Day 2 and starting to crave

Well, my cravings took me a little longer than I thought they would. I know its only day 2, but Im really wanting to snack right now. I think it all stems from, me not keeping the schedule of eating I know Jillian would want me to. Im sure you have heard you should eat every 3 hours, small meals and snacks to keep you sustained throughout the day. Well when you eat a huge fatty carb loaded meal at lunch, you can't fathom having to eat 3 hours later and still be hungry for dinner. Well I have discoverd that when you eat a more balanced meal of your fats, proteins, sugars and carbs, you get hungry much faster. Today I ate breakfast at 7am, and I had a palm full of pumpkin seeds around 9 as I was walking out the door. I didn't end up eating my lunch until 2pm because I thought I wouldn't be home until 8 or 9pm. My plans changed, so I ate just a little at 5:30 when my family ate. On top of eating healthy and exercising regularly, I have also decided that I will not eat anything after 7:30pm. Thats when I want to snack the most. My son is sitting next to me eating a pop tart as I write this and I really want to run in the kitchen and grab the other one. normally I wouldn't think twice after the work out I had in the gym. " Its ok, Im sure I burned more calories than 4 pop tarts put together" is probably what I would say. However, its thinking like that and justifying my bad eating habbits that got me in my border line size 10-12's in the first place.
Speaking of my workout, Jillian is hard core. I can't imagine working out with her in person if her book is so tough. I am already sore from my burn yesterday, but today was much harder. Tomorrow is supposed to be a rest day, but I have decided to still go in the gym and just do some cardio. The hardest thing she had me do today was a reverse plank with alternating leg lifts. for those of you who don't know what that is, sit on your tush, put your amrs behind you fingers facing inward. keep your legs straight and raise your pelvis until you are a straight line, relax your head back if you can, but I had to grunt like I was having a baby again, so that wasn't an option. raise 1 leg then the other. its easy at first, but after the first 6 or 7 times, you realize that your belly and tushy is on FIRE! good luck!
That is one of my favorite things about working out. I LOVE to sweat. If I'm sweating I'm doing something right. I also LOVE/HATE being sore. I know that if Im sore I did something to improve my muscle strength, but I hate how it paralyzes me for a day or 2. I clean houses for a living so the use of my arms and legs are what I like to call a necessity.
The way I feel already is great. I don't really feel a rush on energy yet, my body is probably still squeezing out the horrible things I used to consume on a daily basis, but I am proud of myself for not failing today! That is something to motivate me for tomorrow. I decided to weigh in every other day, so tomorrow is weigh in day. I have realistic expectations. I know I didn't loose 3 pounds after the first 2 days ( although that would be nice), any poundage off will be well earned and much appreciated. wish me luck as I do you in our journey to DROPIN' POUNDAGE!

Day One

Here I am Blog world. Here are the details of the photos you see before you:
Age 28
height 5'7
Weight as of this AM 153lbs
MEASUREMENTS:
Waist 35"
Hips 41 1/2
Arms 12 1/2
Thighs 24 1/2

So there it is for all of you to see. Many of you would say, WHY? Why am I putting my most secretive information out there? well, I am notorious for starting a healthy lifestyle, but obviously I have never finished. I was sucessful with a program that I paid for about 4 years ago, but when I finally reached my goal weight, I discoverd I was pregnant with my second beautiful child. Ever since then, the rest is a cabinet full of starts and open folders. I figure its because I have no accountability except for myself. I decided if I made a big to do about this, I would have the cyber world to hold me accountable. A little crazy yes, but lets see where this goes, so bear with me.
My first day was today ( yesterday technically) I was so exhausted last night that I failed to finish this post. The food is something to get used to. I realized how much I LOVE the fatty horrible food. I was a little hungry, I won't lie, but I did feel good at the end of the day because I resisted fast food for lunch and the cake sitting on my counter top. The work out was TOUGH. I had to turn up my ipod and really focus. I am not one to push myself and I stated earlier, but I have a determination that I have never felt before. I think the hardest move was a side plank with an inner thigh raise... I have lower back problems and horrible core strength so the plank is hard enough. the cordination it takes to balance on 1 arm and lift your lower leg was insanity in my head. I didn't get my foot off the floor, but hopefully that will happen at the end.
I have a great positive outlook for the next 30 days and so far beyond that. I hope some of you out there are with me. are you?

Here We Go

By no means am I a professional at this thing we call weight loss or what I like to call "Dropin' Poundage". I am just a normal mother of 2 who has fluctuated with my weight ever since I had my first gorgeous child. Although I am extremely thankful for my gorgeous children, I am not however thankful for the extra poundage that pregnancy brought to my life. my pants are 2 sizes bigger than they were pre-babies, and I can feel the jiggle as I try to jog the pounds away. "You have had 2 children" will not be my excuse anymore. I am at the heaviest I have ever been and I vow to change it starting NOW! This, I know, is said a lot especially at new years.
I however did not make the notorious weight loss resolution that a majority of Americans make the beginning of the year. I decided to officially commit after intercepting a weight loss book by a well known TV weight loss guru, Jillian Michaels. It is called "Making The Cut". It's a 30 day challenge for those of us who need to loose 10-20 pounds. Now, hopefully I will be continuing this blog long after the pounds come off. Hopefully, this will be a life long journey to learning new recipies and techniques to keep the pounds off and have a 1 size wardrobe. My first official day is tomorrow, Monday August 22,2011. For the next 30 days, i will publicly blog about my weight, measurements, and journey to my size 8 I long to be. I hope the things I discover along the way are helpful tools, or motivation to those of you out there who are like me and are just ready to Drop the Poundage. We are real people who don't need to be mesmerized by Jenny Craig commercials, diets that make you cut your favorite food and quick fix drugs or surgery. I am dreading and ecstatic about my upcoming challenge. A personal goal for myself is just to show myself that I CAN! Are you with me? anyone?