Tonight will be our last weigh-in and I am excited for us all. These 10 weeks have not been easy and I know for most of us (myself included) it is just the beginning of our journey to being in better health.
Am excited for my teammates Gary and Mandy who will be fighting it out for the top prize tonight. But I also feel that each and every one of us are winners. We accepted this challenge, we came in nice and early (ok not always so nice) and gave it our all. Whether we end up in first or last place, we are all walking away lighter and wiser.
Thank you Red Dawn. Yes it was painful at times, but am glad to have spent this journey with each of you.
Good luck tonight everyone!
-Elizabeth
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Final Week
I can't believe that we are in the final few days of the contest. I have come a long way. I remember my initial assessment, and just walking for the 5 minutes on the treadmill. I though I would not make it. Then we had the initial group workout. I barely made it through that, and I could not move for a few days after that. I still struggle with some of the things we do, but I get through them, even if I am slow. I certainly believe in myself more than I have for a long time. I know that I can do anything I put my mind to. I also realize that in the past, I was kidding myself with my "workouts". What I thought was pushing it, or my max, was no where near where I am now.
I wanted to say a big thank you to Jacqueline. She has been such an inspiring and supportive person in my life during the past 2 months. I am glad she came into my life.
I also wanted to say a big thank you to Red Dawn. I can't imagine going through this process without the love, support and encouragement of the rest of my team. We all have been a family since about 30 minutes into our first workout. We have all had our good days and bad days, but we have all been there encouraging and supporting each other. I am glad that you all came into my life. I can't wait for all of us to continue on our journey's. I wish each and eveyone of you the best in everythnig you do.
Thank you all.
Karen Nelson
I wanted to say a big thank you to Jacqueline. She has been such an inspiring and supportive person in my life during the past 2 months. I am glad she came into my life.
I also wanted to say a big thank you to Red Dawn. I can't imagine going through this process without the love, support and encouragement of the rest of my team. We all have been a family since about 30 minutes into our first workout. We have all had our good days and bad days, but we have all been there encouraging and supporting each other. I am glad that you all came into my life. I can't wait for all of us to continue on our journey's. I wish each and eveyone of you the best in everythnig you do.
Thank you all.
Karen Nelson
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Caught my second wind!
Not sure what happened but I crossed a line this morning. In a split second I went from feeling completely exhausted and oh so ready for this competition to end already -- to feeling revived, strong, and ON FIRE to kick it up about 10 notches and end this thing like a champion! My goal of 199 lbs by the last weigh in is within reach! I can do this! I am confident (BJ please take note) that I will raise the bar in my workouts so that I can lower the bar one more level on that scale! Time for Julie to amaze us all -- including herself!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Scared of the scale
I knew coming into this I would get the flu sooner or later, was just hoping it would hold off until after the competition. Have now missed 2 workouts since the last weigh-in due to illness and I know my results tonight will be less than stellar. It is hard, but keep reminding myself, that colds happen. It is how we deal with them and move on after that counts. In the past, the flu would have had me curled up in bed 24-7 watching horrible daytime soaps. But last Friday and this Monday I managed to drag myself in. I wasn't at 100% but I gave it all I had and felt absolutely miserable about the 2 days I was too ill to make it in. Wow! I felt miserable about NOT going to the workout! I believe I am creating a new norm for me and that was one of my main goals coming into this process: to make working out, being active a 'normal' part of my everyday life.
This week (tonight especially) will be tough and tomorrow morning even tougher, but we all are alot stronger than we were back on January 1st.
See everyone tonight, and don't worry, I was taught to share, but I will make an exception and keep my cold to myself. :)
-Elizabeth
This week (tonight especially) will be tough and tomorrow morning even tougher, but we all are alot stronger than we were back on January 1st.
See everyone tonight, and don't worry, I was taught to share, but I will make an exception and keep my cold to myself. :)
-Elizabeth
Saturday, February 11, 2012
4 weeks left!
At the beginning I had hoped to lose 15-20% but at this point it seems to be a bit unrealistic. Right now my goal is to get under 250. At that last weigh in I don't want to have to move the bar to the 250 mark and add. I want to move it to the 200 mark and add. That is 12 lbs in the next 3 1/2 weeks.
This week I've been at a point in this contest where I'm feeling less than motivated. Yes, I get up at 4 am and work out and eat a ton better than I have. But I have definitely slacked on my eating. The other day I had taco bell. While I did count my calories, I never would have ate that the first few weeks. I would have sucked it up, got my husband some taco bell and came home and fixed myself a chicken breast and green beans. I know it is reality and I'm going to eat those things, but I feel like I'm slowly falling off the wagon. I have such a long way to go and I can't let myself fall. I need to pick myself up and figure out this slide and get back to it. I have decided these next 4 weeks I'm going to do the best I can. I don't want to look back and say that I wasted the last part of this wonderful opportunity. I know after the contest I will continue to fight this battle. It will just be a little different but right now I need to focus on these 4 weeks.
Today, I rolled my ankle at our Saturday bootcamp. It hurt and a lot of my teammates, other team and Lori and Brandon helped me (Thank you all so much). However I had to sit on the floor,against my will, with ice on my ankle and watch my teammates as they busted their butt. It really sucked and I hated sitting there. I wanted to be up with the rest of my team busting my tail. While sitting their watching my team and the other team I did get a different perspective. I saw the agony in some peoples faces as they pushed past their aches and pains. I also saw someone not even breaking a sweat and not pushing anywhere near their half potential.(No offense to that person. I just know you can do it) At one point in this contest I was told that when you feel like you are at your edge and you can't do anymore YOU CAN and you have to push just a little further. There have been many days when my head is saying "Ashley that hurts and you can't do that." I have let that get the best of me some days and some days I have pushed past it and wowed myself. (In some part thanks to BJ being in my face saying come on Ashley) From the next workout on that voice is not going to get the best of me. I'm going to push it as hard as I can these next 4 weeks. I've got a brace for my ankle and it's not going to get the best of me. I'm stronger than this battle I'm fighting and I can't let it get the best of me.
Red Dawn is such a wonderful team. We have the best trainer that doesn't allow us to have excuses and an assistant who gets in our face if those excuses come to the surface. We also have 10 wonderful teammates who always know just when to say. "are you okay", "you can do it" or some other form of encouragement. I feel like I have been placed in the hands of the best possible team. Nothing against the other team, I just feel Red Dawn is the best fit for me and I am so grateful for the opportunity. I know that many of us are going to try to stick together after the contest and continue to fight this battle. Even those who choose to go at it a different way or we don't cross paths at the gym,I'm sure we will all find a way to keep up with each other.
After getting all my thoughts out in this blog (Sorry it is all over the place) I feel better. I feel like I have realized the blessing that has been placed in front of me. I am going to take full advantage of these last 4 weeks and give it all I have!
Ashley
This week I've been at a point in this contest where I'm feeling less than motivated. Yes, I get up at 4 am and work out and eat a ton better than I have. But I have definitely slacked on my eating. The other day I had taco bell. While I did count my calories, I never would have ate that the first few weeks. I would have sucked it up, got my husband some taco bell and came home and fixed myself a chicken breast and green beans. I know it is reality and I'm going to eat those things, but I feel like I'm slowly falling off the wagon. I have such a long way to go and I can't let myself fall. I need to pick myself up and figure out this slide and get back to it. I have decided these next 4 weeks I'm going to do the best I can. I don't want to look back and say that I wasted the last part of this wonderful opportunity. I know after the contest I will continue to fight this battle. It will just be a little different but right now I need to focus on these 4 weeks.
Today, I rolled my ankle at our Saturday bootcamp. It hurt and a lot of my teammates, other team and Lori and Brandon helped me (Thank you all so much). However I had to sit on the floor,against my will, with ice on my ankle and watch my teammates as they busted their butt. It really sucked and I hated sitting there. I wanted to be up with the rest of my team busting my tail. While sitting their watching my team and the other team I did get a different perspective. I saw the agony in some peoples faces as they pushed past their aches and pains. I also saw someone not even breaking a sweat and not pushing anywhere near their half potential.(No offense to that person. I just know you can do it) At one point in this contest I was told that when you feel like you are at your edge and you can't do anymore YOU CAN and you have to push just a little further. There have been many days when my head is saying "Ashley that hurts and you can't do that." I have let that get the best of me some days and some days I have pushed past it and wowed myself. (In some part thanks to BJ being in my face saying come on Ashley) From the next workout on that voice is not going to get the best of me. I'm going to push it as hard as I can these next 4 weeks. I've got a brace for my ankle and it's not going to get the best of me. I'm stronger than this battle I'm fighting and I can't let it get the best of me.
Red Dawn is such a wonderful team. We have the best trainer that doesn't allow us to have excuses and an assistant who gets in our face if those excuses come to the surface. We also have 10 wonderful teammates who always know just when to say. "are you okay", "you can do it" or some other form of encouragement. I feel like I have been placed in the hands of the best possible team. Nothing against the other team, I just feel Red Dawn is the best fit for me and I am so grateful for the opportunity. I know that many of us are going to try to stick together after the contest and continue to fight this battle. Even those who choose to go at it a different way or we don't cross paths at the gym,I'm sure we will all find a way to keep up with each other.
After getting all my thoughts out in this blog (Sorry it is all over the place) I feel better. I feel like I have realized the blessing that has been placed in front of me. I am going to take full advantage of these last 4 weeks and give it all I have!
Ashley
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Been a while...
Been slacking on the blog posts lately. I guess I haven't felt like I have had a whole lot to say. I have been slightly discouraged by the scale the past few weeks. I have killed myself every day and the scale just isn't moving as quickly as I had hoped. Rather than letting it eat at my spirit, I chose to measure myself again over the weekend and I had lost almost double the inches since the last assessment. OK, I can deal with that!! I have heard it time and time again...the scale doesn't tell the whole story! It's hard to believe at times, but it is true. Not only have I lost inches, but I am noticing other changes as well. Tonight I was able to run quite a bit faster and further than I have in the past and of course I am lifting much more than I did week 1!
I have noticed these changes in many of my teammates and even some of the members of Night Fury as well. I am just so proud of the strides we have all made in such a short period of time. I know that we all have a goal in mind that we would like to reach by the final weigh in, and there is nothing wrong with that, but I hope that no matter where we end up on March 7th that we all realize exactly how far we have come!
In all reality, these 10 weeks are nothing. They are just the beginning of this Journey. Recognize your worth. Know that you are completely capable and make it happpen!!!
Peace and Love,
Jenny
I have noticed these changes in many of my teammates and even some of the members of Night Fury as well. I am just so proud of the strides we have all made in such a short period of time. I know that we all have a goal in mind that we would like to reach by the final weigh in, and there is nothing wrong with that, but I hope that no matter where we end up on March 7th that we all realize exactly how far we have come!
In all reality, these 10 weeks are nothing. They are just the beginning of this Journey. Recognize your worth. Know that you are completely capable and make it happpen!!!
Peace and Love,
Jenny
LOVIN THE BURPEES!
Don't get me wrong -- every one of us should HUSTLE between machines during our circuit training! Even a slow crab walk would be better than moseying. BUT, while brushing my teeth in front of the mirror this morning, I noticed definition in my arms that I have never seen before. My ultimate goal is to be somewhere in between the two extremes of having "batwings" and looking like I could bench press a priuss! Tone. Definition. That sexy little line that shows up when you put your arm in a 90 degree angle showing definate muscle tone beneath your skin! Such a wonderful "GIFT" the burpees have given me - something I have always wanted!
Now team - despite all this burpee praise, please HUSTLE YOUR BUTTS! We have a competition to win!
GO RED DAWN!
Julie
Now team - despite all this burpee praise, please HUSTLE YOUR BUTTS! We have a competition to win!
GO RED DAWN!
Julie
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