It's under 200!!!

Yes, that's right. I've finally defeated my arch-nemesis, 200.
It put up a good fight, but in the end it just couldn't keep up. literally.
Since surgery, I haven't been able to eat fats, which made me go down to 199!
I'm so glad that this hurdle is finally over with, and can't wait to see what is in store for me in the future.
I can't wait to start working out again either. As soon as I stop hurting when I move, I'll be back to Insanity.

I'm thinking I will start from day 1 again, any opinions?

Thank you all for your concerns. I am healing quite well.
Still hurts to do a few things, but that should hopefully be better by Monday.

I'm going to try my best to get a picture up while I'm still close to the 200 mark.
[edit 5/15/12] I took pictures but I'd rather not post them until I've reached my goal. Thank you for understanding. [/edit]

Stay healthy,
Duck on a Mission

Happy Thursday!

Almost one month since I started Insanity.
I'm going to admit, I was lazy.
I was always pumped to do the workout but I would procrastinate and find other important things to do around the house.
In all, I got to day 5! I'm so disappointed in myself.

Some bad news;
Sunday morning, I was woken up by a sharp pain.
I've dealt with this pain all week until today. I went to the doctor, and after spending all day in the hospital, I need surgery!
I'll be keeping a low profile for the weekend, and come Monday April 30, I will be in surgery to remove my gal bladder.
If all goes well, I should be back within a few days. If not, could be a week or two until I'm up and jogging again.
Everyone keeps telling me to calm down, it's a simple procedure etc etc, but it's my first surgery, I'm allowed to be nervous.

Keep those feet moving,
Duck on a Mission

Insanity!

3-26-2012, I weighed myself in at 205.

Today I did the fit test for Insanity.

For those of you that don't know, Insanity is a 60 day program designed to kick your butt!

Basically you're working out at full intensity with small breaks in between, instead of the typical low energy with bursts of high intensity.

After just doing the first day, I can already agree that Insanity really isn't for the weak of heart. You really need to dig deep if you want to see what you want.

With my asthma, today was difficult, but I'm willing to stick it out until the end.

I want to see how Insanity benefits me! (lol)

Insanity seems to be the perfect fit at the moment. In just about 2 months, everybody will be in their short shorts and tank tops. Why shouldn't I give this program a shot and join everybody else in the hot, humid weather!?

So here I go. Day one, 205 pounds.

[not an ideal picture, but you get the idea.. I'll get a better pic up soon.]

[taken 3-23-2012]

Week 2, 219.

My first week of working out didn't go too well. I only exercised once the entire week, Sunday. It took me the rest of the week to even walk properly, I was aching more than I should have been. My caloric intake was also pretty high, but I blame that on breaking up with my boyfriend. I've been trying to stay on track with good eating habits, but sometimes the snacking got way out of control.

Eating problems or not, I lost 4 pounds. I know people are able to lose more than that in one week, but this is a big deal for me. I haven't been able to get below 220 for at least two years. I refuse to get a big head over this though.

This week I plan to workout more than once. I know not to push myself as hard as I did the first time now.
I will also restrict my eating even more! My 1400-1600 calorie diet obviously wasn't strict enough. I keep going either a  little bit under the max or way over. More focus on eating, less focus on water.

• 7-24 : 1540, 13 glasses.
• 7-25 : 1400+, 8 glasses.
• 7-26 : 1705, 12 glasses.
• 7-27 : 1515, 14 glasses.
• 7-28 : 1450, 12 glasses.
• 7-29 : 1830, 12 glasses.
• 7-30 : 1400, 10 glasses.

During the course of the week, I figured that maybe 5 pounds is a tad too much. Sure I want to lose that much in a week, maybe even more, but since I screwed up working out only once the whole week I only lost 4. This hurts me to say, but I will not join my guild in the next two raids this week.

I WILL get my eating under control!
I WILL workout more than once a week!
I WILL lose this ugly flab!

Yours Truly,
Duck on a Mission