Week 2 Days 13/14 Woot!

 Week 2 is Complete!

Day Thirteen/Fourteen...March 24 and 25, 2012

2 weeks down and I really see the difference.  I felt so much more energy and though I rested more I was able to do more revs during upper body, more resistance and speed during intervals and GOT the jive with Hip Hop Dance...so this was a great week!


Weekends bring a different venue for me as the routine is different than during the week.  It likely is a weak point but I don't eat breakfast on either Saturday or Sunday.  Then we do lunch out and I use that for a cheat meal.  Evening is a normal date night dinner and I do have some cocktails.  Sundays are lunch also as my first meal, but I usually do a salad or in this weeks case, Lettuce Wraps.


Workout was great as I did a double workout to make up for Thursday and Friday's rest due to dealing with lots of muscle discomfort, but a good discomfort.  Saturday was my day to gear up, start with Hip Hop Dance and moved right to Intervals.  What I didn't get in this past week was my lower body workout.


Food was on, clean eating for the most part except for one 'real' cheat meal which was not lunch on Saturday as it normally is but rather dinner at Tom and Eddies for a Burger with Sweet Potato Fries.  It was delish but I immediately felt that craving for sweets following that.  I didn't give in though.


So this next week, week 3, is going to incorporate some 'dig deep' workouts for sure!  My eating is going to be more structured and probably will skip the cheat meal this week.  I'm not happy with my weight loss for the week, as I did hop on the scale and I was only down 2 pounds.  Wow, we get so stoked with a great weight loss report and then your body knows when you didn't achieve that same result, you feel that, hard to explain but this week flew by and I knew I hadn't had the same success as last week.  BUT again I am taking the year to do this so I have to relax and know I am going to have off weeks.  So onto next week!  Woot! Woot!


Thanks for checking in and of course your support is so important!


It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!

Day Twelve...March 23, 2012

6:30am: Ya know I'm actually up at 5:30 with Bailey boy here...he eats early and then we have fun feeding the two big girls without him intruding.  


9:30 am:  Breakfast - eggs as usual with avocado on top, YUM!  and Jamaican tea!

WORKOUT

 I worked out twice today.  Back on track...made up for the two days I missed

Hip Hop Dance Cardio and Intervals.  

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle!

12:00pm: Lunch was alot of food and little calories, Good One!  Bag of Asian Veggies, Italian Beef no bun, 2 Wasa Multi grains and lite spread of Olive Oil butter, mandarin oranges rinsed w water to eliminate the juice.


7:00pm: Dinner out with friends at 601, ate a grilled Chicken Salad w avocado, had some bevvies with that too


9:30pm: Snack Popped a hard boiled egg and relaxed over part of Tinker something Soldiers, a new movie on dvd that came out.


Today I was so pleased to have gotten in the two workouts.  Hip Hoorah to me :)
No really the cal burn is obviously appreciated by my bod as I shrink it!  We had a great dinner too, seemed we just kept on laughing!  AND congrats to Mike Giannetto Sr. for bowling a perfect 300 game!  Can you believe that?  Wow! Got that news as we settled in for the night.  That was awesome!


I'll leave with this thought...
"Don't let people drive you crazy when you know it's in walking distance."
  ~Author Unknown


Today, I'm reminded how thankful I am for anyone who takes the time to be there for me, Grazi!


It's just me Val, Ciao'!

DAY ELEVEN

Day Eleven...March 22, 2012

6:30am: Morning has broken! :) I'm up

9:30 am: Client Breakfast - eggs w mushroom omelette with tomatoes, and Water (Stuck on you!)

Workout was held off, knee and abs were still pri-tee tender


12:30pm Lunch  Greek Salad, 
NO fe'ta' NO pi'ta' (NO 'ta's' in my diet :)

8:00pm Dinner Shakeology with Banana, blueberries, strawberries and last but not DAIRY, Almond/Coconut milk (you're my friend!)



Had a great day, accomplished great business.  Found out that a candidate I didn't think would move on is and is one of two only out of 20 resumes that they are considering...big news in my business!  Woot Woot!  Never really was hungry all day.


Good day all in all


Thanks for checking in on me and of course for your support, it means more than you know!  (Oh and the Hawks won!  that's a good thing!)


It's just me Val, Ciao'!

 

Day Ten...March 21, 2012

6:30am: Up, opened the house, fed the dogs, 

7:30 am: Breakfast - egg dish with melon, and Jamaican Tea

Workout was Hip Hop Dance Track, but skipped for day...needed to rest my knee which is giving me some trouble

12:30pm: Lunch - Shakeology, banana, blueberries, strawberries, almond/coconut milk


6:00pm: Dinner - Lettuce Wraps and chicken tortilla soup, short cucumber vodka and soda


Watched the Hawks take another game and make it theirs in OT, and had a quiet and restful evening. We need some of those.


Evening Snack: Apple with natural peanut butter


Really feeling so natural about this particular plan.  I am not craving a thing, although I will admit I had a moment today where I opened every cabinet, the fridge and freezer looking for something and found nothing that seemed to meet whatever it was I was thinking I needed, that particular moment ended quickly...Yeah!


Ok thanks for stopping in and checking on me, love the support!


It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!

DAY 9

Day Nine...March 20, 2012

6:30am: Up, opened the house, fed the dogs, 

7:30 am: Breakfast and Jamaican Tea

10:35am:  Workout Done!   
My workout was Upper Body and that went well...did it all and used a method to gain the action I needed on push ups, slowly lowered myself and on the last set to the ground and stretched back up.  This will help me till I gain strength as I increase my push ups to do all full ones.  Great workout!  And included Abs too!

11:35am: Lunch Shakeology made with Almond/Coconut Milk, Strawberries, Blueberries and a banana was filling and delicious!

Weighed myself again just to see if my loss from yesterday was still the same and instead found that my 8.5 pound loss turned into a 10 pound loss in 9 days!  Amazing.
Off To Work!

6pm: Dinner was leftover Chicken Marsala with Brussel Sprouts and Salad


Bailey arrives and grandog sitting adds new meaning to burning calories...he'll be staying with us till Monday.


8pm: Snack was apple with natural peanut butter


Water  in check all day.


YES another great day!


Thanks for checking in and supporting me!


It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!

DAY 8

The Scale!!!  

OK I did it...I had to, too curious

I lost 8.5 pounds in 7 days  Woot!  Woot!

I won't be doing that again for awhile now but really pleased given I had two cheat meals this week. I have to say I really don't have any cravings so dropping bread, dairy, and sugar really does it!  Bob and I both think that a good part of that loss came from my eliminating Italian Cream Coffemate from my daily intake, and we probably are pretty right.  I was addicted to that stuff and I have to admit that when I left a cup with a bit of left over coffee in the bottom that the next day when I poured that teaspoon out, the cup was left with a deep white film that almost looked pastie and I had wondered for awhile how good that would be for me.

Well today went well.  

6:30 Up and atem!

8:00 Breakfast 

I forgot to take my vitamins

Drank a cup of Jamaican Flower tea with my egg dish and melon

Noon Lunch Meeting

Enjoyed a great salad with chicken, black beans, lettuce, salsa and corn

Workout in the afternoon was my Intervals and it's getting alittle better

Really need to do Abs and I am so tired!

Afternoon snack

Hummus with pepper and asparagus spears

6:00 Dinner

Chicken Marsala, Broccoli and salad

Evening snack

Apple with Natural Peanut Butter

Water water water...drank it all day~

I'm heading to bed now not because I'm afraid I'll snack but because I am really tired. Wonder if it's because I haven't remembered to take my vitamins for a couple of days plus no Shake today...We'll see tomorrow.

Well thanks for checking in and onto Day 9

It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!

DAY 6 & 7 - WEEK ONE A SUCCESS!

Day 6 and 7 are over and quite a success as I complete week 1!
Both days..

8:30 am up and atem - Slept in, that's right :)

Jamaican Tea

Workout: 
Day 6: Hip Hop Dance Track
Day 7: A rest day for me, but may do abs tonight


12:30 pm Lunch at 601 both days

Day 6: Being St. Paddy's Day we knew they were having a phenominal buffet of corned beef and cabbage as well as veggies and Homemade Soda Bread, so I afforded myself this meal that I wait for all year!  It was awesome

Did have a Black and Blue
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Day 7: Hamburger with egg on top, sweet potato fries, no bun 
(ate 6 fries total, yeah!)  Offered one of those wonderful Italian pastries stuffed with custard, looks like a french donut puffed up, BUT I refused it! :) And it was on the house!


Did have a Bloody Mary, water
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DINNER

Day 6...
It was our youngest son's birthday so we had the party with pizza and ice cream cake, I did not partake but rather later had a hard boiled egg with an apple and peanut butter.

Day 7...
6:45 pm Dinner - Chocolate Shakeology made w a banana and Almond/Coconut milk

7:45pm Salad with sauteed asparagus and steamed brussel sprouts


So full.  Great day today and still on track.  This weekend included St. Paddy's day with cheat meals and due to calories of  I did use Shakeology as a meal supplement, and veggies to fill in for other meals to balance my intake.


This has been a great first week, how about this...
Jean Report:
My jeans were snug to my legs and with one week of this detox and workouts, they are no longer clinging...really feels good too.
Still haven't weighed myself, so I am hopeful I have lost weight as well.

Ok onto getting ready for my second week, while I finish watching our beloved Chicago Blackhawks, and they WON!

Can't wait to start Week 2!

Thanks for checking in and supporting me!

It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!

DAY 5: Friday March 16, 2011

Gosh Day 5 blew right by and I didn't do my blog...whoa!
The day went well.  

6:30 up and atem

8:30 Breakfast was my usual with Jamaican Tea

Workout: Today was a lower body workout,  I didn't complete that.  Did the squats and lunges but never made it to the weights. 
Followed by Shakeology


12:30 Lunch at Honey's 
Awesome Salad with fresh organic greens, apple slices and walnuts.  A Cup of Gaspacio


6:45 Dinner was with friends and the Blackhawks game at 601 Bar and Grill  drinks with lettuce wraps and egg rolls.  Had some chips and tortilla chips


So far this week has gone well.  I most proud of working out everyday and drinking my shake.  Eating is 95% clean.


Onto Day 6 which will include a stop for corned beef and cabbage with soda bread...this was planned as it is the one meal I am passionate about on St. Paddy's Day.


Thanks for checking in and supporting me!


It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!

DAY FOUR

Four days down and I haven't weighed myself once!  

It's A Miracle!!!

INTERVAL TRAINING day today.  
Using a combo of tredmill and elliptical.  
I completed it but had to do the last 1/4 back on the tredmill as my legs got like 'jelly' with the level increase of resistance on the elliptical.  My playlist was really in sync without creating it that way, so I did push alittle hard to the music, and likely what caused that. Ended with an Ab workout.

Wow, Day 3 flew by and it was another great one!  Found it flowed pretty naturally, kind of second nature to be  

6:30 up and at em
BREAKFAST:  2 eggwhites plus 1 egg, asparagus, grn and red pepper, red onion, portabella, and spinach, topped with avocado.  Side of melon...delish!  Cup of Jamaican Flower Tea

WORKOUT AND SWEAT SHOT!

Followed by Shakeology with blueberries and pinneapple


Noon  
LUNCH with my MIL.  Enjoyed an awesome salad and french onion soup

DINNER
Chicken sausage, salad, melon and chick peas

No snacks today...

All in all a great day!  
Tomorrow is Lower Body Workout (Arghhhhh!!!  the Worst)
Thanks for checking in!

It's Just Me Val, Ciao!

 

DAY THREE

Wow, Day 3 flew by and it was another great one!  Found it flowed pretty naturally, kind of second nature to be exact.  Food choices are getting easier to pick.  Workouts are hard but I am pushing through it.  I actually remember a voice telling me "You can do it!"  to muscle failure and I do it.  Water is getting easier to drink, not that I don't like water but when you don't drink that  much, it takes some getting used to all over again.  I love the support I'm getting from all of you and am keeping my eye on my goal. 

6:30 am  Breakfast 
( 2 eggwhites, 1 egg, green pepper, red pepper, portabella, spinach and red onions, topped with Avocado) 
Jamaican Flower Tea, Water


Started Vitamins today:  Fish Oil, Flaxseed Oil, D3, Calcium, and a multi vitamin.  Learned a trick from Gabe and Lyndsi to freeze the Fish Oil and no burps...it works!  Thanks!


8:00 am Workout
Hip Hop Dance Track and Abs  

Great workout, pouring down sweat and took my first sweatshot!
It ain't pretty but it is gonna be beautiful in the end :)

9:30 Shakeology with blueberries and washed mandarin oranges


12:30 Business Lunch with Lyndsi
Spinach Salad with brown sugar walnuts, cranberries, grape tomatoes, chicken, and green pepper - So good!


6:00 Dinner
Italian Beef (no bun) w chick pea salad and steamed green beans

• 3days and NO caffiene, white sugar, bread, or dairy
• Have not been hungry or craving anything!  It's amazing!
• Drank all my water and then some and now getting my blog done.
• Tomorrow is Intervals - Tredmill and Elliptical

Thanks again for visiting and taking the journey with me!

It's Just Me Val, Ciao'

DAY TWO

March 13, 2012

Well today was another good one.  Though I wasn't able to follow my schedule I never veered away.   Morning meeting was great and did my workout immediately following that, after I finally ate!

1pm LunchGrilled Chicken on top of steamed Broccoli and Cauliflower with Lite Honey Mustard (Lightly) drizzled on top and a hard boiled egg: 315 calories

2 pm Workout 
 Upper Body, Abs, Push Ups, Jump Rope


6:30 Dinner
Grilled Brisket and Green Beans w a touch of Brown and Brummel and pepper

Drank all my water and green tea 
OH and today I tried a cup of Jamaican Flower Tea

Now I am pooped, want my bed.  Still have to finish my abs!  Watching the Blackhawks continue to try to play hockey :)

What seems to be hiccuping here is not enough calories.

Later...

It's Just Me Val, Ciao'

DAY ONE

(In case you read books like me, I like to read the ending first:  Day 1 was a SUCCESS)

PREP

Last night I did complete my Red Flag: Do This - Don't Eat list.  This is that admission list of what makes me breakdown and eat; emotional, stress and comfort eating.  I had many red flags with my 'do this' combining prayer with replacement activity. I also created a I WILL NOT BE SABOTAGED Statement, which is a statement committing to filter all my thoughts that may sabotage my goals. Lastly I did a daily to do list so I have a guide to make this plan easy to follow and assure a better chance of success for me.  I figured most would like to see what these list looks so here is mine!

VAL's RED FLAG "Do This and Don't Eat" List

• Disappointment – Push ups till I drop and pray;  Don’t EAT
• Disagreements -  Go for a walk and pray; Don’t EAT
• Loss of business – Pick 6 new prospects; email/ call to gain meetings;  Don’t EAT
• Rejection –  Journal and Pray; Don’t EAT
• Procrastination – Find one step to execute on, do it to completion; Don’t EAT
• Resolving an issue – Vow to step away for 1 hour, pray and revisit; Don’t EAT
• Financial concerns – Make calls to just push through and find business with prayer over each one; Don’t EAT

"I WILL NOT BE SABOTAGED!"
  

I will stop sabotaging my goals by thinking I have control over everything in life.  

I will ask myself these questions when I'm frustrated or feeling stressed, overwhelmed or out of control:

1. Is there something I can change to have a different outcome?  
1. I commit to change that now.
2. Does this require someone else to change?  
1. I commit to accept it,  let go and let God handle it.

 

DAILY TO DOs

 

• Start each day by 6:30 am
• Breathing exercise and journal daily
• Workout 6 days - Rest on the 7th
• Plan daily meals each morning first thing over a glass of water
• Eat a small meal before working out and do protein shake after workout
• Drink Green Tea, Iced Tea, and water (8 glasses of water daily)
• Gum only, no candy
• Blog at the end of each day
• Go to bed early

 MY JOURNAL OF THE JOURNEY STARTS NOW:

Day One...March 12, 2012

6am: Up, opened the house, fed the dogs, prepared my workout music but forgot to drink the bottle of water *arghhh, had a cup of green tea, didn't eat the small meal before working out (oh well I have enough fat to cover that)

7:35am:  Workout Done!  Breakfast: Made my Shake.  
Note to self: check batteries in workout equipment such as the elliptical before starting workout :(.  Completed the full workout with a calorie burn of 250, and then did a short ab workout.  

Time to get on with my day!  
YIKES!!!  Shower and the mirror, REALLY???
I said to 'ME': "Val you're such an idiot to have let this happen"  
Yes I was but it did, so there will be no beating myself up, just healing now.  

Off To Work!

Noon: Lunch!   Salad w chicken

2:30: Snack!  Hummus/green & red pepper and 15 nuts

5:15 pm and I am on the bottom half of 112 oz of Water!!!  Yeah, did it!

Dinner at 6: Chicken with a lot of veggies for me, add rice to that for Bob

 Later...


Watching The VOICE!  Drinking my water, counting my days calories, and working on my upper body moves for tomorrow morning!  It's been a great first day.  Thanks for checking in on me.  More tomorrow!


It's Just Me Val, Ciao'

GOALS AND PLANNING

Yep that's me Christmas Day 2011

Goals and Planning Sunday March 11, 2012

Tonight 

Creating a list of my 'red flags' list.Those are triggers that set off my 'failure' alarm.  Like a pro and cons list, I'll create a 'Do This Instead Of That' list to counter those triggers and I'll post it on the fridge.  I am determined!

My Goals are set and posted on my Pinterest Fifty Plus Fit Board: 

http://pinterest.com/soupsonfamily/fifty-plus-fit/

My Food Plan:

Following a 6 week detox program using a combination of protein shakes, fresh low starch veggies and fruit, lean protein, and a little good fat.  
AND: Water Water Water Water Water Water Water Water, minimally 8 glasses per day.

My Workout Plan:

Working Out 6 days a week, with one rest day:  

1 day Interval Tredmill/Elliptical Training

1 day Core Strength Training Upper Body with Abs

1 day Hip Hop Dance Track

1 day Interval Tredmill/Elliptical Training

1 day Core Strength Training Lower Body with Abs

1 day Hip Hop Dance Track

1 day Rest

Challenging? You Betcha! 

Am I finally ready?  YES more than I have been in years.

My ultimate goal is to lose 70 in 2012

So let's bring it on!

I'll need all the support I can get so join me or just cheer me on but either way I need YOU!

 

It's Just Me Val, Ciao'!