Rethink your shrink - Week 5 Weigh-In

 I am going to be short and sweet this week...

The PMS set in over the weekend and all I want with all of my everything is 

CHOCOLATE

Every minute of every day!

All things considered I am pretty satisfied with my results this week!

Last week weight - 208.8

This week weight -208.0

-0.8 lbs

Overall Drop - 4.4 lbs

 

The Monday Project #3 - Letter to future self

So, this week's assignment was to write a letter to myself looking back on 2010 chronicling my accomplishments...  WOW - This was a big undertaking, but a very powerful exercise.  So here goes...

Dearest Tiffany,

What a year it has been!  You have accomplished so much and have really made this year a powerful year of change.  Your theme for the year has been "honoring yourself, respecting your body and accomplishing your goals".  You started out the year motivated and excited to see what you were made of and what you were capable of.  You have accomplished so much.  Here is a re-cap:

You ran/walked your first half marathon and exceeded your fundraising goal to benefit the LLS.  You also completed a sprint triathalon in November.  You had difficulty fathoming that at the beginning of the year, but with the accomplishment of the half marathon, you were motivated and hungry for another challenge.  You released 60 pounds and now weigh 150 pounds, well on your way to your goal of 130.  You are a very thoughtful eater and now eat to fuel your body rather than comfort your body.  You have learned to get creative in times of stress to avoid using food as your stress reliever.  Lastly, you have learned to truly respect your body as the amazing, amazing vessel that allows you to live your passions and allows you to serve others and are treating it with honor and respect.

You have made David, Sam and Noah so proud.  Samuel calls you his "Biggest Loser Hero" and is so proud that you are backing up your words with action.  Noah is your biggest fan and your biggest encourager to keep racing and keep challenging yourself physically.  David is so thrilled that the woman he fell in love with and loves deeply, now sees that she is worth that love and sees how beautiful she is.  David trained for the triathalon too and you finished together.  You continue to be more in love than ever.

Thank you for choosing to risk and choosing to make this year amazing!  I love you and love who you have become in 2010.  

Love, Tiffany

Rethink Your Shrink - Week 4 Weigh-In

Two words:  WHOOO HOOOO!

That describes this week... Triumph after triumph

*Ran twice at the gym*

*Walked for two hours in Washington D.C. (on vacation!)*

*Counted calories strictly on four days*

*Drank more water*

So here are the results.

Last week weight - 210.8

This week weight -208.8

-2.0 lbs

Overall Drop - 3.6 lbs

I feel like I have really broken through and am finally honoring myself!

Rethink Your Shrink! Week 2 Weigh-In

So its Week 2...  

It has been quite the week and I am in a FUNK.  The week started okay with great e nergy and aspirations for greatness.  For some reason it felt like the universe put every roadblock possible in my way... Fatigue, needy kids, that time of the month, cramps, laziness, TV... you name it - It seemed to be in my way. Then, the last couple of days I have been so down on myself and so stressed with life that I feel somewhat helpless.

So, no surprise that the scale showed minimal change...

 Last week weight - 211.2

This week weight - 210.8

-0.4 lbs

Overall Drop - 1.6 lbs

With the clear knowledge that I needed to get off my rear end and MOVE, I chose to come home after lunch and workout.  And because it was such a beautiful day in the Valley of the Sun today, I chose to conquer this...

Camelback Mountain!

Okay, so I conquered about half of it, but anyone who knows this climb, knows it is an advanced climb.  It felt great to be outside in the 70 degree sunshine and it felt good to move.  I struggled the whole way with the thought of how much weight I am carrying on my body and how much different it would feel minus 75 pounds.  You see, there was a day, not so many years ago that I would have never believed that I would be capable of someday running a climb like this, but now my mind can actually conceive of it and I know, without a doubt that I am strong enough to do something like that.  The problem is that my body is still my biggest obstacle.  I spent much of my hike wishing I had a a magic wand to remove the fat.

Anyway, it has definitely been a week of challenge and a week of obstacles (at least perceived obstacles).  I do think that the biggest obstacle I have faced is myself.  So now its time to take myself on and fight through my excuses, negative thoughts and self-doubt.

Goals for the week:

Affirmations upon waking and printed to have with me for stressful moments.

Exercise (Zumba, Gym, Walk/Run) 4 days

Cut Caffeine back to one diet soda/day, one cup of tea/day

No eating after 8pm.

Rethink Your Shrink - Week 1 (Re-Publish)

I am so ready for the NEW YEAR to start!

I love, love, love the Christmas season, but seriously, if anyone else brings me a plate of cookies, or fudge, or peppermint bark, I just may go postal. What is it about Christmas that gives us all the carte blanche to be complete gluttons? I took the opportunity to be very thoughtful and deliberate about my eating all the way up until a week before Christmas and was successful in maintaining a net loss of two pounds... THAT was a huge victory for me!

However, once I let loose two weeks ago, I LET LOOSE! Like. a. crazy. woman. So here I am in the depths of my gluttony and I am READY to start fresh and to feel like a healthy person who uses food for fuel, not to fill every stress-filled void in my life.

Which brings me to the latest Shrinking Jeans Challenge....

Rethink Your Shrink

I love the description of the challenge... 
 

"This is the day you’ve decided to change your mind about food and health. This is the day you’ve decided to venture outside of your comfort zone. This is the day you’ve taken the first step toward becoming the person you have always wanted to be. The person you picture. No more waiting around. The change starts now and it starts with you, within you. Claim today and every day as yours starting this very minute! Because 2010 is your year!"

I couldn't have said it better and am thrilled to have this be so in line with what my own intuition is telling me and in line with the focus of my life -

I want LIFE CHANGES, not just a weight loss program.

I want to believe in myself and feel great in my own skin.

I want to FEEL the moments that I choose to stuff with food.

I want the ME that is inside to SHINE!

So here are my goals:

Weight - 10 pound loss in 7 weeks

Eating - Conscious eating with food tracking and calorie counting

Exercise - Zumba 2-3 times/week; workout with weights/cardio 2-3 times/week for a total of 5-6 days exercise per week.

Weight Two Weeks ago - 210.0

Weight today - 212.4

Here we go... Click the icon above to join us at the Sisterhood!