C25K Week 1 Day 2 (W1D2)

The workout today was the same as Week 1 Day 1. 5 Minute Warmup of Brisk Walking followed by back and forth intervals of 60 seconds jogging, 90 seconds walking and ending with a nice stretch of my neck muscles, calf muscles and thigh muscles. The Android App Simple C25K is awesome! I feel 75% better after my workout today than I did on Wednesday! It was just as hard to push myself to the 20 minutes but I made it and didn't almost fall down the stairs in my house this time! lol Last time my legs were so shaky I almost fell down the stairs.. My sister in law Lauren is also doing the program and is already on Week 5 Day 2 and has informed me it does get harder! I'm ready for it though! Bring it on World!! :)

 

A Picture of me after completing Week 1 Day 2 and realizing it gets harder! :)

C25K Week 1 Day 1 (W1D1)

Wednesday I started the C25K training program and boy did Day 1 kick my butt! I am proud to say I finished it though! It starts out with 5 mins of brisk walking then alternates between 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. I didn't stretch before which was a big no no! Always stretch before you start your C25K day and after you complete the 20 minute workout. I ended up stretching in the middle of the jogging because my calf started cramping up. We don't live on a very flat street so it makes it rather hard on me because having to go up the hills.. but what goes up must come down right? On Thursday my thighs did hurt quite a bit but that's just because they were working out so hard! 3 Ibuprofen pills later they felt better. Today being the day after the rest day they feel back to normal! So my regimen is going to be every other day with Saturday and Sunday also as off days. My schedule will look like this: Workout Wednesday, Rest Thursday, Workout Friday, Rest Saturday and Sunday, Workout Monday, Rest Tuesday then start the next week on Wednesday again. That puts me at my 3 days a week! :) Good Luck on your Weight Loss Journey and lets start shedding those pounds!!

C25K Training Program

I recently found an app on my Android Phone called C25K! It stands for Couch to 5K race! 5K is 3 miles in case anyone didn't know! My 10 year old daughter has been training for a 5K race for the past 9 weeks and her race is tomorrow! The program she is in is called "Girls on the Run!" It's an awesome program for 4th and 5th grade girls across the country and not only teaches them exercise and health but how to speak up for themselves and how to be a better person! Teaches them self esteem as well as caring for others! I figure if she can run a 5K Race I can too! So I went looking for an App and found a Free one on the market called Simple C25K. It's a 9 week program where you do the exercise 3 days a week. It increases in intensity as the weeks go on but I just started it and really felt the burn on day 1! I think jogging outside is much harder than jogging on a treadmill.. I've never tried jogging outside til the other day and boy did it kick my butt! ha I'll post some updates as I go along with how I'm feeling cardio wise and how much weight I've lost with just watching my portion size and doing the C25K program! Look out for my other posts! :)  Good Luck everyone on your weight loss journey!!

Blogger.com Comments & Replies

When everyone is reading the blog and reading the comments of all the readers as well as the replies make sure you hit Load More because there are a ton of comments and replies! I have emailed Blogger.com several times to ask them to make it more comment and reply friendly but I'm not getting a response. I've tried every setting in the book to get it to not have to re-scroll through almost 1,000 comments and replies to get to the most recent 1's also.. BOTTOM LINE.. JUST MAKE SURE YOU CLICK LOAD MORE TO SEE A TON MORE COMMENTS AND REPLIES FROM MY ACTUAL BLOG READERS! :)

$25 Walmart HCG 1234

Im thinking about ordering this from www.walmart.com unless it's available in stores!? Have you tried this? There are some great reviews online for it. It has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars and 31 out of 38 people would recommend it.. There was 1 review about the pill form of the HCG and it was very positive! I'm going to check Walmart stores tomorrow and if I can't find it in stores, Ill order it from walmart.com.

XBOX Kinect The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout

I got an Xbox 360 with a Kinect Sensor for my 30th Birthday! I know I'm a big kid! haha :) But I wanted to talk about the game The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout for Kinect. I LOVE this game! It shows your body image on the screen and works you out good! You record video diaries so you can follow your journey visually even! You get to work out with either Bob, Jillian or Alison! Since it is able to see your entire body it is even more like working out with a personal trainer in front of you! I don't have 1 bad thing to say about this game! It measures your waist, bust and neck even when you're just standing there! I highly recommend this game if you have a XBox 360 Kinect! :)

Long Overdue Update

Sorry its been so long for an update everyone.. Ive had a lot going on and havent had much Me time to follow a diet or even breathe really.. My husband had surgery a little over a week ago and our 5 year old's diabetes consumes a lot of time. I wasnt even able to finish my round of HCG.. so for now I have to focust on getting my husband better and taking care of our 5 year old's diabetes. Thanks Everyone and I'll update more when life settles down!

YMCA

I joined the YMCA yesterday! Now I can have a place to get away and work out and have some adult time! Since I havent been working I havent had much adult time or outlets for getting away. Now I will have somewhere to go to not only help with my weight loss goals but that I can be around other adults! Another plus is they have an indoor pool where I can take the kids swimming in our free time too! If you cant already tell I'm rather excited about it! :)

Weight Watchers Online or Meetings

Has anyone been successful with the weight watchers program? I was thinking about trying Weight Watchers online but wanted some feedback from you all! I have tried the meetings before but I was really young and had an infant and a toddler running around so the time commitment just wasnt there. Now I am a stay at home mom with 3 school aged children and 1 of them has type 1 diabetes so I am already adding carbs and measuring portions all that good stuff required for weight watchers. My main question is has anyone tried Weight Watchers online and had success? If you tried it but didnt have success what do you think happened? Also, has anyone tried the meetings and had any success? Thank You for all your input! :)

JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

I don't think I've ever really shared this.. but my 5 year old son is a type 1 diabetic.. we will be doing the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes this year and I want to ask for all of your support! You give me so much support for losing weight, now if we could give all that support to my son for this walk we can help find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes! You can read his story and hopefully donate to him for the walk at this link:

http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR?pg=team&fr_id=1925&team_id=49326

Click on me! Jenni Dudrick to read his story then click on him or me to donate anything you possibly can! Also don't forget to check to see if your employer does any matching donations?! I know my husband's employer Home Depot matches whatever he donates from $25 up to $3,000. Which is AWESOME!! :) Thanks guys and please read Bryan's story and donate even $1 to him for the walk! He has a goal of just $10 he set for himself! :)

hCG Cybertrim Pro VLCD P2D7

Just a quick update blog on my progress! I have lost 6.4 pounds so far and Im starting day 7 today. That is an average loss of 1.6 lbs a day not counting the load days. I have been taking 7 drops under my tongue every 3 hours since the start of my day 1 load day. I did have a hiccup right before my "TOM" .. ha but stil lost i think 1.4 pounds that day! Im still in search of some recipes for phase 2 to make it a little more tolerable.. so far ive found an apple crisps recipe and a strawberry vanilla creme popsicle recipe. Going to try to find some lunch and dinner recipes soon too! 

hCG Diet Recipes

I am in need of some diet recipes! Im on my 3rd day of my 500 calorie Phase 2 and I'm needing some variety and flavor in my diet! Please share! :) Also if there is a good hCG cookbook you recommend let me know that too! I was thinking about going to buy the "New Pounds and Inches" book but thought I'd look to my friends first! After all you are the ones who have been there and are there with me now! :)

VLCD Load Day 2

Load day 2 was about as eventful as load day 1.. haha I ate as much as I could, but I was taking the drops the entire time so I think that made me not want to eat as much. I tried to force myself to eat more but it wasnt happening easily.. I gained a total of 1.5 lbs during my load days. Guess thats better than nothing right? Here is what Im starting with for the VLCD part of the hCG Diet:

Starting Weight = 163.8 lbs.
Body Fat = 40.2%
Goal Weight = 135 lbs.

You can check me out on YouTube also, username bYOUtifulME.. Good Luck Everyone and I hope my posts and vlogs will encourage you guys to drop those lbs!! :)

VLCD Load Day 1 * Walmart Cybertrim Pro hCG Drops

Started taking the drops this morning. Im taking 7 drops under my tongue every 3 hours. I know the box states 1ml 2 times a day.. but the last time i tried that it gave me a crazy headache! When I did my 1st round of the hCG diet I had the actual hormone drops and it instructed me to take 7 drops under my tongue every 3 hours throughout the day. Hubby and I went out to Bargos with lots of his guy friends and had a blast.. i tried to eat as much as I could but I mostly was just drinking smirnoff blueberry lemonades and a bud light here and there.. but after there we went to waffle house but i just ordered a bacon and cheese sandwich. I had a few peanut butter eggs that are my favorite candy!! They were on clearence for 99 cents! They were calling my name for my load days.. haha :) ok lets get down to the point.. somehow i only gained .6 lbs today! :p lol probably all water weight too! On to Loading day 2.. although its 2pm and I havent eaten a thing yet..

My 1st Vlog before my load days for Cybertrim Pro hCG with Irvingia!

Watch "Cybertrim Pro hCG with Irvingia" on YouTube

No laughing because even though I attended Radio and Television Broadcasting school.. this is the first vlog I have ever done and my voice is so weird sounding on here. :)

$20.00 Cybertrim Pro HCG with Irvingia pregnancy test results!

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Well.. as you can see the "Hormone Free" Cybertrim Pro HCG I purchased at Walmart this morning has tested positive on a pregnancy test for HCG. The test I bought was 88cents at Walmart also purchased this morning! I am going to be starting my load days Saturday and I am hoping to lose 30 more pounds! I actually tried on bathing suits this morning at Walmart also and I am down 2 sizes on bathing suits! :) I will start to blog daily when I start this round on Saturday morning because I know you all want to know how it's going and I am wanting the encouragement from you all also! We are going to be buying a pool this summer and I want to look great in a bathing suit! I will post more later when I have lots more time! Ta Ta for now everyone!

HCG Drops Fake or Real!

YouTube

A Great You tube Video of how to determine if your HCG Drops are really burning fat! Even the Homeopathic drops! Anyone with the Cybertrim Drops from walmart can you test them on a pregnancy test and check your keytones for us then post the results?? Please? :)

2 Pound Yo-Yo Up & Down / Round & Round

Up 2 pounds, Down 2 pounds.. Up 2 pounds, Down 2 pounds.. It's like a merry-go-round that's spinning so fast I can't seem to jump off in time! Ha! :) I am going shopping for another product to review for you all today.. I'm looking for price as well as effectiveness of weight loss/hunger suppression and energy. I would really like to go for the actual hormone again.. which I think GNC sells.. so I may go that route! With Easter this weekend, I'm going to start my load day Saturday so that I can pig out on Saturday and Sunday! Then it's off to 21 to 40 days of my VLCD again! I was only able to stand it 21 days last time on the diet because I was working and there were so many temptations because of lack of time etc.. Fast Food Drive Thrus were my best friend.. this time I am a stay at home mom and I have the time to make me fresh food and follow the diet more! I will post on Friday when I decide on the product I'm going to purchase as well as what my starting weight is! Good Luck Everyone on your journey and Thank You all for the encouragement and for following and walking along with me on mine! :)

Turning the treadmill wheels!

I have been a stay at home mom now for 3 weeks and I'm ashamed to say I havent been on my treadmill I own the entire time.. I have decided now that I am taking the horse by the reins and going to try to lose some weight the good ole fashioned way! Calorie counting and physical activity! Starting with an hr on the treadmill tonight and usng Myfitnesspal app to count my calories starting tomorrow! I can feel myself gaining the weight back that I so desperately took my time to lose! And I wont let it happen! I really need some motivation and I have so many followers of my HCG blog that I know I can count on you all! If you would like to be buddies on the myfitnesspal app just send a friend request to username Mommietootoo! Thank you Felice for the request you already sent me and I will be using the app daily now! :) Good Luck to everyone and "godspeed".. hehe

"The Stay at Home Mom Diet"

I have recently decided to be a stay at home mom for my 3 kids! :) when i say recently I mean 3 days ago recently! in those 3 days I have lost 3 pounds and my jeans are falling off of me again! im super excited about this! i have 3 kids who are 10, 8 and 4 years old who keep me on my toes! we have a trilevel house so im constantly up and down the stairs also. i swear my job was making me fat! im super excited to be losing weight again without really restricting the foods i eat again.. maybe im just too busy with the kids to even think about me needing to eat!

Check Out my Indianapolis Colts Fan Tribute Photo!

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Thank You for being such great Buddies!

Myfitnesspal App Buddies!!

If anyone would like to join me and receive encouragement and motivation download the Myfitnesspal app on the Android Market or the Apple App Store! My username is Mommietootoo and you an add me as a friend! I hope to see you all there!! :)

I need a drink..

Im sure everyone knows that dieting is not only a way to watch what you eat.. but it's a way of life! It takes a toll on your mental health as well.. so much has been going on in my world including trying to keep up the motivation to continue on my weight loss journey, that I've come to the conclusion that "I need a drink!" :) I'm an avid red wine drinker, so I may just have to pour me a nice tall glass! Beats the alternative of going back on the nightly slow down my brain meds right?! I'm absolutely planning on getting me some more of the actual hormone HCG drops soon! My birthday is in June so that would be an awesome time frame for my goal weight of 135! It'd take me 1 month to lose my final weight to get there.. so as long as I get up enough money to buy the actual hormone drops before May 8th, that'd give me exactly 1 month til June 8th.. (The big 3-0!) for me! I wanted to add a before and after picture of me from my first round in September of the drops I purchased from www.sothinsofast.com. The difference is 26 lbs in this picture! Happy dieting everyone!! :)

Holidays.. O_o !!!

Ahh the Holidays.. joyous Holidays.. Fullfilling holidays.. and when i say fullfilling. I mean Belly filling holidays! :p My weakness... Desserts! And they tend to be in overabundance during the months of November and December. I believe I have fell off the wagon for these couple of months but I'm ready to saddle back up and take on the cravings! I look at alot in life with the understanding that the mind is a powerful thing. You can do whatever you put your mind to. I apply this aspect to not only my attitude toward life, love towards my husband, understanding towards frustrations, inspiration for my creativity, encouragement for my kids creativity and book smarts, but also to my weight loss. I know if I want to lose 22 lbs, I can do it when I put my mind to it! I dont consider myself or anyone else weak for looking for help! We are better people beause we look for more help from others. We are putting our mind energy towards what we want and at the same time helping others even when we think we're just helping ourselfs. I hear there has been some negative press on HCG, but it wasn't that long ago that the famed Dr. Oz says it is looking prosperous. I have a huge issue with our Local News.. I don't know if anyone else notices this, but our news here in Ohio pushes their opinions on you. I refuse to watch the news because of this. If I wanted to know what you thought about the HCG diet I'd ask you. If I wanted to know what you thought about banks I'd ask you. The give uneducated opinions to people because a lot of people are going to be swayed to decisions based on these opinions. I personally work at a bank and I can guarantee you at my branch we do not charge a customer 1 fee that they are not notified about months ahead. Same goes with the HCG diet.. I used my powerful brain and before I decided to start the diet Googled it and asked 100 questions. I made my decision and so will you. I don't need the news to tell me what I either already know or inaccurate information to try to sway my own opinion. Anyway if you reading this I applaude you for taking control of you own life and not just sitting there waiting for it to "fall in your lap" .. pun intended .. ;)