Mon. 3/29: Still real sick, calling out and going to doctor....but still met at 7 am to go over nutrition. Kristin and I met to over nutrition, foods should and shouldn't eat, how to keep the daily food log 6 meals a day which will be a tough transition, with each meal having balance with protein and carbs. Doctor appt 2pm...respiratory infection. He said I still can exercise if I am not to fatigued
Tues 3/30 Feel like shit.....Upper body 5 am, 1 hour. Good push on the arms. I have no voice. hurts to talk. Went to work. Should have stayed and rested. Annoyed everyone at work with my cough. Found someone to teach my class, so I could go home to rest and go to bed early.
Wed. 3/31 Actually feel better. cardio 5am. Told Kristin if this will make things worse, I shouldn't do it, she ended up kickin it up a notch, thought I was going to puke...but I didn't. Went to work, feeling better. Looking forward to Saturday when I get weighed in. Need to take a Before picture. I feel better in my clothes. Surprised my feet aren't bothering me as much as they usually do.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Starting Plan B Week 1 (3) day trial
Jeff from Horizons called on 3/22, from me to come in to learn more go over the program, in detail. I went and Jeff sat with me for 2 hours to go over everything, and we had great conversation, about what they can do for me, what i was looking for and i left feeling pretty good about this being "it". I left and started telling everyone this was my plan B. Then the questions started of "when are you starting?" I couldn't answer them. It was too hard for me to make that decision of when. I am glad i did not have to, Jeff called on Monday and said I am starting on Wednesday for my 3 day free tryout at 5:30 am with Kristin and if i like it I can sign up on Saturday. I was thrilled, he gave me my start date.
3/23/10...Went out to buy work out clothes.
3/24/10. waking up seemed to be easy, got ready, there before 5:30. 4 minutes to drive there! Awesome..Went in met Kristin and knew right off the bat she was so nice, read to go, we chatted a little got to know one another a little. I left my Biggest Loser 9 page application with them to read to get to know a little more about me too. Day 1 weigh in 283 BMI 51, weight of fat to lose 140 lbs. REALITY, YIKES, I want to be 140 pounds, I know what it feels like to be 140 lbs for goodness sakes! Upper body work out tough, nice Kristin right next to me doing reps, pushing. went home, my arms were so sore I could hardly hold the hairdryer up to dry my hair.
3/25/10. woke up scratchy throat, ignored it. Cardio, treadmill. Kristin changing the speeds up and down, up and down. I asked her if i would be running by the end of the 12 weeks...she said "I am sure", never knowing I was going to be in a full jog for my last minute which took me by surprise. It was a long ass 60 seconds, but i made it.
3/26/10 5:30 Full blown sore throat, staying home and resting. Today lower body workout. I was sure this was going to be easier since i feel my legs are stronger than my upper body, and my legs do hold up a lot of weight, but no, on top of getting a horse cramp in the middle of a set...the next morning I couldn't even walk, My calfs were KILLING me, I couldn't straighten my legs all day and I felt pain I never experienced!
3/27/10 Woke up sick and coughing. But still went officially signed up for 12 weeks on Saturday. Costs a lot of money but what a difference...i cold never get this much out of a workout by myself, she is there pushing me motivating me, we get along, laugh, have things in common. She wants me to succeed, and will help me get there. Plus we are alone, if I want to scream in agony, I could. She is great, I feel great, besides this pesty cough. Rest the rest of the weekend!
Monday first full week, Monday we go over nutrition
3/23/10...Went out to buy work out clothes.
3/24/10. waking up seemed to be easy, got ready, there before 5:30. 4 minutes to drive there! Awesome..Went in met Kristin and knew right off the bat she was so nice, read to go, we chatted a little got to know one another a little. I left my Biggest Loser 9 page application with them to read to get to know a little more about me too. Day 1 weigh in 283 BMI 51, weight of fat to lose 140 lbs. REALITY, YIKES, I want to be 140 pounds, I know what it feels like to be 140 lbs for goodness sakes! Upper body work out tough, nice Kristin right next to me doing reps, pushing. went home, my arms were so sore I could hardly hold the hairdryer up to dry my hair.
3/25/10. woke up scratchy throat, ignored it. Cardio, treadmill. Kristin changing the speeds up and down, up and down. I asked her if i would be running by the end of the 12 weeks...she said "I am sure", never knowing I was going to be in a full jog for my last minute which took me by surprise. It was a long ass 60 seconds, but i made it.
3/26/10 5:30 Full blown sore throat, staying home and resting. Today lower body workout. I was sure this was going to be easier since i feel my legs are stronger than my upper body, and my legs do hold up a lot of weight, but no, on top of getting a horse cramp in the middle of a set...the next morning I couldn't even walk, My calfs were KILLING me, I couldn't straighten my legs all day and I felt pain I never experienced!
3/27/10 Woke up sick and coughing. But still went officially signed up for 12 weeks on Saturday. Costs a lot of money but what a difference...i cold never get this much out of a workout by myself, she is there pushing me motivating me, we get along, laugh, have things in common. She wants me to succeed, and will help me get there. Plus we are alone, if I want to scream in agony, I could. She is great, I feel great, besides this pesty cough. Rest the rest of the weekend!
Monday first full week, Monday we go over nutrition
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Deciding on Plan B
After realizing how hard it really is to get on the Biggest Loser. I was not going to be one of those people who keeps putting my life in others people hands. We met the nicest young man in line at the biggest Loser casting call in New York who was on his 5th try, and he had gotten pretty far getting call back after call back only to get rejected in the end. He seemed optimistic it would eventually happen. Me, on the other hand will move on to Plan B. 2010 is my year to get my life back. Plus, I also promised Kim and Paul I would still lose the weight even if i didn't get on the show and I made the commitment to myself if I didn't too.
I was certain I still had to leave my environment to get a kick start, like a 28 residential program. I started all my research, everything was very expensive, approx $10,000. Utah Fitness was the only place that offered a 5 year payment plan, cause where would I come up with that kind of money, but really liked the Structure House in North Carolina. Just joining a gym and doing it on my own was never an option, as I am way too self conscience to go around even with a personal trainer. All i would be thinking is everyone on the cardio machines would be looking at me....just thinkin about that gives me the heebie jeebies.
In doing my research I stumbled upon personal training at personal training facility. Something I never heard of. I made a phone call to a place half way to work thinking I could go, early, shower there the head to work...but this place had no showers...but had a very informative conversation with a personal trainer who seemed so understanding and he seemed to convince me this was something to look into. Then i discovered there is a personal training facility right here in Southington....4 minutes from the house...can you believe that...no showers, but i could come home and shower before work. The place is Horizon Personal Training and Nutrition http://www.horizonpt.com/. My first question when i called was to se if they had any early morning slots, 5-5:30ish, and they did.....yeah. I made an appointment to find out more!
I was certain I still had to leave my environment to get a kick start, like a 28 residential program. I started all my research, everything was very expensive, approx $10,000. Utah Fitness was the only place that offered a 5 year payment plan, cause where would I come up with that kind of money, but really liked the Structure House in North Carolina. Just joining a gym and doing it on my own was never an option, as I am way too self conscience to go around even with a personal trainer. All i would be thinking is everyone on the cardio machines would be looking at me....just thinkin about that gives me the heebie jeebies.
In doing my research I stumbled upon personal training at personal training facility. Something I never heard of. I made a phone call to a place half way to work thinking I could go, early, shower there the head to work...but this place had no showers...but had a very informative conversation with a personal trainer who seemed so understanding and he seemed to convince me this was something to look into. Then i discovered there is a personal training facility right here in Southington....4 minutes from the house...can you believe that...no showers, but i could come home and shower before work. The place is Horizon Personal Training and Nutrition http://www.horizonpt.com/. My first question when i called was to se if they had any early morning slots, 5-5:30ish, and they did.....yeah. I made an appointment to find out more!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Making the Decision to Finally losing the Weight
This is my first blog but i have always kept diaries, so writing about things happening in my life is easy, I enjoy documenting my life for some reason. Thought I would share my weight loss journey to only make it more a reality for myself. It all started in December, when I went to the doctor. I haven't been to my Gynecologist in 4 years, probably due to weight gain and even when I went I said "don't tell me how much I weigh, just tell me how much I gained in 4 years" She told me it was 40 pounds. Later I called back the office and asked to look in my file going back to 1992 when I was 120 pds to now a whopping 283pds. The majority of my weight started (10 pds a yr) after 1996 when I met my ex husband who at the time was alone taking care of 3 children 2, 4 & 6. (This story of me getting custody & raising them will come out later)
Then after season 8 ended of The Biggest Loser I said enough is enough, I am done with holding on tho this weight, which is so painful everyday. I wanted to say "It's been a life changing experience" with weight loss no matter how I got there. Within 2 days I made a phone call to 2 my close friends who have a TV productions studio attached to their ad agency. I knew if I had ANY chance at all the video had to be awesome and I knew I couldn't do it alone. My friends were reading my mind as they said to themselves, we should help get Sue on this show. Soon we met and I met their producer who I was so comfortable with. We soon realized after research that the Biggest Loser was looking for more homemade videos...not a professional job....so I borrowed an awesome video camera from a co-worker and started taping my life. Also found VSH tapes to show how think I was just 14 years ago.
I asked my kids to privately make a video clip of why their mom should be on the biggest loser (2 boys away in college, 1 girl at home). They all were awesome and another eye opener of how they would want me to get back to being more healthy and happier. Video taping at my friends house in work out clothes...yikes, I was disgusted, she said there was a casting call posted for the biggest loser in Boston and New York...I immediately booked a room in Boston and made plans to go both weekends. I had the video, and 2 casting calls, thought I was doing well.
Ok to make a long story short, we made the video and I went on 2 casting calls. If nothing happened I was on to Plan B....Plan B is what I promised my friends who let their producer helpme that if I don't get on a 1 and 250,000 chance I have a plan B.
I am now on to Plan B
Then after season 8 ended of The Biggest Loser I said enough is enough, I am done with holding on tho this weight, which is so painful everyday. I wanted to say "It's been a life changing experience" with weight loss no matter how I got there. Within 2 days I made a phone call to 2 my close friends who have a TV productions studio attached to their ad agency. I knew if I had ANY chance at all the video had to be awesome and I knew I couldn't do it alone. My friends were reading my mind as they said to themselves, we should help get Sue on this show. Soon we met and I met their producer who I was so comfortable with. We soon realized after research that the Biggest Loser was looking for more homemade videos...not a professional job....so I borrowed an awesome video camera from a co-worker and started taping my life. Also found VSH tapes to show how think I was just 14 years ago.
I asked my kids to privately make a video clip of why their mom should be on the biggest loser (2 boys away in college, 1 girl at home). They all were awesome and another eye opener of how they would want me to get back to being more healthy and happier. Video taping at my friends house in work out clothes...yikes, I was disgusted, she said there was a casting call posted for the biggest loser in Boston and New York...I immediately booked a room in Boston and made plans to go both weekends. I had the video, and 2 casting calls, thought I was doing well.
Ok to make a long story short, we made the video and I went on 2 casting calls. If nothing happened I was on to Plan B....Plan B is what I promised my friends who let their producer helpme that if I don't get on a 1 and 250,000 chance I have a plan B.
I am now on to Plan B
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