Day 3 and 4: Just my luck

Uugh! Aunt Flo only comes to visit me a few times a year and this year it has been everytime I start working out. It drives me crazy to think that this is some viscious circle. I don't get my visit due to my weight and when I workout she comes. When she comes it puts me in a really weak state and I don't want to work out.

Yesterday I was motivated and did the Shred but I felt very dizzy. Even imagined falling into the tv I felt so off. Today was a huge struggle to find the motivation. When my honey came home for work I knew that this was going to be my final shot as he'd want to continue watching a series on Netflix so I pushed myself to get moving. I was moaning and grunting so hard he came out to spot me just to make sure I was okay.

I got through it though! I might have to install some bars in the shower next. I'm totally shakey and don't feel steady on my feet afterwards. My skin feels great as well as my pride when it is all said and done.

Tomorrow I'll be half way done with Level 1! Whoo Hoo!!

Day 2: I'm a Survivor

Day 2 complete of the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and I survived it. Starting out was tough, my arms just didn't want to raise above my head. My little kitten came out and was rubbing against me so much that I finally picked her up and used her as my weights. I could feel her purring so strongly as if she could tell I was doing something really good and it boosted my energy a little more.

Before my workout today I did a little google swagbucks search to find other bloggers who have done the 30 Day Shred and came across this one: The Casual Perfectionist She's completed the 30 days with before and after photos and just the first 3 days were very fun to read. I look forward to reading them day by day for that little bit of motivation. Tomorrow I'll look for another blog to keep me motivated. 30 days is a huge challenge for me.

I DID IT AND I DIDN'T DIE!!!

I really felt like I was going to die but I made it through it. Lots of modifications like wall push ups and jumping jacks I bounced from one leg to the other. I didn't use any hand weights because my 5 lb ones were too heavy for me the time before that I've tried this workout. I looked at Walmart yesterday for some new ones but couldn't decide between a 1 lb or a 2 lb. They were $7 for a pair of walking weights and I don't have the money right now so I figured I'd look online first. Well after working out without weights I think the 1 lbs will be just fine for now. I can't believe how out of shape my arms really are. Yikes!

My arms are shaking so bad right now even typing this is an effort. I don't know if I'll be able to walk tomorrow much less another workout. It took me about 4 hours to work up the motivation to do this workout and I'm really hoping it will get easier and easier to the point I just wake up and do it. Now how do I get my honey out of the house on his days off. I'm kind of ashamed at my attempt at a jumping jack. He's very into fitness and completely supports my efforts so it probably won't be a problem and maybe one day I'll be comfortable with him even joining me.

Do you think going from couch to 30 Day Shred maybe too much? I want to maybe try going every other day but also figure that's my lazy side of me trying to negotiate.

**Day 23**

That's the last thing that I feel like doing today. I got up and got dressed to work out but I'm just not up to working out. My whole body hurts and I can't find any chocolate bars :( It's a cold day today and I think I'm just going to lounge out on the couch and maybe make some hot coco and watch the Greek series. Yep it's my day off.

**Day 22** Weigh In

I really was feeling kinda uugh this week and took some time off from my blogging. I got really sloppy about tracking my calories. I still ate really well but I didn't work out everyday as much as I could have. I got up and weighed in for the week at 247.1 lbs. That's a .6 lb weight gain from last week and bringing my total weight loss to 4 lbs in 3 weeks. I'm blamming this on Mother Nature though and not letting it get me down. I did a workout today that kicked my butt.


Wii Fit Plus
Calories Burned- 158
Torso Twist- 92 pts
Deep Breathing- 80 pts
Downward-Facing Dog- 85 pts
Hula Hoop- 308 spins
Lunge- 100 pts
Jackknife- 100 pts
Tree- 44 pts
Table Tilt- 60 pts
Rowing Squats- 20 pts
Super Hula Hoop- 795 spins
Tricept Extension
Adv. Step- 622 pts
Expert Snowball Fighting- 11 hits


Gold's Gym Cardio Workout
Punch Count- 506
13 Minutes
123.24 Calories Burned

**Day 16-21** A week at once

Day 16
Weighed In- 246.5 lbs

• No Workout

Day 17
Weighed In- 247.8 lbs
Gold's Gym Cardio Workout
Punch Count- 826
19 Minutes
182.23 Calories Burned

Day 18
Weighed In- 248.5 lbs
Wii Fit Plus
Calories Burned- 152
Soccer Heading- 144 pts, 191 pts, 213 pts
Super Hula- 768 spins
Perfect 15- 1:12.36
Birds Eye Bulls Eye- 1134 yds
Basic Run- 66%
Adv. Segway Circuit- 105 pts
Snowball Fight- 44 hits, 23 hits, 34 hits, 33 hits
Ski Slalom- 00:44.35
Penguin Slide- 31 pts, 76 pts

Gold's Gym Cardio Workout
Punch Count- 289
58.25 Calories Burned

Walk It Out
292.6 Calories Burned
7750 Steps
2.1 Miles

Day 19
Weighed In- 247.8 lbs

Walk It Out
329.5 Calories Burned
8301 Steps
2.2 Miles

Day 20
Weighed In- 247.1 lbs

Wii Fit Plus
Calories Burned 145
Soccer Heading- 159 hits, 165 hits, 154 hits
Perfect 15- 1:12.05
Basic Run- 89%
Torso Twist- 80 pts
Jackknife- 100 pts
Warrior Pose- 86 pts
Bird's Eye Bulls Eye- 153 pts
Sun Salutation- 93 pts
Deep Breathing- 92 pts
Single Leg Twist- 85 pts
Snowball Fight- 27 hits, 37 hits, 17 hits
Obstacle Course- 238 yds
Perfect 10- 00:41.86

Gold's Gym Cardio Workout
Punch Count- 230
5 Minutes
49.49 Calories Burned

Walk It Out
193.5 Calories Burned
5222 Steps
1.4 Miles

Day 21
Weighed In- 247.3 lbs

• No Workout- But I did rearrange my living room by myself.

**Day 15** Weigh In

I'm so happy today!! I was really worried about that McDouble yesterday but I still lost .9 for a total of 2.8 lbs this week!!! I'm down to 246.5 lbs. In 2 weeks that is 4.6 lbs. I'm really close to the 5 lb goal every 2 weeks that I had set up on my wii fit.

I haven't done much today except the wii fit. I'm was too excited to get on the computer to start anything else but my sister did a Yoga video on Netflix that I really want to try today. Plus I have my new Gold's Gym game to learn.

I've got 300 swagbucks that I need to earn before I can get my next game. I think I'm going to get the Your Shape  game. Right now it's only $14 on Amazon.

Cobb Salad Pita

Tonight's E-Meal had a cole slaw version made with Broccoli slaw. Very crunchy! I'm getting used to these light portions.

I have to confess... I had a McDouble tonight too. We went out right before dinner time and I was starving. I ordered it without cheese :)

I got my Gold's Gym Cardio Workout game today and did a little bit of a workout. I only got a 137 punch count to start. I'm not sure how many calories I'm burning though.

**Day 14**

I'm so jazzed! Today I weighed in at 247.4 another 1.1 lbs off from yesterday. Tomorrow is my weigh in for the week and I'm hoping it stays off until then. My new game Gold's Gym Cardio Workout should be arriving today and I'm super excited. I just don't feel like playing the Wii Fit anymore. Two weeks of the same thing is my limit. I still got on to weigh in and then did a couple of games that I like but I didn't really give it my all.

• Calories Burned- 72 in 16 Minutes
• Perfect 15- 24 Solved, 1:14.08
• Bird's Eye Bulls Eye Adv.- 2903 yds
• Snowball Fight- 34 hits,
•                Adv.- 36 hits, 35 hits
• Soccer Heading- 115 hits, 246 hits

Feeling guilty about not wanting to work out I went crazy with the Walk It Out game. I've almost collected all of the songs and all of the horoscope signs. I'm no where near finished though. I've only built up about 17% off the island.

• 538.4 Calories
• 14,637 Steps
• 4.1 Miles

My poor feet ache and my thighs are twitching. I probably will do more as soon as the new game gets here.

Cheddar Cauliflower Soup

This soup was supper easy and very delicious. Served with a toasted pita and yummy! This weeks E-Mealz came out today and I'm really looking forward to pretty much everything on the menu.

My husband really was craving some meat with this meal and added some diced pork chop to his pita. I was bad and picked at it. I was drawn to the fatty pieces though and feel really guilty about it.

I did my Walk It Out a little before dinner and again afterwards since I felt so guilty.

• 128.8/131.0 Calories Burned
• 3465/3547 Steps
• 1 Mile both times

**Day 13*

I weighed in today .2 up from yesterday putting me at 248.5 lbs. I'm very happy to see the scale and can't wait until Friday to see if it really stays low. I've been doing really good with my dinners and not eating late at night. For 3 days now I've been getting my water in. I'm just struggling on what to eat for my lunches. It still doesn't help that I get up so late that I'm usually just eating brunch with a snack. I keep it simple with oatmeal for breakfast but my honey is such a great cook that occasionally he whips me up an omelet with egg beaters.

Anyway this is what I've done so far with the Wii Fit today:

• Calories Burned- 146
• Perfect 10- 00:43.46, 00:48.68
• Island Cycling- 1.225 miles
• Rhythm Kung Fu Adv.- 550 pts
• Driving Range- 90 pts
• Segway Circuit Adv- 110 pts
• Bird's Eye Bulls Eye- 105 pts, 138 pts
• Snowball Fight- 8 hits, 22 hits, 24 hits
• Obstacle Course- 231 pts
• Tilt City- 43 pts

Cheeseburger Pie

Tonights E-Meal was made with pancake batter which was a real surprise. It was different at first but so nice and fluffy. I need to start eating earlier though. We didn't even have dinner until 8pm. You're supposed to stop eating 3 hours before bed and I would like to be in bed before 11pm.


I fit in another quick walk with the Walk It Out before dinner.

• 113 Calories
• 3096 Steps
• 0.9 Miles

**Day 12**

Today was supposed to be my day off. Plus I really wasn't in the mood to do the Wii Fit today. I needed to weigh in at least and I'm so happy to see I'm down 2 lbs (248.2 lbs). I guess two days of eating light for dinner has really paid off. Since I was on the Wii Fit I decided to just do some of the ones that I really liked.

• Calories Burned- 68 in 18 minutes
• Perfect 10- 00:50.56, 00:38.95
• Ski Slalom- 00:42.35, 00:50.85, 00:46.36, 00:42.08, 00:36.55
• Soccer Heading- 168 pts, 104 pts, 292 pts
• Snowball Fight- 18 hits, 20 hits, 19 hits
• Hula Hoop- 317

I really wanted to do the Walk It Out today and I got all the routes open and collected all the music I could during the daytime. I'm half way done with the extras but I've got a lot of building of the island left to do.

• 316.8 Calories Burned
• 8,549 Steps
• 2.4 miles

**Day 11** Happy Valentine's Day!!

I have been starving all morning. It was tough not to just get up and stuff myself as soon as I woke up. I got up and weighed in today at 250.2 lbs which is only .2 lbs off from yesterday. I did my 30 minutes and my honey made me some Pink Chocolate Chip Pancakes for my Valentine's Breakfast. I'll work it off today since I have the whole day to myself.
This is what I've done so far with Wii Fit Plus:

• Calories Burned- 171
• Island Cycling- 0.976 miles
• Segway Circuit- 271 pts
• Snowball Fight- 23, 20, 22, 23, and 21 hits
• Rhythm Parade- 515 pts
• Rhythm Kung Fu- 520 pts
• Soccer Heading- 94 pts
• Perfect 10- 0:50.28
• Hula Hoop- 313 spins
• Rhythm Boxing- 604 pts

**Day 10**

Walk It OutFeel the burn! My stomach is so sore today and it's all from doing the Segway Circuit on the Wii Fit Plus yesterday. I've never tried that one before and I'm really glad I did. First thing this morning I got up and weighed in at .4lbs more than yesterday but after my 30 minutes with the Wii Fit I dropped down to the lowest I've seen so far 248.5. It's nice to see but I'm not counting it yet. I was so excited to see it though that I really pushed myself with Walk It Out and broke records for each category. Hopefully tomorrow the scale will be nice again.
This is what I did today:

• Calories Burned- 162
• Free Step- 10 min 983 steps
• Soccer Heading- 109 pts, 198 pts
• Perfect 10- 00:46.25, 00:46.80, 00:50.46
• Rhythm Kung Fu- 620 pts
• Adv. Rhythm Parade- 1202 pts
• Segway Circuit- 250 pts, 216 pts
• Snowball Fight- 16 hits, 13 hits, 17 hits

With the Walk It Out I did:

• 418.7 Calories Burned
• 10,465 Steps
• 2.8 Miles

Whoo Hoo!!

**Day 9**

I tried to do the Free Step on the Wii Fit Plus but I was being unrealistic about how much time I could really do. I put 30 minutes on the clock and only made it 10. I did 1,000 steps but unfortunately it wasn't registered since I quit early. I tried to look it up and only found 189 as the answer. Not sure if that is anywhere near right so I'll just not count them today and do 10 minutes tomorrow to see.

This is what I did so far:

• Calories Burned- 114
• Soccer Heading- 54pts, 163pts, 215pts
• Perfect 10- 00:50.98, 00:50.83, 00:49.06
• Island Cycling- 0.965 miles
• Segway Challenge- 210pts, 251pts, 266pts
• Rhythm Kung Fu- 510pts, 580pts, 590pts

I weighed myself first thing and I was at 250lbs and after my short work out I was down to 248.9. So I think my little slip with my diet isn't really going to hold me back too terribly. I've got all week to work it off and then some.
                                                                       :D

**Day 8** Weigh In

This mornings weigh in was not as bad as I'd been anticipating. I weighed in at 249.3 lbs. which gives me a weight loss of 1.8 lbs for the week. I was so happy! I put my honey on the scale and he gained 4 pounds since we got the wii for Christmas. LOL He's been in a bad mood since.
My workout today with Wii Fit:

• Calories Burned- 199
• Soccer Heading- 114 pts
• Basic Step- 263 pts
• Perfect 10- 00:49.40, 00:48.98, 00:45.30, 00:58.40
• Hula Hoop- 320 spins
• Rhythm Boxing Adv.- 591 pts
• Rhythm Parade- 485 pts, 501 pts
•    Advanced- 1222 pts
• Island Cycling- 1.050 miles

Double Oops!

My honey got paid today and was kinda in a depressed mood so we went out. I think he gets depressed being home all the time. We agreed that we'd split a dozen oysters and treat ourselves. It's been a long time since we've had any from the oyster bar. Four days away from Valentine's we'll celebrate a little early. They were SO nice and plump.

Last night we watched Man V. Food here in Las Vegas. And as soon as we started to talk about what we needed for tonight's dinner we both thought about going to the Hot N Juicy Crawfish that we'd seen on his show. Ah wth let's try it out. We haven't been there yet and I want to be prepared for when my mother comes to visit. It was great to try a new place and enjoy some really good food that I didn't have to cook. But I'm sure it was over my calorie limit. Unfortunately I'm not even really sure where to look to find the nutrient facts for this.

Feeling guilty about my dinner and the little bit that we had exercised this morning my honey and I decided to work out. Or at least Walk It Out :) We walked for an hour but because we both were playing together it didn't break down the statistics. I'm just estimating that I burned about 300 calories.

Day **7**

This morning is another day that I felt like I was barely dragging myself out of bed at 9am. I got up and weighed myself and I'm at 249.8 (.7lbs up) Oh well! I did my 30 minutes on the Wii Fit Plus then stopped for breakfast. I'll do the Walk It Out sometime today though.
This is what I did so far:

• Calories Burned- 177
• Soccer Heading- 42 pts, 88 pts
• Perfect 10- 00:53.20
• Island Cycling- 0.9994 miles
• Rhythm Kung Fu- 340 pts, 520 pts
• Basic Step- 253 pts
• Adv. Step- 583 pts
• Hula Hoop- 312 spins
• Balance Bubble Plus- 101, 258, 223, 423

**Day 5**

Today started out really good. Up by 8am and weighed in at 249.1 lbs. I'm super happy with my slow progress. It's tough to stay on track. I found myself dragging my feet a little when I put in my Walk It Out disc. I just was thinking about my breakfast.
Today on Wii Fit Plus I did:

• Calories Burned- 196
• Super Hula (6 min)- 1899
• Rhythm Boxing Adv.- 657 pts
• Basic Step- 273 pts
• Adv. Step- 582 pts
• Ski Slalom- 1:20.70
• Perfect 10- 00:46.58
• Perfect 15- 1:14.71
• Island Cycling- 1.146 miles

With my Walk It Out I did:

• 302.5 Calories
• 8213 Steps
• 2.3 Miles