I cheated!

I did it, even though I knew it was a bad idea.  I knew I would regret it and kick myself for it, but I did it anyway.  I cheated on my diet.  It was my sweet baby's first birthday, and I knew I wasn't going to be able to resist his birthday cake.  So I made a day of it.  Five months of clean eating out the window for one day of gleefully eating anything I could get my hands on. And guess what?  It sucked... so, so bad!  

Below is a log of what I ate that day.  My friend, training partner, and neighbor told me this was a pathetic cheat day, but it messed my world (and stomach) up.

Breakfast - 1 banana, 2 pieces of sausage, 2 eggs, 1 corn tortilla, and water. I obviously eased my way into the day and ate a pretty normal breakfast.

Snack - 1 grande, decaf, soy peppermint mocha with no whip cream. DELICIOUS!  I could drink these daily, and I probably used to.

Lunch - an 8-inch club on a sub from Firehouse Subs, a diet caffeine free coke, and 7 Cheetos.  I used to be absolutely in love with Cheetos.  I could only stomach 7 of them before I almost tossed my mocha.  GROSS!  I will never eat Cheetos again as long as I live.  That being said, the diet caffeine free coke was divine, as was the sandwich.

Snack - 1 medium sweet tea, 2 bites of chocolate chip cookie dough, 1 freshly baked chocolate chip cookie, and several bites of my baby boy's birthday cake.  After this nutritious snack, I thought my teeth might rot right out of my head.  My teeth actually hurt, as did my stomach, and my head for that matter.

  

Dinner - 1 bacon cheeseburger from Five Guys, water, and 1 chocolate chip cookie.  I baked the chocolate chip cookies as a Christmas present to my neighbors.  As I was putting them into bags to take  across the street, one broke in half.  I couldn't bring myself to put a broken cookie into a gift bag, so I ate it.  At that moment I decided that I would have rather taken a butt kicking.  I could barely eat the darn cookie.  It was actually painful to finish it.

Shortly after I finished the above-mentioned cookie, I crawled into bed.  I was trying to escape the mental fog that was starting to envelop me.  I felt so incredibly ill that I wanted to go to sleep as quickly as possible.  I wanted to wake up and feel better, but I didn't.  I felt like I had the worst hangover of my life.  I had a headache for THREE days.  My stomach is only starting to get back to normal and it has been over a week.

Will I ever cheat on my diet again and risk feeling terrible?  Probably, but hopefully not until my 365 day challenge is over.  What I can say is that I will never eat as many "cheat" things in one day again, and that's a promise!  

Physical Training Log

I was so excited about posting my five month results last week that I forgot to post my physical training log.  So, here's a twofer; two weeks worth of PT!  Try not to get too excited.

Remember, the workouts listed below are a representation of what I completed.  Please consult your physician before beginning a physical training program.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Run the neighborhood loop + a bit more
= 21:12

* This loop is approximately 1.5 miles.  I added a bit more distance this week.  According to mapmyrun.com, I ran about 2.12 miles.  My goal is to eventually, run this loop twice!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Row x 500 meters
-then-
Power snatch (30 pounds) x 5
Ball slams (25 pounds) x 7
Complete 5 rounds
-then-
Row x 500 meters
= 10:44

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Run to the end of my street and back
-then-
Deadlift (65 pounds) x 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Push press (20 pound dumbbells) x 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
= 12:32

* According to mapmyrun.com, the run portion of this workout was approximately 0.33 miles.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Run the neighborhood loop + quite a bit more
= 28:39

* This loop is approximately 1.5 miles.  I added quite a bit more distance this week.  According to mapmyrun.com, I ran about 2.8 miles.  Last week, I only ran 2.12 miles.  Yay me!

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Run to the neighborhood sign and back
-then-
Back squat (30 pounds) x 10
Pushups (knee) x 10
Burpees x 5
Complete 5 rounds
= 13:13

* According to mapmyrun.com, the run portion of this workout was approximately 0.47 miles.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Run to the neighbor's mailbox and back
Jump squats x 10
Sit-ups x 10
Complete 5 rounds
= 12:45

* According to mapmyrun.com, the run portion of this workout was approximately 0.85 miles.

Have a great weekend!!

It's been 5 MONTHS!

Can you believe it has been five months since I began this insane journey? I never thought I'd actually make it one month, let alone five.  But, here I am, almost half-way through!  It is shocking to me that I have eaten clean for this long.  For five months, I have resisted the things that I thought I couldn't live without.  I have been to parties, gone out to dinner, I've made it through Thanksgiving, and I've made homemade cookies three times, all without slipping off the program!  I have to say, the results of my hard work are great!  Sorry to toot my own horn, but I think they're pretty impressive.  In five months, I have lost 14 pounds.  That is an average of 2.8 pounds per month.  Honestly, I really wasn't expecting this!    

The results are somewhat astounding if you look at where I was a year ago. One year ago TODAY, I gave birth to my sweet, wonderful baby boy.  I weighed 195 pounds.  In one year, I have lost 49 pounds.  Yes, some of that weight can be attributed to my son and pregnancy, but not all of it.  The parts not attributed to him can be directly connected to the over-consumption of macaroni and cheese and iced sugar cookies.  

My sweet boy the day after he was born.

My little boy is growing up too fast!

I will say that my weight loss has me unhappy for one reason... muscle loss. It's been about two months since I've lifted heavy weights.  I know muscle loss accounts for some of my current weight loss.  Don't be surprised if my weight loss stalls or my numbers go back up when I start to lift again come January.  I certainly won't be surprised.  Muscle does weigh more than fat.

I've decided to allow myself a one-day diet "cheat" pass.  I will complete a food log and blog post detailing what I've consumed during this 24-hour period.  I was originally going to give myself a five-day pass, but I don't trust myself for that long.  I am afraid five days of bad eating will push me back into old habits.  I wouldn't be surprised if my "cheat" day is pathetic. The only things I want are Starbucks and a club sandwich.  I am sure I'll think of a few things between now and then.

Stay tuned in January for posts about alcohol and keeping New Year's Resolutions.  I am going to do a better job of posting educational blog posts more often.

Cheers!

Physical Training Log

This week's physical training log is... BLANK!  Due to life circumstances, I didn't get to work out a single day this week.  Boo!  Classes, sickness, errands, and life got in the way.  There's been a chill in the air each morning, and I can hardly wait to breath it in when I run this weekend. I'll be back in the gym next week, so watch for a new physical training log. Also, stay tuned for my FIVE month progress update!  Have a super weekend!

Reprieve

So.... I am considering giving myself a Flab to Fab reprieve for five days.  I would begin on my sweet baby's FIRST birthday (December 21) and go through Christmas day.  I don't want to go nutty with bad food consumption.  I just want to be able to eat one or two naughty things each day.  I was originally considering giving myself a one day pass on Christmas day.  However, I fear that if I only give myself one day, I will eat so much junk that I'll make myself sick.  If I do allow myself to do this, I will complete a food log for those five days.  This will allow you to see what kind of trouble I've gotten myself into.  I guarantee I will end up in some type of sugar induced coma.

If I start on December 21, I will have eaten according to my Flab to Fab rules for F-I-V-E months.  That's a long time to be a good girl.  I realize Santa is watching me, but I am not worried about Santa thinking I am naughty.  I believe his cookie consumption is quite high this time of year. But, I am curious about what you think?  Please comment below!

I will likely be stuffing my face (just like this) for five days!

Physical Training Log

Happy Friday!  It is almost the weekend!  Hooray!  Here are the workouts I reluctantly completed this week.  We had family in town, and I always try to use that as an excuse not to workout.  Luckily for me, I got off my hiney and hit the gym.

As always, the workouts listed below are a representation of what I completed this week.  Please consult your physician before beginning a physical training program.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Run the neighborhood loop + a bit more

= 20:33

* This loop is approximately 1.5 miles.  I added a bit more distance this week.  According to mapmyrun.com, I ran about 2.05 miles.  This run was hard, but my brother ran with me, so that was fun!  Remember, my goal is to run the loop twice. 

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Run to my neighbor's mailbox and back

Complete as many burpees as you can until your training partner returns from their run
Complete 4 rounds
= 14:59

* I did 17 burpees each round for a total of 68 burpees.  YUCK!  My awesome training partner did a total of 86 burpees!  She's a rock star!

* According to mapmyrun.com, the distance to my neighbors mailbox and back is approximately 0.13 miles.  So my total distance running was about 0.52 miles.

Thursday, December 7, 2012

Row x 250 meters
Snatch balance (24 pounds) x 10
Knees to elbows x 5
Complete 5 rounds
= 13:50

* I only did snatch balances for 3 rounds.  I switched to back squat for the remaining 2 rounds because my wrists felt like they were going to explode.  No bueno!

* Here is a video demonstrating the snatch balance.  http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/cfj-nov-05/snatch-balance.wmv

Physical Training Log

Hello everyone!  After having a week off from physical training, I reluctantly got back to it this week.  It actually felt pretty good to work out, and it served as a nice stress reliever for me.

Remember, the workouts listed below are a representation of what I completed this week.  Please consult your physician before beginning a physical training program.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Run the neighborhood loop + a bit more
= 19:01

* This loop is approximately 1.5 miles.  I added a bit more distance this week.  According to mapmyrun.com, I ran about 1.93 miles.  Sweet!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Snatch to overhead squat (24 pounds) x 5
Pushups (knee) x 10
Run to my neighbors mailbox and back
Complete 5 rounds
= 13:49

* The distance to my neighbors mailbox and back (according to mapmyrun.com) is approximately 0.13 miles.  So my total distance running was about 0.65 miles.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Row x 1000 meters
-then-
Thrusters (24 pounds) x 10
Sit-ups x 10
Complete 5 rounds
= 10:37

*The row was a buy-in to complete the workout, so I only rowed one time for 1000 meters.

Have a super weekend!!