We went to the Oregon Duck women's basketball game today - their very first game in Matthew Knight Arena (thanks, Uncle Phil!). It was a really fun game with my daughter's soccer/basketball teammates and families - good friends and good fun!
Before the game, while I was getting ready, I had the bedroom tv on and I saw an infomercial for P90X for the very first time. After watching the infomercial I can definitely say I made the right decision starting with Power 90. There is NO way I am ready for P90X. But I AM ready for Power 90. I wish it would hurry up and get here!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Money, Money, Money
I got the email today that my P90 has been shipped! I should have it by Saturday, 1/29. More later on when I'm going to start...
I wanted to make a dollar tally listing how much I've spent on weight loss over the years. Keep in mind, this is just "formal" costs and does not included buy diet food that I may or may not have eaten, or gym memberships. Some of these are best guesses, but I think I'm pretty accurate.
1990 - Jenny Craig plan:
Membership Fees - $250
16 weeks of food at an average of $60/week - $960 (average cost of $38.40/pound)
2002 - Weight Watchers:
4 months of program at $15/month (on-line program) - $60 (average cost of $1.50/pound)
2005 - Nutrisystem:
9 months of program food at $250/month - $2,250 (average cost of $37.50/pound)
2007 - Medical Weight Loss:
9 months of program at $160/month - $1,440 (average cost of $28.80/pound)
Total - $4,710 to end up heavier than I've ever been before. That's kind of disgusting...
On a different, happier note, I walked 5 miles today with my marathon buddies. We did a route that has a big hill. What a struggle! Both of my friends are in a lot better shape than I am, and it's really an awful feeling to be the one slowing them down. Not forever though!
Now, back to starting P90. I think it depends on what day I get it, but I'm leaning towards starting next Sunday (1/30). I have a 14 mile walk I need to do next weekend for the marathon, so I was thinking I'd do that on Saturday morning and start P90 on Sunday. I'm so excited!!! Wish I had it right now. I feel like I'm on cusp of something great!
I wanted to make a dollar tally listing how much I've spent on weight loss over the years. Keep in mind, this is just "formal" costs and does not included buy diet food that I may or may not have eaten, or gym memberships. Some of these are best guesses, but I think I'm pretty accurate.
1990 - Jenny Craig plan:
Membership Fees - $250
16 weeks of food at an average of $60/week - $960 (average cost of $38.40/pound)
2002 - Weight Watchers:
4 months of program at $15/month (on-line program) - $60 (average cost of $1.50/pound)
2005 - Nutrisystem:
9 months of program food at $250/month - $2,250 (average cost of $37.50/pound)
2007 - Medical Weight Loss:
9 months of program at $160/month - $1,440 (average cost of $28.80/pound)
Total - $4,710 to end up heavier than I've ever been before. That's kind of disgusting...
On a different, happier note, I walked 5 miles today with my marathon buddies. We did a route that has a big hill. What a struggle! Both of my friends are in a lot better shape than I am, and it's really an awful feeling to be the one slowing them down. Not forever though!
Now, back to starting P90. I think it depends on what day I get it, but I'm leaning towards starting next Sunday (1/30). I have a 14 mile walk I need to do next weekend for the marathon, so I was thinking I'd do that on Saturday morning and start P90 on Sunday. I'm so excited!!! Wish I had it right now. I feel like I'm on cusp of something great!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Power 90 - The Big Decision
So I'm starting this blog in an attempt to hold myself accountable in a more public fashion. After 20 years of battling (and failing, mostly) to lose weight, I am once again RESOLVED to succeed.
I have had some fairly good success with weight loss:
1990 - lost 25 pounds on Jenny Craig (kept most of it off for 6 years).
2001 - lost 40 pounds on Weight Watchers (kept off for about a year).
2005 - lost 60 pounds on Nutrisystem (kept off for about a year).
2007 - lost 50 pounds on Medical Weight Loss (kept off for about a year).
Wow. Over the past 20 years, I have lost an ENTIRE person. I worked so hard to lose weight EVERY time. EVERY time I quit when I was 5-20 pounds from my goal weight...and EVERY time I gained all the weight back and more.
So here I sit today. 41 years old, 5'4" tall, 215 pounds. I can hardly type that number. I don't FEEL like I'm that big, but every so often I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirrow when I'm not expecting it and I am shocked - I am THAT fat woman. And I've already lost 10 pounds on my own. My jeans feel better already. I can't believe that on New Year's Day, I was 225.
This first 10 pounds came off quite easily. I am doing Weight Watchers new "points plus" program, which I really like. It emphasizes higher protein items (but NOT high fat...it's not an Atkins clone...and btw, Atkins is the only diet I've tried that I ever failed miserably and completely at - all that protein made me sicker than sick.) and really fits in for the way I like to eat (when I'm eating healthy, of course!) - lots of lean protein with salads, protein bars and shakes, etc...but also plenty of veggies and fruit.
So as I said, first 10 pounds were a snap. I've been walking with a couple of friends. They convinced me to sign up to walk a marathon in May (we did a half marathon last May), so we're doing a marathon training program. I've either walked or done Wii Fit 6 days/week since I started. It's certainly not a workout where I'm pouring sweat at the end, but it works with my fitness level and my schedule. One thing I have sadly noticed about being this big is how UN-FIT I am. I used to run 10k's. I was in the Army and I was the fastest person in my training group - male AND female. Now walking 3-4 miles makes my feet hurt (DUH...they're carrying around 75 + pounds of extra fat with every step).
I was talking to a friend of mine at work who is starting P90X. I should add that I am a big fan of ESPN radio - I listen to it almost all day at work. I have heard Colin Cowherd (sp?) sing the praises of P90X many times, so I was already a little curious. My friend is a former football player who wants to get back into shape.
I decided to do some research about P90X and see if it was for me. I looked at blogs, user reviews, and the beachbody.com website. There seemed to be a general theme among all bloggers and user reviews - P90X is a GREAT program, but it is NOT for people who don't already have a minimum level of fitness. Bloggers spoke of not being able to finish the workouts, of having chronic nagging injury/pains, etc. One blogger said that he bought P90X and quit after 2 days, out of pain and frustration. He put it away for a few months, until a friend told him about Power 90, which is sort of a "beginner" version of P90X (as a side note, it's also significantly cheaper!). He bought Power 90, did it for the 90 days, lost 45 pounds in 90 days, and then started right on P90X, where he continued to lose. His overall message was, "if you're not in pretty good shape to begin with, start with Power 90."
After seeing that this was the general concensus among bloggers, and having some conversation with the hubs, I decided to go for it. I bought Power 90 tonight. As I said, it's a lot cheaper. P90X is $140 plus shipping. Power 90 is $60 plus shipping. The workouts in Power 90 are shorter, and they're designed for people who aren't in very good shape to start - like me.
My plan is to start Power 90 when I get it (in "5-7 business days!"), do Power 90 for the full 90 days, then switch to P90X. So why the blog? I thought it was really cool to read about other people's journeys with these programs, and I thought it would be cool to do that too. I also think/hope it will keep me more accountable, that YOU - the loyal reader - will keep me accountable. Or maybe no one will read this...but writing it will keep me accountable.
Ok, that's enough for now. I think for my next blog post I'm going to try to calculate (roughly) how much I have spent on weight loss since 1990. I bet it's a lot!
I have had some fairly good success with weight loss:
1990 - lost 25 pounds on Jenny Craig (kept most of it off for 6 years).
2001 - lost 40 pounds on Weight Watchers (kept off for about a year).
2005 - lost 60 pounds on Nutrisystem (kept off for about a year).
2007 - lost 50 pounds on Medical Weight Loss (kept off for about a year).
Wow. Over the past 20 years, I have lost an ENTIRE person. I worked so hard to lose weight EVERY time. EVERY time I quit when I was 5-20 pounds from my goal weight...and EVERY time I gained all the weight back and more.
So here I sit today. 41 years old, 5'4" tall, 215 pounds. I can hardly type that number. I don't FEEL like I'm that big, but every so often I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirrow when I'm not expecting it and I am shocked - I am THAT fat woman. And I've already lost 10 pounds on my own. My jeans feel better already. I can't believe that on New Year's Day, I was 225.
This first 10 pounds came off quite easily. I am doing Weight Watchers new "points plus" program, which I really like. It emphasizes higher protein items (but NOT high fat...it's not an Atkins clone...and btw, Atkins is the only diet I've tried that I ever failed miserably and completely at - all that protein made me sicker than sick.) and really fits in for the way I like to eat (when I'm eating healthy, of course!) - lots of lean protein with salads, protein bars and shakes, etc...but also plenty of veggies and fruit.
So as I said, first 10 pounds were a snap. I've been walking with a couple of friends. They convinced me to sign up to walk a marathon in May (we did a half marathon last May), so we're doing a marathon training program. I've either walked or done Wii Fit 6 days/week since I started. It's certainly not a workout where I'm pouring sweat at the end, but it works with my fitness level and my schedule. One thing I have sadly noticed about being this big is how UN-FIT I am. I used to run 10k's. I was in the Army and I was the fastest person in my training group - male AND female. Now walking 3-4 miles makes my feet hurt (DUH...they're carrying around 75 + pounds of extra fat with every step).
I was talking to a friend of mine at work who is starting P90X. I should add that I am a big fan of ESPN radio - I listen to it almost all day at work. I have heard Colin Cowherd (sp?) sing the praises of P90X many times, so I was already a little curious. My friend is a former football player who wants to get back into shape.
I decided to do some research about P90X and see if it was for me. I looked at blogs, user reviews, and the beachbody.com website. There seemed to be a general theme among all bloggers and user reviews - P90X is a GREAT program, but it is NOT for people who don't already have a minimum level of fitness. Bloggers spoke of not being able to finish the workouts, of having chronic nagging injury/pains, etc. One blogger said that he bought P90X and quit after 2 days, out of pain and frustration. He put it away for a few months, until a friend told him about Power 90, which is sort of a "beginner" version of P90X (as a side note, it's also significantly cheaper!). He bought Power 90, did it for the 90 days, lost 45 pounds in 90 days, and then started right on P90X, where he continued to lose. His overall message was, "if you're not in pretty good shape to begin with, start with Power 90."
After seeing that this was the general concensus among bloggers, and having some conversation with the hubs, I decided to go for it. I bought Power 90 tonight. As I said, it's a lot cheaper. P90X is $140 plus shipping. Power 90 is $60 plus shipping. The workouts in Power 90 are shorter, and they're designed for people who aren't in very good shape to start - like me.
My plan is to start Power 90 when I get it (in "5-7 business days!"), do Power 90 for the full 90 days, then switch to P90X. So why the blog? I thought it was really cool to read about other people's journeys with these programs, and I thought it would be cool to do that too. I also think/hope it will keep me more accountable, that YOU - the loyal reader - will keep me accountable. Or maybe no one will read this...but writing it will keep me accountable.
Ok, that's enough for now. I think for my next blog post I'm going to try to calculate (roughly) how much I have spent on weight loss since 1990. I bet it's a lot!
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