Before I went on vacation in July I got measured and was pleased to see that in over a year of working with Terri I lost a little over 8 inches all over my body. I was excited to see those results and to go away with a wardrobe of smaller clothes!
While on vacation, to my surprise, I got engaged! I am very excited about the future and planning everything. The one down fall is that all my income can’t be spent on ONLY me anymore. I need to save save save for a house and a wedding…all very stressful. I unfortunately had to stop working with Terri for the time being. I have learned so much in this past year and am very happy to have had the chance to work with her. Now I have more knowledge that I can take to the gym with me everyday.
Thanks Terri.
my italian ass is getting smaller…woooo hoooooo!!!! So I went away to South Beach for a whole week and ate what I wanted and drank my ass off and I still managed to come back and have lost 2 lbs…i’m loving this!!! But I know I have been working my ass off this past year with Terri. All my hard work is starting to pay off. I just bought a size 6 skirt the other day and I couldn’t be happier! Its not the size its the fact that I never really thought I could do it and now its doing it on its own! I’m amazed and more motivated everyday! I love seeing my shoulder caps more defined and my triceps popping out…oh its so much fun! Terri has said from the beginning that it isn’t going to happen overnight. I didn’t gain the weight overnight so the weight isn’t going to come off that fast. As much as that stinks to hear, she is completely right. Making the choice to get a trainer and really be dedicated isn’t a quick fix its a whole lifestyle change that needs to be apart of you for the rest of your life. Fitness will always be in my life. It not only helps me to try and stay fit it also helps me get my stress out and live a happier life!
I fit back into an old pair of jeans!!!! If its anything a girl hates more its jean shopping! Atleast, I know jean shopping is usually a depressing experience for me. I have a pair of Seven jeans that I haven’t been able to wear in almost 2 years and I wore them the other night! I must say they looked and felt pretty damn good!!!!! I never thought it would be possible again..lol. I feel like i’m starting to get a balance in my life and not worry so much about dieting and losing weight. Its sort of just been happening as I go along. Thanks to Terri who made me see alot of the change needs to come from within before you will show it on the outside. It took me a year but now I feel unstoppable! I’m glad I had to go through all of the change and thought process first because now I know I have changed for good and I will hopefully not fall back into the old habit of fad diets and quick fixes.
A couple of months ago Terri introduced me to the world of yoga..lol. At first I must admit I didn’t think I was going to be into it. Little by little she would introduce new stretches and poses to me and before I knew it I joined a yoga studio! It has been almost two months and I can say that I absolutely love it! It has made such a difference in my body in such a short period of time. I never thought yoga could be such a challenging practice. I walk out of a 90min yoga class exhausted! It stretches out parts of your body you never knew you could or had for that matter.
I am very excited to see where yoga will take me and right now am determined to figure out my forearm stand…lol.
Well I haven’t posted anything at all in 2007! Can we say lazy! A lot as been going on for me on both a personal and fitness level.
I have been training with Terri for a year now and it has just been a constant struggle for me to even lose 5 lbs. I can admit I would fall off here and there but for the most part I tried to eat healthy and worked out atleast 4 times a week if not more. I just figured there has to be a balance somewhere and I just always felt bloated all the time. I got fed up a couple of months ago and decided that I was going to get my blood work done just to make sure everything was ok. I wound up finding out that my free testosterone levels were too high for a woman and that could be causing me to hold onto my weight and not drop it as easily as others. Of course, the only advice my doctor could give me was diet, exercise and birth control. I was thinking “oh great, that helped”. I didn’t want to go on birth control because as far as I was concerned it made you gain weight. The doctor said that my ovaries were pumping too much of this free testosterone out and my body wasn’t getting rid of it. So, I gave in and started the new birth control called Yaz about 2 months ago. And crazy as it may sound I lost 81/2 lbs since then! I haven’t changed anything. I try to eat healthy and do my workout routine regularly. I wish I would have known this a year ago when I started working with Terri because it is depressing to feel yourself get stronger and work your ass off but in the end you stay the same. I have to laugh that birth control turned out to be my answer to losing weight. I am so happy I figured this out and I hope I am on my way now to reaching my goals within the next couple of months.
All I feel like doing this month is crawling in a ball and going to sleep! I am exhausted from all the shopping and commuting. Terri is right 2007 better get here soon!!!!! I am trying to hang in there with the workouts. Last night Terri had to cancel because she is sick and I had plans of going to the gym. I as on my way to the gym when all of sudden I was on the subway and in penn station going home! lol. I then decided I would work out at home and that led to walking in the door and putting on pjs and eating two Italian cookies I baked over the weekend lol. I am trying my best but I do get lazy around the holidays. Today I did go to the gym and did cardio and upper body so I am feeling pretty good right now. As long as I hang in there and don’t give up, I can fight to 2007. I don’t have much more time to go!
I worked out four times last week which is good considering I have been slacking big time. I just feel burned out lately. With the weather and work being so crazy I feel I don’t have enough time to do everything I need to accomplish and that usually leads to me just wanting to go home and go to bed..lol. Last week I stayed after work and dragged my ass to the gym which was a good step for me. I always hate getting home late especially when two nights a week I get home at 945pm. Commuting takes alot out of you and the winter doesn’t help. Usually around this time is when I slow things down and start eating the holiday cookies :-)~. And usually in January I kick myself in the ass for doing that and jump full force back into the gym. This year I really need to fight this month and no matter what just keep myself going to the gym! So on to week 2! I worked out last night and did the bike for 30 min and tonight I have Terri! I am already planning when and what I will do at the gym tomorrow so I have a schedule that I can’t break.
What fun! I had my session last night with Terri and was surprised to see the measuring tape out. As you can probably already tell, things didn’t turn out so great! I mean I didn’t gain any inches back but I didn’t lose anything and my body fat went up as result of a few extra jingles in my tummy…ugh everything is so much work. I am really not mad that I didn’t lose anything I am more mad at the fact that I know I can lose and that I know I haven’t put the effort in the last few weeks like I should be doing. I am fully aware that its my fault! Terri did pull out her “she’s the only one on my team” speech. I am sure some of her other client’s know that one ;-0! But she is completely right and I needed a kick in the ass!
Terri really is on your side which is great to know you have in a trainer. She isn’t there to just take your money. She really wants you to succeed and move forward. She knows she kicks my ass when I am there but I am not doing the work that I need to be doing on my own. I think I am just at a standstill for the moment where I just feel exhausted. I know I need to concentrate on myself right now and really figure out what it is that is making me lose my focus.
Two weekends ago I was invited to my grandmother’s house for dinner but I also was invited to a birthday dinner. I didn’t want to upset my grandmother so I figured I could pull off both invites. I figured I would just have a meatball and a small amount of pasta. She does make the best meatballs and she won’t be around forever! And my reasoning was exactly what I told Terri on why I had to have two dinners that day. Needless to say she was speechless…lol. She said in all her years of training that I had the best excuse on why I needed two dinners that night..lol. After discussing this with her I realized that I didn’t have to eat both dinners and that I am sabotaging everything I am trying to accomplish. I realized I made those excuses up in my head because I was guilty and I knew I shouldn’t have had both dinners. I really need to focus on what I want as a whole and stop thinking that if I have this today its fine i’ll get back on track tomorrow. But it all ADDS up and FAST. Which is sometimes hard to realize.
STARBUCKS GINGERBREAD LATTE’S!!!! Terri must be thrilled… :-)~. Yes, I had one today but with skim milk and no whip cream. Not the same but my hips will thank me!