No-bake delicious little energy balls!

• 1 cup (dry) oatmeal (I used old-fashioned oats)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (I used Trader Joes Better n' peanut butter)
• 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
• 1/3 cup honey (I used raw natural)
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed. I used my hands and got ALL into it!  Let chill in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.  Once chilled, roll into balls, store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.

THESE ARE SO GREAT & SO GREAT FOR YOU!

~Coco

WORK IT!!!

How do you handle unsupportive friends?

The question was asked to me, "how do you handle a situation when someone is non-supportive in your weight-loss". Hmmm okay in all honesty how can you not get defensive, furious and hurt. I mean after working so hard to accomplish your dreams and then for someone to TRY to shoot them down. They don't understand the will power it takes to walk away almost every time from sweets you love, the motivation it takes to get up every day and push yourself physically, the hard work you put into every- single- day. Perhaps if they understood all of that they would be congratulating you and you two would be jumping for joy together because you'd share in the same lifestyle. In conclusion my answer would be keep doing what you're doing it's working for you, if you know you're healthy and you are taking care of your body the best you can, than you are doing amazing and you are adding years to your life instead of taking years away like the majority of our obese world. Lastly, surround yourself with positive people, negative- unhappy people will find any way they can do bring you down.
"It's easy to do nothing, that's why so many people do it".
So if you're one of the ones working hard pat yourself on the back and rock that bikini knowing you earned it!
~Coco

We've Upgraded!

Everything from here down is out of order, out of date, and probably makes no sense if you're finding us on blogger or just now finding out about our blog. We used to blog on Tumblr and wanted to import all of our old posts, but I wasn't going to try to figure out how to do it in order! We decided to make the switch from Tumblr to blogger for a few reasons but I can already tell I much rather prefer it. We hope you do too.

Stay tuned for some new posts :)

--Kb

It's gonna be a long one!

Herro!

Truthfully, I have wanted to write a blog for several days now, but every time I get started I get distracted. I really think I don’t know what to say.

April 1^st, my gym wrapped up it’s 60 day, Ultimate Body Makeover Challenge. My heart was NOT in this challenge at all. Which was kinda crazy because I was the last challenge winner. I knew my schedule wasn’t going to let me have as much time to work out (which proved to be true, up until this last Monday and Tuesday, I didn’t work out for the past three weeks), and I never trusted myself around a diet (I have a real week spot for oreos, which proved true in this diet too). Let’s look at my measurements when I first started my first challenge at the gym back on November, 14, 2011 (Aww, this was 3 days after I started talking to the man I’m now in love with. 13 days before I would meet him. I was always curious of my weight around that time. Now I know—ish):

Before:
Weight: 169
Waist: 37.5 Inches
Right Bicep: 12 Inches
Left Bicep: 12 Inches
Right Thigh: 23.5 Inches
Left Thigh: 23 Inches
Hips: 44.5 Inches
Body Fat: 29.2%
BMI: 28.2

After: 12/28/2011
Weight: 153 (-16 Pounds)
Waist: 32.5 Inches (-4 inches)
Right Bicep: 11.5 Inches (-.5 inches)
Left Bicep: 11.25 Inches (-.75 inches)
Right Thigh: 22.25 Inches (-1.25 inches)
Left Thigh: 22.25 Inches  (-.75 inches)
Hips: 41 inches (-3.5 inches)
Body Fat: 29.0% (-.2%)
BMI: 27.1 (-1.1)

First Challenge Results: -16 Pounds, -10.75 Inches, .2% body fat (sad!) and -1.1BMI

60 Day Challenge:
Before February 1st, 2012:

Weight: 145 Pounds (Down 8 Pounds from Last Challenge)
Waist: 31.25 Inches (-1.25 from Last Challenge)
Right Bicep: 11.25 Inches (-.25 from Last Challenge)
Left Bicep: 11.5 Inches (+.25 from Last Challenge)
Right Thigh: 22.375 Inches (+.125 from Last Challenge)
Left Thigh: 22 Inches (-.25 from Last Challenge)
Hips: 40.5 Inches (-.5 From Last Challenge)
Body Fat: 25.6% (-3.4% From Last Challenge)
BMI: 25.7 (-1.4 From Last Challenge)

After April 1^st, 2012

Weight: 131 Pounds
Waist: 31.75 Inches (+.75 Inches)
Right Bicep: 11 Inches (-.25 Inches)
Left Bicep: 10.75 Inches (-.50 Inches)
Right Thigh: 22.25 Inches (-.125 Inches)
Left Thigh: 22.375 Inches (-.375 Inches)
Hips: 37.625 Inches (-2.875 Inches)
Body Fat: 19.3% (6.3%)
BMI: 22.8 (-2.9)

60 Day Challenge Results: -14 Pounds, -3.375 Inches, -6.3% Body Fat, -2.9BMI

I lost 8 pounds from working out at the gym between the end of the first challenge and the start of the second, dropped 3.4% Body Fat and my BMI dropped 1.4 points.

However, from November to April, in five months, I lost, 38 pounds, 16 inches, 9.9% body fat, and 5.4 BMI points.  

That’s crazy. I really wish I had record of when I FIRST started. But, I don’t. So these numbers will have to suffice, and I will have to know that I was some 30 pounds heavier and much bigger.

If you didn’t see the before/after pictures I posted from the 60 day challenge they are in the pictures section. Kinda neat. I’ll be honest. I really wasn’t focused on the diet. I ate oreos almost every night. Our diet allowed for one cheat day a week and I basically made that every day. One week out of the 8 I was up in Anaheim and I had NO healthy food choice options so I hate horrifically. I can lose weight Mon-Thursday but I felt like Friday-Sun I spent gaining it all back. Like a vicious cycle. I apparently did well though and I’m proud of myself.

Some of the more common questions I often get asked are the following:

What are you doing?

The answer to this is simple. Kettlebell! Then when I say that, they are like, “what’s that?” So, let me explain it. Kettlebell is actually the short term name for Kettlebell weight training. Like, Crossfit is the short term name for Crossfit Training. Kettlebells are actually used in Crossfit, but Kettlebell Weight Training is derived of JUST kettlebells. Why are they so wonderful? As opposed to just regular weights, KB’s utlize your entire body. When you use regular weights you’re mainly using your arms, but with a KB, you can do swings and use your legs, squats (which I suppose you can uncomfortably do with a regular weight) and use your legs). KB workouts combine cardio, which I personally HATE. When I was going all the time I saw the most benefits. Even now, I see benefits because my body has changed so durastically. I CAN eat oreos at night and it doesn’t stick to me like glue. When I was 190 pounds, Oreos at night was practically a death sentence.

I eat very low carb. Not No-carb. That’s unrealistic. But, low carb. I set a goal of 10g carbs a day. Knowing, I’m going to go over that. Ideally, I try to stay under 20g and I like to think I do that. Today I’m somewhere between 8g-12g. I know when I eat anything with Carbs, they break down to sugar and store as fat. So, why would I spend my day thinking about how I can burn fat off of my body, to only go and consume it? No thanks! :)

How do you stay motivated?

This question comes in a variety of formats, a long the lines “I can’t believe you met your goal, I’ve tried dieting before and I never stuck with it, how did you do it, etc. etc.”. To which I usually respond, “If you knew how many times I tried and landed flat on my face before actually succeeding you’d probably be even more proud of me!” When I first wanted to start losing weight, my FIRST plan was to get as FAT as I could so I could just have weight loss surgery. Hello, lazy! 

Here’s my tips for staying motivated: Find a friend you can do it with. A LONG DISTANCE ONE. Not one that can bring you down. Don’t have a long distance friend? MAKE ONE! This wasn’t my goal going into it, but I know I couldn’t have done it without Coco. You need a no-hold-bar friend. Coco and I tell each other everything. Hell, we practically know each other’s poop schedule! Okay, maybe not “schedule” but, it’s definitely not a taboo subject in our text history. Don’t be afraid to talk about things that may seem weird. Your bodies certainly change when you lose weight! But also keep it positive. Have fun with your friend. Coco and I send each other pictures, quotes, and keep each other motivated. And I needed that. When I didn’t want to keep going, Coco, without even knowing it, would send me a picture of her, that would make me get off of my duff and get moving. Or she would send me a quote, or she would tell me something. Those little things, always helped. Plus, she was always there for me when I needed to vent about how I wasn’t losing weight, how  I was on a plateau, how something didn’t make sense, and vice versa. But, having her not be in San Diego, to bring me down, because she maybe didn’t want to work out (which, let’s be real, isn’t the type of person she is!) So, maybe because I didn’t want to work out, was perfect. There’s ton’s of people in online forums, on tumblr, all over who need encouragement. Find one.

Set goals for yourself. Short term ones and long term goals, and tell your buddy! Be accountable. If you set a short term goal to lose a pound for a week, or fit into a pair of jeans better, or be able to run a longer distance- whatever the goal may be. Reward yourself if you make that goal, but ONLY if you make that goal. Don’t change the guidelines, so you get the reward regardless of if you complete it. If you complete your goal, you get the reward. If you don’t you don’t. Set longer term goals, and even LONGER term goals. Have your buddy be truthfully honest. “Do I look like I have a pooch?” Coco asked me this one time, and I wasn’t going to tell her “No, you don’t”. She does. She’s carried a child. She’s going to have a pooch! She better have a pooch! I WANT her to have a pooch! That pooch is an incredible reminder of the MIRACLE that she carried inside of her, and that’s exactly what I said to her. I didn’t say, “Yeah, you’re fat!” She’s not! She’s freaking stunning. Have you seen her?! ::cat calls:: But if she asks me a question, I’m not going to give her the answer she WANTS to hear, I’m going to give her the truthful answer she DESERVES to hear. That’s the compound of our friendship. Our very, very, very close friendship.

In other news, I’m OFFICIALLY, signed up for my Kettlebell Certification and assuming I pass the course on May 19^th I will be a certified Kettlebell Trainer. That’s exciting. Never in a million years did I think when I walked through the gym doors on October 18^th, 2011, did I think that would be the result. I fell in love.

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In personal news, Caleb told me that his hours for work were going to be changing to 3:30pm-12:00am beginning in 2 or 3 weeks, with no possible ending date.  He told me last night before we went to bed and I was up most of the night, tossing and turning. I kept thinking about how I HATED when he worked Mid’s from 10pm-7am. That hardly gave us any time to see each other, but nights won’t give us any time to see each other except in the morning when I’m rushing out the door. I woke up this morning, after he left for work and cried my eyes out. With him working the hours that he has now, everything works. If I’m stressed out working a full time job, coaching, and working out (which has managed to become another part time job in itself), and being a student, I can rely on Caleb. With him working nights I can’t do that. I can’t count on him to get up and do laundry after not going to bed until 2am or 3am, and not getting up until 10am or 11am. I can’t count on the dishes being done, or things being cleaned up.  I can’t ask him to go grocery shopping because I physically just don’t have the time to do it. So, now I’ll have to make caring for the house an additional responsibility, which I suppose it should be, but don’t forget I’m also a student, who is transitioning into a university from a community college, and nothing in my schedule is exactly changing; only getting more hectic and I’m stressed and I’m tired of crying about it today. Ugh, and with stress comes weight gain. My biggest fear is that I was becoming very unhappy in our relationship when he was working Mid’s because he was never around and never pulling his weight. I don’t want to get to that same level with him working nights. I hate the Navy.

Eating Healthy while out of town?

Impossible.
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So, thursday I left for Anaheim for WonderCon, 2012. What a different experience for the most ungeeky person like me. It was a fun time though and I bonded with a majority of my co-workers. I finally felt like I fit in with them.

However, we were put at the Hilton, where the only food there was a pizza place, burgers, or sandwiches. Wow, what a hard time for my diet. So, I threw it to the wind. Thought I’d start over today. However, I’m home from work today— after 7 straight working days, and what did I have this morning? Oreos.

It’s important to remember though, that I’m human. I’m not a machine, I’m nothing spactacular. I’m a human- and I have cravings, and I want food. Real, freakin’, food. But, once my clothes are dry, I’m going grocery shopping and getting things I need to make this week successful. Things I can have readily and easily available. I’m gonna spend more time in the gym, less time on my ass this week. It’s time to get back on the bike and keep moving.

So, my message to you is- we can all fall off the horse, stumble, and fall, but getting back up is the part that is part that can be inspirational. So, I’mma do it. <3 

Geeze! I have been working my booty away at my full time job (sometimes 12 hours a day), I leave there and go coach gymnastics, and then go home. If I’m lucky- I’m only awake for a few hours (usually doing paperwork for gymnastics) before I go to bed. My workouts have gone from 5x a week to 2. I hate it. But, that’s fine. 

So, I haven’t lost much weight in the past month or so. But, definitely have lost inches. I hit my lowest weight of all time last week at 135 pounds, but after my weekend (definitely where I struggle the most) I am starting this week out at a 137 pounds. That’s fine to me. The past few weeks I’ve been starting them at a 140. I suppose you can say I have been “maintaining”. About a month or so ago, I comfortably got into my size 3 jeans; my goal jeans. I even went out and bought a few more when all of my size 5’s were falling off of me. On Friday, I noticed that even my three’s were getting a little big, and so I went yesterday to go see if I could find any other ones that I liked. To my surprise; I did. In the clearance rack. They were a size one, but truthfully looked like they would fit. Never in my life have I seen a pair of jeans hanging on a rack, and been like “oh, I like those! let’s try them on!” I usually have to shuffle to the back of the rack, and find the largest size they had. Even then, it would be luck if they fit sometimes. ESPECIALLY without having do the ultimate lunge and squat maneuver to get into them. To my surprise when I went into the fitting room (with them, some others, and some “small” shirts) they fit. With ease. I bought them. :) 

I was asked the other day how my life is different than it was a year ago. I laughed. I can’t even put into words the way my life has changed.

      It’s like, I’ve blacked out the past year. I can’t look back and say what I was even doing a year ago; or where I was. I’m usually stellar with dates, and knowing what was happening when. I could probably tell you what I was doing 5 years or so ago around this time, but last year— it’s erased from my memory. 
     I can tell you this though; I’m happy. Am I happy because I’m thin(ner)…it’s still hard for me to say thin. Let’s go with thinner. Of course. Is that the wrong reason to be happy? Some may think so. I’m also happy because I had dream for myself, I had a desire. One I had set out on SO many times in the past, and failed. There was something different in it this time, and I did it. So, of course I’m happy. 
     I’m also in love. I thought I knew what love was, but I had NO idea. Did I fall in love because I’m thin(ner). Maybe. It’s hard to admit that you’re not attractive because you’re heavy; and I’ve had friends tell me I was always beautiful, even when I was 197 pounds. Those friends knew me though, they knew what was in my heart, and the matter of fact point is- men won’t give you the time of day to get to know you when you’re heavy. If they do, you have a real man. But, in San Diego, where the women are beautiful and small, they don’t look twice at you. Now, I’m head over heels with someone who loves me unconditionally. He met me when I was 30+ pounds heavier than I am now, and he looks at me the same now as he did then. He’s loved me though every sore muscle, every drop of sweat, every time I didn’t think I can do it, and he’s proud of me. It’s all the support I need.
     I’m confident. I’ve never been confident. I looked at myself in the mirror, naked, the other day, and LOVED the person staring back at me. I still have my problem areas, I have peeves that I don’t like- my boobs are small, and I have some lose skin here and there, but I have a confidence I’ve never had before. The person staring back at me- reaches for the moon, and doesn’t stray when she feels lost. The person staring back at me, feels like she can do ANYTHING. It’s not everyday peopel go from 197 pounds to 135 in five months. The person staring back at me is successful, and happy. I’m not dependent on alcohol, or drugs to put me into a state of oblivion. My work-outs give me a high like nothing I’ve ever tried. I’m okay with that. The person staring back at me has a future.  I can do things I never thought I’d be able to do. I dream of getting married- and looking beautiful in a wedding dress. Not trying to find one that covers up the areas I was the most self conscious in. The person staring back at me has  goals that include my health, and fitness. The person staring back at me, inspires others. I’ve never inspired anyone. Maybe I inspired them to not be an alcoholic- to not be heavy. I inspire people to be the best that they can be. If I can do it, anyone can do it. It’s so true.

So, what’s next for me? I’m obviously not losing pounds like I was. That’s fine. I only want to lose 5 (or 7 as of this morning) more. Cody (my trainer) has agreed to pay for my HKC certification in May. It’s time to shred body fat, build more muscle and be strong so I can pass my certification. It’s time to live a life that is focused on me; and making myself even better. 

Until next time (and I hope it won’t be long..)
-KB

Last Week

Last week didn’t work out in my favor at all.

1) I didn’t end my week at 138 pounds.

2) I had chocolate chip cookies.

But, the office finally ran out of their chocolate chip cookie supply. So, that is good news. They have not been replenished and it seems my cravings have gone down. I asked my trainer why  this is happening to me. He said with the recent change of cutting the carbs my body is craving something. He said it’s typical. Mine wants the cookies. However, I think he’s wrong. I think I want sweets. I had skittles yesterday. I’ve never been a sweets type of person, but if they are around- I’ll eat them, and since I made Caleb Skittles Vodka for Valentines Day I had some left over. … I engaged in some. A lot. It was raining bad in San Diego yesterday too, so I didn’t make it to the gym. I was totally bummed that I ate bad (the skittles) and didn’t work out. I got on the scale this morning, and weighed 138. I’ll take it. That’s where I wanted to be at last week, but I’ll take it for right now.

I’m very stressed out with some things I have going on. My work is about a month away from our first convention of the year. Scary. Gymnastics starts on monday. I’m worried about how I’m still going to train with having such a high commitment to other things. Things that litterally keep me busy from 7am-7pm. I need to find the time though. I have too.

Coco really surprised me the other day. I came home, and had a little kettlebell necklace in the mail from her, with the words KB stamped on it.
Kendall Blaire
Kicks Butt
at
Kettle Bell.
She is the most awesomest friend I ever did have. I love her so much. No words can my gratitude and appreciation into words. I am so ever thankful that God let our paths cross at the nail salon that day..and that she noticed my awful hair. <3

Sorry for then random rambles. But, I wanted to keep you guys posted. Let your struggles be a reminder that we are not always perfect in our battles, but if we were, the battle wouldn’t always be fun. <3  

I failed my no chocolate chip cookies goal and it’s only Tuesday. Geeze. But I only had one! Which is improvement.

I can’t wait til these little shits are out of the office. Die cookies!!!!

Part of my weekly goals

This week is to blog for thirty minutes every night this week. I can’t say that will be a habit EVERY week, but for this week its part of my goal. :) I’d like to have my “story” up and posted, and some food-nom-nom’s and more pictures posted.

So, what is the importance of weekly goals? They personally help keep me on track and they are more realistic than long term goals. I mean, when I first decided to lose weight, I quite literally woke up one day and said “holy crap, I’m as huge as a house, I need to lose weight!” then I thought about what I wanted to weight. 130 seemed IMPOSSIBLE (remember, starting weight was 197). So, I picked 150. I didn’t have a date I wanted to do that by, I just wanted to do it. If I sat back and just waited to get down to 150 pounds, I probably would never have gotten there. Each week, I’d decide what I wanted to get down too for that particular week. It not only helped keep me on track on a weekly basis, but made the time go by soo much faster! Last week, I started my week (monday) at 147 pounds. I had a weekly goal of 145, I hit that the next day, so I changed my weekly goal to 143 which came by wednesday. Since it was midweek I decided to not add another goal and just chalked up the week to be a success. By Friday I was 141 pounds. It’s just a little game I play with myself, but a tool I’ve used that has helped me stay very successful! 

Now my weekly goals have changed a bit, they include a weight loss goal, they include a personal goal (blogging about fitness for 30 minutes a day), I ask Corene and others about their goals, and they include something about nutrition. 

My weekly weight Goal:
138

My weekly personal Goal:
Blog for 30 minutes every night

My weekly goal for food this week: 
No chocolate chip cookies! 

Into a size 3. 
From a 13 to 3. 
From 197 pounds to 140. 
Success is my only option. Failures not.

New Diet

My main form of exercise only form of exercise is through Kettlebell weight training. With that comes different challenges that Cody (my trainer) likes to introduce. For the next eight weeks he has introduced the “Ultimate Body Makeover” Challenge which encompasses nutrition, and exercise. This is going to be good for me— I need to learn more about nutrition anyways. BUT, what I was doing was working. Slowly, but it was working and I didn’t want to step on my bodies toes. I was real scared. But, I gave it a go. 

Sunday I weighed 147 pounds. Monday I weighed 146, Tuesday- 145, Wednesday-144, Thursday, 143 and this morning (friday)- 141. Holy Crap. I had been stuck fluctuating between 147/148 for the past few weeks. I couldn’t budge it. And, now here I am just flying through them. Really? Six pounds in a week. Two pounds on a night when I didn’t even work out. I ATE COOKIES TWICE THIS WEEK (don’t tell Cody, that wasn’t part of my diet at all!) But, I mostly gave up carbs. Which, for carb-addict KB, that isn’t easy. But, I’m doing it, and I’m seeing results. I can’t wait to hit the gym today, I missed it so much yesterday!

My weekly goal this week was 146 pounds. I guess you can say I hit that one. When I did, I moved it to 143. Well, as Staples would say, “That was easy!” 

—KB

The New Me Is the BEST Me.

I’m so happy to finally have a blog! Woo! Coco and I have been talking about it for a few weeks now- but we’ve both been so busy. We finally made it part of our weekly goals to get it up and running and here we are. I’ll talk about the importance of weekly goals eventually, but for now I just wanted to say hi! 

I’m Kendall, a 25 year old, 5’3 (I may be giving myself half an inch.. don’t tell anyone…) year old woman who topped the scales at 197 pounds. Yeah, I was plump. I thought I hid it well. I now hit the scales at 145 pounds, and would like to lose 10 more. I’ll tell you MY ways. I’m by no way a professional, I just know what has worked for me. I have- in the course of the past few months- bounced ideas off of Coco and seen what worked for her, and tried different things myself. 

Eventually, you get tired of being fat, and decide to get in shape. Stay tuned for my story. There was a reason I got to 197 pounds, and it isn’t pretty. -KB

Bye Bye Muffin Top!

First pic December, Second pic April….

If you know my story you know I ran my booty off in November and December and in January started P90X which in LESS than 2 weeks I will be completing the program!! I am VERY happy to say PEACE OUT MUFFIN TOP (and tiny little hello to a tiny bit of abs)!! -Coco

Look who just bought size Smalls! I’ve been a Medium forever, and at times even a Large but I haven’t worn or shall I say ROCKED a size Small in Undies since my high school years (10 years ago)!

Ummm, What?

Okay, I’m so excited right now I am literally shaking and my huge moment happened like 3 hours ago. I swear because I am now blogging about I am a hundred times more excited! Okay so if you don’t know or remember I started this journey November 17th wearing a size 14 jeans. February 2nd I blogged how HUGE of a day it was for me when I fit in a pair of size 7/8 jeans. Following those size 7/8 jeans I had posted on March 3rd that my next goal was to fit in a size 5/6. A week later I completed that goal, I fit in and bought size 5/6 jeans! Size 5/6 was my ultimate goal. When I started this journey I had little faith in reaching that but I knew I was going to do everything I possibly could to at least try to get there! TODAY I AM SO COMPLETELY EXCITED TO SAY (and show) THAT I FIT IN A SIZE 3/4 JEANS!!!!!! Husband says “I am on a size 4 high”, HECK YEAH I am!!!! 

“You get what you work for” 

November 17th size:14, March 26th size:4

New Goals & Proudness

My next goal is to fit in a size 5. It was a HUGE accomplishment to me when I fit into my 7’s I’ve been rocking for a month and I cannot believe they are a bit big on me now! I have no idea how close I am to fitting nicely in a 5 but check this out. Today I exchanged a shirt that had been sitting in my closet for a pair of size 5 jeans!!!!!!! My exact words to my husband were “I couldn’t tell you if you they fit but dammit they will”. So yeeeeaaaaahh I bought those today, I will not waste my money and I will not return them. I will fit in a 5 and I cannot wait for that day. Don’t worry it will be posted loud and clear on here! I have not worn that size since HIGH SCHOOL and my 10 year reunion is this year! It’s safe to say and I’m thrilled to say I AM IN THE BEST SHAPE OF MY LIFE. Yes I was thinner in high school BUT I was a little girl PERIOD. Us ladies need to get those high school comparisons out of our heads. We were little girls, with crazy metabolism, and we weren’t even full developed.  Remember to embrace how far you’ve come and thank yourself for it. I have realized my hard work is paying off and this is just the beginning (well November was the beginning but you know what I mean) and I am thrilled, excited and ready!!!!!! I am proud of myself, I am proud of what I eat, I am proud when I see pictures of before I got pregnant or even on my wedding day and to see I’m smaller, healthier and happier now and I get to do it with my husband and my baby boy by my side. We all deserve this.

~Action is the foundational key to all success~

--Coco

p90x- Halfway Mark

I can’t believe I’m half way through one of the best things I EVER decided to do! Yes I really said that, and I mean it. P90X is truly one of my top five successes of my life. I tell my husband all the time that Tony is my trainer and when I am about to eat something not so good for me I think about Tonys little comments like “no Krispy creme in the house”. I mean after all I am paying (or paid) him to get me fit and teach me how to work out…Before I started this program I ran 6 days a week to lose my first 20 pounds (full story in “&US” section) and then my body kind of was stuck so I thought I wanna try something that will mix it up each day. P90X definitely does that and although I am not shredding pounds like I did when I was running, I am also not over weight anymore so my body doesn’t need to get rid of that obesity it was carrying around. I am losing inches and discovering muscles like it’s cool and oh yeah it’s cool, I am very proud. So here is my half way pic and I will post another one when I have completed P90X! Then we will see what else is in store for me…..

--Coco

Met that goal, now onto another

So I met that goal a few weeks ago, I actually met it within 2 days! I chose to make small goals to keep my motivation up and to keep me from getting discouraged. This next goal is just 3 pounds which will put me at 140. I haven’t seen that number for a LONG time and although my ultimate goal is 135 I will be over the moon to get to 140. MORE than anything my absolute ultimate goal is to LOVE my body, whether it means the number on the scale increases due to muscle or continues to drop only time will tell. My size 7’s I was so excited about are actually a little lose on me but I will not be buying new jeans until I reach the next goal. The numbers are not coming off nearly as fast or easy as they were but I have to take that as a compliment because I know I am eating clean and working out 6 days a week my body just doesn’t have a lot of fat left to lose so I have to work extra hard now! 

~It will be worth it in the end, Don’t give up~

-Coco

New Ultimate Goal and Now Goal

Today I completed 30 days of P90x I am now in Phase 2. I took all my measurements again today, weighed in and just took the 30 day pics it was at THAT moment my ultimate goal changed. I hated what I seen looking at my 30 day pics…..I am bloated and about to start my girl time BUT still yuck! I was only 5 pounds from my ultimate goal but I have now changed that goal from 140-135 and again we will see how I feel when I get closer to that. I am gaining a lot of muscle from P90x and it has been and will continue to be VERY hard to drop the numbers on the scale but it’s a must! And as for my Now goal my short term goal is I have 1 week to get to 143, I made this goal last week and I failed! I WILL do it this week, so today is Wednesday here I go I have till Wednesday to weigh in at 143. 

“70% food, 30% fitness”
-Coco

Okay for some of you this size is far from your dreams BUT, for me this is fabulous!!! I am almost 5’7 with curves and I started in a size 13/14 just 3 months ago! I am completely over the moon that there is a 7 in my jean size & it’s not like I squeeeeeeeezed into them I casually pulled them up, buttoned with ease and have NO muffin top (which is key ladies). 

1 out of 2 goals met!

In case you forgot what my goals were this week: 1. do not weigh myself until tomorrow 2. Lose 2 pounds. As you can see I am posting a day early which means I failed #1 but that means I met goal #2 YIPEEEE. I am now at my wedding weight from 5 years ago. And all of us married ladies know how we pack on the pounds after the wedding (and baby). As KB pointed out I looked good at my wedding but I did not workout the way I do now so although the number on the scale is the same (145) I look VERY different and I am proud of that! I’m proud that although I have a little toddler running around me and underneath me I still manage to work out at least an hour a day 6 days a week. When I started this journey (at 171) my huge goal was 150 I can’t believe I am 5 under that and a few weeks ago I decided to make my ultimate goal 140. I am ready for my next goal/challenge and WHEN I meet this goal I will determine where to go from there…and don’t worry there will be plenty of updates and smaller goals in between. :)

~Coco (down 26 pounds in 2.5 months)

Say "No!" to the Donut!

I ALMOST lost a battle with myself today. I left the store from running errands with my little man and green tea in hand when all of a sudden I had this huge desire for a donut! I was like no way you’re crazy that was just the start of this conversation with myself. Then the little fat devil in my head was like “you deserve it, you’re so good”. At this point I have my wallet out and I am driving to Dunkin Donuts so excited for my donut. Then I pictured my body and said to myself abs are in made in the kitchen not in the gym (something I LOVE to tell myself). I literally jerked the wheel the other way and drove home so proud of myself and saying NOPE it’s not worth it at all! It may taste like heaven but soon after you feel like hell and to yourself you look like hell. I do however treat myself once a week but it is not Monday (my treat & rest day) it is Friday so I’m proud to report I said NO to the donut. 

“Eat to nourish your body, not ruin it” -Coco

Goals

I am the opposite of Kendall and I had never set weekly goals. I set my initial long term goal of 20 pounds in 6 weeks in November and when I met that I kind of didn’t know where to go next. Once I met that goal I was still unhappy with my body and knew I wanted to lose another 10. I’m not sure I had an exact deadline and I think not having that makes you kind of wander off a bit. Once again I have been inspired by Kendall and when she asked me what my weekly goals were I quickly responded lose 2 pounds. I also told her I wasn’t going to weigh myself until Monday (exactly one week). That in itself is a HUGE goal for me. I will lose my 2 pounds and will not weigh myself until Monday. I am very excited about setting new weekly goals I will be making mine every Monday. I may have lose skin and stretch marks but I will be bikini ready for summer! I earned these and he’s beautiful inside and out. -Coco

If you finish your workout and you still look pretty you didn’t do it right! <3

When you wake up and say "I'm Done Being Fat!"

That’s how it happened for us and that’s what this blog is going to be about. Coco (me) and Kb both woke up one day on opposite sides of the country and said “I am done being fat”. It’s not about searching for the perfect diet, it’s about a LIFESTYLE CHANGE of being healthy and active. We will each be sharing our stories of where we started, how far we’ve come and how we fight each and every day to be the best version of ourselves. Stay tuned ~Coco