Transformation Tuesday

Transformation Tuesday----Transformation Continues
First- I have not made my goal yet but I am on my way!
Second- I am a work in progress!
Third- I am super excited (and a little nervous) to share my pictures

This was a 3 week program.  It was a total ramp up style work out with a new Super Trainer named Chris Downing!  It started out with 25 minute workouts.  Second week was 35 minute workout and then the last week was a 45 minute workout.  It was cardio and weights and pushed me so much further!  I knew I could sweat/glisson but Oh My Word......Every workout was more and more of a sweat-fest!!! The nutrition plan was incredible.  If you have the crazy idea that if you are doing a program, that you can't eat and you will starve......You are Sadly Mistaken!!!!  There were days when I didn't think I could eat all the food that I was suppose to!  Not to mention, there was an approved cookbook with recipes for each week.  I'm telling you, this was an incredible 3 weeks!!!!!

The pictures below- My January kick off and then the current changes.  I'm super excited to keep this going and see what happens by the end of the year!!!!  Have you started and then stopped?  I have......but NOT any more!!!!  I'm in it for the long haul!!!!

That Scale!!!!

So I watched a video the other day of a Coach that was walking around with her actual weight written on her forehead. I stopped scrolling immediately because I could not wait to hear what she had to say and why she was doing this.  Her name is Jessica Bowser Nelson.  She is a cast member of the program that I was doing called Insanity Max 30.  She talked about what the scale can do to us and how those 3 little numbers can change our entire day.  She hit the nail on the head for me.  It spoke VOLUMES to me!!!  I sat down and looked through the file on my computer that I call......"Pam's Fitness Journey" and the other file called "Coach Pam".  Scrolling and looking through pictures and thinking about who I was back then.  I thought maybe this would be a good time to do a little bit of sharing.

In the picture above, the picture in the left top corner was my first passport picture.  I never told anyone that when I received my first passport back I was in tears!  We were feeling led to go on a mission trip to Ukraine and of course you have to have a passport and at this point in my life, I was always hiding behind the camera and NEVER wanted my picture taken.  It was my heaviest weight.  We had been through 2 rounds of infertility treatments and I had surgery and we were basically told we would never have anymore children.  It was a very difficult time!  I was depressed and so down.

The photo below that one is the "updated" picture that I needed in my passport on our first trip to India 2002.  I was a few pounds down.  I was still NOT exercising.  I was eating whatever, whenever and however much I wanted and life was life and I was still hiding behind the camera and taking the pictures and not being in the pictures.  I was in another country that I could not get the outfits that everyone else was getting and wearing because they (in India/Nepal) did not have them in my size.  It was a little embarrassing.  I didn't own a scale.  I didn't offer to ever get on a scale.  I even worked in medical offices and would NEVER get on one "just to see".  That was not a number I wanted to see and in my head, if I didn't have to see it, I wouldn't have to deal with it!  That is a normal reaction for most people.

In 2003, I believe,  I have incredible friends named Michelle and Paul that encouraged me to run.  We had joined a new YMCA and they were avid runners and she just wanted me to run on the treadmill so bad.  I gave EVERY excuse and she finally told me to run for 1 MINUTE and she would leave me alone.  I ran for one minute, I literally thought I would die on the treadmill,  and that was all that it took.  I was HOOKED!  I was signing up and running every race I could find!!!!  Running was GREAT!  Guess what????? The weight started coming off!  I was in HEAVEN!!!!

We were blessed with Kaleb and things were great.  I had run a full marathon and 2 or 3 half marathons.  Life was awesome and the running was just wonderful!

THEN WE MOVED!!!!


The weight started back.  I relaxed my exercise and the nutrition.  In comes Beachbody.  I was asked to join a "Challenge Group".  I had no idea what in the world a Challenge Group was.  I was in 110%!  Down 30 pounds and that was all it took!  I actually LOVED THE SCALE at that point!  I was happy to get on it!  I would actually look forward to it!  CRAZY!!!  I would weigh at the gym. I didn't own a scale at home and that was ok.

TODAY- The bigger picture- Current situation!  I love the camera. I will photo-bomb Kaleb's picture all the time.  We take LOTS of pictures in our family.  I still don't have a scale at home.  I had purchased one and found out very quickly that it was not a good idea for me to have it at home.  We had a weight loss challenge at work and it came to work and has been here ever since.  I determine how I feel based on my clothes, how I look in the mirror, the roundness in my face etc.  You and I both know that if the scale goes up by a few pounds here and there it will totally ruin your day!!!!!!

There is absolutely NO REASON for a number on a device to determine how you feel about yourself!!!!!

"Work Hard

Play Hard

Get Results Hard!" (Shaun T)

I now put in the work.
I know what to eat and how to eat.
I don't mind getting my weight at the doctors office.
I will weigh when I start a new program.
I DO NOT LET A NUMBER DETERMINE MY DAY!!!!

Transformation Tuesday

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY!!

I am excited to share this.
I didn't ask if I could.
I just chose to do it anyway.
Transformation Tuesday is none other than my HUBBY!!!!!!!  

I am so excited to just brag on him a little bit!!!!!  Last year he jumped into a weight-loss challenge at work.  You have to understand that he is SUPER competitive!!!!! He works hard and will step up to any challenge put in front of him.

Last year he dropped over 40 pounds and has kept it off.  This year is different.  We decided to do Whole 30!  I mean giving up some major things that we eat and cook and buy all the time! Sugar and grains and wheat etc.  I wasn't sure but of course he said "Yes, I'm in."  I admit when he said that I seriously thought...."He has no idea what he is getting into!".
We are Day 9 and he is doing AWESOME!!!!!  We are doing a weight loss challenge at work as well and he is in the middle of that as well!!!

He wouldn't have done this, several years ago.  I just wanted to share how proud I am of him and how excited I am that he is joining me in this journey!  It's so much better doing life together!!!!!