Monthly Archives: April 2015

Motivation

Last week as I started yet another round of Body 4 Believers I was a little discouraged. Worried about how well I would do this time around. And I was worried about no MOTIVATION!

Motivation has always been my biggest struggle! Always the one thing that has stopped me from doing B4B and sticking to it! So I set out to find the best motivation around! I went straight to Pinterest! The holy grail of motivational quotes. For around a month now I have been following this girl on Instagram. She is on a weight loss journey her self. She was 500lbs and has lost 83 so far! That is an inspiration to me. Seeing how well she has done and that anything is possible if I stick to it really helped me!

Here I go… I have been walking for a little over a week now. I do not walk every day nor do I exercise everyday! I love the idea of exercising but always hated actually doing it! I have invested in a few electronics to make walking and exercising a little easier! I bought a Nike + fitness tracker so that I could count my miles! This thing works great! I have an iPhone but the only issue is that for some reason the product does not sync to Health on the iPhone. I recently bought a Fitbug Orb. I was kind of skeptical at first. I wanted a fitbit but of course I did not want to spend the money on it. If I was planning on stopping it would not be worth the cost! So this fitbug is actually okay! A few minor adjustments could be made to the app to make things easier but overall it does the simple job. The Fitbug Orb is actually around $50. But I was lucky and I found it at a return store on sale for 15!! Not really too much of a waste of money!

Other fitness things I have bought.. A toning band for my stomach, an exercise ball, a few capri bottoms to walk in, and sports bras. I am excited to use my exercise ball seeing as I bought it today I haven’t had a chance to use it!

The most important thing I bought was a new scale! The other morning I stepped on the scale and it said I had lost 15 lbs already. I was unsure how accurate this actually was . So I bought a new digital scale. I stepped on and off that scale probably around 10 times to make sure I was reading the numbers correctly! I had actually lost 16 lbs! That was a complete shock to me! And I am continuing to lose! I can for sure tell I have lost weight and inches. I do not really want to do my measuring just yet! Giving it a few more weeks! 

To date I am 290 lbs! I am down 17 lbs already and can’t wait to lose more!

That being said… If you have any questions about what I am doing please just ask! Body 4 Believers is a great program that works for me! No supplements. Just real food and better combinations! Also No I do not work for Body 4 Believers. I just feel that everyone should have the opportunity to know what it is!

Progress

I have yoyo’ed for about 2 months. I will be on B4B for a week and then crash and burn the next. I am really determined this time though! I can’t punish myself for mistakes. But I have to learn to push myself harder! On the plus side one thing that I still had to work on was working out and getting more sleep! Sleep still is an issue BUT I have walked over 15 miles in less than a week! And I am excited and happy to walk! Excited to go and be doing something. So here is my progress.

When I started again I was around 307. That is the most I have ever weighed. I felt absolutely TERRIBLE! I started back On April 20th. Eating healthy, making better choices. No I do not need that candy bar! I am finding healthier things to eat and making better choices!

So here are my STARTING stats:

Weight 307

My measurements are as follows

Arms- Left- 18″ Right- 17.5″. Thighs- Left- 32.5″ Right-33.5″. Hips- 56″ Tummy 57.5″ Bust- 51.5″

 

As of right now I have lost 7lbs! And can’t wait for more!!