two months in the making

it seems i've lost my boobs and butt. oh well, they were overrated. 

body fat and dresses

I just got an email from Darin with the results of my seven point fat test. AND it turns out, I'm only 17.58% fat. Holy moly. Down from 27.8% to 17.58% in seven weeks. I'm really good at loosing fat.


dresses: look how cute this is. Bought this with some Christmas money from Gma Priscilla and Gpa Dean. I thought, if anyone would want me to buy a dress, it would be her. It's a size medium. I love it.

sorry this post is quite random.

19.7%

19.7% body fat!!!


I'm pretty excited about that. Darin thinks I can do the show in Anchorage in March. I think I can too. 14 weeks to go. Crazy. I'm really good at following a program.

last week- this week

last week 191.4

                                                                     this week 185.6

fat test tomorrow. woot woot!

gymservations

I find it very hard not to be judgemental of others while at the gym. I also find my judgements very amusing, so I'll share.

1.) the elliptical is a stupid machine, by using it you're telling me, I want to run, but I don't actually want to exert the effort to run.
2.) when on said elliptical, put your hood on your sweatshirt down. you're not rocky, you're a douche.
3.) please don't walk behind me while i'm doing the straight leg deadlift, in fact, don't look at me. some lifts are just inappropriate to do in public.
4.) kettle ball plie squat- here everyone watch me tea bag this weight.
5.) if you need a belt to hold up your threadbare sweatpants, it's time for a new pair. that seam does not look stable.
6.) take off your fucking sunglasses, are you kidding me?
7.) this is not the jersey shore, there is no need to cut your sleeves off to the waist band.
8.) if I'm using the fan, I will not turn it off because you are cold. run faster.
9.) if you wear makeup to the gym and leave looking just as good as when you walked in- without hitting the locker room- I will probably hate you.
10.) please don't set up camp on the squatting racks, seriously you should be there for 15 minutes max. and that's a genrous max.
11.) drinking a cherry slushie every morning while lifting weights, seems counter productive. but I'm totally jealous.
12.) tai chi is in fact, not a cardio. You've been prancing around in there every morning for months and still look the same.
13.) zumba is the gyms latest rage that encourages women to dress ridiculously. It can however be a great workout, if you spend more time on the moves and less on your outfit.

and that's all for now.
i'm still dropping fast. went through a little plateau last week or two and this week the numbers have been moving. Down to 185.6. I'll post pictures later. My goal is to be at 181 by Jan. 1st. It's looking pretty doable... knock on wood. I still haven't had another fat test. I need to call Darin. I don't think he recognizes me at the gym anymore. That's a good sign right? 

Don't worry Mom, I'm looking into a multi-vitamin since you mentioned it, and I feel freaking fantastic!

kimout.

banana protein powder is no ones friend.

I've learned that not all protein powders are created equal. But mainly I've learned that no one should ever try banana flavored protein powder. It is pretty much terrible. I try to have it in the morning, doesn't it just seem breakfasty? But, I hate it every time. Vanilla is pretty boring. But its not bad. Anything chocolate has been good. Especially caramel chocolate. Dang. Mix in a half cup of fat free cottage cheese and it's almost like a malt. If you stretch your taste buds imagination. Cookies and cream is really good too. It's a challenge to get enough protein in every day. I'm shooting for 150g of protein and it's hard to do that while staying low cal and low carb, oh and low fat too. But progress is going the right way. My body is certainly changing. I've got pictures to prove it. And my stretchy exercise pants are all falling down. So I think it's safe to say I'm looking for new running pants soon. I also saw a girl at the gym with a wireless ipod thing. She had on headphones and it must be bluetoothing to her headphones. How bad ass is that? On a side note, she is totally ripped and might rip my throat out if I interrupted her workout to inquire about her headphone contraption. So I'll silently admire from a safe distance.

                                                                  this was me then 208.0

                                                                   that's me now. 191.4

five weeks of fat loss

oh my god, is that an ab I see? It's probably just gas.  

thanksgiving success

I made it through the first holiday challenge with relative success. I stuck to my plan and ate what I should. I did have one cheat day, and I'll fess up to it. On Saturday I hiked skyline(good) with a cute boy(better) and then had a pork chop and 3 beers(not good). What's a girl to do? I love hiking and eating and beer (and the cute boy has all sorts of potential). They just go hand in hand for me. Oh crap maybe half of a baked potato too. Ok, no maybe about it. But today I ran my 6 miles and did my leg workout and core circuit. So, I'm back on track. I felt great running. I am going to bump everything up this week to 6.2 starting pace. I figure if I just slowly creep the numbers up, maybe my lungs won't notice that my legs are going faster. trickery.

progress

208.0
204.4
199.2
197.0

 Happy Thanksgiving!

super sets super suck

Holy cow, super sets kill me. Darin has me working out in super sets, which is doing two exercises of opposing muscles back to back, with minimal rest. Now, I thought it was supposed to be working the same muscle groups back to back to be called a super set. But for my purposes at this time- it is not. I used to like lower body days and dread upper body days. Now it is kind of a crap shoot. They both are exhausting. The only good thing about upper body days is that my legs get a bit of a rest in the evening, making the next mornings jog a bit easier. I'm up to running the first 20 minutes at 6.1, the next 20 at 6.2 and then I go in five minute intervals 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, and for the last five minutes I go up every minute. So by the end I am literally dying. But I'm learning to run fast. I hope. Darin said two of my cardio's need to be high intensity. I feel that everything I do is high intensity, so I'm having a hard time deciding which two to label as such. I'm guessing, Gina's spin class on Friday is high intensity and then that leaves my Saturday skate skiing? or daily 6 miles? I'm not sure.

I'm having some picture difficulties. I'm ready to post some progress pictures, but this darn thing won't let me. I'll keep working on it.  I've officially been on "the diet" for 20 days. I've lost weight, inches, and body fat. Yay! Turns out, I was in denial about the actual amount of exercise I was doing, and about the amount of calories I was putting in my mouth. I am finding the diet the easiest part to stick to. It is very regimented and I thrive on structure. And I'm getting results. So, super sets may super suck, but as long as the numbers and fat keep dropping, I can handle it. schweat on my friends.

book it.

July 9th, 2011 in St. Louis, MO I am going to enter the figure competition. I've got 32 weeks to turn into a corvette. I'm working hard and eating right. I've finally broke past 199.2. Thank goodness, that was a long haul. I haven't really told Darin that I want to do a show. I think I'll tell him at our next meeting. For now I have three weeks of workouts to get through, stick to my diet through the holidays, and keep schweating the pounds away.

stuck on 199.2

I have been stuck on 199.2 for five days. I know this will pass, but I'm working my butt off and would like to see the numbers drop. Who wouldn't right? And don't come at me with muscle weighs more than fat. I know all that crap. But five days?! Come on. I don't know how I could go down to fewer calories. Crap, I should probably ask Darin. The last time I asked him if I should eat before or after my morning workout and I really wanted him to say before. The only time of day I'm hungry is when I wake up, but I'm really hungry. I'm not waking up because my alarm clock is going off, I'm waking up because I'm hungry. I'm not sure if that's normal, or ok, but I'm going to deal with it for now. So of course the answer that Darin gave me is that it is way better to eat after you workout. Dangit. It felt like he took my birthday away. But I have complied whole heartily with his recommendations.  The new work out plan has me doing super sets, which I think are going to super suck. But hopefully I get some killer results in this two or three week chunk of time like I did in the first two. I'm proud of my small accomplishment. Already people have been commenting on my looks, asking if I'm loosing weight, saying I've leaned out. Not gonna lie. I LOVE that.

I'm average!

After two weeks of following the diet and working out like a mad man- sticking to Darin's plan- I have lost 2.8% body fat. Bringing me to 25% body fat. This may not seem like a reason to celebrate for most people, but I've always been in the obese column on height/weight charts so when I found out that my starting body fat was only above average fat I felt pretty good. Now that I'm down to 25% fat I fall into the average fat range. Just barely, but hey, I'm average! The workouts have been going really good. I'm nervous about the changes that Darin made for me, but I'm sure after a couple time I'll have the hang of the new exercises down pat. I've been running 6 days a week and I can even tell that I'm getting faster on the treadmill. Another small victory: I'm running 60 minutes at 6.2 mph and am not terribly winded or struggling. I'm going to keep slowly creeping that number up. Can you imagine ever being  able to sustain 7mph for 60 minutes. I can't. But I'm going to keep trying.
The scale hasn't budged in four days. I'm stuck on 199.2. Which is far too close to 200 for my comfort. I would really like to see a drop in numbers here soon. But I realize muscle weighs more....blah, blah, blah. So , yes of course I'd rather be dense and compact than fat and big, but can't the numbers go down just a lil. I'm busting my butt here. At first the scale was going down like crazy. I want that to happen again. I'm just palying the waiting game with my body, I know here any day there will be a big drop in numbers. I just have to hang in there. And I think I can. I think I'm going to be good at this.

go big or go home

I've decided if I'm going to do this, I'm going to go all out and do it with 100% intensity. That's how I roll. I've been sticking to the diet. The only time I'm hungry is in the morning and late at night if I stay up too late. But with as busy as my schedule has been I've been going to be pretty early, so that hasn't really been a problem. Working out alone is going ok. I've come up with some questions and am waiting to hear back from Darin on them. What have I been up to? I'm running 5 days a week in the morning for 60 minutes. Then I go to school and work all day. Then I head back to the gym to lift weights. I'm lifting 6 days a week. I'm definitely stronger in the lower body, but goodness, by the end of the lunges my legs are shaking. I feel like such a dork on upper body days shoulder pressing my 12 pound dumbells, but even that is a challenge for me. So I can suck up my pride and bust out 3 sets of 15. I mean shoot, I'm already the arm wrestling gold medalist of the hippy olympics. So I shouldn't be ashamed of my upper body strength.  I am down to 204.4 pounds. That's a loss of 3.6 pounds this week  and a grand total of 11.6 pounds. Gotta keep those numbers dropping. Is it wrong that I'm actually looking forward to the fat test next Thursday? I took more pictures, eventually I'll post them. I feel like I can see a difference, but I'm totally biased. The most shocking is the picture of my backside. JESUS, my ass is huge. When did that happen? So it'll be fun to watch that shrink and tighten. I just wish it'd hurry up.

I need a plan.

So after two dates with Darin he has devised a plan for me. Now I'm on my own to follow this plan for two weeks. I'm going to be lifting 4 times a week and doing cardio 5 times a week. That is not counting any additional cardio on the weekend adventures. And I'm sticking to the diet.  My legs have been super sore, I'm not sure from what (working out, hiking, running).  Last night I did an upper body workout. I had to wait until 8:30 at night to squeeze it in. I was painting faces like crazy at the Mt. View Carnival.
I took the dreaded fat test. It was honestly not too bad. Darin was super nice about it, and it could have been worse. I mean he could have just grabbed my gut or the inside of my thighs. Ugh. But there were three pinch points. 1.) back of my upper arm 2.) one inch above hip bone and 3.) the top of my thigh. Turns out I'm 27.8% fat. Which is pretty high, but not as bad as I thought it'd be. The good news is I'm not obese, I'm not even overfat, I'm just above average.  So, now I have a starting point to work off of. I would like to get down to 17% body fat to be considered lean. And I think dropping ten percent is a pretty realistic goal. We'll see how this goes.
The diet continues to be the easiest part. I'm eating all the time. I can't believe this is working. I've lost some weight already, I'll post exactly how much on Tuesday.

metabolism, start your engine!

I have been on "the diet" for two days now. So far its the best thing about working out. I feel like I'm eating all the time. I'm eating 6 meals a day. The theory is to eat several small meals a day to get my metabolism revved up. However, meal is a strong word for what I'm having. I'm taking in 1200 calories at most, which I know is pretty restricted, but I honestly feel more full now than when I was eating who knows how many calories and only eating two meals a day. I have it all planned out so that I have three meals with 300 calories and three snacks with 100 calories each. I'm aiming for high protein, low fat and no complex carbs after 15:00. I've been able to keep the carbs at 100g a day. But holy hell is that a challenge. I am a carbaholic and would love to eat nothing but carbs. And carbs sneak in to the weirdest foods. Who knew there were carbs in fruit? That was news to me. But I'm just a chubby girl, giving this body building world an honest attempt.
Darin and I did a few tests on Tuesday. He said I have really strong legs. I kind of fell in love with him at that moment. A few kind words and my heart melts. Now if only this fat would melt. I took -before- measurements and can't believe my ass has gotten this big, I had to check and see if I was using centimeters on the measuring tape. Unfortunately I wasn't. Rats.

from a pinto to a ferrari

I had my first date with Darin. I was incredibly nervous beforehand. Apparently for no good reason. Darin is one cool dude who was super easy to talk to. We discussed my goals. I told him I want to get dangerous. He rephrased it by telling me that I am a Pinto and he is going to turn me into a Ferrari.  It's probably time for my before picture.

At least he didn't call me a dump truck. However, I have always said that the first guy who told me I have dumps like a truck, truck, truck I would marry on the spot. The problem I have with posting a real "before" picture is that I still look like it. So, until there is some noticeable change, I'm going to keep those pictures private. But just know that in due time I will post the frumpy, pale, chubby pictures. I can't wait either. Other than the car analogy nothing earth shaking was discussed at the initial meeting. The fat test is happening on our next date. Tuesday, Nov. 2nd at 5:15.  I have been looking for a way to loose 60 pounds in 5 days, but short of amputation have found nothing. Rats. Darin did show me a picture of himself dressed up as Richard Simmons/Carrot Top  and he was wearing Kelsey's pink shorty shorts so that he had something to be embarrassed about to ease my fat test anxiety. What a guy, eh?  on a side note: his legs were rockin in that picture. If I get leg muscles like that, I might not wear any clothes. ever. 

the last supper

I went over to Bob and Carol's for dinner and it truly did have a feeling like the last supper. Especially when Carol pulled out the cheesecake. I mean what's a girl to do? I ate the cheesecake with gusto and it was amazing. Too good to feel bad about. Life is too short to not eat cheesecake. I wonder what Darin will say to that theory. I can't wait to just get started with this program already. The suspense is killing me. I'm ready to get dangerous. I haven't decided if I'm going to post the results of my fat test on here. I probably will. No shame in a starting point. Plus I really need to figure out how to do pictures so I can upload the frumpiest before picture in the world. The crazy part is, I'm so worked up about everything that I can't sleep and it's almost 3:00 in the morning. Not cool.

calipers are not a girls best friend

i'm stressing about the fat test. pinching my fat and recording that information is not my idea of a good time, but this a journey and I'm going to go through with it. good and bad. i just need to keep the mindset that this is my beginning point. i can't possible be the chubbiest person Darin has ever met. right? this waiting to get going is killing me.

consultation scheduled

I have my consultation appointment scheduled with my soon to be personal trainer, Darin. It is still 4 days away and I'm already nervous for it. He said I need to have goals to talk about so that he can shape a program for me. I'm not sure what my goals are. I want to be faster, stronger, leaner, more efficient. but who doesn't want that? My friend Jared said I would be dangerous if I saw Darin. Hence the title of this blog. I'm Kim, and my goal is to get dangerous.