A Beautiful Friendship? Stay Tuned...

Today marked the beginning of a beautiful friendship!
About 3 months ago I received My Fitness Trainer for Wii as a motivation tool.

WARNING:
Those of you that don't know me personally are going to find out today that I do have a
funny-sarcastic side.

Maya, my virtual trainer, begins with asking me a series of questions to detect where she should begin with me.....okay.
First, she never uses my name, says hello, or nice to meet you. She just wants to know my measurements, weight, height, age, pulse rate at rest. I was waiting for her to ask me for my phone number and social security number...

She then wants me to do jumping jacks for 2 minutes to get my heart rate up so she can "tell what the pulse rate is after activity". Okay so I need to enter a number between 0 and 50 in that time. No problem really. Then I began doing the jumping jacks at the same rate the icon was on the screen. I got to 10 and Lord, have mercy my thighs are burning! I kept pushing myself and got to 24. I put that number in and then she wants me to do push-ups and crunches.

(Did I mention that it was only 6am and I'm working today?! And I doubt that she knew that either..lol)

So now she proceeds to tell me that I'm out of shape, obese, and need to make a commitment to a workout routine with her. I looked at the screen and was shocked that she had the nerve to tell me that I'm out of shape and obese! (duh, why was I using that program..hello)

I planned on just watching the workout the first time through to see what she was going to do. I decided to go ahead and participate. After only 3 minutes, Maya, my new bff, was trying to kill me!! For 15 minutes, she led me through some routine exercises. One of which was side crunches...what the heck is that? I'd never heard of those, but I felt them! Not 2 but 3 reps of 10 on each side I might add.

After every 5 minutes, she'd ask me to rate how I was feeling:
1-didn't break a sweat
2-hanging in there
3-you're lucky I'm here

I chose number 2 each time for fear that she would increase my workout without me getting the hang of it yet. (Thank goodness I decided to go along with her because she's asking me how I'm feeling during the workout)

All in all she shares with me that I've burned 33 calories....WHAT?! She tried to kill me and I only burned 33 calories?! She made it a point to remind me that she'll "see" me Thursday. Okay, maybe we're getting off on the wrong foot here. I'll give her another chance, but if you don't hear from my in 10 days...call in the troops and take Maya down for me please...lol

She'll re-evaluate me every 10 days, so I'm going to make a go of it and see what happens;)

Scaling Down

Well God was good to me again this week...and so was the scale.
I feel comfortable posting my weight, so that's a plus:)
I'm weighing in at 198 this week. I have to lose another 48lbs.
Total lost in 4 wks: 9lbs. I plan on beginning a workout next week.

Small Gain

I had a small gain over the last 2 weeks...I gained 1.5lbs.
Which isn't bad but it isn't good either.
I'm just grateful that it wasn't any more than that.
It was my husband's birthday this past weekend and we brought him out.

But that's okay, the past is the past and I'm pressing forward to the future.
I pray that I've lost another 10lbs by my birthday..Sept 8th.

Yall just keep praying for me that I'll stay on track and reach my goal this time.
I know that some of you are praying for me because I don't feel so much temptation as I used to. So please keep them coming.
Until next week....be blessed! I love you all

Hurdles

I know that these blogs haven't been very long but I'm new at this blogging thing.

My prayer is that this blog will help someone else in their own struggles with weight loss. And that God will use me to show others that He is an ever-present help.

I was faced with a huge temptation just the other night...red beans and rice with sausage. I had to work that day so I put them on in the slow cooker before I left that morning. When I got home, the smell hit me and I was so tired I almost gave in. I had to work the next morning, had an order for a card, and didn't feel like cooking my own supper. I had a plate in my hand and was fully aware of what I was doing, planning on "tricking myself" into thinking that this would be my lean and green for the day....lol The enemy had gotten to me! (Food like this is not allowed on with this program in this stage.)

But there's good news folks...I didn't do it! Instead I rebuked the enemy, put down the plate and made my dinner for the night. I opted for an omelet made with eggbeaters, Rotel tomatoes, mushrooms, and mixed greens. I sat down and put the things together for making the card, cooked my dinner and then ate. Granted, I was full 3/4 of the way through and still had to have one more Medifast meal for the day. I know that this program works when you follow the guidelines so I had to eat it all so that my body wouldn't be telling me that I'm hungry around midnight that night and I mess up anyway. So I took a break from the card and dinner and then finished it a bit later.

I'm excited for the upcoming Fall season which brings cooler weather. I plan on taking the boys to the park so my older son and I can walk and then we'll come back home and have school.

Thank you all for your continued prayers and support! I love you all!

Be blessed!
Amanda

Week 1

Praise the Lord, good morning everyone!
I'm excited and so happy to be on this weight loss program. I weighed in this morning and I've lost 7lbs in the last week!
It feels great to be going in the right direction on the scale...and in a healthy way.

50 lbs left to lose

Day 3

Last night about midnight my stomach started growling...but I didn't give in! (I go back to work tomorrow so today was the last day that I could sleep in for the next week or so.)

I feel pretty good today and am looking forward to my first weigh-in on Tuesday.

Starting Over

Beginning this journey on: July 6, 2010
Need to lose: 57lbs

The first week is the hardest but I believe that God will bring me through!