Saturday, January 2, 2010

The end of the Shred? Not hardly!

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had fun ringing in 2010. I have to say, living in Olympics Central has me a little burned out on 2010 already! I actually wish I could jump ship and go somewhere far from here in February. But, I digress!

Today is all about the end of the Shred Challenge. I wish I could say I did it every day in December, but truly I missed four days, I believe. Considering the time of the year, I will take it! I haven't taken any pics to compare with the first ones I took, but I will soon. For now you may peruse the measurements...


That was then............And then this............And this is now

Chest: 42.5..................42 (-.5)...................41.5 (-1 total)
Ribcage: 35.5..............34.75 (-.75).............34.25 (1.25)
Waist: 33.5..................33 (-.5)...................32.75 (-.25)
Hips: 40.......................40 (nada)...............39.75 (-.25)
Upper Thigh: 24.5.......24 (-.5)...................23.5 (-1)
Upper Arm: 12.5..........12 (-.5)....................12 (-.5)

Weight: 178..................175 (-3)................175 (-3)


Total inches lost during Shred: 4.25
Total lbs lost during Shred: 3

Now, I have to say that I did lose more weight, but the x-mas food fun added 2 back. Dammit. The coolest thing about doing the Shred has to be the muscles I have gained. Can I just say, I LOVE muscles! I can see why people body build now! I am going to visit my friend Sarah (Hi Sarah!) this month, and she's said she will give me some instruction on weights I can do. SO EXCITED! She's an awesome role model, I have to say. She was never HUGE, but she had about 30 lbs to lose, and she lost it many, many years ago, while we were still in university, and she has KEPT IT OFF. So inspirational! This girl has made exercise a part of her life. It's awesome, and exactly what my life must be like, too.

I can't have the mentality that I am just working out "for now" just to lose weight. I will ALWAYS work out. And I have to say, having these DVDs to use has made that fact much less soul deadening than before. It really seemed like a death sentence before! Like an interminable punishment. Now, I can see myself Shredding, or doing Boot Camp, or even trying one of the other DVDs in the series! I love how the workouts make me feel. Now the idea of intermixing some weight training sounds exciting. I still have a hard time motivating myself to work out, don't get me wrong, but I am starting to love the way I feel, and look, from doing it. What better motivation is there than feeling great about myself?

I am excited to see where my body will be in 15 lbs from now. I want to see more changes. I am determined to see more, and yes...oh yes...I will get them. I am getting better and stronger all the time. Even today, I did more in the level 3 Shred than ever before! I did one move in full plank instead of on my knees for the first time, and I also stuck the jumping lunges for the first time! I would try before, and instead of both feet landing at the same time, my front foot would always come down first. Not today, my friends! I killed it!

As for the New Year's thing, I don't have any resolutions, really. I am just going to keep doing what I need to do to lose weight and get as fit as I can.

2010 is the year I reach my goal weight and stay there. Booya.

4 comments:

Tiffany said...

You did a fantastic job and those are some great results. Especially considering it was December.

Also, you actually lost .75 in your waist in total, not .25. So, YAY you! :)

~ugly girl with a beautiful heart~ said...

Awesome numbers lady! Especially for December! I'll post my measurements too, just for you.

Thanks for keeping me with it when I would have given up ages ago Tam!

karen@fitnessjourney said...

So glad that weight training is part of your routine and you seem to enjoy it. Weight training is like a little miracle isn't it? I used to do cardio every day and I was skinny, but not toned-I looked like Popeye's girlfriend, Olive Oil. LOL! Weight training has really helped me to start changing how my body looks and I'm so much stronger.

Fat Daddy said...

Those are some good results all right. I hope that rubs off on me. I just kicked off the shred...now I have new respect for you and the others who have taken Jillian on.