PEELE-ing Away The Pounds and Stopping The INSANITY

[sveta]

Originally Posted by kfisherx

Here's hoping for ya to get a lift week or two coming up. All that cardio is so.... YAWN....

Second that! Gotta be exciting to go back to lifting!

[DanceDiva]

Originally Posted by dillytl

Tomorrow we head down to my brother's house - he and his wife are hosting Easter dinner (a day early!) - good thing it's my "treat" day!!! My sis-in-law is a pretty darn good cook so I'm sure there will be much yumminess going on!!!

Put some food porn in your log. I'm not cooking, so I'll live vicariously through you. Happy Easter.

[stingo]

Yup food porn always attracts replies.

[tkinsley]

Well, you tea pushers have convinced me. I'm on board the teavana express, too.
Just what I need, more stuff to spend money on...

[L'ilJ]

Originally Posted by tkinsley

Well, you tea pushers have convinced me. I'm on board the teavana express, too.
Just what I need, more stuff to spend money on...

Ooh..what'ch gonna get? I was planning to go there this weekend to get some more, but didn't get a chance. I definitely want to try the Pistachio Apple Pie stuff but I'm also open to other suggestions.

[tkinsley]

I'm getting the sweet amore, haute chocolate, a tea maker, a cup, a spoon.... LOL! I think I'll add the pistachio apple pie so I hit 50 bucks and get free shipping. Hey, I'm actually SAVING money that way, right? Ha!

[L'ilJ]

Hey Tracey, do you get to lift again this week? Are you feeling refreshed and ready to go?

[Kirjava]

I want to try the pistachio apple tea too.......not even sure if I can order it in Canada....

[dillytl]

Originally Posted by L'ilJ

Hey Tracey, do you get to lift again this week? Are you feeling refreshed and ready to go?

Hi Jill! Yup - I'm back to lifting again - kinda....I'm doing circuits. Not my favorite thing in the world to do, but......I guess there's a time and place for 'em, and it's my time!

Here's what I did Sunday:

Rounds: 4
Reps per movement: 15
Rest: 2 min in between each round

Rack Pulls
Bent Over Rows
Turkish Get Ups
Single Arm Hangpull (15 each side)
Plank progression
Alternating Hammer Curls (15 each side)
Leg Up Crunch

*Whoever invented those Turkish Get Up things should be freakin' shot! I absolutely HATED that exercise!
*For the Plank Progression - here's the deal: Start off in plank position for 30 secs and every 15 secs lift one leg, other leg, one arm, other arm. Repeat for 2 mins. This was HARD!


CONFESSION TIME
I was actually to the point where I was ready to throw in the towel. My results for the past month have been almost non-existant so I've been really discouraged. My diet has been 95% spot on and I have a really hard time with that 5% being the cause of my not making progress! My "treat" days were supposed to be good for me mentally, but ended up just causing huge amounts of guilt! My problem with the treat days was that I was NOT tracking calories (I mean, they're treat days - who wants to track??) so I guess I was eating more than I thought I was and ended up just un-doing a week's worth of hard work!

So I've spent the past couple days doing some soul searching and some talking to myself and here's where I'm at - I'm committing 100% to the next 30 days. I'm going to track, follow my nutrition guidelines and do whatever workouts I'm supposed to do for the next 30 days, then I'm going to see where I'm at and re-evaluate at that time. I'll still get my "treat" days, but they will be tracked as well - so if I eat 1800 cals worth of poptarts and twinkies, it's all good as long as I track the calories!

I know this fat loss journey isn't supposed to be fun, or easy, but I also don't feel like I should be a total basket-case-mental-psycho either - which is where I was letting myself get! On the other hand, I KNOW exactly what will happen if I don't get my ass back in gear and get on with it....I'll put the fat that I have lost right back on, and maybe some more for good measure, and six months from now I'll be miserable and at the point I was at the beginning of January when I hired Leigh in the first place. SO - I'm gonna keep on keeping on, adjust my attitude about the whole thing and do what I gotta do!

[L'ilJ]

We've all been at that place where you want to give up on whatever "program" you're following. It's hard work! It's so much easier to just eat what you want and not think about it right? There will always be times where you stall and I suspect that is why Leigh gave you a break to give you some extra recovery time. I'm sure you'll start making bigtime progress this month. Leigh knows here sh&t.

Keep fighting the good fight Tracey.

[kfisherx]

Have you watched leigh's video on portions and measuring? That one is a great one to start you on thinking about things and how easy it is to be off my several hundred calories a day on what you are eating.

I look at this whole body reshaping project as a job or project. There is definately a lot of work to it and at the end you have a "finished" product that represents your hard work. This is month 3 of a 6 month challenge (the hump if you will) and the truth is starting to come out for many folks now. The truth is that it ain't easy and it ain't fast and rewards come more quickly to those who are true and consistent.

For the folks on a fat loss plan this will be the month that we start to see some pulling away from the masses. Those will be the logs I will read with great care as I begin my cutting program. So far I am noticing certain traits in those folks who are suceeding and I will make sure my log emulates those traits.

Keep on fighting the good fight and keep on adjusting the attitude. Your body will follow where your mind goes.

[LWilson212]

Ah Tracey -

I'm sorry you are feeling crazy. You have offered me so many kind words and so much support through all my same issues.

You are probably feeling depressed from those complexes - it looks like it would have me wishing to just drop dead right now, right here on the floor of the weight room.

Seriously, though, you took a break and you are now moving on to the next stage. Today is March 25th and there are almost two full weeks before our next challenge check in. A lot of progress can be made in two dedicated weeks. You have come so far, and soon you are going to look exactly how you want to look, I am sure of it.

You can do it!

[LoriAnne]

Don't know that I can say anything better than Leah, Karla, or Jill said it already!
It is certainly frustrating, but the fact that you are actually thinking about it and working through it is far more than most people do. You are making huge progress and I know you are going to find your balance. Your 30-day plan sounds like a terrific idea and I can't wait to hear how the results!
I do the same thing to myself with the guilt over "cheat meals"--takes all the reward out of it and that just sucks! I think you have the right idea and you've got lots of support as you really buckle down over these next 30 days!!!

[nutbar]

Yep, re-evaluate and tweak as needed, then just hunker down and push right through the tough stuff. Grunt, groan, and cuss often. You can do it!

[stephanie932]

Tracey,

You are so right in re-evaluating after 30 days. I think this is the time when many of us would give up.....but, look at you......you are giving it another go and you are going to give it 100%!!! That's an attitude of a winner. Remember, you have worked so hard and have gotten amazing results for that effort. I know that you are the main reason that I even began thinking about hiring Leigh and taking my exercise/dieting to a new level. So, I guess what I'm saying is that I know you've inspired more than me out there.

I don't think it would be normal if you didn't have the feelings you are having. Like you said, it would be so much easier to go back to doing what got you here in the first place....but, you would be more miserable. Maybe you can put up that very first picture you took for Leigh. If you are like me, you don't even want to look at that thing.....the reminder of what you don't want to look like again, might help to keep you on track.

Keep up your great work. I know you can do it.

[MuscleMom23]

Tracey, ahhh so what, you did a mini bulk. But not everything is awww sh*t. There are still things going on underneath it all. That what keeps me going. I didn't do so hot this month either. But you know what? I don't have a deadline that says, whelp, this is it, you blew it, you are fat forever.

We have chance after chance after chance.

I am so glad you are honest. It helps others and me to see that you are real and we are all fighting to lose this flab. It's a battle. Get your head straight, and get on with it. You have been working sooo hard. It is not all down the toilet, that is FOR SURE! Who knows that you might dump some weight next week? It isn't unheard of!

(((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))) ))