We are in week eight of the challenge...

I really need to step it up...I have been struggling with food....My plan is to do an extra hour of cardio for the last four weeks. I want to lose 50 pounds by the end of the challenge....I have been on a plateau for a couple of weeks...so it is now time to kick it in high gear!!

I feel like this is such a positive thing in my life....I don't want to lose focus on what is really important....my health!!

Great to be back!!

I had my halfway measurements this week!! I did great on losing inches and I have lost 24 pounds!! The thing that meant the most to me was the lost of 6% body fat!! I am doing this to be healthy and the lower body fat number is terrific!!

Well I felt like I had my spark back today! It was a good thing...Josh trained me today. He decided that the stair climber and I needed to become friends. Well anyone that knows me...knows that making friends it one of my favorite things to do!! Well anyone that knows me that I hate stairs!! I just moved from a two story house to a one story for that very reason!!

Well I went from the stair climber to the spin bike (the one with no seat), to the treadmill, to the stair climber, to the spin bike, to the treadmill, and so on....that is what I did for the entire hour....I think Josh was concerned that I did not get enough cardio, so I finished out on the elliptical machine. He kicked my butt today....

Last week was one of the toughest in a long time...

My last entry was last week. I continued to feel worse as the week went on. I tried to workout on Thursday and was not able to walk more than 10 minutes on the treadmill. Through this whole week we were moving as well. Saturday I went to bootcamp and was not able to continue there either. After only a few minutes I couldn't catch my breathe. I sat in the car while Dayna worked out. I stayed home Sunday morning.

Today I go in at 1:00 to workout....I know I will have some making up to do, but it will be good to get back in the gym. I am still coughing some and I still blow my nose about once an hour, but it is MUCH better than last week. I will just do everything that I can.....

My weight was up about 4/10's of a pound....considering...my week...I will go from there....

I will keep you posted on my progress!!!

Thanks for all your support!!

Carrie

Not feeling so good...

It is Tuesday and I had to miss my first workout. I am running a fever and have a sore throat. I have such a busy week....isn't that always to the case....I am double dosing on vitamins and taking Activate (a great supplement for stopping or decreasing illness). I am hoping to feel better tomorrow.

We are moving on Thursday, so I feel like I need to lay low the next couple of days and make sure I am up for everything. This move is a great new beginning for our family.

Thanks for all your support!!!

End of week FIVE!!

First I want to say thank you to everyone that has told me they are following my blog. It is so encouraging to receive the feedback from all of you!!

This was the end of week five. I lost another 3 pounds, so that makes a total of 24 pounds so far! I am proud of that. I have been working really hard, but it has been worth it. I felt a big difference at bootcamp this morning...my stamina was much greater than in the past. I did get eight "come on Carrie's" this morning 7 from Mark and 1 from Josh...I know it is because they care!! There are newer people that are there which makes me feel like an old timer...I am still the last one, but I am doing pretty much everything requested now which is huge.

We are in the process of moving, so things have been very disrupted around here....I am excited to get settled in and move in a different direction. I would have had a much harder time with the move if I hadn't been working out. I find myself being able to do so much more. I still get tired, but it is a physical tired...much better than being stressed out.

I am so appreciative to SWEAT, Josh, Laura, Mark, Gina and Carey. I could not have succeeded without them...I don't know how I would have gotten started. If you are thinking about changing your fitness level....truly give SWEAT an honest look. It is an amazing group of individuals that really care about your success!! Thanks to all!!!

Great weight loss - tough Sunday....

Well Saturday's weight loss went great. I lost 4 pounds for a total of 21 pounds in four weeks! That is terrific!! The workouts are still really tough though. I am hoping it will get easier as the weeks progress.

Sunday was a tough day. Dayna and I did take out, but pick as healthy a choice as possible. I still felt as if I was doing something wrong. The truth was that it was just fine, but I have been so careful that eating anything except the shakes and DashnDine felt weird.

I have changed my workouts to 1:00 in the afternoons for a few weeks. I hope this will work with my schedule a little better over the next couple months. I have been very tired and I am hoping this will help with my sleep. I have trouble going to sleep too early so when I get up at 4:00 I don't have my full eight hours.

Have a terrific week!!

Carrie