Week 7 Report and Weigh-in

Week 7 Report and Weigh-in

Great week. I'm having a hard time saying NO to all the holiday treats that are coming my way, so today I am committing to no sugar unless it is my day off. I get one of those a week. So GOODBYE Halloween candy and SUGAR cookies!!!

Monday Oct. 17
Upper body weights Shoulders and Tri's & HITT

Tuesday Oct. 18
Ab Ripper at home

Wednesday Oct.19
Lower body Weights

Thursday Oct. 20
Off

Friday Oct. 21
Upper body Weights Back and Bi's

Saturday Oct. 22

Lower Body Weights and Plyo

Weigh-in Report 

Starting Weight: 168lbs

Last Week Weight: 159 lbs

Current Weight: 157.8 lbs

This Week's Weight Loss: -1.2 lbs

Changes I've noticed.   

Physical: My clothes are starting to fit a little looser. Nice Perk!!! Friday night during our crazy Halloween scavenger hunt I was running and my pants fell off. That was a little embarrassing. BUT the KEYWORD was I was RUNNING!!! I felt fast too.  I was sprinting as fast as I could and I felt so good and ALIVE. My piriformis was not liking me too much on Saturday. Poor sciatic nerve. But I feel better this morning so WAHOO!!!!!

Mental: I've been justifying my eating a little bit so it is time to focus on that again. My workouts are going SO GREAT, no I just need to get my eating back on track and I know the results will come quicker!

Spiritual: I'm falling behind on my Book Of Mormon reading and it is stressing me out. I am trying to catch back up. I had three really great experiences  on The Sabbath and I love that.

Week 6 Report and Weigh-in

Week 6 Report and Weigh-in

Here it is. I played mental sabotage with myself this week. I doubted my abilities and my potential. I was a mess. I got in some pretty amazing workouts, but I sort of lost focus of my goal and gave into small edible temptations.  


The good news is that I am not making excuses for myself and I have my head back in the game.

Monday Oct. 10
Lower Body Weights

Tuesday Oct. 11
Upper Body Weights and HITT (With Trainer Lisa) Started new 4 day split with Super sets and plyo

Wednesday Oct.12
Lower body Weights

Thursday Oct. 13
Upper Body weights and HITT

Friday Oct. 14
Lower Body Weights and PLYO

Saturday Oct. 15 

Day Off

Weigh-in Report 

Starting Weight: 168lbs

Last Week Weight: 158.6 lbs 

Current Weight: 159.00 lbs

This Week's Weight Loss: +.4 lbs (OH man!)

Changes I've noticed... 

Physical: The new workouts that I am doing are amazing. I can hardly believe that I can do things that I couldn't have dreamed of just 6 short weeks ago. I am amazing myself everyday. I'm pretty proud of myself. And I can jump pretty high. Go Figure.

Mental: I already told you that I had some hard days last week. I had a bit of depression and self pity. I give in too easily sometimes.

Spiritual: I am facing some hard truths about myself.  I'm learning that I can do hard things. I am learning that I really can ask my Heavenly Father for help with getting in shape, or controlling my eating. I sometimes feel like I should be able to do it alone, but I am so much more capable when I rely on the Lord. (Duh!)

Week 5 Report and Weigh-in

Wow, 5 weeks down. I hit a wall again this week called the FLU. Oh man, it just never lets up. There is always something keeping me from doing what I want to do...but I made it through. I missed three workouts but oh well, this is life and I'm going to just keep going. (See my Sunday Post about Consistency!) My weight dropped to about 156 when I was in the middle of the FLU so I am happy that I was just able to re-hydrate and keep it down a little.

I want to make a point that this journey for me is NOT about the numbers. But the numbers are a good way to measure my progress. I don't have some magical number that I want to weigh. I just want to feel good, feel healthy, and feel light.

As for food I need to do a separate post on that. I am eating a lot of food, just good foods. I could probably lose weight faster if I cut my calories more, but I am nursing and trying to make a change that I can live with forever. So I'm following Michael Jordan's advice.

"I just eat enough to FLY!!!"

I hope that these posts aren't annoying. I think that they are playing a BIG role right now in my motivation and success. It is amazing how many times a day I think...oh boy, make a good choice, you have to weigh yourself on Monday and the whole world will know if you hit your goal.


Monday Oct. 3
Upper Body Weights & HITT

Tuesday Oct. 4
Lower Body Weights (With Trainer Lisa check her out {Here})

Wednesday Oct.5
Sick with the FLU. Boo!

Thursday Oct. 6
Flu.

Friday Oct. 7
Flu.

Saturday Oct. 8
Cardio and Abs

Weigh-in Report 

Starting Weight: 168lbs

Last Week Weight: 160.4 lbs 

Current Weight: 158.6

This Week's Weight Loss: -1.8lbs (I'm in the 150's!!! Watch me go!)

Changes I've noticed... 

Physical: I felt pretty crappy this week due to the flu, but I buttoned up some jeans that  I couldn't fit in before. Awesome. I am getting around so much easier. I don't think about my knees, hips, back at all anymore. 5 weeks of any kind of torture is worth that my friends.

Mental: I hate being sick, but I didn't lose my head and I couldn't wait to get better and get back in the gym. (Who am I?)

Spiritual: I've been spending A LOT  of time in my scriptures this week and WOW I am feeling so full of light and inspiration. 

Week Four Report and Weigh-in

Week Four Report and Weigh-in 

The Worth of a Soul

Well, another week has come and gone and I am still pursuing this goal of mine. I must say that it is hard work. But at the same time, it really isn't that hard. But it is taking FOCUS and EFFORT. 

Last week I received an email from a fellow blogger. 

Erin,

There is a scripture that says 'let thy soul delight in fatness.' 2 Ne 9:51. It has caused me some deep reflection because of my bodily injuries to my back and hips 6 years ago. I can't recover from them, and that keeps my body weight heavier than I want. It is so hard to look at my body without hurting for the old body I had. And yet every time I covet my old body, (which I'm trying so hard not to do) I feel as if the Lord tells me to focus on the new person I'm becoming. He wants me to focus on becoming spiritually fat... He wants me to stop being ashamed of Him and His ways - which I spent the first 30+ years of my life doing.

Who would ever think that losing my physical abilities and becoming physically fat that I would learn that I had been spiritually skinny (ashamed of Christ - YIKES!!) and that I needed to become spiritually fat and to start living what I said I believed, instead of being ashamed of it? Does that makes sense?

Since you are on a weight loss journey, I'd love to hear your thoughts on being spiritually fat..   

Sincerely,

S... 

I am going to use this post as a response to "S".

Dear S,

Thank you for your email. And thank you for following me on this Weight-Loss Journey. I would be a liar if I didn't admit to looking forward to a slimmer physique, feeling more attractive to my husband, having more energy and buying a cute pair of skinny jeans. But I want you to know that those are only some of the minor rewards that will follow the completion of this Goal of mine.

Now let me tell you what the driving force behind my Journey is.

The Lord sent me to this earth with a few gifts. My free agency. The Light of Christ. My Family. My Spirit. My Body.

It has taken me years to fully realize what a true gift having this body is. I haven't taken the best care of my body in the past. And just like you used the metaphor "Fatness" to describe your spiritual growth, I think I can flip it and describe it also as "Slim", "Conditioned", "Strong", "Powerful". I must tell you that this Journey for me is as much about as becoming Spiritually Conditioned as it is about becoming Physically fit. And it is Truly more about overcoming my WEAKNESSES {Ether 12:27} than it is about Vanity. 

You see, I've made a lot of excuses for myself, for a long time. Too many kids, injuries, no time, etc. But I was lying to myself. I wasn't doing ALL I COULD DO to take this body of mine and treat it like the TEMPLE that it is. Not my TEMPLE, but God's. {D&C 93:33-35}.  

1 Corinthians 6:19-20. 

 19 What? know ye not that your ^abody is the ^btemple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your^cown? 

 20 For ye are ^abought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. 

The past year has been very eye opening to me.  There is a certain clarity that comes to you when your body starts to give out and stops working properly. I've spent much of the past year dealing with Sickness, Illness, Injury, and Pain and like I am in the Winter of my life and not the Summer. And while some of it isn't my fault, I can't help but wonder how much of it is. I feel that I need to take responsibility for what is in my control, when so many of my current health problems are out of my control. One thing that is in my control is my relationship with food, and my activity level. The only reason that I have gotten out of shape is overindulgence and idleness. (I am speaking for myself only). Both of these have led to laziness, and self-pity. So this journey is about taking control of what I CAN control: My choices.

There is a part in my patriarchal blessing that cautions and warns me to "take good care of this physical body." I don't know what the Lord has planned for me. I don't know if I will be blessed with more children, be called to serve another mission, or if I will still have health issues for the rest of my life. What I DO know is that I have received personal and specific direction from the Lord and I am following it. I want you to know that this is a Spiritual and a Physical Journey; the two just can't be separated, and I am learning so much already. 

Thanks for your email, 

Erin   

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Weekly Report

Monday Sept. 26
Upper Body Weights & HITT

Tuesday Sept. 27
Lower Body Weights

Wednesday Sept. 21
Upper Body Weights & HITT

Thursday Sept. 22
Day Off

Friday Sept 23
Day Off

Saturday Sept 24
Lower Body Weights.

Weigh-in Report 

Starting Weight: 168lbs

Last Week Weight: 162 lbs 

Current Weight: 160.4lbs (So close to the 150's)

This Week's Weight Loss: -1.6lbs 

Changes I've noticed... 

Physical: I am feeling good. I can't believe how much stronger I am. My hips and back have almost completely stopped hurting. I am amazed what a little muscle can do!!!

Mental: Wow. I struggled with eating healthy. I mean I did pretty good, but I gave in a few times and wish I would have been stronger. I feel pretty stable and unemotional which is nice. No mood swings, and I'm not as grumpy anymore from giving up Sugar.

Spiritual: There isn't much to say here. General Conference is amazing and I'm on the right track. So happy.

Week Three Report and Weigh-In

Week Two Report and Weigh-in 

(Super Sick Edition)

Wow, this past week started out amazing and quickly turned into torture. On Wednesday morning I had so much blood in my urine that it looked like prune juice and the symptoms quickly followed. The week feels like a little bit of a blur. I started anti-biotics on Wednesday and am still taking them. My kidney's have been really sore and I haven't felt like doing anything. My energy has been low and so have my spirits. But, I still pushed through and followed my eating plan and workouts as good as I could. (Normally I would have just totally given up, but this is the NEW ME we are talking about.)


Monday Sept. 19 (With Trainer Lisa)
WE did a lower body weigh workout and she pushed me so hard. My favorite new thing we did was one legged leg press. This was so hard, but so amazing. The next day my entire butt was so sore and tight in the BEST way. Awesome.

Tuesday Sept. 20
Upper Body Weights & Cardio

Wednesday Sept. 21
I started feeling terrible so I just did 20 minutes of Cardio and headed home.

Thursday Sept. 22
Day Off (Sick in bed)

Friday Sept 23
Day Off

Saturday Sept 24
Lower Body Weights. I didn't push as hard as I normally would have but I did my workout and that is what counts. I'm trying to be consistent, regardless of my personal expectations.

Weigh-in Report 

Starting Weight: 168lbs

Last Week Weight: 163.6 lbs 

Current Weight: 162lbs 

This Week's Weight Loss: -1.6lbs (Total shock and amazement. Super happy about this considering.)

Changes I've noticed... 

Physical: Apart from physically being really sick, I am physically starting to feel really strong. I can tell when I pick up the kids that I am stronger. I seem to have more energy and I think that I look a bit thinner. I came down with a cold this morning and rescheduled my workout with Lisa for tomorrow morning. My body is having a hard time fighting off all of these bugs, but I'm pushing through.

Mental: This week has been a big mental battle. Do I workout even though I feel horrible? Is this an excuse that is reasonable, or am I just trying to shirk my workouts? Am I ever going to get better? Am I ever going to reach my goal? Is it worth it? 

Spiritual: This is the one area that has been great this week. I've felt the constant love of my Heavenly Father and Savior. I've felt the reassurance everyday that this is what I am suppose to be doing, that I am overcoming a weakness, and that they are there to help me. I feel safe and secure in this plan of "ours" and know that this is not just what I want for myself, but what they want for me. Only good can come out of losing weight and becoming more fit. I will be better able to fulfill my responsibilities as a wife, mother, and servant of God. I will become less dependent on others and more dependent on myself. I am becoming less idle, and more active. I feel a stronger desire to love those around me, to help others, to feel the spirit and to love my husband (amazing how feeling more attractive helps in that department). I also feel a sense of pride that I am sticking to something, and gratitude that the Lord is making it easier than in has been in the past. 

So keep me in your prayers this week will ya?

I'm looking forward to the day when I am no longer struggling to recover from the nightmare surgery I had earlier this year.

I can really use some prayers.

Thanks.

Week Two Report and Weigh-in

Okay, so last week felt like a really good week. I only got to the gym four times which was disappointing, and I had a day where I didn't not eat well, but all-in-all I'm pleased. 

Monday Sept. 12 (With Trainer Lisa) 
Upper Body & HITT
Incline DB press on bench 3 sets 12
DB chest press on ball 3 sets 12
Straight Arm Pull down 3 sets 12 ( I love this one!)
Back Extension 3 sets 20 (Still hate it, but better than last week!)
Rotator Cuff 4 sets 15
Upright Row w/ Barbell 3 sets 12
Sitting REar Fly with DB 3 sets 12
Hammer Curl with DB 3 sets 12
High Cable Curl 3 sets 12
Skullcrusher with DB 3 sets 12
Tricep Kickback w/ DB 3 sets 12

Tuesday Sept. 13  
Lower Body and LSD 20 min.
Walking Lunge 4 sets 10
Leg Press 3 sets 15
Split Squat 3 sets 15 (Hell on Earth)
Plie Squat 3 sets 15
Leg Extension 3 sets 12
Leg Curl 3 sets 12
Hip Abduction Back/Forward 3 sets 10/10
Hip Adduction 3 sets 20

Wednesday Sept. 14
Day Off.

Thursday Sept. 15 
Upper Body and HITT
Chest Press Machine 3 sets 12
Pec Machine 3 sets 12
Lat Pulldown Machine 3 sets 12
Row Machine 3 sets 12
Rotator Cuff 4 sets 15
DB shoulder Press sitting 3 sets 12
Lateral Raise standing DB 3 sets 10
EZ Bar Curl Standing 3 sets 12
Alternating DB Curl sitting 3 sets 12
Tricep Pressdown W/ Bar 3 sets 12
Skullcrushers w/ DB 3 sets 12

Friday Sept. 16
25 minutes HITT

Saturday Sept. 17  
Day Off.

Weigh-in Report  

Starting Weight: 168lbs
Last Week Weight 166 lbs
Current Weight: 163.6lbs
This Week's Weight Loss: -2.4lbs

Changes I've noticed... 

Physical: I still don't physically look different, but I have lost two inches around my waist. I feel tighter everywhere (less jiggly) and I feel SO much stronger. I also was still really sore after my workouts, but it was manageable and not deadly like the first week. I love lifting weights. And Cardio felt amazing this week too, despite having a cough and a cold. Also, no bladder infection this week, so that helps a ton too.

Mental: I did hit a few walls this week. The eating plan I'm on is awesome, but I still had a few moments where I wanted to throw in the towel, and I did on Wednesday. This probably stems from the fact that I didn't get up and work out this morning.  I definitely feel like eating better on the days I worked my butt off. 

Spiritual: I still feel a great peace and assurance that this is what I'm suppose to be doing. I'm not on a crazy diet scheme where I am watching for instant results. I am EARNING the results which feels lasting and rewarding. I feel a stronger desire to help and lift others.

Week One Report and Weigh-in (Heaven help me)

This might be SUPER boring for some of you. But I have to do it. I have committed to getting back in shape and feeling YOUNG and ALIVE again (with the goal of course of doing a back hand spring again). So I am checking in so that I can be ACCOUNTABLE. (Ya, who knew!)


Seriously dreading writing this post, but I promised myself that I would...so here it goes.

Operation: Erin Gets Her Sexy Back has begun.

Here is my report for the finish of my first week.

Monday Sept. 5 (With Trainer Lisa)
Upper Body & HITT
Incline DB press on bench  3 sets 12
DB chest press on ball 3 sets 12
Straight Arm Pull down 3 sets 12  ( I love this one!)
Back Extension 3 sets 20 (I HATE this one...Ouch.)
Rotator Cuff 4 sets 15
Upright Row w/ Barbell 3 sets 12
Sitting REar Fly with DB 3 sets 12
Hammer Curl with DB 3 sets 12
High Cable Curl 3 sets 12
Skullcrusher with DB 3 sets 12
Tricep Kickback w/ DB 3 sets 12

Tuesday Sept. 6 (With Trainer Lisa)
Lower Body and LSD 20 min.
Walking Lunge 4 sets 10
Leg Press 3 sets 15
Split Squat 3 sets 15 (Hell on Earth)
Plie Squat 3  sets 15
Leg Extension 3 sets 12
Leg Curl 3 sets 12
Hip Abduction Back/Forward 3 sets 10/10
Hip Adduction 3 sets 20

Wednesday Sept. 7
Just had a Cardio Day

Thursday Sept. 7
Upper Body and HITT
Chest Press Machine 3 sets 12
Pec Machine 3 sets 12
Lat Pulldown Machine 3 sets 12
Row Machine 3 sets 12
Rotator Cuff 4 sets 15
DB shoulder Press sitting 3 sets 12
Lateral Raise standing DB 3 sets 10
EZ Bar Curl Standing 3 sets 12
Alternating DB Curl sitting 3 sets 12
Tricep Pressdown W/ Bar 3 sets 12
Skullcrushers w/ DB 3 sets 12

Friday Sept. 8
Day Off!!!


Saturday Sept. 9
Lower Body and LSD 20 min.
Ball Squat 4 sets 15
Lunges 3 sets 10
Leg Press 3 sets 12
Leg Extension Machine 3 sets 12
Leg Curl machine 3 sets 12
Hip Abduction Back Front 3 sets 10/10
Hip Adduction 3 sets 20 to Burnout

Weigh-in Report (do you know how hard this is?)

Starting Weight: 168lbs  (Darn Vacation for 2 weeks killed me)
Current Weight: 166lbs
Weight Loss: -2lbs (Now that is the right directions. Slow and steady wins the race...Right?)
Body Fat: 38.4% (I will only be reporting this  monthly and yes I actually MEANT to write a 38.4% and         yes I get just how much that is...SHEESH!!!)

Changes I've noticed...

Physical: Well I don't look any different but I feel so much better. Eating healthy is amazing. Even just cutting out Active Carbs after 3pm is making a huge difference. I have been EXTREMELY SORE this week and I am looking forward to the worst of that being over!!! I love how lifting weights makes me feel

Mental: What can I say, Mental game is everything. I have felt really energized and invigorated this week. Anybody can do something for a week right. I have to prove to myself that I can do it until I reach my goal.

Spiritual: I feel amazing. I KNOW that I am suppose to be doing this. I KNOW that I need to get my health back so I can fulfill my calling as a wife, mother and a SERVANT of God. HE has BIG PLANS for me. (My fitness testimony in a nutshell)

There you have it. Week one down.

Anytime Fitness Free Gym Membership!

On Behalf of my {STINKIN' SORE MUSCLES} and because {MISERY LOVES COMPANY} I am going to post a link for a Free Trial Membership at your local Anytime Fitness. 

Once you are on the site just click on the link at the top right of the page that says "get a free gym pass". Enter your zip code and select the closest club. The pass is good for a week, but it will give you the option of linking with your social network and then the pass is extended to a 14 Day Trial Membership. They email the coupon to your email address.

For those of you that don't know, My husband Scott is the owner of two Anytime Fitness clubs here in Southeast Idaho. One in Blackfoot, ID and the other in Shelley, ID. Our clubs are AWESOME.

I am in the process of getting my 'sexy' back and I am working out with a Trainer. Remember this post?

I've momentarily lost all function in my legs.

It is Awesome.

Something that sets Anytime Fitness apart from other clubs is that it cater's to a more Family Friendly enviornment {WE FROWN ON HALF NAKED PEOPLE} and the clubs SHOULD be exceptionally clean with amazing equipment and Cardio Theatre. Oh, and they are open 24/7/365!

So while I haven't visited every Anytime Fitness club in the entire world, I can speak for our two clubs.

And even if you don't want to join a club, feel free to use the club for Two Free Weeks.

You could be built of Lactic Acid just like me.

And now I'm crawling to my bed.

We Have A Winner: $15.00 iTunes Gift Card

The Lucky Winner is...

Melanie Whiting

Mel said " Erin I love your blog! I love "Everything" by Brad Paisley "

So email me your address, or leave it in a comment and the gift card will be on it's way.

Thank you to everyone who participated. It was really fun to see what your all time favorite songs are!!! And the odds of you winning were totally in your favor 1 in 11 isn't bad.  

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And now I am off to take some Ibuprofen and drink 20 gallons of water. This mornings Training session was lower body and my legs are SCREAMING!!!! Peace Out!

Muscles...

Today I started my first of 17 sessions with the new Trainer we have at the Blackfoot Anytime Fitness. Her name is Lisa and I like her. A lot.

It felt really good to use some of the muscles that I haven't used in a while. And I felt stronger when I left.

I've also been trying to exercise more of my spiritual muscles too. And again, it feels so good to center myself again and to FIND THE SAVIOR in my busy life. I've been reading the scriptures more, and praying more. And I feel stronger when I am done.

I've found myself making a lot of excuses lately. I'm sick. I'm still recovering from the hardest year I've ever had. I have too many things to do. I have to many kids with needs.

But when I actually make the time to strengthen these muscles I feel so much better. So much stronger. So much more prepared to carry the load which is my life.

I'm pretty sure that I will be really sore tomorrow. I guess progress doesn't always feel great and potential might not always feel within reach.

But the love I feel from my Father In Heaven reminds me that the pain, trials, and WORK is worth it.

I feel so blessed to be living this life I am living. And I am grateful to know what I know, and feel what I feel.

And if tomorrow I am a little sore...or A LOT. It will be a great reminder that I am stretching myself in all the right ways. And that I am working towards the potential that HE knows I can reach.

Because I am PURE Potential.

We all are.

Are You Chubby?

Um...I know it's sort of a personal question...but not that personal. 

I mean we do share ourselves with the rest of the world. 

Right? 

It is however hard to admit.

Really hard.

So here I go......

I'm Chubby.

It is bound to happen to you if you have four kids in a short amount of time, 

and eat too many calories and burn too few.

Right?

Well, I'm ready to be fit again. Like REALLY fit. 

And I want to do this so that I can...

 And Maybe feel cute, confident and comfortable in something like this.

(You know, so that when I bend over in my jeans I'm not tucking my buns back in when I stand up.)

 And I can't wait until this...

Feels really good.

Feels really great.

Feels like it USE TO.

And I'm not doing it because I want to wear a bikini or shake my tight bottom...

(although it will be nice to shake it and not have it shake back!)

I'm doing it because...

My Body IS Amazing.

You see my body has had a really HARD year.

My body Survived Spinal Meningitis.

My body Survived Pregnancy. 

My body Survived a total Placenta Abruption.

My body Survived having my Bladder Cut completely in Half during my C-section.

My body Survived my 4th C-section.

My body Survived having the Foley of a Catheter shoved accidentally through my bladder and into my Uterus.

My body Survived having to wear a Catheter for close to a month.

My body Survived having 5 months of strait Urinary Tract Infections.

And this week my body is Surviving Strep.

So, I do think my body is Awesome.

In fact, I think that I am Awesome.

So I am doing it because...

I have Potential.

PURE

POTENTIAL

So tell me...

are you chubby?

And if so...When are you going to start REALLY doing something about it?

I started a month ago and
I lost 2 lbs last week.

Yea, Me.

Introducing Kimm Hanni!!!

The Peterson Family has a new member. I cannot tell you how excited I am to have Kimm living with us. Kimm is Scott's Cousin. She moved in with us about two weeks ago and it has been total bliss. I knew that I got lonely in Blackfoot, not having any family around...but I never realized how lonely until Kimm came. It is so fun having her here. I have to hope that I don't drive her nuts and talk her ears off! She has been working for Scott at the Anytime Fitness offices and I love it that they get to spend time together. They were roommates before Scott's mission and best friends. It is so fun to watch them bring up old funny memories. They bring out the best in each other. She is such a blessing! Hopefully she will stay for a while! Learn more about Kimm Here! And here is a picture of the three of us at our wedding reception. I am making an ugly face...as usual. How Fun!