AND I MADE IT!

So here I am! Day 31! I completed my Whole30 and to be very honest it was much easier than I could have ever imagined! I made progress but I still have a long way to go.  I plan on keeping my eating up to the Whole30 standards but I'm going to add in my post workout protein shakes again.  I'm going to use this time to build strength and gain lean muscle!
Here are the results that you have been waiting for.....
Day 1 179# .... I'm sooo embarrased to even be posting that number!
Day 31 170#.... Total loss 9#
For those of you who know me, I STRUGGLE with weight loss.. I can NEVER get the scale to move! I'm very impressed but, still have a long way to go! Thank you again for all the support, couldn't have done it alone!

and now for the pics!!

It's Day 30!!!!

I made it! I made it!!! It's day 30 and I feel AMAZEBALLS!!! Stay tuned and I will post my final update this evening and another tomorrow morning with pictures included! Thanks for all the support on thsi journey of mine!

So, I just ate my last "official" whole30 dinner! Never did I EVER think that I would actually make it this far! I'm soooo amazed with myself.  I didn't cheat, not even once, and for the first time I didn't really want to.  It was honestly the easiest thing to stick to! How strange, the most restrictive thing that I have tried, was the easiest to follow through with.  The food was amazing and I think that helped quite a bit.  I had an AMAZING support group and I couldn't have done it without all of you! I am so grateful for your constant support!

So, I'm not going to weigh myself until tomorrow morning and I'll be taking pictures then too.  I feel great and today was the first day that I felt like my old self again today at the box.  I did a WOD with hang cleans and pullups and I felt efficient again.  I did really well with my pullups and the hang cleans didn't feel overly heavy like the weigh has been feeling lately.
After the WOD I got to meet Isabel from URAWK bars, couldn't try her bars because they have agave but you can bet that I bought some for tomorrow!! I can't wait to try it, everyone was raving about them!

So I'm going to enjoy X-Factor with Dyan and Trent and feel accomplished on my couch!! I'll post the pics and numbers tomorrow .... until then....

Day 28! I think I'm going to make it!

Okay so my last post was Thursday.... (yes I am behind) But..... I have a good reason! I had my ETO visit on Friday at work and from what I hear, they were really happy! Thank you Baby Jesus!
I went out to celebrate happy hour and got wasted!!!
HA just kidding!!! Instead I went to the box and took my energy out on some hang cleans, box jumps and HSPU.
So instead of trying to catch you up with food and all of that specifics... I'm going to give you a "general" recap of the weekend.  (I ate mostly leftovers anyway)
Friday - ETO visit.... stressful day at work. After Work I picked up Dyan and we went to the Cube to train with the girls.  We did a quick warm up and jumped right into 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 box jumps 24", Hang power cleans 95# and HSPU.  Dyan did it with us and she actually did kipping HSPU the whole time, never had to scale down to a box!! I started on 1abmat but had to scale to 2.  I'll get better it's one of my goats. 

Saturday was a "rest" day for me because I took Dyan to her Wild West Fest at school.  She had a great time with her friends, playing games, riding rides and eating PURE JUNK! She was on a cheat afternoon.... lol when she is with us, she sticks to whole30 with me.  She likes to eat the healthy foods and loves water!
Saturday after the Fun Fest we watched the Notre Dame Game.... Jesus fighting Irish way to keep me guessing.  I almost pulled out all of my hair.  It was worth it, WE WON 9-0!!!!!

Sunday was Firebreating Sunday! I met up with my buddy Streaky, her boy Jerrett and the WODCity crew and we went H.A.M at Southdade for a Sunday Funday! Tony met up too and we paired up for WOD2.
I had a blast and it was nice to WOD with a different crew, pushed me to go harder because I was out of my comfort zone.  The rest of Sunday, I spent cooking and dreamin' of Thursday (Day31).  I have it all planned out.... I"M GOING TO KNAUS BERRY FARMS!!! perfect way to end the Whole30! I'm also considering keep this blog to talk about my training a little more... what do you think??
Here's to 2 more days!

Day 24! It's down to the wire

Hey there! so I have been EXTREMELY busy at work and VERY STRESSED.  Sorry I wasn't able to update so I'll try and fill you in now. 
Tuesday was a very strange day for me.  I almost feel like I went into a depression.  I was feeling okay most of the day and I think the stress of work and this ETO visit really got to me.  Breakfast on Tuesday was Bacon and eggs and I had a LARABAR about an hour after that, for my fruit/fats serving.  Wednesday I had an Extremely rushed breakfast of bacon wrapped dates and a LARABAR because my alarm clock didn't go off and I was BEYOND late for work :-/
Tuesday mid-morning is when I started to feel the stress and the depression.  I had people in my room all day telling me what to do to prepare for this visit and how to do it.  I wanted to scream.  Talk about taking your self confidence and flushing it down the toilet.  It's as if I'm incompetent and don't know what I'm doing after teaching for 9 years! Rawr!! Wednesday Morning was a little bit better but the kids were completely wild because it was Halloween! I expect today to be the worst because they are all high on candy overload!
Tuesday lunch was buffalo chicken wraps and I had never been so grateful for that 30 minutes in my life time.  I was actually online searching for jobs during my lunch.... (Anyone hiring? wanna sponsor me as an athlete/coach? anything?) Wednesday lunch was Zucchini spaghetti with meatballs and marinara.  Another pretty delicious treat!
Tuesday after lunch was an uphill battle.  I couldn't wait for the bell to ring and get to the box.  When I finally got there, i ran a mile to blow off some steam before coaching the 4:30 class.  I ran it in 8:20 which is about 40 seconds slower than my best mile but I blame it on the wind... it was like a freaking brick wall! I coached the 4:30 and 5:30- through HEAVY FRAN and then I decided to take her on myself.  What can I say besides, she kicked my ass and wrote down my name?! I felt horrible.  I wanted to cry during the workout because never before had 95# thrusters felt so heavy (well except maybe the first time I did them).  It was a very tough moment for me.  I completed the workout in 10:20 with disgusting pull ups and way too much rest in between thrusters.  But at least I finished right?? I left the box with my head held very low but i silently vowed to myself that no matter what I was going to get back to where I was and better and I Was going to do it NOW! For dinner was Country style ribs with butternut squash.  Trent really enjoyed it.  I liked the butternut squash better than the ribs but I'm not a huge fan of ribs in the first place.  The squash was amazing and I will definitely be making that again. 
Wednesday I didn't go to the box instead we decided to Trick or Treat for time.... 3,2,1 BOO!! It worked and we definitely loaded Dyan up with her fair share of Candy.  It was very very very tempting to just reach in her bag last night and open up a Lil double bubble but I resisted! somehow I didn't do it!
we go home pretty late and I had some buffalo chicken wraps for dinner.  I know I shouldn't have but I also snuck in some dates.  It was Halloween and at least they are Whole30 approved! right?? lol So I have 6 days left not including today and I definitely know I can make it! I don't know if I will be able to resist going to Starbucks on the 8th but I'll try to make it through to the weekend.... NO PROMISES.  I hope you have a great Thursday and I'll be back soon! My dreadful visit is tomorrow.... wish me luck!!