The Biggest Loser at Fitness Bootcamp is over. Finished. Done. What was so highly anticipated at the beginning of the year has come to pass. I set out with one goal...and one goal only...to win. I lost 51 lbs in 100 days. That's 22.1% of my initial body weight. I started at 230.5 on January 11 and weighed 179.5 on April 21. I'm very confident in these numbers, but don't know official results yet. Until the winner is announced, I'm going to enjoy looking back on the accomplishment of the past few months and tweak my new lifestyle that has slowly become my normal. For those 100 days, I did not faulter on my diet! And I mean it. I had one sip of Inca Kola from Peru and one bite of fondant icing from Corn and Tif's wedding cake. That's it. No fruit, no dairy (other than fat free cottage cheese), no refined sugar. I've been squeaky clean! I also made muscles I didn't know I had. I actually have something resembling abs! I can see my triceps on my shadow when I run. As the days progress I discover new cuts and definition. Its as shocking to me as it is to anyone else! I feel lighter on my feet and run with so much less effort than I did 30, 20, even 10 pounds ago. None of my clothes fit! Its great!
So, where do I go from here. No, not Tamollys! Eating bad is the LAST thing I want to do! The first thing I wanted to eat was plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, strawberries and walnuts. I had it this afternoon and I'm pretty sure if heaven has a taste that's it. Wow! Yummo! Then 10 minutes later I was almost doubled over with indigestion. The acid from the berries made my throat burn. I'm still feeling the bloat 8 hours later. I guess its going to take a while to incorporate fruit back into the diet. One thing I won't do is over indulge on processed foods. I can't even name a processed food that sounds appealing to me right now. I've managed to retrain my brain to not want refined sugar.
I'm still in the 3rd phase of the Body By Design program. I'll finish that program shortly after our half marathon on April 30. This lull between the contest and race day is giving me a little time to focus on my next goal. I'm such a goal oriented creature that I have to have one to thrive. Question is, what will my next goal be? Luckily I have a few days to think and pray about it. Until then, I'll continue with my clean diet and work out schedule...and go buy a new wardrobe!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
howdy stranger
Wow! So...uh...it's been a while. Sorry. I've been crazy busy as mentioned in a previous blog...but life could not be better! I don't even know where to start to catch you up on all of the amazing things that have happened in my life. I guess I'll go back to the day before my last blog post...February 22 Cruz made his appearance and became the newest member of my family. A precious little baby boy born to my sister, Leann. I was sick the day he was born...I was at the hospital, but unable to get near him for fear of making him sick. Apparently I was so out of it when I blogged the next day that I failed to even mention him. He's awesome! And Cooper is going to be such a great big brother! It amazes me to see my sister with her boys. She's such an awesome mom. I pray I'm half the little momma she is when I'm finally blessed with kids.
Later that week I missed the first race of the season because I was still suffering the effects of bronchitis. Then my first day back at bootcamp the following week I rolled my ankle. HA! It was one of of those instances where my best option was just laughing. I eventually got over it all and fortunately it didn't have a negative effect on my weight loss competions.
Michael and I went to see Chris Tomlin when he and Louis Giglio came to Jonesboro. Wow, what an amazing worship! God was at work in the Convocation Center that night! It was powerful to say the least. The music and the message really spoke to me!
Michael and I have continually increased our mileage every week in preparation for the Kentucky Derby Festival Half Marathon. We're both getting pretty excited about race day. This will be my fourth half marathon and Michael's first. I can't wait to share this experience with him. In celebration of this milestone and our seven year wedding anniversary we're going to head out to Scottsdale, AZ for a few days! Michael's dream is to play the TPC course there. He's so excited he can't stand it. I get the biggest thrill out of seeing him happy, so its a win-win! I'll ride with him while he plays his round and take TONS of pictures!
The bodybuilding.com $100,000 Body Transformation Challenge ended Tuesday, April 5. I lost 43.5 lbs in 12 weeks! I am thrilled with my results. I actually bought a bikini for the first time in my life to wear in my 'after' pictures. I'm struggling with posting those for the world to see. I'm very happy with them, but have mixed emotions about posting them here. Something doesn't feel right about it. They were intended for the bodybuilding.com contest and that's what I'll use them for. So, I'm not posting them on my blog. They are available on my bodyspace profile for those that care to see them. The final weigh-in for Biggest Loser has been extended to April 21st due to all of the snow days earlier in the year. I hope to continue losing at a rate of no less than 2 lbs a week. I'm really hitting the weights and the cardio hard right now and I have my eyes set on first place! I'll definitely keep you posted.
Finally, the biggest development since my last post is that I'm going to Peru on a mission trip this summer! God has given me a heart for missions and I could not be more happy about being led in this direction! I will be sharing the Gospel to people who may have never even heard of Jesus Christ! I'm already in touch with a wonderful guy via facebook who is one of the translators. Its been such a joy getting to know him. I don't know that I have ever had someone so far away praying for me and me for him...but now I do and its an amazing thing!
I am absolutely floored at the abundance of blessings that have been bestowed upon me. God is at work in my life and heart and I can see it and feel it. He's been doing some big things. He's placing people in my path that are having major impact on my life. I've tried to explain what their friendship and leadership mean to me, but there aren't sufficient words. I pray that they can understand how truely grateful I am for their prescence in my life. He is also revealing Himself to me daily through His Word. I have never claimed to be a Biblical scholar. I'm actually ashamed of my lack of Biblical knowledge and have often made the statement that I enjoy learning on the level of my students and Cubbies. But lately verses are presented to me daily that speak directly to me! Amazing!
So, there you have it. That's what I've been up to. As my competitions end and the semester of EE draws near, I hope to have more time to write. I can't make any promises because I have no idea what tomorrow holds. But know that I will blog when I have time.
Later that week I missed the first race of the season because I was still suffering the effects of bronchitis. Then my first day back at bootcamp the following week I rolled my ankle. HA! It was one of of those instances where my best option was just laughing. I eventually got over it all and fortunately it didn't have a negative effect on my weight loss competions.
Michael and I went to see Chris Tomlin when he and Louis Giglio came to Jonesboro. Wow, what an amazing worship! God was at work in the Convocation Center that night! It was powerful to say the least. The music and the message really spoke to me!
Michael and I have continually increased our mileage every week in preparation for the Kentucky Derby Festival Half Marathon. We're both getting pretty excited about race day. This will be my fourth half marathon and Michael's first. I can't wait to share this experience with him. In celebration of this milestone and our seven year wedding anniversary we're going to head out to Scottsdale, AZ for a few days! Michael's dream is to play the TPC course there. He's so excited he can't stand it. I get the biggest thrill out of seeing him happy, so its a win-win! I'll ride with him while he plays his round and take TONS of pictures!
The bodybuilding.com $100,000 Body Transformation Challenge ended Tuesday, April 5. I lost 43.5 lbs in 12 weeks! I am thrilled with my results. I actually bought a bikini for the first time in my life to wear in my 'after' pictures. I'm struggling with posting those for the world to see. I'm very happy with them, but have mixed emotions about posting them here. Something doesn't feel right about it. They were intended for the bodybuilding.com contest and that's what I'll use them for. So, I'm not posting them on my blog. They are available on my bodyspace profile for those that care to see them. The final weigh-in for Biggest Loser has been extended to April 21st due to all of the snow days earlier in the year. I hope to continue losing at a rate of no less than 2 lbs a week. I'm really hitting the weights and the cardio hard right now and I have my eyes set on first place! I'll definitely keep you posted.
Finally, the biggest development since my last post is that I'm going to Peru on a mission trip this summer! God has given me a heart for missions and I could not be more happy about being led in this direction! I will be sharing the Gospel to people who may have never even heard of Jesus Christ! I'm already in touch with a wonderful guy via facebook who is one of the translators. Its been such a joy getting to know him. I don't know that I have ever had someone so far away praying for me and me for him...but now I do and its an amazing thing!
I am absolutely floored at the abundance of blessings that have been bestowed upon me. God is at work in my life and heart and I can see it and feel it. He's been doing some big things. He's placing people in my path that are having major impact on my life. I've tried to explain what their friendship and leadership mean to me, but there aren't sufficient words. I pray that they can understand how truely grateful I am for their prescence in my life. He is also revealing Himself to me daily through His Word. I have never claimed to be a Biblical scholar. I'm actually ashamed of my lack of Biblical knowledge and have often made the statement that I enjoy learning on the level of my students and Cubbies. But lately verses are presented to me daily that speak directly to me! Amazing!
So, there you have it. That's what I've been up to. As my competitions end and the semester of EE draws near, I hope to have more time to write. I can't make any promises because I have no idea what tomorrow holds. But know that I will blog when I have time.
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