Fit Club - Report In!!

I'm back on track!

Exercise and diet wise, anyway.  The jury is still out on whether the weight is going to actually drop, thought,  because it's official.  I'VE HIT MY FIRST PLATEAU. 

But there are a few things I'm doing to try and fix that.

Fit Club - Report In!

Well, diet and exercise wise, this last week was a total wash.

Several of the SpouseBUZZ authors came to visit, and unless you count giggling madly and staying up late as forms of exercise, I did about ZILCH.  Although I will work out today.

I also dug in with relish to foods like waffles with real syrup, a bleu cheese burger, chips, and the dreaded Onion Petals at Logan's Road House.

Not my finest week in my fitness journey, to be sure.

But never fear!  Fitness Magazine has come to my rescue!

Fit Club: Report In!

If you missed our show with Nikki from Nikki Fitness last night, you really should go catch the archived version!

We had Nikki for the entire hour, and talked about the two new DVDs she has coming out (including one she promises will work that booty right off!), the ideas behind the Military Wife Workout, and some great tips for getting in shape starting now!  We also talked sports bras - from the horrors of a random bra accident, to double-bra support, and all about our penchant for camouflage - even in sports bras.

Did I mention how you guys keep me on track?  Because you do.  And I have a confession to make...

Tonight On SpouseBUZZ Radio!

NIKKI FITNESS!!!

You KNOW you want to hear this one! 

We'll talk to Nikki about fitness, after baby kangaroo pouches, and just WHY my butt is still hanging around.  Seriously.  Why?

About halfway through we'll open it up for questions - so you can call in and ask Nikki everything you've ever wanted to know about fitness, but were waiting for an anonymous forum to do so.

Tonight - live at 9 pm Eastern at SpouseBUZZ Radio!

As always, the chat room will be open and hopping - you don't want to miss it!

Fit Club - Report In!

You know, I have been so darn proud of all you SpouseBuzz folk participating in Fit Club.  You've worked hard to keep up with your commitment, you report in faithfully, you have been so positive about the whole thing that you've actually kept me working out faithfully and (trying) to eat right for the past three months! 

And now, because we have been so faithfully upbeat, I'm going to devote this particular Fit Club post to venting.  That's right, we're going to pass around this bottle of calorie free wine of an excellent vintage, this plate of virtual chocolate chip cookies that magically vanish from your system after you eat them, and some cheese (because you have to have some cheese) and vent out the worst parts of the Fit Club journey.

Just remember to put on your Big Girl Panties when you are done and pass the wine to the next person.  Next week should be MUCH easier - after all, sometimes what we need most is just to vent to our friends.  And drink wine.  And eat cookies.

I'll go first...

Hey Look, it's Working....

I recently began participating in airforcewife's Fit Club, and I have to tell you - it's working. Yesterday, I declared myself swimsuit-ready and it's not even summer yet! I never weigh myself because I've always thought that how my clothes fit and how I feel is much more important than a number on a scale. I don't even own a scale. Well, I didn't until this weekend, that is. I decided to buy one just to see how my ramped-up workout routine translated into numbers.

I was astounded, and I can assure you that if you follow my lead, you will be, too.

Here's my secret:

SpouseBUZZ Fit Club - Report In!

You know, we haven't talked routines in a while! 

I've already made a vow to get my toosh back on a good eating plan (Pizza - why do you hate me so?  You follow me around and beckon to me everywhere!), so we'll just pretend like this last week in my eating history never happened. 

Hear that thighs?  It never happened!  No expanding!

SpouseBUZZ Fit Club - Report In!

Okay, listen because this is a BIG DEAL.

I just fit into a shirt that I haven't been able to wear since SpouseBUZZ Live II in San Diego.  Oh yeah, it was the purple one with bling.

And not only did it fit, but it was slightly too big.

And did I mention my pants were slipping down off my butt today?

SpouseBUZZ Fit Club - Report In!

This week I was confronted with my worst diet and exercise enemy. 

SpouseBUZZ Fit Club: Report In!

Okay, this last week will not help my thighs any.  On Easter Sunday I threw caution to the wind and ate whatever I felt like.  Yes, that means marshmallow brownies.  And egg rolls.  Oh, and somewhere in there some crepes.  It was EASTER, people!  I think I can hold it in again until 4th of July, though.  And wherever I am on July 4th, there will the buffet be also.

Also, today is AFG's birthday, and while I'm not eating any cake, he still wants to go out to eat somewhere, and I quote, "Yummy."  Which means I'll be taking the bun off my hamburger and ordering a side salad with it.  Even worse - Wednesday is my birthday (ack!  I'm getting old!).  I'm not sure how I'll manage to celebrate that with no sugar or flour.

Okay, now you HAVE to follow the jump, because I have something very cool to introduce you to!

SpouseBUZZ Fit Club: Report In!

I am so darn bored.  I really am.  On Wednesday it took me three hours to stop dreading running up and down the stairs and force myself to work-out.  I'm already dreading the stairs today. 

I've been good - I only skipped Tuesday, and that is because after a morning full of errands and having to spend the afternoon shopping at Sam's, I was just too exhausted to even think about moving around.  And since we walked for over three miles on Sunday around the monuments in DC, I don't consider myself a total failure here.

But I'm definitely at that point in the workout/weight loss journey when just throwing up my hands and saying, "I'm done!  I'm not getting results fast enough!  Why bother with that nasty sweat and stuff!"  Trying to carve out time to workout without interruption from the kids (why do they ALWAYS choose when I'm working out to start their knock-down, drag out caged matches?) is getting irritating, and it would be a lot easier to just park my butt on the couch and surf the web.

Fit Club, Report In!!!

Okay, first things first.  I'm so excited about the new uplift and roundness in my butt.  Those stairs are really knocking my rear into shape, and it's NOTICEABLE.  Air Force Guy (who deserves the husband of the year award for noticing work out results) even commented on it - something about "nice heart shape."  Those are the kinds of things that keep me working out and avoiding those deadly foods. 

My goal is to have butt cheeks like biceps by the end of the summer.

Unfortunately, there was one fiasco (well, two, but it was on the same day so I'm trying to minimize here) this week.

SpouseBUZZ Fit Club: Report In!

You know, you people are keeping me in check.  Honestly.  The very thought that I have to report in every Friday about how well I've managed to keep up does wonders to stop me from running through that drive through in a haze of addictive frenzy. 

Accountability - it works.

Jeans are still getting looser, not as fast as I'd like, but enough to know that there's definitely a difference.  To my utter horror, I had to drop bread from my diet this week, too.  First fast food, then sugar, now bread.  OH, THE HUMANITY!

And before we really get into the Fit Club post - we need to give a few shout outs!  Army Blogger Wife and Aircrew Fiancee have made some great strides in their Fitness journey, losing nearly 20 and over 10 pounds respectively on healthy diet plans - Please give them a hoo-ah, hoorah, outstanding, or whatever your service choice of noise is.  Christine reported great success through week three of Couch to 5K, Homefront 6 is rediscovering her swimming roots, and LAW is sticking with it even when she is too tired to scratch her nose.  If there's one thing we've learned about LAW here on Spousebuzz, she is honest and to me that is a GREAT inspiration.  OUTSTANDING, you all! 

Keep reading, after the jump I have some great pictures!