Workouts

I have talked a lot about what I am doing in the kitchen but have yet to talk about what I am doing in the gym.  I wanted to give you all a little run down of how my workout routine has evolved and changed.   

Since starting at the Gym I have had a trainer.    It was not my intention to use a trainer– I really thought I could do it myself but I am so grateful that I decided to take the gym up on the two free training sessions and got hooked!   Granted I cycled through a few trainers within the first year each one taught me something and helped me along my journey. 

My first trainer did a great job of not only listening me but also teaching me to listen to my body.  He had a very laid back approch with me and was focused on helping me set a routine and build muscle in my legs to help with joint and knee pain I was having.   

About 6 months in, right when I felt like I was going somewhere, he left the gym and they assigned me to a great new trainer Kate.  Kate was young and energetic and pushed me in a way that I needed.   It took me a while to get used to her style and to “trust” but I finally did and felt like we were right where we needed to be when she decided to go to grad school.   

So… They gave me to Ryan.  And yet again I had to learn a new trainer and learn to trust his methods.   I cannot say enough good things about how wonderful Ryan is!   He truly cares about his clients.   He knows when to motivate me, when to push me and when to help me listen to my body so I don’t push to hard.    He has helped me create realistic goals that I can achieve.  With the help of Ryan I have successfully completed bootcamp, 2 rounds of whole30 and lost at least 30lbs and 3 pants sizes and much more.  More importantly I have regained my confidence and become a happier and healthier person!! I know I have further to go but I am excited about the new plan we put into place this week (more on that soon). 

My goal is to make it to the gym 4-5 times a week.   I am happy to say I have been successful at this all but one week since New Years!

A typical week at the gym looks something like this (which might change in the weeks to come):

Monday- training session, 30 mins of cardio 

Tuesday- bodypump 

Wednesday- bodypump or cardio 

Thursday- cardio or rest 

Friday- rest 

Saturday- bodypump and sometimes bodyflow 

Sunday- rest or something social and active with friends 

The past two weeks I have really gone out side my comfort zone and tried a few new things that I am thrilled to say I have loved every single one of them.   Here is a recap of my past 10 days 

Monday-rest 

Tuesday-train 

Wednesday- bodypump

Thursday- spin

Friday- rest

Saturday, bodypump and 6 mile hike at Umstead

Sunday- rest

Monday- train and cardio

Tuesday- Trampoline class

Wednesday- cardio 

Having more confidence has helped me find a few things that I like.  I love hiking, I had a blast at the trampoline class and I will be giving spin another try!   I am excited to try out a few more new things in the months to come.  What are some of you favorite workouts that are outside the norm?   

Here is a horrible video of me having fun on the trampoline!   
–Betty 

49…

  
I really had hoped the title of this blog had been 50 but it is not!   I weighed myself today after my last 15 days on whole45 and lost an additional 2 pounds.   I had hoped for more but I am proud of the 17 pounds lost in the past 45 days.   This is a grand total of 49 pounds over the last year two years.  The majority of this weight loss has happened in the past year. It has been a slow and rocky process but I am proud of every single one of those pounds lost.  A lot of sweat and hardwork went into them.   And who says you can only celebrate perfect round numbers?   I will always remember today as the day I celebrated 49! 

Plan for a Whole Life

Today is my last day of my extended Whole45 and I thought I would take some time and share my plan moving through the reintroduction process and my thoughts.   

Whole30 sets it up for you to reintroduce one category of food the day following ending the program followed by two days of eating Whole30.  The goal is to really reflect on how your body responds to the food so you will know how often if ever to incorporate this food into your diet.   

So my plan for tomorrow is dairy-   Cheese to be more specific.  This is the food I missed the most after my last Whole30 and it stands true that I miss it again this time!   

After that I will be reintroducing alcohol, gluten grains, non gluten grains and legumes.  I have waited to reintroduce sugar until after Easter as I have given up sweets for Lent to help better squash the sugar dragon and my self diagnosed sugar addiction.  

  
And how am I going to take this information and turn it into a livable lifestyle?  I took some time the past 15 days to think about what I really missed and came up with a plan.  My plan is as follows– and I want to note that it is just a plan and may change or be altered at anytime based on what I keep learning.  

*I am only going to reintroduce foods into my diet that I have truly missed and do not seem to cause any sort of noticeable reaction in my body.  

* I will live as Whole30 as possible.   The majority of my recipes that I cook wil remain Whole30.  I will continue to make my own condiments and sauces or buy Whole30 approved.  I will try to purchase only products that have no sugar added for the home. 

*When eating out I will be conscious about my choices.   I will try to incorporate as much of my Whole30 diet into eating out as possible.  

* I  won’t limit myself from social situations based on my diet but rather go into these situations with a plan and stick to it.  I will look at the menu before eating out.  I will not feel guilty about my decision because I had a plan and stuck to it.  

*I will not have planned cheat days or weekends because this concept as explained through Whole30 this sets yourself up to fail.  

*When I feel myself slipping I will plan to have a Whole weekend, Whole7, Whole10 or whatever I feel my body needs to get back on track.  

So there you have it!   I will post results from the last 15 days tomorrow.  I don’t feel like they have been very significant, at least on the scale or numbers wise.  But what they have done is given me time to reflect and make a plan! 

Whole30 Results

I completed my second Whole30 Challenge yesterday!  I made the decision half way in that I was going to continue my 30 days to 45 days I still wanted to know the results of my 30 days.  So here you go

January 2- February 1

January 2, February 1

Total weight lost-15lbs

Total inches lost-7inches

Non scale victories- Throwing my scale away, learning to love the elliptical(as much as I can), buying a smaller pair of jeans, shopping at Banana Republic for the first time in years, and surviving everything below while sticking with Whole30

Struggles encountered during the month included: A party I didn’t plan head enough at and had to resist pizza not once but twice while being quite hungry, 1 birthday party, 1 happy hour, 5 meals out, 1  pot luck at work with countless desserts I wanted, Girl Scout cookies, 2 snow days, Day 28 with a flat tire and navigating an unplanned trip to Panera, 1 weekend home.

My plan for the next 15 days is to really listen to any cravings I am having or times I feel myself being tempted and determine why they are happening.  I want to make a list of what foods I am missing so I can test them out during the reintroduction process and see how my body responds.  I also want to make a list of foods I haven’t missed one bit so I can remind myself when tempted after Whole45 is over!  Excited about theses next 15 days!!!

A few more pictures in regular clothes.  I am having a harder time telling here but I thought I would include them.  Next time light colored solid colors— I hear that is the secret to seeing results!

–Betty