Thursday, May 31, 2012

Day #1

Today was a pretty good day. I worked out at 6am with my friend Zoey. We did upper body weights for about 40 minuets and 20 minuets of cardio. After I finished work at about 7:30pm I went back to the gym for another 30 minuets of cardio (biking today). I consumed and estimated 1760 calories which was just within my goal. I need to improve on my water consumption which will be my additional goal for tomorrow.  My stats for today were: 1760 calories, 50 minuets of cardio and 40 minuets of weights. I weighed 210 lbs this morning. I am off for the night to finish writing my meal plan for next week so I can have my meals prepared.  ~Tashina

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

A little History

December 2009
I was over weight most of my early life, as I went off to college I continued to gain weight and knew I wanted to change but it was all so hard to do. I never really motivated myself enough to be able to succeed and I didn't have a full support group with the resources I needed to get the job done. Things changed in December of 2009 I dedicated myself to make a change. At that point of time I was 238lbs. I started counting calories and using my home exercise equipment and after about 6 months I had lost 30lbs it was great to see results.
August 2008
               In the beginning of July my husband and I found out I was pregnant. I decided I would work towards having a healthy pregnancy. Unfortunately I had some complications in September and the baby's heart stopped beating. Our Dr continually told me it was nothing I had done. However I still couldn't help but think if I was healthier maybe it would have made a difference.   After the loss of the baby I knew I wanted to be healthy so I turned back to working out and eating healthy. At around this time, the spa I worked for was bought by the neighboring Golds Gym. This gave me a very crucial part of my weight loss. I now had a free gym membership, and I became friends with several trainers and other active people.
 
July 25th 2011
July 25th 2011

      Starting at the Gym I was around 210 lbs. I did mostly cardio but started to learn how to do some weights and resistance training. I decided to start the Golds Gym Body Transformation Challenge in 2011 Starting January 7th I weighed 197lbs and had a body fat of 39%. By the end of the 12 weeks I weighed 180 and had a body fat of 32%. I did a lot of weight lifting and cardio and counted my calories every day. July of 2011 I was 168Lbs and super excited at how I was looking and feeling
   
A big surprise came in early August when I unexpectedly found out I was pregnant again. I was obviously nervous and it took me a few hours to get used to the idea that my life would change again. I worked out 5 days a week my whole pregnancy hoping to stay in shape. unfortunately I was not as dedicated at counting calories and I gained more weight than I had planned. So here I am with a beautiful baby girl trying to cut the excuses and get back on track.



May 30th 2012
May 30th 2012
                                I currently weigh 210lbs I have yet to have my body fat tested again but I will post when I know. My little girl is 8 weeks old and it is time I re-dedicate myself so here goes! I have set up this blog primarily for me. It gives me a place to express how I feel and have written goals and report. I went shopping yesterday so I can begin being healthier. I currently want to stick to an 1800 Calorie diet while I am breastfeeding and work out min of 5 days a week. Wish me luck!