Okay so I have been doing my Jillian workouts this week. I have not been so good about sticking to the diet. Workout 1 was okay, Workout 2 was pretty hard and then today the Cardio was Crazy. I literally almost died. It is only Cadrio 1 for god sake. I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest and my boobs were going to rip off. The 30 minutes did go by really fast and I do feel really good. Plus I ate a bunch of Halloween candy so I deserved it. I'm not going to lie, i didn't do everything full out...because I think i would have passed out...but I am still proud that I finished!
On another note I wish people would do their jobs. Life would be so easy if EVERYONE who worked did exactly what they were supposed to do. No more, no less. That way the people that work hard would not be doing everything for people that don't and unfortunately there will always be those people. Also just do your job and shut your mouth. I don't care about any gossip or other shit you have to say. i just want to do my job and go home...can anyone tell i am fed-up at this point? Oh hell, enough's enough
Q
PS...my scale still says 197...damn that candy
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
SOA
Okay back on track. Today i am officially starting my 90 day exercising routine. I am using the diet, but altering it a bit. The recipes are pretty time intensive and a lot of them you have to prepare fresh...which doesn't work when i have to actually work. Tonight I did follow the recipe for dinner which was almond-crusted chicken breasts and red cabbage apple slaw. Although we ended up eating at almost 8pm it was really good. I am going to use the leftovers in a salad tomorrow. I didn't do wonderful today, but I tried, I didn't eat any candy and at the end of the day after I do my 30 minute workout i will be under my calorie count! Back on the road to success. I have gained about 5 pounds in the last couple of months and I really want to get that and more off. Right now I am at 197. When i get down to 187 I am going to get a pedicure. When I get down to 177 I am going to get a massage. I have to have something to look forward too right? I just want to look nice in my dress without a puffy mid section and I don't want to feel stuffed into all of my clothes! Okay here we go!
No excuses, I can't waste my calories on candy even though it's Halloween and it is so tasty...stay strong!
PS. I know this is completely unrelated but Sons of Anarchy is an amazing show! I LOVE it and highly recommend it! It is pretty violent so if you have a weak stomach you may not want to start this series. It is truly about family and loyalty.
No excuses, I can't waste my calories on candy even though it's Halloween and it is so tasty...stay strong!
PS. I know this is completely unrelated but Sons of Anarchy is an amazing show! I LOVE it and highly recommend it! It is pretty violent so if you have a weak stomach you may not want to start this series. It is truly about family and loyalty.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Yes to the Dress
Okay, my mother came this weekend and yes i started the metabolism kick start three days before she came...stupid. I think i gained 7 pound from pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cake and other various assortments of sweets. I am officially starting my 7 days over and going hard core, two workouts a day. Tomorrow i am going grocery shopping! Anyway, let's get to the fun stuff. So the whole point of mom coming was to find a dress. i really wanted mom to be with my when i found my dress so i made 5 appointments starting Friday through Monday. On Friday i had an appointment at a salon a few miles away from home in Torrance at 5pm. My Aunt, Mom and Britt came. We pulled up to the salon in a strip mall and I should have judged this book by it's cover. The dated neon lights were burnt out and the mannequin's were stuck in the 80s and falling over. The shop was locked so we waited about 10 minutes for the lady to show up. Inside was not any better. The little store was crammed with dresses and they were really heavy gowns. Okay well we'll just roll with it i thought. I picked out a few dresses that looked appealing. The woman had a heavy Eastern European accent. After i had picked a few, she just said, "don't worry I find perfect dress for you." I got into the 'dressing room', which was a corner at the front of the store near the windows that was covered with a curtain. It was so small that the only way I could get into the dresses was with the curtain open, and there were people looking in the shop...what the hell. She didn't let me try on any dresses that I had chosen, she just kept saying, you will look good in this. I was sweating so much on my legs, it felt like i peed myself. It was a horrible little shop. Finally I was like, i am done thank you. She is like, "I know you will be back, you find nothing better than this." i was like, yeah thanks.
We immediately went over to David's Bridal. What a different feel. Clean, open, comfortable. I hadn't made an appointment. i was going to use it as my back-up option, but we were in the area and they could take us. It was pretty dead for a Friday night. I found a pretty dress that i loved on the sale rack, but it was a size 4, damn. Then I saw it in size 16 and i was so excited so I grabbed it off of the rack. I tried that dress on first. When i came out Brittany started crying. It was more than i thought i wanted, really ruffly and lacy and romantic, but I really loved it. I thought I wanted something light and airy and beachy. We were there for 3 hours and i tried on 6 other dresses after that and i just wasn't thrilled with any of them. At the end I asked if I could try on the first dress again. I came out and everyone was like, Quinn this is your dress. They put a veil on me and i loved it. It fit me perfect and the length was perfect too! It was meant to be. They asked me if this was my dress and I was like, I don't know. It is such a hard decision. Our attendant, Linda, brought out a bell and said that when you find your dress you have to make a wish and ring the bell. I didn't know what to do and then I just thought, what the hell, I love this dress. I closed my eyes and rang the bell. Then i started to cry. I think it is just overwhelming, like shit I just picked my wedding dress and shit I have to pay almost a thousand dollars for a dress. I'm so happy my mom could be there, it was really special. The more I look at pictures, the more I love the dress. It is the perfect choice. I love the romance of all of the lace and ruffles. I think it will look even better when I loose about 20 pounds. i want to look goooood!
Back on the wagon for seriousnessiess
We immediately went over to David's Bridal. What a different feel. Clean, open, comfortable. I hadn't made an appointment. i was going to use it as my back-up option, but we were in the area and they could take us. It was pretty dead for a Friday night. I found a pretty dress that i loved on the sale rack, but it was a size 4, damn. Then I saw it in size 16 and i was so excited so I grabbed it off of the rack. I tried that dress on first. When i came out Brittany started crying. It was more than i thought i wanted, really ruffly and lacy and romantic, but I really loved it. I thought I wanted something light and airy and beachy. We were there for 3 hours and i tried on 6 other dresses after that and i just wasn't thrilled with any of them. At the end I asked if I could try on the first dress again. I came out and everyone was like, Quinn this is your dress. They put a veil on me and i loved it. It fit me perfect and the length was perfect too! It was meant to be. They asked me if this was my dress and I was like, I don't know. It is such a hard decision. Our attendant, Linda, brought out a bell and said that when you find your dress you have to make a wish and ring the bell. I didn't know what to do and then I just thought, what the hell, I love this dress. I closed my eyes and rang the bell. Then i started to cry. I think it is just overwhelming, like shit I just picked my wedding dress and shit I have to pay almost a thousand dollars for a dress. I'm so happy my mom could be there, it was really special. The more I look at pictures, the more I love the dress. It is the perfect choice. I love the romance of all of the lace and ruffles. I think it will look even better when I loose about 20 pounds. i want to look goooood!
Back on the wagon for seriousnessiess
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Day 2 Iced Coffee
Well another successful day toward sexiness! I didn't get to eat my breakfast until about 10:30. I was so busy at work, but the eggs, ham, tomato and avocado were really filling. I almost ate a mini muffin, they were sitting there for hump day snack, but i remembered what i wanted to achieve and left the room. My cube neighbor also always has fabulous snacks that are really tasty and tempting. She offered me some yummy nuts and I accepted. Thankfully i had a little angel watching over me...who happens to be a friend i told about my challenge...and she looked at me and said, 'Quinn you do not need any.' I realized she was right. I didn't even want any because i was hungry, they just looked good and were offered to me. I am thankful she intervened and I am going to be more conscious of actuall hunger versus desire.....which is mostly the problem I have. I ate my lunch at 2:30. Another chef salad, this time i remembered to put on the tuna and it was fabulous. I didn't use low fat ranch because we already had some 'full' fat ranch in the fridge that i needed to use up. I had to run some errands for work so i picked Britt up and we did a Target run. For a snack i was supposed to have yogurt with pecans, but :( we went to 7/11 and I got an iced coffee that was amazing. I'm sorry I just can't give up coffee, especially a 7/11 iced coffee once in awhile. I would much rather have that than any candy...and I loved every second! That was the only diet deviation. Went home, made some fish and a salad and did workout 2. Sounds simple....HOLY SHIT, workout 2 almost killed me. If Jillian had not told me to breath or I could pass out, i think i would have passed out. It was intense and i am really sore. It is going to be a painful day tomorrow. All in a days work...oh yeah that and getting bitched out by my little sister...sigh
Q
Q
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The Beginning of The End! Day 1
Okay so new plan. Atkins diet was good, really works. I lost 6 pounds on it I have been able to keep the pounds off transitioning out of the Atkins diet. For the short time i was on it I think it really helped my metabolism and taught me about nutrition. While I have gone back to some carbs I am more conscious of my intake. On to newer more sustainable diets!
I ran into a friend from work a couple weeks ago and I didn't recognize her. She looked amazing. When we worked together was built like me, short, stocky and a little chubby. She was a fasts food junky too so i didn't expect to see her lean, and toned. She told me she had started the Jillian Michaels Body Revolution with her sister. She had done the 90 days and lost over 30 pounds. That got me thinking, if she can do it so can I. i mean I haven't been doing bad, just kind of lingering at the same weight, a little up, a little down. I'm getting married in a year and I want to be in the best shape of my life. I am sick of being the big girl. I want to be healthy, feel good, confident and look amazing in my dress. I don't want to shop for plus size bridal gowns and pay more for more fabric. I want my fiance to look and me and think, 'Damn, I am a lucky guy!' Don't get me wrong he is going to think that no matter what, but you get my drift. So I did some research on this plan and it seemed really legit. Full meal plans for 90 days, 3 phases of workouts. Basically everything laid out in front of you. I bought it. It was kind of expense, but I figured I am worth it! Plus that is more incentive to use it.
So I got it and I am starting with the 7 day metabolism booster! Most of the ingredients are things that I already had so I just had to get a couple of extra things.
Day 1-It took me about an hour to prepare my breakfast, lunch and snack for Day 1. Breakfast was plain non fat Greek yogurt with cinnamon and slivered almonds. It sounds pretty good...well it tastes horrible. I suppose the cinnamon is there to maybe give it a little flavor, but the plain yogurt is really nasty. It did really fill me up though. Lunch was a chef salad with eggs, tomatoes, steamed broccoli, red bell pepper and ranch. It was really good and filling as well. You are also supposed to put tuna on it and I brought the tuna with a can opener, but i forgot to put it on. I guess I just got too excited about the salad. Snack was red bell pepper, baby carrots and hummus. I was actually too full to finish all of my snack surprisingly. Dinner was sirloin steak on spinach with a salad of tomatoes, red onion and black olives in balsamic vinegar and olive oil. i thought it was great, but Britt really didn't like the onion salad. I think the way they put the foods together is very strategic. I also did the phase 1 workout 1. It is mostly a little free weights and a little cardio. It was a nice workout. I am already sore, but I didn't feel like I was going to pass out during the workout.I was able to do 30 minutes! I am proud of myself. My mom is coming Thursday night and she is staying through Tuesday. Britt thinks it is dumb to start before she comes because it is so crazy when she is here and my family has dinners and goes out and parties hard. Well i am going to try my best to stick with it. I was going to wait until she left, but what the hell. I say that everyday...I'll start tomorrow. Well I'm starting today and if I slip up a little bit there is always tomorrow, but at least I am trying. I am ready for a change! Onto day 2...
Q
I ran into a friend from work a couple weeks ago and I didn't recognize her. She looked amazing. When we worked together was built like me, short, stocky and a little chubby. She was a fasts food junky too so i didn't expect to see her lean, and toned. She told me she had started the Jillian Michaels Body Revolution with her sister. She had done the 90 days and lost over 30 pounds. That got me thinking, if she can do it so can I. i mean I haven't been doing bad, just kind of lingering at the same weight, a little up, a little down. I'm getting married in a year and I want to be in the best shape of my life. I am sick of being the big girl. I want to be healthy, feel good, confident and look amazing in my dress. I don't want to shop for plus size bridal gowns and pay more for more fabric. I want my fiance to look and me and think, 'Damn, I am a lucky guy!' Don't get me wrong he is going to think that no matter what, but you get my drift. So I did some research on this plan and it seemed really legit. Full meal plans for 90 days, 3 phases of workouts. Basically everything laid out in front of you. I bought it. It was kind of expense, but I figured I am worth it! Plus that is more incentive to use it.
So I got it and I am starting with the 7 day metabolism booster! Most of the ingredients are things that I already had so I just had to get a couple of extra things.
Day 1-It took me about an hour to prepare my breakfast, lunch and snack for Day 1. Breakfast was plain non fat Greek yogurt with cinnamon and slivered almonds. It sounds pretty good...well it tastes horrible. I suppose the cinnamon is there to maybe give it a little flavor, but the plain yogurt is really nasty. It did really fill me up though. Lunch was a chef salad with eggs, tomatoes, steamed broccoli, red bell pepper and ranch. It was really good and filling as well. You are also supposed to put tuna on it and I brought the tuna with a can opener, but i forgot to put it on. I guess I just got too excited about the salad. Snack was red bell pepper, baby carrots and hummus. I was actually too full to finish all of my snack surprisingly. Dinner was sirloin steak on spinach with a salad of tomatoes, red onion and black olives in balsamic vinegar and olive oil. i thought it was great, but Britt really didn't like the onion salad. I think the way they put the foods together is very strategic. I also did the phase 1 workout 1. It is mostly a little free weights and a little cardio. It was a nice workout. I am already sore, but I didn't feel like I was going to pass out during the workout.I was able to do 30 minutes! I am proud of myself. My mom is coming Thursday night and she is staying through Tuesday. Britt thinks it is dumb to start before she comes because it is so crazy when she is here and my family has dinners and goes out and parties hard. Well i am going to try my best to stick with it. I was going to wait until she left, but what the hell. I say that everyday...I'll start tomorrow. Well I'm starting today and if I slip up a little bit there is always tomorrow, but at least I am trying. I am ready for a change! Onto day 2...
Q
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The Unknown
In life there are a lot of complications and so many things to be stressed about. I mostly get stressed about the known. What will happen? When will it happen? How will it happen? We are always questioning the unknowns. I am not the kind of person who does well being alone and when I am left to ponder all of my unknowns alone I go to the one thing that always will comfort me...Food! Whether it is take out, a snickers bar or just anything I can find in the fridge I am always eating to keep myself feeling alright. I know that I am not the only one out there who does this. With no one to comfort us food can become our lovers, best friend or anything we want it to be.
What I'm saying is that Mr. Food and I have an unhealthy relationship. Normally in a relationship that is unhealthy you would just get out of it, but you can't do that with food. A girls gotta eat! So my lifelong goal will always be improving my relationship with Mr. Food, but I am the one in the relationship who has to make the change, at least until I find a better, more healthy way to comfort myself.
Brittany
What I'm saying is that Mr. Food and I have an unhealthy relationship. Normally in a relationship that is unhealthy you would just get out of it, but you can't do that with food. A girls gotta eat! So my lifelong goal will always be improving my relationship with Mr. Food, but I am the one in the relationship who has to make the change, at least until I find a better, more healthy way to comfort myself.
Brittany
Monday, July 2, 2012
Long Time...
So I haven't written in a long time. Probably because I didn't want to face the shame that I was only able to stick to my diet for a few weeks hard core. I just have to say, it is hard when you have to battle with food. My problem is that food is the one comfort that never lets me down. Some young women spend their money on clothes or partying, well I spend my money on food.
It is summer now and we are nearing the forth of July and there are so many sales on all of the bad kinds of foods like chips and pop. I am trying my best to not fall into the trap of buying all of the bad stuff. When I get busy it is very difficult to balance preparing healthy meals and getting everything else done. It is just easier to eat whatever is around or not eat at all.
What I did learn from my diet is that it made me more aware of how many carbs are in all of the foods that I eat. I just have to try my best and that is all I can do. I'm sorry dear readers, I've missed you.
Brittany
It is summer now and we are nearing the forth of July and there are so many sales on all of the bad kinds of foods like chips and pop. I am trying my best to not fall into the trap of buying all of the bad stuff. When I get busy it is very difficult to balance preparing healthy meals and getting everything else done. It is just easier to eat whatever is around or not eat at all.
What I did learn from my diet is that it made me more aware of how many carbs are in all of the foods that I eat. I just have to try my best and that is all I can do. I'm sorry dear readers, I've missed you.
Brittany
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