Onward and upward

I got back from vacation/work conference in San Diego Cali, what an awesome time!!! I did well at taking my Advocare, except for that last couple of day's (2), I took them but maybe not quite on time as I should have. Also due to the time change and stuff my body is all off, BUT I have not weighed or measured myself, I've just been taking the stuff. I got my second 24 day challenge kit and more MNS Max 3. That should last for a while. During my time in Cali I worked out, started running again, mixed it up with some elliptical and went to Crossfit Pride while I was there. I also walked a lot and went rock/ledge climbing. I think that I have decided that I'm not going to measure or weigh myself for a while...like maybe never again, every time I do I don't get what I want so I'll just go by how my cloths fit and how I feel, like everyone keeps telling me. Maybe at the beginning of the summer? I have to say though, my favorite product is the ProBiotic RESTORE™ ULTRA, those of you who have tummy problems and can't go some times, your feel like a new person after ProBiotics, I promise. I even felt pretty good on my travels, anyway y'all know. So that's what I've been up to. 

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Day 24...

Lets call today....numbers. Why? You may ask. Because I'm going to give you my numbers. Today is 24 of my 24 day challenge and day 7 of catalyst. Now you all know that I have been eating as healthy as possible, 80/20. Not as 'clean' as some would like but this/that taken time and I'm not going to deprive myself just to go binge later. Some may be able to go 'cold turkey' but I'm not that turkey :-) 

Today I'm only down 2 pounds, that's disappointing. Enough said about that.  My body fat numbers go something like this:

1. 3-24-10  29.3%
2. 4-29-10  28.1%
3. 6-20-10  27.8%
4. 12-22-10  30.3%
5. 1-12-11  29.5%

I guess my half Ironman Triathlon helped me in June huh?!  I really can't explain these numbers, but if anyone can, let me know. It's like I'm yo-yo dieting or something. I've been to the doctor and everything is normal, I'm totally healthy. What the HELL? Is what I'm thinking. Apparently my body is missing something. I could eat totally healthy, 100% clean and workout 6 days a week and still gain weight and not gain any muscle. Problem? I think SO!!!

I'm going to do the cleans again, after I do just the MNS MAX3 for the next month, and continue the Catalyst.

Maybe next post I'll have better news....'til then.....

Day 19

Welcome to day 19 of the 24 day challenge. Day 9 of the MNS Max 3, 6 day's after my last post. I've gone up, I've gone down. I've had AWESOME workouts, gone up in all of my workout weights. Unfortunately I have to stay OFF the scale and have to 'turn off' my sweet tooth, mentally STOP, physically STOP, just stop! Spark and SLAM help keep me energized and engaged (except for period day's! Which totally KILLED me.) I eat better meals and I feel better and stronger. Next week should even be better. Speaking of getting stronger, let me tell you a little bit about that. I started CFW a year and a half ago not being able to do much of anything. I was active, I was a triathlete after all and still on my weight loss road, still at the beginning of my weight loss road and recovering from 2 surgeries. I was doing overhead arm work with a PVC pipe. One year later...I'm going arm overhead workouts with a 35 pound bar and keep up with most of the class. Moving on to today I'm doing overhead arm workouts with the 35 pound bar WITH weight on the bar :-) this week I moved up in weight, from a 6 pound wall ball to a 10 pound wall ball, and now I'm swinging the 35 pound Kettle Bell, sure I have to work on my swing and confidence in getting it straight up, but I'm workin' it! I started swinging a 20 pound free weight. So I'm getting stronger, slowly but surely!!  

I started Catalyst two day's ago. I hear it work amazingly! I got to give it more than 3 day's though :-/  I'm eating the 80/20 plan. If I'm going to be honest on my blag, I eat 80/20. Healthy 80% of the time and 20% maybe not so great, though I got to say, the worst thing that I'm eating is the few pieces of chocolate and when I cut that out......umm well, honestly I just have to cut that down because if I cut it OUT I'm going to be even more of a bitch then I already can be. NOBODY wants that to happen. Sorry!


Let's see how the next few day's go. With AdvoCare. This blog could very easily become a diary of my life, feelings and emotions...but it's about my health, weight loss and getting stronger (which could lead to a stronger emotional/confident...) person.  


Thanks for reading. See ya in a few day's.

Day 13 Happy New Year!!!!!

I started the next step on Thursday. Today I am three day's into the MNS3, when I started I was at work and on my normal schedule with breakfast lunch and dinner. Thursday went great. Friday I had off from work because of New Years eve and had a few things to do during the day. I took my first packet 30 minutes before breakfast and then had my normal meal replacement and coffee with the two last packets of vitamins and went along with my day and put my packet for 30 minutes before lunch in my pocket. Well traffic was bad and things took a little longer then I thought and I wasn't hungry so I didn't stop for lunch and I ran out of water to take the packets (of which I JUST now remembered that I have water in the back of my truck :-/) so I started to feel nauseous and then started to feel nauseous AND hungry, that's a interesting feeling (yuck). So after all my stuff was done I stop by and got some lunch (pho, nam, Vietnamese soup, my favorite!) to bring home and it took me another 30 minutes to get home, damn traffic! So by the time I got home and some food in me I felt awful! I did take the packet about 20 minutes before lunch but just had to eat then. I took a nap after I ate and I felt better when I woke up. I got ready to go out to a New Years party and ate fruit while getting ready so I wouldn't feel nauseous. I didn't eat a real dinner because I knew there was going to be food and alcohol at the party and I knew I eat there. And I felt better as the night went on.

This morning I did the same thing and still felt nauseous, I ate some soup and now I feel a little better but still feel funny. I guess I should eat something. Some lunch maybe, after I finish typing here.

Apparently I have a better eating schedule at work :-/ 

Well that's all for now.

Happy New Year!!!  1-1-11, such a cool date :-)