Maintaining

I'm officially happy with my body. Now it's just a matter of maintaining. I still want to keep up the Jillian work outs with Whitney. It was pretty awesome having someone help me out. When my form wasn't the best Whitney could be my personal trainer and tell me to straighten out my back and encourage me to keep going. She also made sure I finished and kept the pace going the way it's supposed to. I think if we both manage to do the rest of those work outs for the rest of the month along with our 30 min. of cardio a day (and keep eating right of course) we're both going to be looking pretty freaking awesome. We won't need to stick our faces on anyone else's bodies because we'll be loving ours.
Mom you're right about those strawberries and yogurt! Talk about yum! I'm going to go buy some for myself today :-) The cheese it 100 calorie pack's are awesome too so thanks! Today I put on a pair of shorts that I wore to padre the first year we went (senior year spring break) that I haven't been able to wear since and it feels awesome. Plus it's nice to be able to add a few more items to my closet without having to go shopping. Losing weight has so many pro's. Another pat on the back I want to give to myself is resisting HUGE temptation. All week long I've been working and all week long I've been having to spend HOURS and HOURS looking at cheese bites, chicken bites, bean, cole slaw, mac and cheese, garlic mash, sweet sweet homemade bread, delicious looking chocolate cake from the private party, cutting peach cobler and getting the gooey juicy peach slosh all over my fingers AND not eating ANY of it. It's so difficult at the time when the smells are all up in my face and the cheese is just so perfectly melted and screaming at me, but instead Whitney and I brought some oranges to snack on and I've been having salad with almost no dressing. (The occasional pickel slice with more sodium than I should have but that's not going to kill me) So I'd like to say YAY for me on not eating that junk. (You too Whit!)
Mom- 23 lbs. that's great! I'm so glad that you've been keeping up with this so well. I told Whitney that if we're both living with you this summer then we'll for sure all be able to be good influences on each other and it'll make losing the rest of the weight and maintaining even easier to keep up with. (and keep putting up those recipees cause I'd love to try some out if they're any good)
Whitney- How have you been doing? I already said this, but if you'd like I would really love to keep doing the Jillian work outs together. Day 2 today if you're interested? If we do keep it up until County Line weigh in you'll for SURE win the money (even though I'm pretty sure you already have)
Here is Jillian's Tip of the Day:
Eyes on the Prize
What's your motivation, baby? If you're struggling through your workouts, and calorie counting has got you down, try to stay focused on your primary motivators. What's pushing you to lose weight? Is it the thought of wearing a bikini in public for the first time? Do you want to pass the stress test next time you see your doctor? Here's what one of my teammates recently said to another about finding motivation:
"We are all here for support. But let me tell you, this is not easy. It is not easy to track your calories day in and out, measure your foods, say no to things you know are not good for you, say no to hanging out with friends who drink. Get up at 4:30 am and work out, work all day/study all day. None of it is easy. Simple? Yes, eat less, move more. Easy? No. If it were easy, no one would be overweight. It is a struggle most days and some it seems impossible.
We cannot find your motivation, hun. YOU have to. We can and will cheer you on, but your motivation is yours. Jillian is a big fan of lists...so get out some paper and write down why you want to be healthy and lose weight. No reason is too anything. If it's because you want to wear skinny jeans, run a 5K, lower your body fat %, get off medications, wear that kickass dress/outfit you saw at the mall, whatever it is, you should write all of them down. When you need a boost, look at the list and remember why you are doing what you are doing. Don't believe because you lose 20 pounds everything in your life will be magically perfect. It probably won't be. Believe though that you can live the healthiest life you can and you will.
It isn't easy. But do know, you have TEAM JILLIAN on your side. And let me tell you, I would take TEAM JILLIAN members over any other group of people — even Gladiators or NFL stars — any day to be the team I have standing on the sidelines cheering me on. These folks are part of the reason I am one of the hundreds of success stories here. Not only because I lost weight but because I changed my life. And I couldn't have done it without their support. We may not be there in person kicking you in the butt when all you are wanting to do is relax and eat pizza, by darn it we are here virtually, any time you need support, an ear or shoulder. You CAN be happy by choosing to be happy, hun. And we are here to support that :)" –BadAss Mountain Queen
Trouble Keeping Track of What's Motivating You?
No problem — start reminding yourself. Every day. If your number one reason for getting healthy is that you want to be around to watch your kids graduate from college, put a photo of them on the treadmill. If your goal is fitting into a size 8, cut out the picture of a dress or a skirt from a catalog and keep the clipping on your fridge. And Mountain Queen is right — write yourself notes and stick them in your car, on your computer monitor, or by the television. Whatever it takes to keep your goal in sight.
-LOVE YALL MOOOOOOPEAH