Am I skinny yet?

Hey ya'll. So it's week 2 of the Body Transformation challenge and I decided to come and update ya'll on what's been going on...Sorry it took so long, it's just that my body has been in shock from all this exercise and I think it's finally outta shock!! LOL.

So, I "officially" weighed in with my trainer at 299...I know...shocker cuz I look like I'm only 295 huh?! Yeah, I was a little surprised. Actually, for the past 4 years and past 3 pregnancies, the 290's have been my average weight. So, it wasn't that much of a surprise. On Monday Jan 10th I went into the Gold's Gym in Sugarhouse to meet my trainer Ben and to workout for the first time with him....well, that's what I THOUGHT I was gonna go in and do. I didn't know that I was gonna go in and throw up, pass out and die!!! Ya'll think I'm lying....OMG...after the first 5 minutes, I thought that I was gonna survive. 5 minutes after that, I was wondering where the nearest emergency exit was so that I can tell the ambulance which door to pick me up from!!! THIS GUY FREAKEN HATES ME!!! That was my initial thought. I thought, DUDE, he hates fat people, ESPECIALLY ME!!! He was working me like I was an athlete and this was AFTER I told him that I hadn't worked out in over a year and before that it was very few and far between. He had NO LOVE!! We were balls to the walls the whole time. About 25 minutes into the workout I told him that I didn't feel right and that I thought I was gonna pass out, so he let me sit down and catch my breath. He asked if I wanted to walk to the drinking fountain and get a drink and when I looked up and saw the drinking fountain, even though it was only about 15 yards from where I was sitting, it felt like it was a million years away. I forced myself to get up and go get a drink. As soon as the drink was done we continued to work out....then my hearing started going in and out. LOL...I WAS DYING!!! I think that's a sign that yer about to pass out....he was talking but all I saw was moving lips and now sound. OOOHHH....just talking about it is bringing back bad memories....Long story short, we only worked out for about 40 minutes...and that time INCLUDES the time I took to sit down and catch my breath and get my drink of water...so really, I only worked out for about 30 minutes. When I was done, I was feeling like throwing up, my whole body was shaking; I think it was in utter and complete shock!! I knew I wouldnt be able to drive home, so I had a friend pick up my husband and drop him off to the gym to come and drive me home....yup...that's how bad it was!!!

I did NOT know that I was going there to DIE!!! I'm so glad he ended early. I didnt wanna go back for day 2 but I went and every day that I went last week got easier and easier. I still struggle with stamina and strength but Ben pushes me to my limit every time and I notice my stamina and strength getting better and better. I have been soooo SORE for a whole week STRAIGHT but I love it. It's the only kind of sore the I love. My friends keep asking me what kind of exercise that I do and my answer is SO honest..."I don't even know". LOL. I don't know if it's my mind just trying to forget what the hell it just did or what, but for the life of me I cannot tell them every exercise we did. I may remember a move or two but we do SO much in that hour and it's so hard core that I totally forget what we do. All I look forward to is for that damn clock to hit 6:30pm so that I can leave.

I've been living off of rabbit food (salads, veggies and fruits) and water and been exercising all week but I was so nervous about weigh in today. I wasnt sure that I had lost anything but today on the show I weighed in at 290...that's 9 pounds in a week!! YAAAAAAAY-UH!!! The only problem with that is that now Ben wants me to lose that much EVERY WEEK!!! Dude, I'm telling you, this guys is SUPER NUTS!!! But that will be my goal...I dont think its possible but I like to still set my goal high, so that I am at least WORKING for it. And if I only lose 4 or 5 pounds, hey...its still 4 or 5 pounds. I dont wanna set it for 4 or 5 cuz then I'll only work "4 or 5" level. Get what I'm saying?! okay..good.

Well, all of us 6 contestants are doing good and I am happy for that. I keep waking up thinking "Am I skinny yet?" but I know that if I work super hard, that one of these days I will wake up thinking "WOW, I'm skinny" :)

Drum roll pleeeease........

296....that is not an area code....that is my official weigh in weight. EEEEEEEEK.... That is a big number but it just makes me wanna work even harder at trying to make it a smaller number. I went to weigh in today at the West Jordan Gold's Gym. They asked us to come in a sports bra and short shorts or a 2 peice bikini. Ummmm...BIKINI??!! No thanks. So I went with the other option.
So I went there fully dressed with the shorts and sports bra under my clothes. I took off the jeans....ok, feel ok....then they asked me to take the shirt off....AAAHHHHH....do I HAVE to?!! So the shirt comes off. After the initial shock of standing there half naked in front of 3 skinny, healthy strangers, it wasn't that bad. I got on the scale and they took down my weight. Then I had to hold this thiny ma gingy in front of me so that it can measure my fat or body mass index....I mean...it's a thinky ma gingy, what the heck does that little machine know...it told me that I was 46% fat....46 PERCENT?!! FOR REALS...I dont believe it. I'm just big boned. LOL...and that is the mentality that got me to 296 pounds!! LOL. But 46 % WOW. That's about half of me....half of me is just FAT!!! Welllll, I aint trippin...I am bound and determined more then ever to get this done. I NEED IT!!
After I left the gym, my trainer called. He was the winning trainer in last year's "Lighten Up" competition that Fox and Gold's Gym did. He sounds good. I heard that he is hard and I cant wait to really work out. We wont be able to meet up until Monday, due to busy schedules. But until then, he has challenged me to drink only water, cut out salt/sodium from my diet and to do at least 1 hour of cardio every day. I will take him up on his offer and hopefully when we meet on Monday I will have lost a pound or 2....a pound is a pound, right?!
Well guys. I can't even tell you how excited I am for this change/challenge. It's gonna be great!!

Big Buddah's Body Transformation Challenge

Whew...I'm so glad that Fox 13 named their challenge an easy non tounge twister name...sheeesh...you mite freak around and cuss, saying the name of the challenge. None the less...that is the name. The goal...DUH!! If it's not obvious from the name then you're slow. It's to see who can transform their body the most, in 12 weeks.

So, I was sitting in bed...maybe eating a donut, maybe chips, who knows....and Big Buddah from Fox 13 comes on and is advertising a challenge. To apply, he says, hop online at fox13now.com and fill out the application. I thought...what the heck....why not? I put the donut, or chips or whatever healthy snack it is I was eating and hop online. The application is pretty simple and clear cut. Name, address, age and weight and then you have to submit a recent picture and a little essay on why you should be chosen. Hmmm...why should I be chosen....*LIGHT BULB* So the title of my essay, "Choose me because I'm fat"....I mean...why else would you choose me. Your not gonna choose me because I'm skinny...geeez. So I write a little simple essay on me and my life in a nutshell and I submit it.

The page rules said that if we were to be chosen, that we would know by Dec 30, 2010 at 5pm. I applied Dec 26 and the 30th comes and 5pm comes.....and goes. And I figure, ah what the hell...I'm still gonna go on a diet cuz that's been my new years resolution for 15 years now, why break tradition. I'm a little bitter that I didnt get picked but WHAT EVER!!

So, the new year comes and I still have dieting at the top of my resolution list. Just because it's at the top, doesnt mean it gets the most attention because like the past 15 years....that resolution starts on the 1st and ends on the 3rd....but that's for another blog. So, I'm sitting on the phone with my mom and the other line rings. I dont know the number so I dont click over, I continue talking to my mom. After my conversation with mom I notice I got a voice mail from that missed call. I check and low and behold...ITS FOX 13!!! The lady from marketing and programs director calls and leaves a message for me to call her back. Even tho the deadline has passed I'm still very very excited to see what she has to say, even if it IS to tell me that I didn't make it. I call her back and she appologizes because she didnt know that her dead line to call the contestants was on the 30th. She informs me that I have been chosen and that I need to be at Gold's Gym the next day at 10:30am for a live show at 11am....AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I am beyond excited at this point.

I am sooo excited to start this BODY TRANSFORMATION. So it includes 12 weeks with a personal trainer and a 6 month membership to Gold's Gym. I am excited and grateful that my new years resolution wont end on the 3rd and will actually go until April, hopefully longer. I'm going to use this opportunity to learn what I can about how my body works and workouts that work for me. They will also help me with meal plans, which is a big issue with me. I like every thing dipped in butter and deep fried in mayo....sooo yeah. You can imagine how I got this hot bod that I have right now.

I do have 1 worry....getting pregnant...ugh. Well, not ugh, but hooiii!! 5 years ago I wouldn't have this complaint because until 5 years ago, we didnt even know we can get pregnant. But now that I know that when I lose weight I get pregnant, I dont wanna get pregnant during this body transformation period. I have no insurance and so yeah...I guess we'll be spending a lot of money on condoms!! HA HA HA.....

I will be blogging weekly about my journey to a healthy me and I will share techniques that mite help ya'll and meals that ya'll mite enjoy. Thanks for all the support out there. I will definitely need it :)

HERE'S TO A NEW YEAR AND AND NEW ME!!!