Monkey Wrenched

So I know I'm suppose to be uplifting and cheery; well, if that's what you're looking for its not happening in this post. Also if you're a man I suggest you turn back now because I'm going to address some touchy subjects like that time of the month and chocolate consumption.

     The past five weeks have been interesting to say the least one of my best friends were in town so the partying started! I have never partied so much and I know you're thinking where's the complaining she warned us about here it goes...

PMS IS REAL AND I MAY HAVE EATEN MY WAY THROUGH ORLANDO
   Yes, it's true and I'm not ashamed to admit it and I also may have plotted my husbands death until he brought my chocolate bar with wild cherry Pepsi. I still worked out and I ate moderately well, but the biggest issue I had while suffering through the ten days of HELL, were the feelings that came along with it. I have never felt more discouraged, emotional or like a ball of lard with no will to leave bed. I don't know why the feelings were so intense but I was so over life. I will elaborate on this post later but I'm reeling from just writing about it! I promise a more organized post tomorrow with more pics but I'm off to bed.
 

     Ta ta for now, xoxo
                         Dev!

Bringing Sexy Back!

    This has been the first week on the Beach Body Challenge with my Coach Kelly Kraiss! Surprisingly enough it wasn't hell. Yeah I whined quite a bit, but nothing about the working out or the food. I was grumpy, emotional, and tired as heck, but only my husband and students had to deal with that side of me. Let's talk about what I've realized this week.

• Somewhere along the journey of eating everything that wasn't nailed down and conquering all the episodes of Law and Order: SVU, I lost my neck and it is the hardest thing to find. How does one lose and find their neck? If you know, let me know!
• I want to be one of those women that wear spandex booty shorts! It is a very exclusive club that only a handful of people should actually be in and I want to be one of the few! Gosh darn it, a new goal to meet :)

    Not everything was a revelation or whining though. Power90 has been quite an effective workout program and drinking the shake for breakfast has been one of the easiest transitions I have ever made. I still managed to do my usual Dance Trance workout, albeit I was definitely more sore than usually, but that burn was well deserved! I feel great and even though its only been 7 days, I'm visualizing the Devin I'll see in 83 more days when this challenge is over and she is SMOKING HOT!

    My 90 day Challenge ends around the time I'll be seeing Justin Timberlake in concert. I set several little goals to meet but ultimately at the end of the 90 days I hope to be 250 pounds. It may seem like a lot to many of you, but to me, I'll be bringing sexy back. I haven't weighed 250 pounds since my junior of high school, so that would be major for me. 

   In order to keep my head in the game and my eyes on the prize I often bribe myself with something I want and a few months ago I bought this adorable dress that was so cheap I couldn't leave it in the store. I could barely fit one of my legs in this dress and this is what it looks like now. 

  That's my plan! To look like a hot mama in this dress at the Justin Timberlake concert on August 16th. I'm glad you're along for the ride. It will be bumpy and we might break down a few times but WE WILL GET THERE!

                                               Toodles XOXO, 

                                                               Dev

The Worst Kind of Blogger...

      So, according to blogger I haven't submitted anything since August 22, 2012 which would make me the worst blogger of all time. Don't fret! There may not have been any updates but I kept the fight to get fit going. I have lost 42 pounds since starting this journey but you don't want to know how! Of course I'm going to tell you anyway. I began with the Whole30; the hardest thing I've ever attempted, I failed miserably twice. Coincidentally both times ended on the 16th day. Each time helped me escape a weight-loss plateau. I also dabbled with the Atkins plan (My husband's idea) the plan seemed like a great idea. I get to eat meat and cheese?? SIGN ME UP! It was great! Until I checked my blood pressure...yeah never again but it was the thought that counted right? Anyone? No? Fine! And the last failed mission to get to thin, hot mama status was Body by Vi. I actually love this program but I don't think it loved me. So here I am, weighing in at 286, still obese but definitely not as obese as I started last summer.
        I've been looking for a program that has the support of having a nutritionist/Weight Watchers while also making me workout. Don't get me wrong, working out at Dance Trance has been the best experience and I'm still hooked. But if I want to get to my goal of 200 lbs before the end of the year, I'm going to have to go hard (Dance Trance song) which led me to The Beach Body Challenge! I start on Monday with some friends of mine and I am stoked. My short term goal is to reach 250! So here goes nothing and I will be keeping up with the blog a little better because I'm going to expect you guys to stroke my ego ;) A little before picture action to keep me going, nothing like a little shame to get you fired up. Well ta-ta kiddos, I'll check back in after my first Power90 work out. (Sorry I went a little link happy)

XOXO, Dev

Diet, Shmiet!

    Monday marked an entire week of eating right! And boy was it hard, but thankfully my job kept me busy and on schedule with eating my packed meals. I am sad to say that the only working out I did last week was lifting and readjusting an older woman. This week has been much harder on the eating right journey. I've already eaten out twice, but I swear I have great reasons for doing so! Well, maybe only one great reason and the other is a crazy, i'm sorry I fall into the stereotype and need fried chicken reason, but I digress! However, I have been working out a lot more, swimming, running/walking on the treadmill, and a new workout game on the Kinect that Pat, my husband bought to help on his workout path. I've decided to get my body in overall good shape before I start really training for the half marathon, I feel like it's the best way to go and no one has disagreed, so I think I'm on the right track!
      My current dilemma is now that I'm working out, I have no desire to cook. I want Chipotle to be as healthy for you as Subway supposedly is! But Pat is cracking the whip! I am at this moment angrily typing this and on a hunger protest until he caves and admits that Chipotle isn't that bad and I can totally eat it on my cutting back plan (I refuse to call it a diet). So right now....WAHHHHHH. BTW, I lost 3.8 pounds this week! But gosh darn it, eating right is soo hard. Working out is hard. I apologize for all the whining and I know the end results are going to be so much better than Chipotle will ever taste, but it never feels that way when you're doing it. I'm sure I'm not the only one out there or at least I hope I'm not. Next post I promise a more uplifting and descriptive blog about what I'm actually doing in my workouts and what I'm cooking

TTFN!

Here We Go...again!

  I've tried this blogging thing before but it didn't really stick because I'm the worst at being disciplined enough to sit down and write things down. I'm turning over a new leaf and I'm hoping it sticks because on Monday, I'm going to start training for a half-marathon and hopefully beginning the rest of a very healthy life. It may sound like a bunch of malarkey but I'm serious this time! Thanks to Pinterest I have a pretty good idea of where to start and how to. One of the things I read instructed me to start writing a blog for accountability and also just to add more structure to my life. So here it is! I plan on putting up some recipes and some results from my training. I'm pretty sure I'll add some funny stories from my day to day life; I'm married to a pretty hilarious guy :) 

  I look forward to writing more and I plan on writing at least 3 times a week.

Ta ta for now!

P.S. I'm not the best at writing, but I'm sure it will get better. Just know I'm going to write how I feel and this is not for a grade.