Jillian Michales... My Hero

April 30, 2013

Well... it happened... reality hit me when i put on my shorts today for the first time since last summer. They are all too small. Some times it takes little moments like that to realize what a big problem you have. So, my new goal is to be able to fit into my shorts from just one year ago (roughly 25 pounds), and my way of doing this is following Jillian Michales plan! I have always been a big fan of Weight Watchers for the past 8 years of my life, but i have come to have a strange relationship with that program as of late. I feel that i am a bit more restricted than usual, which doesn't make sense but at the same time i feel that i need to try something different. 

I officially became introduced to Jillian a year ago when Matt and i moved to Lincoln. I was running on the treadmil and working out about 1.5 hours a day (because i had the time to) and i found my self watching the episode after episode of The Biggest Loser where she was one of the trainers. I fell in love with her enthusiasm and the way she pushed and pushed and pushed he team members to change. I was empowered and enjoyed listing to how she would motivate those big people to keep going. Once i started working full time my exercising was moved to a back burner and my eating habits have changed to more of what my hubby likes. So now my summer clothing is too small... time to make some changes!

I have been doing Jillian's 30 day shred already for a couple weeks, and have been feeling better about my activity and strength... however my size and weight have not changed in the slightest and i know its because i have not changed my eating habits. So today marks the day that i joined Jillian's online program which includes EVERYTHING you could need to get the results you want. meal plan ideas, trackers, workouts, etc! and they are all based on the way your body processes and burns calories. I will admit that this program is a lot more time consuming than Weight Watchers because Jillian's is so detail specific, but i know in the end i will be pleased with the results. 

I have recently discovered that i have a strange relationship with food. I eat when i have nothing else to do whether i am hungry or not. and i tend to go for the things that don't take any time to make. In a sense i am obsessed with it? So i figure if i become obsessed with this online program it will take up that time that i would have been mindlessly snacking on crap! 

We shall see how this all goes. i really just want to be able to wear shorts and other summer time cloths and i don't have money to buy new ones that would fit my new found size and shape... plus i am stubborn and don't want to buy bigger cloths, there really isn't an excuse in my eyes... so, i will hit the workout plans and food ideas! Tonight will be fish and couscous! YUM! and tomorrow... the workouts begin hard core!