P90x3 beginning numbers

Here are our beginning STATs for p90x3:


Jen
Body fat percentage: %27
Weight:126
Chest:35
Waist:28
hips:34.5
right thigh: 20.5
left thigh: 20.5
right arm:10.5
left arm:10.5


Tyson
Body fat percentage: %17
Weight:180
Chest:38 3/4
Waist:33 1/4
hips: 35
right thigh:23.5
left thigh:23 1/4
right arm: 12.5
left arm: 13


We did the Yoga today and it felt so good!  I forgot how much I loved it!  I have a little cold - so it was especially nice to do it today.


I was thinking yesterday how it may be a little crazy to do this right now in the midst of Macie joining our family, but really it is so much better than what we were doing.  My mornings are so much more calm with doing 30 minute workouts instead of an hour.  I eat breakfast with T and the boys now. It is really nice.


I am still trying to figure out a menu that will work for us.  It needs to fit both our lifestyle and our budget.  Our grocery budget is $480 a month/$120 a week for all of us.  I also want to make things the kids will eat.  I will be posting our weekly meal plan on here once I figure it out.  I am hoping that as I eliminate things like buying 4 cereal boxes every week, crackers, bread, etc - it will free up enough of the budget to buy enough fruits/veggies. 

P90x3 Beginning

We started P90x3 yesterday.  I am loving it so far!  I have put myself to a challenge to complete the 90 days while sticking to the workout and the diet. 

Workout:  It is a little bit different because I am used to running for an hour and my an-aerobic exercise has been at least 45 minutes, so switching to 30 minute workouts feels like I am slacking!  It is definitely HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) and the 30 minutes are tough! 
Food: I have felt great over the last couple days.  I am excited to continue the program.  The eating plan is pretty simple.  It is just eating healthy and how we should be eating! Each person has a code of how many protein/carb/fat they should have for each meal/snack and you just have to figure out what to want that fits the code.  


It was an answer to prayer last week - once again.  I was REALLY snacky and binge ate for 2 days straight. I can always feel a loss of the spirit when I over-indulge.  I know the Holy Ghost leaves me.  I feel awful and Satan is in full force to tempt me to continue the gluttony or to become very depressed about myself. 
I plead with Heavenly Father to let me know why I was so snacky.  I wasn't feeling any sort of emotion or boredom that usually leads to my gluttony. 


He peacefully answered that it was because I was tired!  Yeah!! Of course it makes so much sense with our newborn - even only getting 6 hours of sleep instead of 7 was taking a toll on me.  I decided that when I felt those snacky feelings I would stop working, lay down, meditate and perhaps power nap for 10 minutes.  Now - I haven't officially done it yet - but I have stopped working and performed some breathing exercises.  That really seemed to help and the snacky feelings have dissipated.  Heavenly Father is so mindful of us. It is incredible!

I am not my body...

This year has been quite an experience.  I have been totally rude to myself; my body, my heart and my spirit. 

It all started last January.  I set out to make some new year goals.  I started thinking about what I wanted differently in my life.  That lead to me bringing myself down about my life choices.  I felt like a huge failure.  I beat myself up for everything from not getting my degree to my bad handwriting. 

I was really upset and disappointed with myself for not following through with goals. 

At that time my husband and the Lord helped me realize a few things about myself.  I realized that even though I had not accomplished many of MY goals, I had always done what Heavenly Father wanted me to do.  I included Him in all major decisions in my life.  Those major decisions haven't always led me to accomplish my goals (yet), but it was what was right for me. 

Even after I realized that, in the back of my mind I knew that there was one thing I could always have success in because I had total control over it. 

That was my weight loss goals.  I wanted to lose 10 pounds.

It shouldn't be hard, right?  Well, I got on myfitnesspal and tracked every calorie ingested.  I sacrificed and kept track.  I lost 7 pounds.  I was struggling to move past that number.  I set new goals and off I went.  A few weeks later I wasn't losing weight still.  I decided to no longer include my calories burned on myfitnesspal that I burned working out. 

 That meant that every day I would eat 1200 calories and that was it. 

I changed my goals to include that I would only snack on healthy things and that I wouldn't eat sweets for 5 weeks.  I had a calendar and was marking off each day that I accomplished my goal.   

As I restricted and counted every calorie I found myself being very protective of my food.  Food became my life.  I think because I was hungry, I was constantly thinking about food and what I would eat next.

Then the binging started to happen.  If I was stressed or bored, I started to eat.  I would eat a lot.  I can remember "eating my emotions" even as a teenager.  I have used food to change how I feel.  It had been a problem in my life, but now it was uncontrollable.  I felt like I couldn't control my behavior.  I found myself addicted to eating.

That didn't sit well with my weight loss goals, of course, so I started looking for fast ways to burn metabolism. (see where this is going?) I started looking for foods that would help my body get rid of food in my stomach quickly.  Mustard shots?  Okay, I tried it, nothing.  Salt water flushes?  Tried it.  It sort of worked. 

But I wanted more out.

So I did it.  I made myself throw up.  Bulimia? No, not me is what I thought.  I am not doing this because I have issues with my body.  I just keep making eating mistakes.

For about 2 weeks every time I binged, I purged.

My body went into a revolt. 

 I became so bloated, which didn't add to my feeling better about things.  My throat and tongue were all ready getting raw from the stomach acid.  I felt awful.  I especially felt awful emotionally and spiritually.

After about 2 weeks and binging/purging about 5 times, I talked to Tyson. 

 I broke down. 

I was not treating myself like his queen.  I was not treating myself like a daughter of God.  Tyson was scared.  He had never seen me with such little faith in God or myself.

We talked for hours and he helped me see how much I needed to relax.  He helped me see how much I needed to get back in tune with who I am, with my unique talents and gifts.

I started analyzing my thinking patterns.  I was so mean to myself!  I expected perfection and wouldn't accept myself it I was not.

I also realized that I was constantly evaluating people's bodies and judging if mine was better.  I had been measuring the success of people by the size of their waist.  I was constantly comparing myself to others and even comparing myself to images on TV, magazines, etc.  All my self-esteem was wrapped up into what I looked like and not who I was.

So then I started to just eat what I wanted.  Well, the binging didn't exactly stop. 

Now I was addicted and it was habit.  I gained a couple of pounds.

For spring break, we took a trip to Utah and I had another melt down. 

Conversations about family members included talk about people's weight and I interpreted this as family measuring success on how in shape others were.

This tore me up. 

I felt like people were looking at me and just seeing *failure* and

that I didn't have it all together.

Tyson was my rock once again and helped me see how I was judging people incorrectly and that I needed to give myself a break. 

He helped me see how much I needed to love myself.

After that, things have gotten a lot better.  I did gain back all the 10 pounds that I lost, however, I changed my focus from needing to be skinny to needing to be healthy. 

I am doing the things for my body now that it truly needs.  Fruits, veggies, healthy options are now being consumed by myself and my family.  We are making better choices together and it doesn't have anything to do with our waistline.  Even though a great benefit of being healthy is the weight loss.  I have lost 5 pounds or so.

I have really been concentrating on finding myself again.  I have tried to be more open and friendly with people and love people for who they are with all their faults and weaknesses. 

I am learning to be patient with myself. 

I am basing my self-esteem on things of eternity.

The perfectionism I have is pretty deep seated.  I see now how expecting perfection has prevented me from really appreciating the Savior and what He has done for me.

I have been in a sense of denial about my weaknesses because I never wanted to own up to them.  I am striving now to realize my weaknesses in loving and lighthearted ways.  I am striving to be gentle with myself.  I am learning to laugh at myself instead of belittling myself for my mistakes.

My hopes for the rest of this year are that I really learn to identify who I am and who I can become.  I hope to become closer to my Savior in every way.  I am really reading my scriptures now with real intent to become closer to Him.  I am keeping a journal, writing down things I am thankful for, experiences I have, and things I can do better. 

 

I am not my body.

But I am because I am not perfect and neither is my body.

So deal with it... 

I sure am trying.

Quote of the month

I love this quote, "If you go on doing as you've always done, you'll go on getting what you've always got."

So true!  I have kept my goal of staying under my calorie count for 7 days now.  Feels good!  The part that I have failed on is snacking on only fruits, nuts, veggies.  I keep eating sweets.  Valentine chocolates, cookies, whatever the kids have.  sigh.
  It seems silly to me that I am half in and half out, so I decided today that for the next 4 weeks I am going treat free.  This is going to be a huge challenge, but one I am up for.  No artificial sweetner either.  Sam taught me years ago that artificial sweetner will make your body crave sugar.  What happens is our body thinks it is getting sugar because of the sweet taste in our mouth.  When it doesn't get it, it will crave it.  We drink Crystal Light around here.  I usually have one glass with dinner. 
So, no chocolate, candy, pudding, crystal light, anything of that nature until March 15th. 

I posted my goal on the fridge with a number for each day I accomplish my goal.  It feels awesome to mark off the day when I do it! 

Ready Now

I am finally ready to make and keep a commitment.  I am ready to write my written statement and stick to it.  I tried to follow Sam's recommendations below as I was writing this.

"I am achieving 35 consecutive days of being under my calorie count goal on myfitnesspal.com.  I will track my food and exercise every day for 35 days.  I will follow Sam's 12 healthy eating tips.  I will only snack on nuts, fruit and vegetables.  I will continue to be consistent in exercising and sleeping.  I will lean on Heavenly Father to help me accomplish this goal and all goals in my life.  I will be closer to Him.  I will turn to Him and give my burdens to Him as he will make my burdens light."

If there is anyone who wants to join me on myfitnesspal.com, let me know.  I would love to have someone doing this with me! 
 

Hello? New Year!

Hello everyone.  It has been a long time since I have written on here.  Well, another year has come and gone.  I didn't accomplish my goal this year.  Yeah, I stink.  haha. 

Oh well, today is a new day! 

Throughout the holidays I didn't gain much weight, but I still have 7-10 pounds I want to lose.  I am going to do this with using myfitnesspal.com.  I want to do this even on the weekend.  I tend to stay away from the computer on Sat/Sun, but I will get on and update it.  I need to keep my weekend eating under control to accomplish my goal. 

I will continue my current workout regimen of running M/W/Fr and doing what I call my butt-kicker workout on Tue/Thur.  It consists of a bunch of pullups (with assistance of a chair), ab exercises, pushups and squats. 

My short term goal is to update and track my eating on myfitnesspal everyday for 5 weeks. 

Lately I have been feeling down about how many of my life goals I haven't accomplished, but I have realized that so many of them were MY goals and not goals that Heavenly Father had for me.  I need to be better at relying on my Savior to help me through tough times and really have faith in Him and his plan for my life.  I need to rely on Him even to accomplish this goal. I need to turn to Him when I feel stressed or anxious instead of turning to food.   His peace is long-lasting.  His love is eternal. 

What are your health goals for this year?

Jennie Update - week (who knows?)

I am doing good.  I really like myfitnesspal.  It has made me feel more accountable and I love it.  The scale says I lost a pound last week and I do feel it.  I still need to eat more vegetables, but it is on the bottom of my list right now.  I have eaten a salad now and then, but that is it.  I guess that is better than nothing!

Jen Update

I am down 1 pound from last week (at least that is what the scale says, but who knows).  I am happy about that.  I feel really dedicated this week to getting down 1 more pound.  I started myfitnesspal and really love it!  I love how it calculates your total carb/protein ratios along with the calories.  It certainly makes it easier to keep track of everything.  Thanks for the suggestion Mauri! 

Amazing!

I lost 2.5 pounds in one day!  Seriously.  I am going to do this everyday!  I have come to a conclusion....

scales are liars.

I thought that was pretty funny.  I was pretty down on myself yesterday because 131.5 was staring back at me (all 5 times I did it).  I was totally thinking all day about how to revamp what I am doing and beating myself up for a couple of wrong eating choices I made.

I was curious this morning because I didn't feel that weight, and lo and behold it said 129 (all 5 times I did it).   Water weight I guess.  I have no idea.  All variables were the same (same time of day, etc.). 

I am back on the horse.  Still want to be down to 124 by June 1st.  I guess that means I have one month!  I am not going to be writing down everything I eat because it takes too much time, but my plan is to keep all my meals around 300 calories and 2 snacks that must be fruit, nuts, or vegetables.  I will record this every Monday on this blog. 

Keep it going ladies! 

Reset button, New Goal

Easter + two birthdays + a vacation= weight gained.  Yucky, no fun.  I did okay through it all, but I didn't keep track.  I will weigh myself this Friday to see the damage.
I made sure to keep everything in moderation and I feel like I did an okay job.  I did work out M-F and I am proud of that!  I did eat too many Easter snacks and they are still around tempting me.  I gotta stay away!  The little treats are so tempting because it is like they aren't going to do any damage, but by the time you eat 5 of them throughout the day the damage is done.

So, my new goal is 6 pounds by June 1st.  A pound a week is pretty obtainable. 

Jennie Results week 4

Weight loss:  1 pound.  Feelin' good! 

Friday through Monday - not recorded.  I ate well, but I just didn't keep track! 

Tuesday:  Workout weightlifting routine. B-fast 2 cups of cinnimon crunch 220, 1 cup milk 80. Lunch Frozen fettucini 310, homemade wheat bread 100, animal crackers 120. Dinner - 2 cups healthy hearts 225, 1 cup milk 80.

Wednesday:  Workout ran 40 minutes.  B-fast 1/2 of protein smoothie 150, 1 piece wheat toast 45, butter 50. Lunch Frozen 210, 1 piece white bread 60.  Dinner - Cereal 200 calories, milk 80.

Thursday: Workout weightlifting routine. B-fast 1-1/2 cups choc. organic cheerios 220, 1 cup milk 80.  Little bit of animal crackers 30.  Lunch: PB&J, bread 120, pb 190, jam 50.  Dinner 2 tortillas 162, 1/3 cup cheese 110, tomato/onion 20, salsa 20  = 1012

Jennie Results Week 3

Results- Weight loss was 0.5 lbs.  I was definitely expecting more seeing that I feel so great.  I am thinking this may be due to some muscle growth/weight because I have been running longer and definitely getting results from the weightlifting stuff on Tues/Thurs. It was amazing surfing last Saturday because my back and arms felt so strong.  I felt like I could have paddled forever!  It was awesome.  Anyway, I know I need to keep it up this week and not be discouraged. 
Goals this week: Continue same work out.  Improve diet by eating less cereal.  Need to incorporate more protein and veggies.

Friday - Workout yes.  B-fast 1-1/2 cups healthy hearts = 220, 1 cup skim milk = 80.  Lunch 2 pieces of bread 90, turkey 90, cheese 100, tomato 20.  Dinner Mahi Mahi salad - estimating 600. Fruit pizza 300 = 1500

Saturday - Workout surfing.  B-fast 1/3 cup nuts/fruit - 130.  Lunch 2 cups chocolate cheerios 250, milk 80. Fruit pizza 200.  Dinner - McDonald's Southwest Salad 450.  Pudding 60 = 1170

Sunday - Fast.  Dinner - Hamburger 400, 1/2 cup potato salad 200, 1/4 cup coleslaw 100, green salad 100, 2 cookies - 200, 1/2 cup ice cream - 180. = 1180

Monday - Workout running.  B-fast 1-1/2 chocolate cheerio - 220, 1 cup milk 80.  Snack Chips 300, cookie 100.  Lunch - Frozen 330.  Dinner - protein smoothie 300. C-chips 50 = 1380

Tuesday - Workout weightlifting.  B-fast 1/2 cup Greek yogurt 110, wheat English muffin 100, 1 tbsp peanut butter 85.  Orange 45.  Lunch 2 cups healthy hearts 275, 1 cup milk 80.  Chips 160. Peanut butter 100.  C-chips 50. Dinner - protein smoothie - 300 = 1305

Wednesday - Workout running.  B-fast 1-1/2 cups raisin cluster cereal 255, milk 80.  Crackers 50.  Lunch Frozen 270, green beans 30.  C-chips 50, cereal 50. Dinner - 2 tortillas 162, 1/3 cup cheese 110, tomato/onion 20, salsa 20 = 1067

Thursday - Workout weightlifting.  B-fast 2 eggs 140, wheat English muffin 100, 1/2 tbsp butter 50. Crackers 150.  2 cups whole hearts 275, milk 80, pudding 60.  Dinner - 2 cups wheat spaghetti 220, 1/2 cup sauce 50, salad 50, dressing 50 = 1225

Jennie Results Week 2

Weight lost = 1 pound.

Main goals this next week is to continue to improve my eating.  Still need more veggies and less sugar.  I changed up my Tues/Thurs workout and I am already loving the results.  Tyson has a workout he does twice a week where he does 4 sets of a combination of exercises including squats, pushups, pullups, various ab, arm, and back workouts.  It does wonders for him, so I created a variation of it for me.  Arms feeling lots stronger.  Would love to do a pull up unassisted by the end of this (right now I use a chair).  Also would love to be able to do real pushups.  I do them on my knees now. I have NEVER been able to do real chest-to-the-ground, knees-up pushups.

Friday. Workout Yes.  B-fast 2 cups healthy hearts 275, 1 cup skim milk 80.  Snack 1/4 cup of mixed nuts/berries 130.  Lunch - 2 slices wheat toast 90, 2 pieces ham 120, 2 tbls relish 40, 10 pretzels 100. Dinner 2 tortillas 162, 1/3 cup cheest 110, tomato/onion 25, salsa 10.  pudding 60, 3 cups popcorn 90. = 1292

Saturday. Workout no.  B-fast 2 cups cereal 275, 1 cup milk 80.  Lunch 2 pieces wh. bread 90, tuna fish 100, 1/3 cup cheese 100, 2 tomato slices 20, crackers 150.  Dinner McDonalds Southwest Salad 450, crackers 300, pudding 60 = 1625

Sunday. 2 cups healthy hearts 275, 1 cup milk 80; Lunch 2 tortas 162, Mexican chicken/bean crockpot meal 300.  Frozen dinner 260, 4 cookies 400. = 1472

Monday  Workout yes.  Breakfast 1-1/2 cups Organic Chocolate Cheerios 200, 1 cup milk 80; Snack 1/4 cup of mixed nuts/berries 130.  Lunch Frozen Michelinas 270, chips 160. Dinner 3 scrambled eggs (1 whole, 2 whites) = 140, 1/3 cup cheese 110, 2 sausages 160, 1 piece of bread 45, butter 50 = 1345

Tuesday- Workout yes.  B-fast 1-1/2 cups healthy hearts 200, 1 cup skim milk 80.  Snack 1/4 cup mixed nuts/berries 130.  Lunch Frozen Michelinas 230, bread 45, 1/2 cup grapes 35.  Licorice - 100.  Cookie dough 400.  Dinner - Protein Shake - 300 = 1520

Wednesday - Workout yes. B-fast 1-1/2 cups healthy hearts 200, 1 cup skim milk 80.  Crackers/peanut butter- 285.  Oatmeal packet 160. Coolwhip 100, dessert bread 300.  Yogurt 100, toast (2) 90, butter 50 = 1365

Thursday - Workout yes.  B-fast, protien shake 300.  Lunch 2 cups chocolate organic cheerios 275, 1 cup milk 80.  Raisins 50. 1 marshmallow 25. Dinner 4 pancakes 400, 1/4 cup lite syrup 100 = 1230

Jennie Results Wk. 1

How I feel:  Pretty good.  I went to the beach yesterday and felt awful in a swimming suit, so it is giving me some extra motivation. I am so grateful for our amazing bodies and what they are capable of doing.  I am very motivated and looking forward to this experience.
 
Weight lost:  1 pound.  I would have liked to have seen more, but it is the time of the month and it always does a number on me. I have a hard time controlling my anger and my appetite.  I think it is hilarious you can see how snacky I get right before (check out Sat/Sun/Mon).

Food/Workout journal for Week 1:
Friday 3/9 Workout Yes.  Bfast -Cereal (250), Milk (100). Lunch, Cereal (250), Milk (100), chips 25, dinner kid's meal 475 = 1100

Saturday B-Fast, 2 cups healthy hearts 275, 1 cup skim milk 80.  Lunch - 2 tortillas - 160, 1/3 cup cheese 100, tomato 25, onion 25, salsa 50.  Marshmallow 25, chips 50.  Dinner - 2 pieces pizza 600, 1/2 Oreo 35, pudding 60 = 1485

Sunday.  2 cups of healthy hearts 275, 1 cup skim milk 80.  8 Starbursts 160.  1/2 cup yoplait smoothie 100.  Lunch - Frozen 260, toast 45,  butter 25.  Dinner - 2 eggs 140, 2 pieces bread 90, 1/2 cup corn 66.  Snack - Chips 400 (GRRR), pudding 60 = 1635

Monday.  Workout Yes.  B-fast 2 cups cinnamon crunch - 220, 1 cup skim milk 80.  Snack (GRRR) Chips 400.  Lunch - 1-1/2 cups (definitely wrong cereal choice,lol) granola (600), milk 70.  Dinner - Lean Cuisine 320, 1/2 cup coleslaw (100) = 1790

Tuesday.  Workout Yes.  B-fast 1-1/2 cups Organic Chocolate cheerios - 200, 1 cup skim milk 80.  1/2 of an English Muffin 50, 1/2 tbls peanut butter 50.  Michalenias Frozen 320.  1/2 apple 50.  2 cups Organic Chocolate cheerios 300, 1 cup skim milk 80.  = 1130

Wednesday.  Workout Yes.  B-fast - Protein shake 300.  Snack 10 - whole wheat pretzel twists 100.  Michalenas frozen 330.  2 starbursts 16.  Snack 10 - whole wheat pretzel twists 100.  Dinner Chicken/veggies - 300, orange chicken sauce (3 tbls) 105 = 1251

Thursday. Workout yes.  B-fast 2 cups of healthy hearts - 275.  1 cup skim milk 80. Chips - 170.  Lunch - 2 cups multigrain cheerios (220), 1 cup skim milk 80, 1/8 cup raisins 60. Snack - Apple - 50.  Michalenias Frozen 330, 1 piece wh. toast 45, 1 cup green beans 40 = 1350

This weeks Goals: Ensure that my snacks are fruits, vegetables or nuts, no more of this processed carbohydrate stuff.  Eat less of the frozen diet entrees.  I get so busy and feel this is all I have time to prepare, but it really doesn't take much longer to prepare a salad. 

Jennie - Goals and Plan

10 pounds.  Why is it so hard this time?  I just want to lose 10 pounds all while improving my health.  I want to eat healthier and achieve overall balance in my life.  I need accountability.  It is one of the biggest keys for my success.  So, I am going to post every week how/what I am doing.  I will be posting what I eat and what I did for exercise. 
My biggest temptations right now is snacking.  When I get some food out for the kids, I pop a few of whatever it is in my mouth.  The "few" turns in to too many and it is messing with my goals. 
Every weekend I just want to let it all go and relax.  This has been my problem for years.  I eat well M-Th.  But Fri, Sat and Sun, I feel like I am entitled to eat sweets and eat out.  I totally gorge and always justify that it is the weekend and it won't effect me that much.  Well, it totally effects me.  You can't eat well for 4 days and then bad for 3 days and expect results.  I have went a little crazy before thinking that I had something wrong with my body.  I even went and got my thyroid checked just to make sure.  All the while I was doing this 4 days on/3 days off thing and expecting results.  Silly!
I need to be healthy as much as I can.  I am not expecting to never eat sugar again, but I do expect control over my appetite and the ability to just say no, lol.

Goals
He is able who thinks he is able.
- Buddha

I know I can be successful in my goals. I am in control of my success.  I can have 100% success to achieve my goals.  It comes down to choices I make everyday.  So here are my goals:

Lose 10 pounds by May 1st. 
Eat 3 servings of vegetables a day (most days I get like 1 - maybe).

Plan
I have been getting up at 5:30 and working out for a half hour.  I will continue to do this.  I run M, W, F.  On Tues/Thursday I will do 10 Minute Abs and 10 Minute total body.  On Saturday I will do yoga. 
As far as diet, I will keep my calorie count at 1200 a day.  I will incorporate more vegetables and fruits.  I will eat less carbohydrates.