I’d like to recap the entire week, because the first week is always the most important week (caveat-I use this phrase abundantly because I feel that whatever I’m doing in the moment is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING EVER.  Hence the title DRAMA QUEEN)

Incidentally, by “recap”, I don’t always mean short.  Brevity isn’t my strong suit.  I think it’s because I kissed the Blarney Stone in 1984.

Monday, September 1st 2014

I have a really good feeling about this journey!  Could it be that it’s really meant to be?  A newfound purpose that will allow me huge success?  I honestly believe it’s true.

To Boot, it’s Monday…first day of the week and it’s September 1st…1st day of the month.  You can’t ask for better alignment. Maybe the moon is in the seventh house and this is a new dawning for me!

I’ll be honest and tell you that I used to think that way.  I’d pick at a date,”1st of the month”, “1st of the year” or “starting Monday” to set my intention to lose weight and expect everything to just magically align and work out.  Inevitably, by the end of the first day I was often found with my head in the freezer grabbing the first half gallon of pistachio ice cream.  You know, I was going to take “just one bite”…and then another…until I was left with the carcass of a carton  with “just one bite left”.

No More Magical Thinking for me!

I’ve learned that setting a purposeful intention, committing to reaching that goal,  creating a plan, and exerting effort to execute that plan to achieve that goal are the keys to attaining and maintaining success.

Here are the Highlights of Today:

• I weighed 142.5 ( I carb loaded -ate a lot of junk -over the weekend to take one for the team. Almost all of my clients do this before starting a “diet” and I wanted to keep it real.)
• I ‘ll only eat foods listed in the WIT and FIT™FOOD CON-(trol)™
• I’ll keep an HONEST journal -If an item slips past my gullet, I will write it down.

• I’ll measure portions for at least this week and keep track of calories (I don’t recommend this to clients, but because I need to lower my caloric intake from 2,000+ calories as a powerlifter, I need to get a handle on what 1,400 calories looks and tastes like.)
• I’ll begin working out using the Muffin Toppled AMUSE-ical™ Workout System-today’s workout is specifically for Tone.

By the end of the day, I did everything that I said I’d do.  Yep, that about sums it up!

 

Tuesday, September 2nd 2014

I’ve made a conscious decision NOT TO WEIGH.  I tell my clients not to weigh, and I wont’ either.  I’m going to be honest with you:  It WASN’T easy.  I’ve weighed nearly every day of my adult life, and this is one habit that is difficult to change.

Intellectually I know, and teach all of my clients, that the best indicator of fat loss is body shrinkage…hence the before photos of tight clothes.  I tell them that if I fit into a size 4 dress I don’t care if I weigh 394 pounds-ha!  Emotionally, I feel very drawn to weigh myself…and I feel the anxious pain of breaking this habit.  However, I will practice what I preach because  I’ve seen this habit derail even the sturdiest of clients when they reach a weight plateau and I want to discover how to coach them through breaking this habit.

Highlights of the Day:

• No weigh in
• I continued writing in my Journal…for myself and to create a systemized journal for my clients
• Began using the Interval Cardio routine for Month One (I began two weeks earlier than I recommend most clients begin because I already had a base of strength and endurance.)
• I met with Elliott White of True Fitness and Nutrition, to film my first workout instructional video!  Here’s a sample of the fun:  Muffin Toppled® AMUSE-ICAL™ Workout Trailer

Wednesday, September 3rd and Thursday, September 4th 2014

Not much more to report….same ole same ole. I continued to write in my journal and did a Strength Training workout and Interval Cardio workout.

Friday, September 5th, 2014

One slip up…I couldn’t stop myself from weighing today.  Because I used clothing as measurement of how well I’m doing, I freaked myself out Thursday night when my own regular jeans weren’t loose.  Even as I slipped off my clothes and even  before taking that fateful step onto the scale, I thought, “I shouldn’t do this”…but, I did. As a transgression, this is pretty small…but, I do regret it and will try to do better next time.

In addition, an unexpected blip in my workout plan panicked me briefly.  I was on my way to the gym when the phone rang.  My son called to tell me that his stomach hurt and that he needed to come home. I found myself heading to the school not the gym.  Family first…no problem…but I knew that I was performing Improv at the spot later and that I wouldn’t make it to the gym after my husband arrived home.  Once I picked up my son and cleared the cobwebs from my head, I realized that I could do my workout completely at home because I had all of the equipment necessary to perform it exactly as written…Booyah!

It’s been a great week and I’ve successfully executed my plan!

Overall Weekly Items of Note:

Valid Complaint: It’s a PAIN to remember to write in a food journal and even more painful to look up Calorie, Carb, Protein and Fat content in all the food I eat.  Valid Comeback-It sure is a pain.  BUT, I would say that this is the NUMBER ONE BEST THING that I did for myself all week.  I was shocked to see that eating properly normally doesn’t happen for me…even when I thought I was “careful”.  By writing everything down, it makes you more conscious of what your eating.

Valid Complaint:  I can’t tell if it’s making a difference, I want to weigh.  Valid Comeback-Don’t I know it, sista?  Be strong and if you really want to see how you’re doing, try on those tight clothes.  Remember, “good things come to those who wait.”

Valid Complaint:  The workout feels confusing and I’m sore.  Valid Comeback:  Do it anyway…you will get better as your brain and body adapt and you should only feel the soreness this week.  I promise, in a few weeks, you will be glad that you did your workouts as recommended in the AMUSE-ical™ Workout System. Those tight clothes will fit because you exerted this effort.

The End!

I almost forgot! For those of you willing to read all the way to the end, I have an answer!  Friday’s weight?  138.5 😉