Week 3 Weigh In

Good morning:) It's 0236 and I'm at work... as usual! Just wanted to write a little blog about my past week and what not.

Two Wednesdays ago I finally went to Trader Joe's and got TONS of stuff!!!

Whole grain bread, low carb tortillas, spinach, asparagus, plums, strawberries, clam chowder, pasta, spaghetti sauce, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs, protein shakes, fish oil capsules, orange chicken, pot stickers, low fat french toast, chili lime chicken burgers, mahi mahi, chicken, Cheddar cheese, skinny fries, almonds, mango creme ice cream bars, frozen mango chunks,  mini cafe twists anddddd... I think that's it!! lol

On Friday I tried the french toast. It's so good! And only 110 calories a slice!!:) I had it with strawberries and a fried (organic brown) egg! I've made some wraps with the tortillas and chicken, grilled the mahi mahi, and snacked on all the little things!:) I'm definitely going to start shopping there more often!

Here's a picture of dinner from Tuesday night. We had the mahi mahi grilled with lemon. It's so good, even just cooked so simple like that! Baby red skin potatoes, and steamed asparagus.

It would have been a really healthy dinner besides that fact that I decided to be bad and have a four loko, along with some bad drinking snacks!!:( So that kinda ruined it. But either way, it was so good!:)

I think I did pretty good exercise wise. I did something every day, except for today of course. I never exercise on weigh in days because I don't want my muscles to retain water, and besides, I barely eat anything on weigh in days!

I mostly did the Shred, Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, No More Trouble Zones, walking, and running! And the elliptical on Thursday night!!!:) Which made me sweat like CRAZY! It literally felt like someone dumped a bucket of water on me... but that's a good thing!:)

Wednesday night we had grilled chicken breasts, corn on the cob and green beans with my attempt to sliver an almond lol. ONE almond... oh well!:)

That was also the same day we went running/walking on the Wincopin Trail. It's AWESOME! It's pretty long, we did about 2.29 miles. We started off running, then walked for a little. Once it got to really steep hills, we would usually walk. Sometimes it would drop almost straight down! Plus, it was really rocky! But such a great run. It was really shady back there too, so I wasn't dying from the blazing sun!!

There's some cool spots with overlooks that look into the river. So pretty!:) I definitely need to go again, who wants to join me?:)

Ok, time to get on with the weigh in! I STILL haven't been weighing myself at home! It's been great:) No more scale addiction!

Previous Weight - 173.6

Current Weight - 172.2

Weight Lost - 1.4 Pounds

Total Weight Lost - 59.2 Pounds!

So close to my 60 pound mark!!! Ahh! So that's 3 really consistent losses in a row. I'm pretty happy with that!:)

Anyways, I gotta get back to work! Thanks for reading and hopefully by my next blog I will have reached 60 pounds loss!!!:) Oh, and I changed my goal weight from 160 to 150... so we will see!!

Anna

Week 2 Weigh In

Sorry that picture is kind of blurry, just wanted to show my kind-of-getting-there-abs! lol:) Still got a long ways to go, but hopefully one day I will have an awesome stomach that I LOVE to show off!!:)

So I think this has been a pretty decent week, besides splurging a little/not exercising on the weekend. But Sunday I did B210k, Monday I did "Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism," Tuesday I did the Shred level 2, Wednesday I ran/walked in the morning, then did B210k at night! And today, I just did some crunches and push ups because I really don't work out on my weigh in days. Don't want my muscles to retain fluids:)

Let me tell you what happened to me Wednesday night! I decided to do B210k, which by the way, I'm not sure if I've mentioned that yet? B210k stands for "Bridge to 10k" and it's the new program I'm doing, which basically picks up where Couch to 5k left off!:)

So far I really like it!! The first week was...

5 minute warm up walk
Run 10 minutes
Walk 1 minute
Run 10 minutes
Walk 1 minute
Run 10 minutes
Walk 1 minute
Run 10 minutes
5 minute cool down walk


My sweaty arm after B210K lol <3 it!

So even though you only get 1 minute walking breaks, every time you start a new 10 minute run, it feels like "Cool, only 10 minutes!" lol:)

Now I'm on week 2 and it's...

5 minute walk
Run 15 minutes
Walk 1 minute
Run 15 minutes
Walk 1 minute
Run 15 minutes
5 minute cool down walk

It was a little bit harder, but I like that there's only 3 intervals, instead of 4. Oh, but back to Wednesday night! I started B210k, week 2, day 2. I decided to do it on the treadmill because a) it was 9:30pm and b) it was still hot as heck outside!

I finished the first 15 minute run and felt pretty good. I was 2 minutes into the second 15 minute run when my treadmill started acting a little weird. It felt like it was vibrating a lot and going a little slower. I kept running but eventually every step I took was sticking! Then every step made it squeak really loud and pretty much just stop! So I turned it off! I was so mad!!

Since I really wanted to finish that run, I decided to just do it outside! Even though it was dark, hot and humid, I still did it anyways! And actually, once I started running outside, I felt like I was gliding! I could tell I was going way faster than when I was on the treadmill too!

It was definitely hot, but this was one of the best runs I've had! I finished up that second 15 minute run and instead of stopping for the 1 minute walk, I ran through it! That's how good I was feeling!:) The rest of the run went by so much faster outside, then it did on the treadmill. I officially prefer outdoor running!!:)

Anyways, here's my weigh in!! (7/21)

Previous Weight - 175.0

Current Weight - 173.6

Weight Lost - 1.4 Pounds

Total Weight Lost - 57.8 Pounds!

Yes!:) It's coming off! Slowly, but surely. I know it was bound to happen... my losses getting smaller and smaller. But as long as I keep losing something, I'll be happy! I just miss my old 4 pound losses!:)

I'm determined to make this an awesome week! Gonna try my best to get in some really good work outs, at least on the days I'm off. I do exercise on days that I work, just not as much! And I'm gonna try to eat really good. Especially since I just went to Trader Joe's and got lots of healthy food!!:)

Just wanted to show you a picture of our new sheets, comforters, duvets, pillows, and pillow cases!:) BRAND NEW EVERYTHING!:) Love it... and it's so comfy!!:)

Well, I guess that's all for now. Back to work stuff. Thanks for reading and I will update again.... Friday I believe!:)

Have a great day! Stay hydrated;)

Anna

Biggest Loser 3 - Week 1 Weigh In



Bad tan lines from my bikini the day before!

 Hello everyone. As usual, my apologies for the lack in updates! I pretty much only update once a week now. Too busy exercising!

Biggest Loser 2 came to an end last week, and I ended up being the overall winner again!!I only won the first of the four, 3 week segments, but overall, I lost more weight than everyone else!:) That's a pretty good feeling:)

We started the Biggest Loser 3 immediately after. Instead of having a new "Initial Weigh In," we just kept our last weights from the previous biggest loser, and used those as our starting weight.

Starting weight for biggest loser 3 - 176.8

Current Weight - 175.0

Weight Lost - 1.8 pounds

Total Weight Lost - 56.4 Pounds!

I'm pretty happy about that! I think my regular exercise, and making sure to reach at least 1,200 calories a day has helped a lot! I still have not been weighing myself at home at all. I think it's helped with my anxiety over how much I'm losing. I was always paranoid before about how my weigh in would be. Now I'm just relaxed about it:)



Phebe and I. She's lost 35 pounds!!

 I went to the firehouse twice this past week. Which is great because they have workout equipment in the boat house, including an elliptical, which I love! Both times I was on it for an hour, and then did some weight lifting. Love it!

Last week, on July 12th, I took the PGFD written test, and passed!:) There were A LOT of people taking the test! I'm actually surprised I passed! lol.

I ALSO got called by PGPD for an interview!!!! I'm so nervous! I'm currently working on getting my blue book all filled out. It sure is a lot!!

Friday, Phebe and I went to Ocean City! We drove up in the morning and went straight to Assateague. I was kind of nervous to wear my bikini, but I did! And I was surprisingly not too uncomfortable!! I went in the water, walked around on the beach, etc. It was a good feeling!:)



My stomach and thighs need some more work!

 We stayed on the beach for about 3-4 hours. Totally got burned! Ouch. But that will eventually turn into a nice golden brown;) lol.

After we left, we went over to Seacrets for dinner. Yum! I LOVE their crab toast. It's so delicious! Phebe got the seafood quesadilla, which was also really good. I had 3 pain in the asses. Mmmm!

We stayed there for awhile, talked to some weird guys, then headed back home. By the time we got showered and settled down, it was dark. So we decided to watch "INSIDIOUS" which is my new favorite scary movie! I'm surprised Phebe was able to sit through the whole thing, especially considering our house is kind of similar to the one in the movie! lol

We were supposed to get up at 3am and go to the beach to hang out and wait for the sun to rise, but SOMEONE didn't want to wake up! lol! So we slept in, till 8am, then went to the beach for round 2 of tanning! Once again, it was BLAZING out! We definitely got our burn on!

We left the beach around 1ish and went to get lunch at Sunset Grille. MMMM! My new favorite place to eat in Ocean City! It's so delicious, and has an awesome view!:)

We came back home later that day. It was an awesome trip and I had a blast! Can't wait for more beach trips.

Besides eating a little bad on the weekend, and not exercising, I think I've done pretty well so far. I'm hoping my weigh in is at least a little loss!:) I'll be weighing in Thursday night, so I'll try to update then! Can't wait to hit 60 pounds... I'm gonna get my hair cut and dyed!:)

Hope you're all having a great summer!!

Anna

Week 12 Weigh In

Hellllllllo!! I hope every one's week has been as good as mine!:)

So, in my last blog I said that my goal was to work out HARD every day till my next weigh in, to reach at least 1,200 calories every day, and have a GOOD WEIGH IN! Well, I achieved most of that!

Friday - Ate 1,207 Calories/Burned 566 Calories doing Jillian Michael's "No More Trouble Zones"

Saturday - Ate 1,372 Calories/Burned 432 Calories walking 4.34 Miles

Sunday - Ate 2,394 Calories (Oops)/Burned 1070 Calories doing Jillian Michael's "Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism" and "Shred Level 2" We went to Charlie's Aunt and Uncle's for 4th of July and I indulged a little too much!:(

Monday - Ate 1,058 Calories (a little low)/Burned 1008 Calories doing "Bridge to 10k Week 1, Day 1"

Tuesday - Ate 1,427 Calories/Burned 338 Calories doing "Shred Level 3"

Wednesday - Ate 1,201 Calories/Burned 874 Calories doing "Bridge to 10k Week 1, Day 2"

Thursday (Today) Ate 1,236 Calories/Burned 149 Calories swimming laps and treading water

All in all, I'd say I did really good! Minus Sunday! haha... That was pretty bad, but I did try to make up for it in exercises!:) I've never done multiple DVDs in one day!:) I felt really good after that!

On Sunday, Roch and I went to Arundel Mills to go shopping. My intention was to only spend 40 dollars on like 2 shirts... Well, that didn't go too well!

I did end up getting two shirts... and a necklace... and a ring! So I went a little over, by like 10 dollars. Unfortunately, Roch suggested that we go into the new Coach outlet that they just opened. I didn't think I would buy anything. I'm not a huge Coach fan or anything. Don't own anything of theirs.

Well, they were having a sale... 50% off of a lot of their stuff, plus, a 30% off your entire purchase coupon! Grrr!! I saw a few things that were cute, but I wasn't in love with anything, until I saw this bag!!!! I loved it! There was one competitor, a black and grey Poppy bag, but this one won!:) I <3 it!!! The best part... it was originally $389, I got it for $101!! AWESOME!!!

It was a great weekend overall. We watched the fireworks in Laurel on Saturday night. They were actually really good! Even though I've lived in Laurel for almost 3 years, I've never watched them here before. It was especially nice watching from atop ladder truck 6:)

As I mentioned earlier, Sunday we went to Charlie's Aunt and Uncle's house to eat dinner and watch fireworks. His uncle actually put together a whole little firework display. They were really legit though! I mean like BIG fireworks! It was pretty awesome:) Besides eating too much lol.

I worked Monday night. I had a great view of the fireworks on the Mall from my unit:) Unfortunately, I had to float to Medical Care Unit at 2300:( It wasn't too bad of a night though. Just really boring!

Tuesday night was great! We were originally supposed to go to RA Sushi in Baltimore with Caitlin,  Tim, Sam, and her husband David. Unfortunately, Sam couldn't make it in time:( But Darla ended up coming last minute with Nick!:) It was a good time!

They have happy hour from 3-7 so we ordered 12 rolls, apps, and drinks!! It ended up being a really good price! The sushi was great! Especially this one roll they have called a "Viva Las Vegas Roll" It was delicious!:) I will definitely go back!

Afterwards we hung out at Darla's house which is sweet! I love it. They have an awesome roof top deck with a beautiful view!! We hung out up there talking, listening to music, and drinking:) Fabulous night!:)

My "Fruit Parfait" lol

Wednesday we watched Maddie while Katie was at work. She's gotten so big, it's crazy!! We were there from 8am to 4pm. She was pretty good for the most part. It's definitely different taking care of her compared to all the babies at my work.

Charlie did a lot too, I was pretty proud of him:) But it was a good experience for the both of us!

Ok, now for my FINAL weigh in of the 12 week competition!

Previous Weight - 179.8

Current Weight - 176.8

Weight Lost - 3 Pounds!!!!

Total Weight Lost - 54.6 Pounds!!! Finalllllly!! I thought I was gonna be stuck on a plateau forever!! I think making sure to get my 1,200 calories every day definitely helped!! As well as my hard work outs:) I'm so happy I finally lost!!

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I also gave up weighing myself for the whole week!! So I had no clue what I was gonna be when I weighed in, it was so nerve wracking! Luckily it was a good outcome. I think I will only weigh myself at work now:)

The total I lost during the first Biggest Loser was 33 pounds. This 2nd round I lost 26 pounds. I know that doesn't add up to 54.6, but that's because I gained a little between the 1st and 2nd biggest loser. If that makes sense!

I'm pretty happy about this round. There was definitely more downs than ups, but now I know not to starve myself anymore! Not good!:) I'm going to join the 3rd Biggest Loser too... it starts next week! I'll update with my starting weight next week!

Thanks for reading!!:)

Anna