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