Two Weeks! Oops!

Well, I just realized that I didn't blog last week. Shameful. I should drop for that. Maybe later.

I hope you are all doing well. I am excited to tell you all about the last few days.

Today was the last day of my 16th week. 16 weeks! And I haven't missed a Friday, yet! I am doing really well, with the exception of my knee being hurt. I go to the doctor in two weeks. If I can just nurse it along until then, I will be good. Some days are worse than others with it. Take today for example. I had to improvise a lot today. Yesterday, hardly at all. So day by day I figure things out and change things up to do them and still keep going.

Yesterday and one other day a few weeks ago, I had the wonderful (Cough, cough) opportunity to train by myself at bootcamp. I was the only one to show up, Again. It was a hard workout too! He really kicked my behind yesterday. I was sore by the time I got home! I felt it today too. Crazy hard workout. So all you awesome PT's that are supposed to be coming to boot camp, You all missed out! You should all be jealous! OH, and Get your behinds back to UTAH! I need you! :) Missed you all yesterday, if you couldn't tell.

I absolutely love Boot camp! It makes me happy. Seriously! I still hate getting out of bed every morning, I still hate driving all the way to Murray every day, but I am happy to be doing it. My life has changed a lot. I used to get out of breath walking up the stairs to my condo every day. Now I can walk up and feel fine. Half the time I race my kids up the stairs now. It is fun. Another thing, I RUN with my kids! I do! It is fun to run with them and not be walking behind them. I can do more things that I would have never dared do before. I sleep better, I feel better, I am not sick as much as I used to be. I often get the urge to go walking or running now. These things have so changed my life.

I have run 3...count them 1- Electric Run, 2- Color me Rad, and 3-Autumn Rush, 5k's. That is correct. I have run 3. Crazy! I don't even think I could have Walked one before I did boot camp. I keep seeing 5k races being posted on facebook and I wonder when I will be crazy enough to do another. My kids like the 5k's too. Every time I sign up for one they ask if they can come too. They love that I can do more with them than I used to.

I don't spend as much time sitting around as I used to either. I can't stand to sit for very long....school is about killing me in that regard. I do love school though. I am learning a ton and moving along quickly.

Anyway, What I am getting at is this: I FEEL AWESOME!

I can see the difference in my body, I can tell when things fit better, I can feel the difference, and I know you have all been able to see the difference too. I don't know if you can tell if my energy is different or not, but I can tell it is.

I couldn't have done any of this without all of you. I have been so blessed to have so many people watching me change. It has been nice to have people to be accountable to. I haven't lost a lot this go around, but I am losing inches and gaining muscle. I hope to keep hearing feedback from all of you.

If you ever feel like you can't do it. Please know that you can! I did! If I can do it, ANYONE CAN!!

PT Miller

Plateau frustrations

Holy cow, I have been frustrated with this stupid weight loss plateau. Today I got measured at the gym. I have lost 3 1/4 more inches around my waist, and  an inch around my arms. 2 inches around my thigh and .2 inches around my calf. That was in a month.

In just two weeks (because I had this stuff measured on 9/27/2013), my body fat % went down from 46.8 to 45.6. My Lean body mass % went from 53.2 to 54.4. My Fat mass went from 132.4 pounds to 128.5 pounds. My lean body mass went from 150.55 pounds to 153.4 pounds. That is right folks, I gained 3 pounds of Muscle in two weeks. Crazy eh?? I feel a little better, but seriously, it is still frustrating when the scale doesn't move, right??

Well this week was hard! Monday was a killer workout and I'm pretty sure by Thursday everyone was burned out and that is why I found myself as the only one to show up! Made for a great workout. I got a one on one session with instructor Thomas. It was so hard! It seriously kicked my butt. I hope he knows how much I love that he cares enough to kick my butt. I haven't done a workout that hard in a long time.

I went to bootcamp this morning. SOOOOOO COLD!!! The grass was all frosty and it was hard to not slip and fall on the hill. It was good though, instructor Thomas spiced things up and changed the workout this week. It was fun. I enjoyed it a lot more. It was still hard with this stupid knee injury, but I survived it.

I'm so sorry I haven't been blogging as much. School work is taking all my reading time and my blogging seems to take a back seat. I promise to at least write once or twice a week though. I will not leave this blog and let it get lost in the internet world.

I hope you all know how wonderful I think you are. You are all so amazing and I just love you all! Thanks so much for the continuing support!

PT Miller

Avoidance

Admission. I have been avoiding blogging.

There I said it. I just was not into it this week. SO, I am back now. :)

HUMP DAY!!
Today is Wednesday! YAY! I have been using the new rowing machine at Bootcamp. I honestly really like it. my back doesn't though. It is super sore, but I know as I keep using it, my back will get stronger and it won't hurt anymore. I love trying to get 4 miles in on it. It takes me about an hour to reach 4 miles, but if I push myself I can get pretty far, pretty quickly. It was funny when Instructor Thomas tried to increase the difficulty and it was already as far up as it could go. He just stuck his tongue out at me....it was funny. The workout was really good today. We got a little messed up, but we figured it all out, it wasn't a big deal....it was actually pretty funny.

Anyway, yesterday was competition leg day. Talk about killer work out!! Holy cow, it was so much fun too. I love competition leg days. It is always fun to see how much more you can do than the last time. I am pretty sure I was able to do a whole lot more than I used to be able to do. OF COURSE, the last competition leg day was during my 3rd or 4th week and it was against Charlie company. I KNOW I did better than I did then. :)

Monday was chest day. I noticed that there was a new bench at the chest press and asked instructor Thomas about it. He told me I was observant. Ha.

I injured my knee, but after massaging it today, I think it is getting a little better, it is not quite as bad as it was yesterday and this morning. I am hoping it is just a little bit of inflammation and I will be able to get back to my normal working out self soon.

Well I hope you are all well. I have greatly appreciated the support of those who watch my daughter in the morning and take her to the bus stop so I can keep going. I am so thankful to all of your kind words and all the wonderful support you have all given me. I could not have done this without all of you! You have greatly increased my chances of succeeding in my journey and I can not express my gratitude enough.

Hope you all have a wonderful day. :)

PT Miller

Strip Day, Friday, 5k

Yep I totally rhyme. I am a poet, read the title!

First things first, I experienced my first Strip day. Let me just say this. HOLY CRAP! It was hard. I loved every second of it, well except the part that hurt. Which was everything. I am still so sore. I am pretty sure that the soreness from this is worse than the soreness of wearing the vest for a week. INSANE. Will I show up for it again? You bet! It is nice to finally feel my muscles again. :)

This morning was bootcamp at the park, just like every Friday. There were no new PT's so we all did a really hard workout. Okay, it might not have been hard for everyone, but for me, it was. I didn't stop though, I pushed through and I kept going and I made it. It was a fun workout. It was nice to do something different.

Tomorrow I am running the COLOR ME RAD race in Orem. I am excited. I picked up my shirt and stuff today. It will be tons of fun. My mom and my friend are running with me. We are team RUNNING ON EMPTY. My husband was supposed to bring the kids, but he ended up having to work tomorrow and so the kids are going to bring their scooters and "RUN" with me. It will be good for them. :) No worries, I got permission and filled out waivers for them.

On another note, today marks the end of my 12th week 12!!!Can you believe it?? It is super crazy that it has gone by that fast. I can't wait to start week 13 on Monday. Thank you Jesse for putting up with me for so long! I love my Bootcamp Family! 

So this has been a crazy week but I have had a fun time. I'm sore. It is a good sore. :) Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!!!

What Day IS IT???

Today is what day???

That's right it is HUMP DAY!




So this week has been a tough one, but it is half way through. I can make it!

I am running a second 5k on Saturday and I am getting excited about it. :) It will be fun. Rain or shine! IT is the Color me Rad race in Orem at UVU. I think this time will be easier and harder. I know how long 5k's is now and I am prepared for that, however I know that UVU campus is very HILLY. On the bright side, I get to do it with people I love. My mom is coming and doing it and my friend Kelli is doing it as well.

Today was my daughters 6th birthday. I threw a party for her and her friends. They had a lot of fun. I am so lucky to have her. I am glad I am taking steps to be around longer for my kids. It is the best decision I have made. I run with them more now than I did before, they love to race and I sometimes egg it on.

They are looking forward to going to Lagoon next year. I know that may seem like a silly goal to you, but I promised them I would be healthy and skinny enough to go with them next year. That is how I am getting them to support me! It works! Now when I am tempted they tell me that they will be sad if they can't go to Lagoon. Good motivation for me!

So things are hard, but I know I will figure out what I am doing wrong and I will feel better about it when I can fix it. I was pretty frustrated this morning, as I am sure Instructor Thomas could tell, but I am better this afternoon.

Well I hope you all have a happy HUMP day! Enjoy your evening and I am off to help make a birthday dinner. Only my children would choose, brown rice, grilled chicken and carrots for their birthday! Gotta love them  :D

It's Been a while

Well, as you can see, it has been a while since I last posted. Sorry for the lengthy break of time.

I have been doing well. I am loving bootcamp, today was probably the hardest day I have had in a while. I am not doing well on the weight loss. I am doing my best to eat the way I have been, I am just stuck. I know that instructor Thomas wants 3 pounds a week, but it isn't happening. I am still losing, I can tell in my clothes and in the way I feel that I am doing better. I am trying not to be too frustrated. I feel like I am working out ALL. OF. THE. TIME. anymore. Is it possible to exercise too much?? Maybe I am not eating enough. I just don't know. I have been drinking my water. Maybe I need to increase my water intake. I just don't know. I don't!

All in all, I feel so much better, I know that my inches are still getting better. I just hope this Plateau is going to go away soon.

So this is the 12th week of boot camp. I have lost 41 pounds so far and a lot of inches. I feel like a different person. I have a bit more confidence, although I would love to have more. I don't feel depressed as much as I used to. I do have my days, sometimes weeks. Anyway it is all good.

I ran a 5k on Friday. The Electric Run. It was super fun and super hard. I pushed myself harder than I have ever done and it was worth it. The feeling of accomplishment was well worth the work. I will be running the COLOR ME RAD race this coming Saturday. Wish me luck!!!

Hope you all are doing well. Here is a little video for you to enjoy.
PT Miller

41 pounds and counting!!!

Well well, if today isn't just amazing! I hit 41 pounds lost today!! It has been tough, but dang!!! 40 pounds!!! That is beyond amazing to me. I honestly didn't believe I would ever lose this much this quickly. 

There was one person who did though. That was Jesse Thomas. He believed in me when I didn't believe in myself. I am so glad I reconnected with him when I did. He has helped change my life for the better. Seriously, I had no confidence and really low self esteem. I didn't believe I could ever lose weight and I had resigned myself to being overweight for the rest of my life. He changed that. He helped me see that I can be confident and have good self esteem and I can lose weight and feel better. I still have a long way to go, but I'm getting there. Working hard and eating healthy and having a good support system is what is working. 

You have all been so great and helpful. I love seeing the comments of encouraging words and seeing that you are being inspired to get out there and do the same. It does my heart good to hear someone say that they are trying to be healthier just because they read my blog, or saw my picture on Facebook. It truly helps me keep going. So thank you all!

Here it is, my transformation picture so far. I started week 11 today (missed yesterday because the kids were really sick). Here is to 40 more pounds!!! Wish me luck!!!