stronger than last week and had a bit more stamina to keep up with Tony and the crew.

I am going to Cancun with my sis in two weeks and am starting to look forward to sunning and Volleyball on the beach. I tried my suit on last night and I already feel more confident, now that I have been consistenly working out. Even though the scale doesn't report a lot of results, I can fit into some of my clothes that are one size smaller.

I'm thinking all the work is building muscle more than burning fat, from what I have read the more muscle I develop the faster my body will burn fat. I think it takes more calories to rebuild the muscles I am tearing when I work out, then just eat up fat, from cardio work outs. So, I think the fact that I am doing the P90X AND walking every night will really make a difference. I logged 5 more miles last night with my gal friend and wasn't nearly as tired when I got home. Usually after our walks my hips hurt, not complaining (so grateful to be able to walk period), just stating the facts.

God is so good. I feel blessed and thankful.

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