Intermittent Fasting Review

So yesterday was the first day of my intermittent fasting.  I've concluded that I can't do it everyday.  I think I'll do it on the days that I'm not exercising or exercise in the morning.  By the afternoon I felt famished.  It was like a void that I couldn't fill.  I ate a hearty lunch and then proceeded to snack on almonds.  It ended up being more than one serving.  I will say there was definitely a digestive benefit as I didn't feel weighed down.  And a bit of t.m.i. here, but elimination seemed to increase.  That's a strange benefit.  Although, I had nothing but water the first part of the day so maybe that was it.

Today I'm going to zumba this evening and decided I needed the calorie energy so no fast today.  Although since I stopped eating at 5pm yesterday and didn't eat again until 10am this morning that can be considered my fasting time.  I ended up not eating dinner because with all my snacking at work I felt full so I didn't have a desire to eat dinner. 

I'm actually looking forward to my zumba class tonite.

DietBet-Jillian Michaels.....

The contest starts today!  Yay!!  I joined a few weeks ago and have been impatiently waiting for the start date.  As of this morning the pot is $200,850 with 6,695 players!  That is crazy high compared to the other dietbets that have been held.  It is statistically unlikely that everyone will reach the goal of losing 4% in 4weeks.  I like the format in that your able to post a thought or comment on someone else's post right on the dietbet website.  What I don't like is my job has the dietbet website blocked because it has the word "bet".....boohissss!  So if I want to check it out during my workday I have to use my phone.

Let the games begin.....
I officially submitted my full body picture and my scale weight picture.  We also had to submit our beginning weight and the game tells you how much 4% is.  My beginning weight is 201.8 and my winning weight would be 193.7.  The game also reports the current BMI and has marked me as clinically obese at 32%.  It also has a daily calorie goal based on your weight.

Before I joined dietbet I started on my own workout journey and changed my eating habits.  Eliminating items such as soda and next will be fruit juice.  Actually, I haven't eliminated much but I will be sporadically eating things I deem not on the healthy side....ex. fried chicken.  I did have some last week and didn't eat much of it.  I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would.  I guess my taste buds are changing already.

Last night I went to the movies and didn't have ANY popcorn, soda or candy.  Ok, so my friends and I sat there eating our chinese take out, but still no junk food whatsoever.  Not having popcorn is huge for me when I'm at the cinema so I gave myself a congrats pat on the back for that one.

Ok, so from dinner last night I'm feeling a little bloated today.  I've been researching intermittent fasting and with this bloated feeling it seems like the perfect day to start.  I'm going to do this for the remainder of this week and see how it goes.  Hmm, maybe I'll do a video log because there doesn't seem to be many of my size on youtube.  Food for thought.

Fitness is a #@%.....

I knew I was out of shape but goodness grief.  Yesterday I took a dance class and after I bailed at the 30 minute mark I got on the elliptical for a few minutes.  Today my body feels like it used to when I did a new weight workout.  My lats feel worked, my booty feels worked and I'm remembered of the soreness every time I get up from my office chair or reach for something.  This alone should make me remember why I should always move forward instead of repeating this story.  Meaning, getting in shape and slacking and eventually stopping and repeat.

On my way.....

Happy Monday!

Workouts.....
I tried a cardio jam class today.  The warm up had moves from turbo jam so I think this is a spin off of that format.  It was way more intense than the beachbody program I'm used to.  The class lasted an hour and I bailed after 30 minutes.  The format of the class I can grow with, but the instructor had the music much too loud.  I was chatting with a student and she tells me that the Wednesday zumba class is highly recommended. There's a body work class that I want to try.  It's a weight class and I like weights more than cardio so I want to give this class a try.

Diet....
Is on point!  I made a couple of meals yesterday, bought veggies which is broccoli slaw and salad mix to have with my roasted chicken.  I also made beef cubes which I can have with either potato or brown rice.

Dietbet....
The start date is close.  I can not wait to officially start simply because I've been reading the posts and anxiety level is up.

Off to chill and finish watching The Dome.

Fitness Renewed!

Soooo.......
Today I went to the gym!!  I've been paying for a membership for months and had never been.  I took a zumba class and OMG!!  I thought I was gonna do some fun dancing, smile a lot with some fun music and just get a mild glistening on my skin from these cutey moves.  The ten minute warmup had me wondering if the workout had actually started, but nope.  We paused and grabbed water and then she said get the weights if you want to use them.  Ummm, weights?  For dance class?  We did some upper body basic strength moves.  Okay, so I know this for next time.  Them we went back to dancing and the music got fast....faster and (let me just walk in place till the next song) fastest song.  There was this one girl that totally stopped when she didn't want to do the moves, but I did not take that stance.  I kept moving throughout the whole workout.  Yes, I'm giving myself a high five!


What I learned from today's zumba experience is that I have no rhythm and two left feet.  I haven't ruled it out of my routine because I like to dance...even with my two left feet.  Tomorrow's class is kickbox cardio.

Stay tuned!

So......

I've been on a long hiatus from this blog.  I'm not even sure why.  I did find it therapeutic to write my thoughts so I'm not sure why I strayed.

Lately, I've been thinking about my health, lack of movement, feeling older than what I am and my food choices.  It hit me about two weeks ago.  I'm not sure what I was doing, but I remember thinking "I feel old and I don't want to feel this way".  So, right then and there is where my thought of how I wanted to live changed.

I've read other blogs that say you shouldn't get your motivation from others or depend on others for support.  However, I do like that added element.  I realize what I just said..."added".  I realized today that I can't look to my best friend as she picked up some candy while we were in a convenience store this morning.  Not that I'm the healthiest person, but we (she and I) had mirrored conversations about getting healthy.  When someone says "moderation" or 'I've been good so I can have it" these phrases don't fly for me especially if you haven't been on your program for that long to determine these things.  So I've realized that I'm on my own with this.

Fast forward two weeks and I get an email form my fav fitness personality, Jillian Michaels.  Its a newsletter introducing her dietbet program. You bet 30 and lose 4% of your body weight in 30 days and the winners split the pot.  The pot has grown over the past few days and I'm actually excited to start.  I'll be posting my journey here.  If I can stick with this then I will be well on my way to a great start in my goal of reducing body fat.  The game starts on the September 22 and runs until October 22.  One blog I read this lady wrote in her mind its like giving the money away to a stranger and that was unacceptable to her.  She worked hard and won the game based on that principal alone.  The financial part is an incentive, but the health benefits outweighs this for sure.

I've been paying for a gym membership since February I think.  Ask me how often I've been there...answer is a big fat ZERO!  I have many things at home where a gym membership is not needed, but I joined to get out of the house.  I'm gonna work on this.  I do take walks, but I know in my heart that is not enough.  I also know I'm capable of doing more.  Writing this down for all to see is my therapy for the day on this.

Moving forward......