Day 4

Breakfast: 1 cup of Jif cereal (Kellogs) with 1% milk

Lunch: leftover pasta from Pizza Hut

Snack: frozen yogurt with strawberries

Dinner:

Snack:

Day 3

Breakfast: multigrain flaxseed toast (2 pieces) with banana and peanut butter and coconut

Lunch: nectarine and fibre 1 bar

Dinner: garden salad, garlic bread, small amount of chicken mediterranean pasta

Day 2

I did not sleep well... stomach didnt feel too good. I need to remind myself not to eat before bed.

I woke up at 9 am this morning because I had physio at 10am.

Breakfast: multigrain cheerios and coffee (350 cals)

Lunch: two pieces of pizza (500 cals)

The temptation for more pizza was strong but instead I had 1/2 can of diet coke while I applied to jobs online and updated my resume.

Dinner: 1 hamburger, 2 small chicken pops, 3 pieces of fresh cut watermelon, 2 cups of greek pasta salad

I RESISTED MARSHMALLOWS AROUND A BONFIRE.

Activity: furniture moving, playing catch with football

Day 1 of the rest of my life...

Considering I slept until 12, I am well on my way to a positive day!

Breakfast: Multigrain Cheerios and coffee w. Sugar free creamer (no sweetener)

Snack: Banana

Dinner: steak, baked potato, corn, piece of french bread

Snack: 2 scoops of ice cream

Snack: nectarine and multigrain cheerios

Activity: 1/2 hour walk, an hour and a half at the beach

I don't believe in setbacks...

You might think "what do you mean that you don't believe in setbacks?"

Well, I don't!!! Everything we do is part of a journey... I am changing and becoming a better person every day, some ways more than others, but it is all part of a process...

A year ago I completed REV 3K 15 week program and lost 30 pounds... I was so successful, but now I have gained 40 pounds back... And when I do look back, I know I could have cheated less and done more to propel greater loss...

After 8 months of working 4 jobs and more than 60 hours a week, I was exhausted and did not prioritize my health. Though I attempted LA Fitness, my hours (overnights and shift work) did not allow much down time, and when I did, it was spent sleeping and I lacked energy. My eating and sleep habits were terrible and I would range from 800-2000 calories a day, and 1 to 10 hours of sleep, depending.

Then... WHAM. It hit me like a brick wall. RACHEL WAKE UP. GET YOUR PRIORITIES TOGETHER.

It was not actually a brick wall... it was a 2001 Chevy Silverado, driven by a drunken man in his 50s. I was hit and my car was totalled. I suffered muscle injury and strain, as well as bad whiplash, and a concussion. My left knee, left hip, left shoulder, and right side of my neck have the worst muscle strain. For a few weeks I was limited in mobility, though it got better as I went along. Then I began to get complacent a bit, and did not think about how my eating habits and lack of physical activity would affect me. In the past 5 months I have gained 15 pounds.

My current weight is 237.13 as of August 3rd and my goal weight is 150. I need to lose between 75-100 pounds, respectively, which I plan to do by next spring. I hope to lose 40 pounds by Christmas and be in the 100's or "One-derland" again.

I am going to start blogging daily food intake, exercise, thought patterns, etc. This was so helpful before and I know it can be again.

Tonight I had my LAST ICE CAP until I am done losing weight. It was a small. I also had a 6 inch chicken breast sub with veggies on italian bread. I have not eaten since then, at 9pm after driving two days home from Florida in a minivan with 6 other people.

So wish me luck on my journey...

August goal: By August 31st, be able to run 2K without stopping, and lose 20 pounds.

Like I said, I DO NOT BELIEVE IN SETBACKS.

BACK TO IT

Hey everyone,

Well as you can probably tell, it's been a while since I've blogged anything on here. I'm a bit ashamed about that since I was so gung-ho about it before... But nevertheless, I'm back at it!
So I worked out pretty hard from September to December, and then I went home at Christmas and got hives and got sick as well. Then when I went back to school, I was only there for a week before going to the Caribbean. 

When I got back from the Caribbean, I picked up another job (2 jobs, plus 8 courses) and was pretty stressed out so I thought to myself 'Okay I'll just take a week or two off'... and that turned into 'a break up until now'...

I wasn't really eating poorly, but I also wasn't seeing results beforehand, which was kind of discouraging. I guess I was paying too much attention to the scale, and not enough to the inches.

Well now I'm going to 'Redefine Fitness' for myself. 

I have family friends who did this program called Biggest Loser through REV-3K in London, and they had great results! I decided that I needed to commit to something bigger than myself, with a team environment and a program that would really fit my needs.

Essentially, it is 12 weeks, with a challenge each week, and a 15 km run at the end. They offer classes, individual units, and a 'boot-camp' for 2 hours every Sunday morning. It also involves a USANA Reset program, which I am currently on, and meal plans for the rest of it to follow. 

My starting weight is basically back up in the 220 range, but I am confident to lose 40 pounds by August on this program!

So the USANA Reset includes: 

• 3 shakes per day (made with water)
• 1 fruit and veggie serving per day
• 2 protein bars per day (which I really don't like that much so I don't eat them all at once, just in small bite-sized portions)
• nutrient supplements (morning and night)

Week 1: 

Monday:
My shakes went well on Monday! But I came home and missed my supplements because I was so tired. I fell asleep at 8pm and woke up at 9am the next day. I had an apple this day. I was at training and my legs were so stiff from sitting all day. I ate both my protein bars. 

Tuesday:
My shakes went well on Monday, but I had a bit of Greek Salad around 5pm. It wasn't much, just something to tide me over. It was also my portion of veggies for the day. I didn't eat my protein bars. 

Wednesday: 
Today is Wednesday. I went to bed at 9 pm and woke up at like 11 am. I am not sure why I am so tired. I had my shake. Around 1:30 I had a bit of chicken noodle soup. I had an apple around 3pm.

What's next? REV 3K

Hey everyone!

So I've been a little out of it in terms of keeping up with this blog (obviously). A lot of it had to do with school and work and family and friends and... OH MY GOODNESS EXCUSES EXCUSES!


 OKAY OKAY!

So essentially, I kind of fell off the bandwagon because I wasn't seeing the results I wanted to see. Over Christmas, Goodlife didn't give me a membership pass to go home to Chatham and so when I came back after that, I really didn't have the same level of commitment.

 Now I just kind of realize with summer on it's way, I actually need to do this.

I've started reading MADE TO CRAVE Devotional, and it's really inspired me to get my butt back into gear, from a Christian perspective. It talks about how we need to crave GOD, rather than food, and has a lot of applicable stories and advice and verses! I read it every morning now, and it really sets the tone for the day.

  

So when I initially started the journey, I had planned to be at my goal weight by now. I've managed to keep 10 pounds off (wow what an achievement). I had friends that were doing this REV3K Biggest Loser program and they had crazy awesome results. So I'm like I WANT TO DO THAT.

So in May, I'm going to start that program :) 

It's essentially a huge program. More on that later!