Eating Through The Pain

I'm doing well and following everything but have been absolutely exhausted. In part that's because I'm not getting the high from the foods I used to eat (also meaning I don't get the crash) and in part because I started work and it's getting to me. 

I also found out yesterday when I ate a piece of something that had wheat in it that I am indeed allergic to wheat. In a matter of minutes, I had a killer headache that felt like my head was stuffed full of cotton. This is the same response I had a while back but because I'm so aware of everything I'm eating right now, I know for sure that that's what it is. 

So even when I start adding things back in later on, that won't be one of them!

I have also been living o nuts but will have to find an alternative because my work is dedicated to making sure our campus is a free of nuts as possible because numerous kids we work with have severe nut allergies.

I've been trying to figure out what else is easy to carry around, requires no cooking and gives a boost of energy...

On another note, my grandfather died last week and I've been struggling with that because I'm an emotional eater that has no food to turn to.

He makes number 11 in the last 2 years.

I had been hoping the streak was over although I don't think it ever really ends.

It's been interesting trying to figure out other coping skills.

Peace, Love and Skinny Jeans,

Krissy

Day 3 & 4 - Dehydration and Interval Running

Well the cookies were not delicious. Haha.

Oh well, trial & error!

I got really dehydrated yesterday. 

I found myself in Target feeling really dizzy and faint and could barely make it to the Starbucks counter (which is also inside Target) to ask for a cup of water.

This shouldn't have happened because I'm supposed to be drinking massive amounts of water but because of the Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) that I have, water goes right through me without absorbing into my body unless I eat enough salt.

I've been used to getting enough salt because on top of adding it into everything I eat, there's already tons of it in all packaged and processed food. 

So by cutting that food out, I've cut out a huge amount of (unhealthy) salt.

All day today I've been adding even more sea salt (I have this pink himalayan salt that I love!) which seems to be helping a bit.

I also did some interval running yesterday where I run for 20 seconds and walk for 10 seconds. 

I made it through 5 rounds of it and then just spent the rest of the time running for as long of stretches as I could and then walking to recover until I'd gone the entire mile.

I've been using MapMyRun.com which is a really cool free program where I can map where I'm running to measure the distances and remember how long it took, how hard it was, find out the calories burned and see improvement as time goes on. 

I've gone 7.12 miles since Sunday.

I also started wearing my pedometer again and yesterday alone I walked over 6,500 steps (2,000 is about a mile).

Peace, Love and Skinny Jeans,

Krissy

M.A.P. Day 2

Day 2! 

I've been doing really well so far!  

I've stayed within the guidelines and have been eating lots of fruit and nuts!

A few weeks back, I agreed to bake cookies for a job training I have tonight so instead of ditching the idea, I got creative and put together ingredients to make cookies I could eat too!

They're baking now so my fingers are crossed that they'll taste good! 

I'm off to take them out of the oven!

Peace, Love and Skinny Jeans,

Krissy

Results, a Race and Another Challenge!!

So the contest is over!

When I started this Flab to Fab Contest I looked like this:

And this is me now after the 8 weeks:

And the Stats:

Before:

Waist- 46 inches

Hips- 47.5 inches

Bust- 41.5 inches

Thigh(R)- 31 inches

Upper Arm(L)- 13.5 inches

After:

Waist- 34 inches

Hips- 43 inches

Bust- 38 inches

Thigh(R)- 28 inches

Upper Arm(L)- 12.5 inches

That's 24 inches lost in all!

(Even though the weight itself just about evened itself out.)

Now I'm up for another challenge.

I've just signed up for London Personal Trainer Dax Moy's 30 day M.A.P (Metabolic Acceleration Protocol) fat loss challenge and as part of it, I'll be blogging my way through.
Dax has done some great programs in the past and I'm really excited to commit fully to trying this one!

I have no doubt that it will live up to being a challenge because included in the off-limits foods are

* Caffeine

*Alcohol

*Dairy

*Wheat Products

*Processed Food

*Sugar

Yes, you read that right. Wheat, processed food and sugar. Not to mention that we're not supposed to use the microwave....Oy vey.

I'm up to the challenge though and have agreed to stick to it for 30 days. 


Oh! I also ran in another race today!!

It was a mile long race through downtown San Rafael which meant I had to get up at 5:15 this morning to drive there in time for the 7:20 start.

My time was 15:18 which while not my best time still shows how far I've come.
I was by far the last one (in the 18 and under age category) but as I was running someone was yelling "You're an inspiration!"
It was really great to hear that as just last night I was debating if I really wanted to show up knowing that it could be embarrassing being the last one to come in.
Then I remember where I was a mere year ago when the doctors were looking into getting me a cane so that I might be able to walk around the block again.
The idea of walking around the block was HUGE and scary. 


And now I'm busy preparing for the San Francisco Marathon's 5k/Progressive Marathon.
The progressive marathon means that from now until race day (July 25th) I have to complete 23.1 miles on my own (my sister who'll be doing the race with me will be completing her own 23.1 miles) and track them and then do the final 3.1 miles (5k) on race day.
So by the end of next month I will have completed a progressive marathon!


Today I realized that I need to look in the mirror realize where I've been, where I am now and the potential I have for the future.

Here 'goes!!

Peace, Love and Skinny Jeans,

Krissy

I Completed My First 3k!!

I did my first 3k yesterday!
It was at a race with 10,000 or 12,000 other people (though some did the 3k and some did the 10k)!

I did it in 30:06. This makes it just over a 16 minute mile.

I'm just proud I finished!

And on top of that I ran about a fourth to a half of it!

And even more than that, I can't wait to sign up for a 5k!!

This is coming from a person who a mere 2 months ago had trouble walking across the street without getting completely winded and needing to use a rescue inhaler!

During this flab-to-fab challenge, I've gained weight but I've also gained a lot of muscle.

And I've lost inches which to me is even more important (Ok, well that's a lie. Everyone hopes to watch the number on the scale go down, not UP when they're working their tails off!) but I have lost inches none the less.

For now?

I'm beaming with pride. :D

Peace, Love and Skinny Jeans,

Krissy

P.S. As a surefire way to get depressed while loosing weight?

Shrink your skinny jeans without realizing it.

Oops.

:]

One Armed Kettle Swings!!

At the beginning and the ending of each bootcamp session we do a times Dynamic test which combines cardio and strength aspects. We do the same one at the beginning and end so that we can see how much we've improved. 

This is the test from last camp. 

Because I can't run, I had to do 75 kettle swings (with an 18lb kettlebell) for every lap.

My time in the first week was- 40:43

and the end of camp time was- 16:40

They said that it was by far the most improved time they'd ever seen!

This is the test for this camp, I appearently can handle more, so for this test, instead of the laps my kettle swings were increased to 100 per lap.

I went to both the morning and nigh session, so by the end of the day I'd done over 1,000 kettle swings!!!

Can you say OUCH?

My morning time was- 33:16

and my night time was- 20:22

so I increased my time dramaticlly in a matter of hours which was cool!

I think that part of the reason it took so long in the morning was that it was so hot!

I'm curious to see what my end-of-camp time ends up being!

The other huge thing? 

I've graduated to one armed kettle swings!! 

(Yes, with the same 18lb kettlebell!!)

OUUCH!!

Not easy! 

But who in their right mind would think it was?

I'm currently on a rotation of 20 right arm, 20 left and 20 regular then repeat for 15 minutes straight or so.

I've been horrible about updating but will try to do MUCH better! I can't believe this challenge is over so soon!

How are you all doing??

As for my weight, I'll make that another post because I really want this post to stay a happy one!

Peace, Love and Skinny Jeans!

Krissy

Huge Mile-stone!!

I did my timed mile at boot camp today as this is the last week of the 4-week camp! 

Four weeks ago I hit 15:58 which was HUGE because that was 4 minutes off my best time ever!

Today I clocked in at 14:44! That's over a minute off of my time in just four weeks!! That also brought me under 15 minutes which has been a milestone goal for me for the last 3 years!

I'm stoked! 

I also had to do a bunch of kettle swings today and this time four weeks ago I could get 5 swings in a row if I tried really hard at that felt like it was going to kill me. Today I did a set of 35 in a row!!

I feel so much stronger than I did at the beginning of the boot camp and it's SO reassuring to see measurable proof!

I went over my calorie goal by 68 calories today but I'm okay with that and think that's even pretty good seeing as I was so hungry.

Breakfast

Small Jamba Juice Peach Smoothie--320 calories

Snack

Banana --90 calories

Lunch

Chicken--145 calories

1/2 cup Brown rice pasta--100 calories

Tahini--68 calories

Snack

Apple Cranberry Fiber Muffin--300 calories

Dinner

Frozen Gluten Free Chicken Pomodaro--190 calories

Tahini--45 calories

Snack

Gluten-Free Pancakes--300 calories

2 pieces glee tangerine gum--10 calories

Total--1468 calories