thoughts....

temptations.....

Two weeks in and I have not veered from my meal plan...not once. I was thinking about this today because I can't recall even the slightest temptation in the last two weeks. No cravings. No wishing I could eat something. Is it the nutrition is satisfying me so I am not missing the junk or what?

As a teacher I have to sit twice a day every day with the kids through a family style meal service. That means I have a plate, in front of me, at the table, full of food that I cannot eat, twice a day. And in two weeks I have not once taken a bite of anything, not one bite. And mind you, I have to pick up my fork and move the food around so the children think I am eating. When I thought about this today I realized a few things. I have conquered the whole eating whatever just because it is there phenomenon. Gone are the days of sitting at the table shoveling in a plate full of food just because it was available to me. And, finally, food has become purposeful for me. I am eating to train my body for these 12 weeks. The eating is part of my training and just as I follow a routine in the gym, I now follow a routine when I eat. For me, it simplifies the process. The guess work is gone.

I don't know how I am able to compartmentalize it and get it done, but for two weeks I have done just that. Apparently i am training not only my body, but also my mind.

    

Apple Cider Vinegar....

Add this to the list of things I thought I would never do. After hearing that apple cider vinegar would help with cleansing (and as a side benefit burning body fat) I tried a shot of this before bed last night. wow. That's about all I can say. Wow. But if it works for me I will keep doing it. Consider this a two week trial.

As for the rest of me, the scale keeps going down. 140.6 this morning. The elusive 130's beckon again. Tomorrow perhaps?? We shall see.

Gym time....

Not quite two weeks complete...

And I am already seeing things I haven't seen before. Like my quads are poppin, right up at the top and my inner thighs are thinner, getting leaned out. It's always nice to see progress!

Working toward the Goal...one day at a time!

Eating a regimented meal plan day in and day out is not easy. People at work see me eating egg whites, broccoli, brown rice, chicken, day in and day out and they don't know what to make of me or look at me as if I am super human. I am neither weird nor extraordinary. I have a dream. It is a desire to see what I can do mentally and physically if I PUSH MYSELF to a level I have never seen before.

A DREAM WITHOUT A GOAL IS A WISH!

I don't want to sit here and wish I had done this. I want to do it. So I have a plan and that plan includes some serious rules about my eating and workouts for the next 11 weeks. I simply break that down and take it one day at a time....or one meal at a time and one workout at a time. I push myself to make the right choices as they arise. I don't think about dinner when it is 7 am and I don't think about my shoulder workout when it is leg day. It is no different then what everyone else does when they choose what to eat for dinner each night. It is a series of small choices that will get me to my goal. And I am in control of those choices. It's mine to achieve.

May 7th, 2011 ... Team Xtreme ... Goal met!

Good things come to those who wait....

...but only what's left from those who hustle.


12 weeks of hustling to get to the goal!

Week 2 Begins....a step closer to the GOAL

Week one is in the books and it was very successful! All my workouts in, got the cardio in, and no cheats. :) I jut try to take it one day at a time. I think about getting through each task as it comes up.

Looking forward to a GREAT back workout tonight! Getting used to alternating these high rep, light weights with my heavy workouts! It's nice to switch it up! Lots of cables tonight....

Happy Monday!!!!