Turbo Fire arrived!

Hello dolls!
As you can tell by the title my Turbo Fire kit arrived today! I was getting ready to get on my treadmill when I looked out the front window and saw a white box... I run outside I didn't even expect it to be for me and on the side it said......"Get hot!" I knew it was my box then!! I ran in and I wanted to tear right into it, but I knew I wanted to run so I did my treadmill and then got off to open the box! Don't worry I took pics to show you what all is in the box and boy can I tell you I am freaking stoked to start this program Monday! Here's a few pictures of what it looks like!

This is what the box looks like when you open it! Does it not look so fresh and healthy! I felt like it was Christmas and was so excited!

Here you can see the 2 books, the 5 day inferno booklet, and the disc box there in the back. You get 11 disc in the set. 1 book explains all about the program and even gives you recommendations on shoes and types of clothing to wear.

                    It also came with this so you can record your measurements, but how     encouraging are those words! I loved that! It gets me very motivated and excited!

And last but not least here's the schedule so you can keep track of your workouts. I can't wait to have this hanging up beside my desk!

This weekend I plan on taking my dreaded before photo's. It's funny those photo's shouldn't be so dreaded anymore minus 55 pounds, but they are. I can't wait to watch my progress and feel the burn with this workout program! I'm very excited to start this and finish through. I believe it's 12 weeks. I can do this! 

On another note the scale was down a bit this morning to 149.9 and Aunt Flo made her dreaded visit with a bang. Cramps and bloating are still bad, but I'm just glad its here so I can move forward and maybe have a good weigh in next week! Now, I gotta run! I have to give the little man a bath and straighten my hair before bedtime. We have school tomorrow and I do mean WE. Tomorrow is my volunteer day so it will be a filled day with 11 pre-schoolers! Wish me luck :)

Stay beautiful,

   Brittany kay*

Good and bad day!

Hello dolls!
Today started off badly! I know that your not supposed to weigh yourself daily and usually I don't! I chose for Friday's to be my official weigh in days here at home, but the last week has been troubling me. My last official weigh in I was hitting the scale at 148.8!! I was so proud of myself, so amazed and so happy to log that weight in. Then it went up to 149.0. OK, not bad. Next thing you know I'm feeling extremely bloated! My clothes don't look the way I want them, I don't feel good and I'm weighing in at 151.5 , then 152.8 and now today 150.8. Of course I checked the calender and bam aunt Flo is due for a visit, in now 3 days. I've got the cramps, the back pain, the headache and def. the bloating. So, I've been researching and researching. I've come across that DUH! we do gain weight during our TOM (time of month) We can gain anywhere between 2-7 lbs! So, I'm guessing that is my problem. It's just aunt Flo!!
I've continued eating correctly, getting in my 8+ glasses of water and working out. Even though I know what the problem is now it's not helping me feel any better what so ever.
So, today I didn't think I was going to work out. I've been sitting at the computer beating myself up about this gain. I know I shouldn't be, but I just can't help it! What I did do was after I dropped my little guy off at pre-school I came home and got on the elliptical outside. I was only able to do 20 minutes because then it was time to go back and get him! Which, I'm never late for because I miss him something terrible when hes there. So within that 20 minutes I was able to burn 224 calories. It wasn't the number I was hoping for, but I managed to do something right?
So, I go off to retrieve my little guy and when I get home I decided I was going to go for a jog. I look outside and BAM its raining. As a matter of fact we have tornado watches out for our area until 6 pm. tonight. I pulled out the treadmill and busted my butt! I burned 342 calories in 34 minutes. I have this awesome little app on my ipod touch that's called "Couch to 5k". It has you walk to warm up, then jog for a minute and then walk for 1:30 seconds. Back and forth for 30 minutes and then theres a 5 minute cool down! It's actually really cool for the price! (99. cents_)
So, today's total calorie burn came out to 566 calories! Could have been better, but I consider it great since I wasn't even going to workout because I was dwelling on aunt Flo!
Now, I just have to play the waiting game. Wait for aunt Flo to make her visit, continue what I'm doing and hopefully watch the scale go DOWN.
I have a ton of calories left for the day and I have everything logged including my supper. I like to plan ahead because it helps me stay focused. I only have 4 glasses of water in right now though so I need to push that to at least 8 before bed time. I currently have a major headache right now though, so I'm about to try to relax and watch a little t.v :)
For more exciting news my Turbo fire is due to arrive at my house via Fed Ex Thursday morning! That's my volunteer day up at the school so I should have an awesome surprise on my desk when I get home at 11:30!! I'm starting the program Monday!!! I'll let you know how the first day is!
I hope everyone has had a great day today. I know that even though my day started out like crap, it gradually got better. Not the best day, but better than before!
So, how has your day been today? Are you stressing about anything? Just try to make the best of it and continue in everything that your doing! Remember.... it may be cloudy now, but it can't rain forever!

xxStay beautiful!
     -Brittanykay*

Turbo Fire Workout.mp4

First major step to dropping the weight!

Hi dolls!!
This is going to be a very exciting blog post, well to me at least! Yesterday I was on the couch thinking about weight loss and how much weight I've lost. A big part of me wants to be super duper proud because 55 pounds is a big number to me especially since that's the amount I've lost, not gained. While thinking about that I got up and walked to the bathroom. I stood just looking in the mirror trying to see just where I had really lost that 55 pounds. My stomach is flabby, my legs and arms are jiggly.. and nothing honestly is toned.. at all! I do have to admit I haven't had any intense workouts that would tone any of those things up. I mainly run, do my elliptical and I had in the past done Jillian's 30 day shred, but didn't stick with it.
Anyways,
Some of you may or may not know, but I am a makeup junkie. I love doing my makeup, others makeup and I love collecting makeup from different collections that are released. I stay up the night before just so I can place my order. Well, I have been waiting for 2 months for MAC's Venomous villain's collection to be released. The money I planned on spending was in the bank. I was ready to go! Then, I started reading up on Turbo Fire. Yes, I said Turbo Fire. I know a lot of people are raving about it, loving it and are actually seeing results. I had thought about insanity or p90x, but my beach body coach didn't really recommend those programs because they require lifting and such. I have an AC separation in my shoulder currently. I'm not going to go into detail about it, but basically my shoulder is broken and has been for 2 years. I cringe at the fact that I need surgery. *eeeeek! So she suggested Turbo Fire. So, the money I had been saving for that makeup collection I spent on the beach body website so I could get Turbo fire! I am so excited to start this program and I'm so excited that I decided to buy something to better my body instead of cosmetics!!
I am hoping that I am Strong enough to do it.. no I'm not hoping I know I am Strong enough. Granted I will probably most likely feeling like fainting, but I AM strong enough.
I plan on taking before photo's so that I can track my progress. I will be posting comparison photo's on here and I'm also going to be updating each week that I finish. I wanna blog about how that week went, if I lost anything, If I see any changes and how I'm liking the program. I will hope some of you will follow me and watch me as a I go through the journey of changing my body!!! Maybe, just maybe I will inspire some of you to start on your lifestyle change or get you into a new workout program!!



Turbo Fire: What is it?

TurboFire^® is the intense new cardio conditioning program

from fitness innovator Chalene Johnson. She'll help you get leaner with exercises that burn up to 9x more fat than regular cardio does. And with more than 20 smoking-hot music remixes, TurboFire will pick you up and push you past your limits.

Chalene's New to Class option also gives you the breakdown on how to do each move with the right form.

So forget the excuses. Forget the gym. Now the hottest classes in Southern California come to you.



Check out Turbo Fire here! :  http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/turbofire.do?tnt=TF_FOLD_B1&code=BBHOME_CONTROL_TF

My order was shipped today and I can NOT wait to receive it in the mail!!! So, do any of you have Turbo fire? Have you tried it? Have you seen results and do you LOVE it? Let me know in the comments I love feedback!

P.s I'm going to post the video on another post because I can't get the video in this one!

xxBrittany

A very big accomplishment for me!!

Hello dolls,
    Today has started out great for me and I wanted to share it. I want climb on top of a building and scream it from the roof tops!! 


Reached my second major goal today!!! I am so excited! I got on and off the scale about 6 times, then finally got off and did a happy dance around my bathroom!! I weigh in my undies so... I'm glad no one else seen that! **LOL** 


I started my journey weighing 204.8 and I'm 5'7 for reference! My first big goal was to be 170. That's exactly what I wanted to be when I first started and I made it when I thought I never would!! 
Then it was to be 160... and I made it!! 

I began having this problem where I look in the mirror and say " Whoa, how can I have lost 50+ pounds and still look the same!! Whats wrong with me", then I look at my before picture and I realize that "No, I do NOT look the same!! This is really happening for me and I'm doing it the healthy way. Living a lifestyle change, not a diet!" 

Now today I weigh 150.8!!! I am so proud of me!! * 9.8.2010* 

When I first started I felt miserable and I remember crying myself to sleep because it was SO hard and I knew for sure I wouldn't even be strong enough to lose 10 lbs and look at me, I've lost 53 so far!!!!! 

I wanted to share a comparison photo for ya'll... sooo.... 

So, I wanted to say to all of you who may have really bad days, who think they aren't strong enough and that you'll never do it.. YOU WILL, YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH,you have the willpower and your bad days will get better. 

Tomorrow is always a new fresh day and you will succeed. Please NEVER EVER give up. You can be ANYTHING you want to be. You have the choice, so choose it! 

I am so thankful for the people I've been blessed with and the people I've learned from. My journey has been amazing and I still have some to lose, but today is the day where I realize all the days I had sore muscles, the days I was still hungry, but had no calories left that it was all worth it. That my life will be longer, my smile will be bigger and I will be happy with who I see in the mirror! 

                      Stay beautiful!!! 

                    -Brittany kay xoxox