Love our little 100 day heart challenge group!!!

I just love our little group, we have so much fun together at our nutrition class!!! Sharing tips, laughing and learning together!!  We have an amazing group and teacher truly.  I look forward to our class every week!!  Thanks for the lessons learned and all of the laughs, they are much needed!!!

Only 68 more days!!!!

Yikes!  I can't believe we are already down 32 days, it doesn't seem possible.  I am feeling so good but still trying to see the results on the scale.  I was hoping to have lost more weight by now but with vacation last week (and boy did I VACATION!!!)  it is not coming off as quickly as I had hoped.  I keep telling myself that if my clothes are loose there must be changes taking place, right?  I tracked my miles and steps taken at Disneyland and I averaged 9 miles a day so at least I wasn't just laying on a beach somewhere, although that does sound nice.

Mel and I were talking about how eye-opening tracking what you eat has been for us.  It is truly amazing how things you think are a healthy snack end up being 200 calories, crazy!  I have been trying to really get my fruits and veggies in and I'll be honest it is still hard!!  I seem to always get my carbs and fats super easy of course.  What did we learn in nutrition class again? Oh, yeah carbs fuel the brain so I guess I should be pretty smart!!!

 Chad has been kicking my butt, the weights are getting heavier and the lunges are getting more and more painful.  I look forward to my sessions with Chad, don't tell him that though. 

Well team, hope you all have a great week!

Week 2

Week 2 and I am feeling really great.  Met with my trainer yesterday and I can't believe how much easier (ok not easy but easier...I didn't think I was going to die) the weights and workout felt.  It is amazing to me that your body finally says, ok I guess I am on board with this whole new workout thing.   I hope every week I can see improvement and that my body will become stronger and more fit each time I workout.  Now as far as eating goes that has been a bit more of a challenge.  The "servings" idea of thought is causing me a little bit of stress to be honest.  I do ok counting calories but the "servings" have me all messed up, I am sure it will get better with time, hopefully!  However I must be doing something right because I am down 3lbs this week, yippeee!!  Motivation for this week, right!?!?!

Breaking up is hard to do....

I have decided that it is time to ditch my sweets for fresh and light fruits and veggies. I know it doesn't sound like the most fun thing or even the easiest thing to do. However that behavior coupled with my lack of activity has gotten me where I am today, and I don't necessarily like where I am right now.  As far as exercise goes this has been going fairly well, it's the snacking that kills me.  I keep thinking that because I worked out it should be fine to have a little treat when truthfully I have just undone what I worked so hard to do on the treadmill.  So even though I love my sweets it is time to say goodbye for the next 100 days!!

Today I meet with my trainer and I am so excited to get some direction on what to do and how to do it!!! 

The New Challenge Begins!!

Today was day 1 of the 100 Day Heart Challenge through IHC.  What great people we have the opportunity to work with I am so excited for the knowledge they can share with me and the difference I can make in my heart health with their help!!!  Today we were poked, weighed and tested, to say the least my blood pressure was a bit high! It was so much fun to meet all of the contestants in this years challenge.  I look forward to getting to know everyone better as we work together to become more physically fit!! 

--Kim Wright