HOW FAR?!?

After my last blog... I knew I needed to just suck it up and either fake some motivation, and find some new motivation!

And truthfully.. I'm not 100% positive where my motivation came from.. But IT'S BACK!!!

I took Monday off of EVERYTHING!! I've been meaning to do some organize around my house, and when I left in till almost 11, the only motivation I had was to clean and organize! So I stayed home.. ALL DAY.. didn't even make it out of my pajamas!! I think that might have been the best thing I've done for myself in a while! I woke up Tuesday rested ready to get to the gym and work! I stayed for the full two hours (The child care will only take the kid for two hours at a time) and worked really hard! I did some running on the treadmill, really trying to push myself! Got my mile (Which I used to brag about getting under 24) down to 17:56! I was beyond happy! Not to mention I did another mile on the track, 4 miles on the bike, 2 miles on the elliptical and a mile on the row machine!! I felt like I could go a lot further.. but I ran out of time!!

I also have a NEW GOAL... it almost seems unrealistic to me... But I know its not! My friend Lauren posted about it on Facebook.. and I can't seem to get it off my mind!! Next year, Fall of 2011, St. Louis is having a Rock 'N Roll Marathon! I WANT TO DO IT!! I have a full year, or close to it (There is not a specific date set yet) to train! I know I could walk it now. It would take all I've got, but I could get it done eventually! But I don't want to walk it! I want to run it! I want to finish strong!! So I'm going to train... I have yet to figure out how I'm going to train, but it is going to get done! And by then, I hope to be at, or VERY NEAR, my goal weight!

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It seems like such a far distance... Yet so achievable! And I know this is one goal that I will achieve!!

Watch this!!

Wow.. What an inspiration! I can only hope to have such a great story!! And its so true! If you really want it, do it!!!

Where did the Mo Go?!?

Anyone see my motivation?!? It seems to have disappeared... I've looked high, I've looked low... I've looked left and right, but still it's nowhere to be found. Stuff I was used to denying ( like soda, fast food, high fat and high sodium foods) are becoming all to easy to say yes to. And the worst part is, I don't feel bad after I eat them.

The only thing I've got going for me are my workouts. I'm still at the gym at least 6 days a week (Sometimes I skip my off day). But it will never be enough if I don't stop eating the crap that I've allowed myself to get away with recently.

I can't call it a "plateau"... cause it's not really my body taking a break, its my mind. The worst part is I know it's wrong. I know I should stop eating, but somehow I talk myself into one more snack, or I say its OK to have McDonald's for lunch because I'll have a small dinner to make up the calories... but when the dinner comes, I eat a normal meal. What happened to the Susie that couldn't talk herself into a cheat meal?!? It's so frustrating to know something you shouldn't do, yet not have enough will power to stop myself.

IT HAS TO CHANGE!!

My goal I set with some friends at the end of July was to be under 300 by October 8Th... That goal is going to go unaccomplished. :-/ I hate feeling like I've failed. It took me from the end of July until now to lose only 17lbs. And truthfully, I haven't lost any weight since the beginning of Sept. I've been between 323 and 327 the whole time. It's beyond frustrating to know that I am the only reason that I haven't lost more!

I've gotta get this boat sailing back in the opposite direction before I start gaining weight!

26 years down...

26 years down... MANY more to come!

I've met soo many amazing people this past year and became closer to some old friends! I've changed a lot... in apperance, attitude, thinking and much more! I almost feel like a brand new person.

This birthday weekend was KILLER for my diet... Calories, Fat, Sodium, Alcohol... Oh man, I just feel BLAH! I can't wait to start it all over tomorrow!

This coming week, I'm back to two-a-days Tuesday-Friday. Saturday I am unfortunately missing my regular workout and Turbo Kick, but I'll hopefully get to the gym in the afternoon! And Sunday I'll get in a short workout before Turbo Kick!

Time to start my 27th year off right. With hockey season just around the corner (Officially 32 days), that means my goal deadline is only 32 days away too... YIKES!! This is going to be a push to the finish!! But I know I can get it done!

1300 Challenge!

As most of you know.. I'm kind of a Turbo Kick FREAK!!! I look forward to going to the gym everyday when I know it's because of Turbo Kick! And we even have a Turbo Family (LOVE YOU ALL)!

In May, I got a BodyBugg to help me continue in my weigh loss efforts! Its been a lovely tool! I LOVE knowing how many calories I can burn doing certain activities! When I hit 1000 calories and then 1100 calories during Turbo Kick, I was elated!!

But Miss Amanda Meyers knew I could do more!! That's how the 1200 calorie challenge was born!! 1200 calories in 1 hour of Turbo Kick?!? I wasn't sure about that one! But I'm not one to shy away from a challenge!

1200 Challenge took a few weeks, but it happened.. WOO HOO!!! And Amanda didn't stop there... If I could do 1200.... why couldn't I do 1300?!? Ahh.. And that's where the 1300 Challenge began!

1300 Challenge was TOUGH!! I went thru a couple weeks where I couldn't even get it over 1200 again! But then came TURBO EXTREME!! A crazy mix Amanda and Nikki (Another one of my amazing Turbo instructors) put together!

A regular Turbo Kick includes Sections A, B, C, 2 Turbos, Recovery, and Finale!... Turbo Extreme consists of Section A, 2 Turbos, Section B, 2 Turbos, Section C, 2 Turbos, short Recovery, then 2 Finales!!! IT'S CRAZY!!! But it got me going again! I started dropping the 1200s again, and came soo close with a 1286 last week!

Tonight was intense to say the least! We went all out! Do or die (Although I was afraid a couple of us might pass out and die) We yelled and screamed... Everyone was really into it!!

AND IT HAPPENED!!! I got it up to 1316 calories... IN ONE HOUR of TURBO KICK!!! OH MY GOSH! Its crazy how such an extreme workout can make your feel soo AMAZING!!

So I'm on a Turbo Kick high... or as some people like to call it.. Turbo Crack! hahaha!!!

(And just a little Commercial for Turbo Kick)

COME TO RIVERPLEX and do TURBO KICK with me!!!

Tuesday - 6:45pm
Wednesday - 6:00pm
Thursday - 4:00pm
Saturday - 10:30am
Sunday - 1:30pm