A lot of has happened since we last talked...let's review it now:
The week of Thanksgiving...
This week was my first week of high intensity training (HIT) with Robb. I didn't know what that meant exactly, but I knew I was going to hate my life. I was correct. I have never worked out that hard in my life. Not only did I start with cardio, but I continued on a circuit that would kill even Ironman. I did jump squats, mountain climbers, jump lunges, and I would tell you the rest...but I burned it out of my memory! It was horrible! I mean it was great...and Robb is great...but it was not fun! On top of it, Rob said if I didn't start losing weight...I would have to do two of these trainings a week. Talk about stress on losing weight! Plus, an additional $75 a week wasn't really in my budget.
I had the opportunity to have a cheat day for Thanksgiving...and I didn't really do it! I for sure thought that I would want all that amazing food, but after a while I just decided to me it wasn't worth it. It is so weird how that happens. Every time I think about cheating or eating something that is not on my diet, I think about how hard I will have to work to get myself back on track. That being said, I did have some of my mom's UH-MAY-ZING cranberry pie. It is something I look forward to every year! So much so, I bought two bags of cranberries at the grocery store this week so I can have her make it in April! Yep, that is going to happen! Another thing that contributed to my focused Thanksgiving day meal plan was my crazy Black Thursday/Friday shopping habits! I didn't have time to eat! I had to prep and stand in line! The rest of the weekend also stayed strict to the diet and continued my workouts.
On to the next week...
Last week was a hard week for me. I continue to stay strict on my diet and workouts and have not been seeing the scale go down. AT ALL. I seriously am frustrated. I also was scared I would have to do MORE of that damn high intensity training...and spend more money! I met with Rob on Thursday and he basically said I wasn't working hard enough. I felt like crap. I want to be awesome, and not let him down! Apparently I was supposed to have been running a mile instead of doing sprint intervals on my workouts. Oops. I could have sworn I was doing everything perfect. Ugh. I will let you in on a little secret, however. I hate to run. This was like a death sentence when he told me the plan to run. I have NEVER run a mile in my life. NEVER. So guess what, he made me run a mile...in front of him...and I paid him for it! Then sprints. Then dead lifts. That was my training session. Magically, I was at 125 the next morning from 126.6. Damn it...I knew as soon as I told Robb, he would be like "see, you worked harder, you lost weight!" And I was right! I texted Robb first thing and he said, "See! Keep that running up! Sprints!" I hate it when things fall into place like that! I secretly didn't want him to be right!
Rounding out the week, I had a my mom's best friends annual Christmas party. This was a HUGE test for me. The most amazing food of the year was there. Wine flows like water. Not only did I show up two hours late ( Because I did go to the gym before AND because I didn't want two more hours of temptation!), but I also refrained from eating the cookies and candy and appetizers I lust for every other year! Damn, I am good! I felt even better-like I had defeated the Devil!
Coming into this week...
The meltdown is coming. I felt so amazing and awesome after last week- losing a pound and killing it in the gym. I continued to do my mile on the treadmill, sprints and weights. I had ran five miles...that is CRAZY! I also added the night of Bootcamp Rob does for his clients on Tuesday nights (which is not fun!). But I slowly became discouraged when my weight started going up...damn it! I was at 125...then 125.8...then today I am 126.8. Seriously, what the hell! I talked to Robb once again this morning and he said not to be worried, we have plenty of time and he's not worried. That's great and all, and I will continue to work my ass off, but I am frustrated. I need to see the scale drop. I need to see it change. I am frustrated. I will meet with him tonight to change my diet (and probably my workout)...but Lord help me! Oh, and to make matters worse...tonight is high intensity training. FML.
I will try and post more frequently...
And PS...if you do want to do this (which I HIGHLY encourage)...Rob is your dude. He is wonderful at what he does...and even though he will try to kill you...he does care!
LD
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