Wedding Day Ready!

Invitations are out

Cake is ordered

Dress is tailored

Everything is ready of October 30^th

Everything, but…

My Body

This picture was actually taken last week. When I got on the scale this morning I was at 184 pounds, so that a half a pound weight loss. It came to my attention yesterday-or pretty much slapped me right in the face-that I have 60 days until my wedding. I have goofed off enough! Time to get busy!

I would say I have to lose 20 pounds before then (2.5 pounds a week), but I cannot lose that much weight and still have my dress fit correctly. As I have told my fellow sparkpeople yesterday, I really just want to be comfortable in my body that day. I do not want to stand there thinking that people are figuring my BMI in their head-I know that won’t happen, but you know.

So I spent some time this morning making a list of what I need to do every week for the next 8 weeks to be Wedding Day Ready. I expect this list to grow as I find new things, but I really do not want to obsess over it.

1. I need to VLOG daily. This is video blogging on sparkpeople.com
2. Track every bite of food I eat.
3. Drink eight 8 oz glasses of water a day or more.
4. Get on the scale. Normally I would be against weighing myself daily, but I think I need to be aware everyday.
5. Plan what I am going to eat and eat it. This means get to the grocery store so I will have snacks and decent food.
6. Complete Bridal Bootcamp at least five days a week.
7. Complete some kind of cardio at least once a day.
8. Do things that help with stress – like not procrastinating so much!
9. Use sparkpeople friends and videos to stay motivated!
10. Measure once a week. Oh…measuring tape how I dislike you.

Oh and I need to blog here at least daily. I need to tell you all what is happening so that I can have some accountability. The posts maybe as small as this is what I ate today, this is how I worked out and this is how I feel about myself, but at least I will be here, right?

I Told Them They Were Not Invited to The Wedding.

Yeap! I did it. I looked right into the mirror and told these flabby, flapping arms they were to not come within a hundred mile radius of my big day.

I mean they have already made an embarrassing appearance at Kim’s wedding.

Yikes. What kind of funky dance move was that? I think that maybe that was a too many glasses of wine move.

Seriously, though this is the picture that I untagged of myself on facebook. It was just too much. I couldn’t stand thinking people would see this.

So, how am I going to do it? I gotta set some major goals. I don’t want to set a weight goal. I don’t want to say “I have to lose 25 pounds before the wedding.” Nope I want to set some weekly nutriotion and fitness goals.

Ok! Stop LAUGHING! Yes this is me the girl who dropped Tennis last year because I really didn’t want to run to chase a ball. And this is the girl that could knock back two big macs in one setting because McDonald’s had a 2 for offer. That is why I am sitting here today typing this…obese and unhealthy.

Here is my plan!

Food!

1. I plan to eat between 1200 and 1500 calories a day. And track every morsel that gets put into my mouth through Spark People.
2. I plan to eat out (fast food and restaurants) no more then twice a week. This is huge for us…if there is one thing JAG and I have in common it is our love for food.
3. It’s not just the calories it is the type of foods. I need to keep fats at a range of 27-60, Carbs at a range of 135-252, and protein 60-136. I didn’t come up with this on my own, Spark People helps with this.
4. WATER!!! I drink diet soda A LOT. Diet soda, wine, and coffee. Water needs to be up to eight 8-oz glasses a day. I have known this since I was 18 and teaching other people to do it. It can be done and will also do wonders for my face.

Fitness!

1. Cardio everyday! I know it is extreme, but for right now I need it. I need to do atleast 45 minutes everyday. I will alternate between the treadmill and allowing Jillian Michaels to kick my butt.
2. Oh I am going to dread this, but resistance training (muscle building and toning) especially in those flabby arms everyday! I plan to do bridal bootcamp everyday.

Don’t worry…you will keep my accountable. I will come and tell you how it goes. Especially will Jillian. That broad kicks my booty and I usually quit mid-way through, so my ultimate goal is to make it through an entire 45 minutes with the same intensity she puts out.

What is Spark People?  It is awesome and I will definitely share with you my experience tomorrow. Or you could be proactive, click the link or click the icon on my side bar and get directly to my page. I post daily (well almost daily) video blogs for my spark friends. Just fyi I am not being paid my Spark People and I just think it is cooler then cool!