MCONNORS82983's SparkPeople Blog

happy dance time

Thu, 9 Aug 2012 22:49:13 EST

I've been doing the insanity workout now and found myself doing something today that I couldn't do last week. I have a lot of fat in my core and it does makes certain workout harder for myself. I however just push though them and do the best that I can.

well today I did something I wasn't able to do. they are called in and out, and I've been fighting them and dreading them every times they come on screen. Well today I did it and it felt great. Just a little woohoo moment for me.

weigh in

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 10:00:02 EST

Well got on the scale this morning not really sure what to expect, but I had a 2.4lbs weight loss this week. I'm excited and a little above where I need to be for weight loss.

I need to loss at least 1.5lbs a week to hit my target goal of 211 by nov 1 and I'm glad to be starting this off right.

today went pretty well

Sun, 5 Aug 2012 23:47:27 EST

So today I increased my cals for the day and let me tell you I had such a difference in my feeling today then when I ate the lower cals. I always thought weight loss was eating less food and losing weight that way. However with a heavy workout program like insanity I am learning I need fuel to fuel my body.

For a while I was eating around 400 cals a meal five times a day and was starving between each meal. Today I ate 500 cals a meal making sure I got protein with each meal and I w...

checking in

Sun, 5 Aug 2012 12:51:41 EST

realize it's been a few days since I blog. I've been here though. I'm working out daily... I do the insanity program and most days I end it in a puddle of sweet all around me. Food I'm still working on. I was trying to eat the 1800 cals sparks people recommend for me, but with the insane work out. I decided to follow the program in the booklet that came with it. So today I up my cal to between 2200-2500 cals a day. For my weight and workout program that is what they recommend for me. So i'm ...

everything against me but not giving up

Thu, 2 Aug 2012 11:44:34 EST

so I realized this morning with being told yesterday that I have PCOS I was given a double whammy with this weight loss thing. Not only am I dealing with the effect of PCOS on my weight loss, but a few months ago I was told I have an under active thyroid They both making losing weight harder, and having both is kind of like a big of slap in the face.

Now in these option I have two things I can do. I can give up and say my body was meant to be fat... or I can fight my hardest and ...

doctor visits and bad news

Wed, 1 Aug 2012 21:51:40 EST

Well I'm not really looking at it as bad news, but instead news on how I can get this fixed. I've thought I've had it for a while, but today my doctor told me I have PCOS. It kind of was like a wake up call and make me realize why I have such a hard time losing this weight. She told me though she thought I could get this under control, and that down the line if i wanted I should be able to have children.

so right now instead of being all down about this I am going to fight this t...

A little set back, but I will keep going

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:40:38 EST

Well got up this morning and weighed myself and had a bit of a set back. It seemed that I've gain five pounds. I'm not beating myself up because I've been sick and not really watching like I should have been. I'm still having some medical issues that we haven't figured out yet so that could be a cause of the gain. I however am not letting that get me down.

I didn't workout today cause it's a rest day, but tomorrow I'll be back into my insanity program. As for my food I sat down and...

just another day

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:20:34 EST

So I woke up this morning a little sore from not working out for over a week. My body was in shock on what I was doing to it. However I got up and did my morning workout, and I feel great in doing so. I'm really looking forward to getting the result that I want. I know this is going to be a long hard battle, but I am looking forward to this. I can honestly say I actually missed working out, and it felt great from doing it.

I actually got all my food ready for the day. In my cal...

looking forward to many more

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:20:25 EST

So today I decided to get back on track with my working out. I took a 3 mile work this afternoon with my BF and our dogs. I need to get my dog in shape though so was able to walk it, but now her joints are stiff and she having a hard time walking around the house. I guess with mommy getting in shape she needs some help to.

Then tonight i did my insanity workout. I picked up right from where I left off and I'm feeling pretty good about the workout. I was able to push though and ge...

I will get this done

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:41:05 EST

So here I am today trying to figure this whole things out. I really wanted to focus on drinking my gallon of water today, but didn't even get close. I barely got in my 64oz of water then the 164 that I'm suppose to be drinking. At least i got in that amount of water and I know that this is going to take time to change. However then we went out tonight and for some reason I suggest a stop at DD and basket robin. A medium oreo coolatta is what I got, and i have to admit although it did taste ...

what I want to see happen

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:52:26 EST

So here I am unsure of what to even write here. I said this journey was going to be a focus on better myself and what better way to start bettering myself then weight loss. Weight loss is something that I have had a hard time dealing with in my life. I don't remember a time when I wasn't over weight. I remember being over weight as young as a child all my friends could do things that I couldn't do. I however would love to change that. I would love to loss this weight and get that life t...