Turbo Fire: One Month Update

So, I've been doing Turbo Fire for the last four weeks.

And while the results have not been drastic in the first 30 days, I have lost about 3lbs and 5 inches overall. To be totally honest, I was hoping for more. I figured that being on WW coupled with intense workouts would lead to faster weightloss, when in fact, I feel like I'm more stuck at a certain weight. And I'm thinking that I shouldn't have hit a plateau....yet.

However, I think it also has to do with my nutrition plan. I haven't been quite as vigilant as I should be. I have been tracking everything, so I know that I fall under the calorie goal, but I've also allowed myself to rationalize certain choices because I have worked out. The wonderful thing (and what makes it worth it) about Turbo Fire is that the average 45 minute workout burns about 800 calories. which. is. awesome.

But, it's super frustrating to not see the number on the scale go down. I guess I'm more frustrated because I feel like I was consistently losing more weight (or consistently losing weight each week) while on WW (which I'm doing through at least the end of the month), but now I'm not. And I know that it's probably attributed to gaining muscle, but I'm a numbers kind of girl, and the scale going down definitely motivates me more. AND, I'm thisssss close to 10lbs down. I keep teetering at 8-9lbs....

I'm still hoping to be down another 10lbs by Christmas, and I know that I need to step up my nutrition game if I'm going to lose more weight. But I'm not giving up. I know that it would be easy to give in after the first 30 days, but no, this program will be over by December 11.... I CAN DO THIS!!

Day 1: Couch to 5k

There's a difference between thinking about doing something and actually doing it. There's a difference about talking about doing something and actually doing it. I'm totally guilty of doing the former in both cases. Call it laziness. Call it excuses. Call it what you will. Sometimes talking and thinking are so much easier than tackling the task at hand.

I'll admit it, I'm lazy. I'd rather watch TV than go to the gym. But every time I look in the mirror or think about my health or read an article on SparkPeople, I know what I have to do. I have to go to the gym. I have to work out.

Leading up to our wedding, I did three terms of Boot Camp. It was intense. It was killer. But I survived. And, after the fact, I totally enjoyed that I went. I can't say honestly that I enjoyed the workout itself, but I loved the sense of accomplishment afterwards.

I've been hearing a lot of talk of the "Newlywed 10" or "Newlywed 15". It's the same idea as the "Freshman 15" that you gain in college from eating dorm food. Except that the weight is from food that you make yourself or from going out. I know that I'm edging up the scale and definitely need to combat it. Like bad.

So I'm starting the Couch to 5k again. I had started it about six months ago and the first two weeks were great. Then I lost momentum, the excuses returned, and well, I didn't continue. So here's my second shot. I'm going to give it my all because I don't have excuses. I work from home. I set my hours. So let's do this thing!

To check out the Couch to 5k Training program, CLICK HERE.