Where am I today?

Today I don't count how far I have to walk when deciding to go somewhere
Today I shop in stores and choose based on style not availability of size
Today I see sweating as an accomplishment
Today I do not have a temper tantrum when the elevator is broken
Today food is fuel
Today I am a HIP HOP HUSTLE instructor :)
Today I do not eat my feelings
Today I have no fear and love to try new things
Today P90X and INSANITY sound like a good time
Today I am acountable and present in my life
Today I motivate others
Today I have genuine hapiness!!!!

I left yesterday behind and I am living in today!

I am changing my life here!

Hello world, it has been so long since I have written and I am sorry for that! so much has happened I don't even  know where to begin. Lets start with some stats I am currently weighing in at 188 and I have dropped from a size 22 to a size 16. Adam and I just got back from a cruise and I was actually able to enjoy shopping at American Eagle a regular non PLUS size store for clothes. I feel so amazing about where I am in my journey there are no words. I have made some changes I am working closely with my Beachbody coach Alli to plan workouts and food plans for the week. I also completed 30 days of SHAKEOLOGY which i love!! I am so amazed at the results I signed up to be a beachody coach to share the love and get the word out about their amazing products and programs that have helped me change my life. I am attending an instructor training for my soulmate workout HIP HOP HUSTLE on 3/28 and I couldn't be more excited it will be 6 hours of HUSTLE what could be better than that!!

I have been having difficulty shopping nothing terrible I just tend to buy clothes that are too big. I am so used to covering my body with clothes I am having a hard time getting used to dressing to draw attention to certain parts of myself. It is a work in progress I am just focusing on enjoying the shopping process and not allowing it to become stressful.

I am posting some recent pics from our cruise with some before shots to show my progress, hope you enjoy them!!!

BEFORE 11/29/09

ME RIGHT NOW TAKEN 3/6-3/13

199!

I am writing this post to you all and I weigh 199!! Amazing right, I was starting to think I would never see a one in front my number! Well on Saturday morning I woke up totally pumped for the 5k and thought let me just see what the scale says and there it was... all my hard work, my sweat and tears and my dedication to changing my relationship with food had paid off! This milestone is indescribable to me it feels as though not only a psychical weight but a mental weight has been lifted off me. I am succeeding! I have also had some amazing experiences this week that I must mention. I attended a TURBOKICK master class and it was so fun!! I never thought I would choose to do over an hour of high impact cardio in my free time but I am addicted!!! Hustle is still my soulmate workout but TURBO is coming in at a close second!! I also had a super fun night out with girls from the gym where we all went rollerskating!!! It was great and I burned 450 calories! Lastly I ran a 5K...... you read that right I ran a 5K! I was so proud of myself I finished in 35 minutes and it felt so amazing. I had a revalation on that run that I was finally living the life I was intended to live! I believe God has a very important plan for me and as someone much wiser than me once said " I have been hitting the snooze button on God's alarm clock". But once I woke myself up and said OK Lord I am listening my life just took on a more positive and fullfilling direction. I have been blessed with meeting amazing people and experiencing life changing events. The sky is the limit and I know that I will continue on this journey wherever it may take me!!!

Busting through my first plateau

I was ready to plateau, at 150lb or maybe even 175lb but I was not ready at 204!!!! My last Blog entry was 1/15 and I weighed in at 208 and now on 2/2 I am 202. There is a light shining at the end of this tunnel I promise.... I pushed through. I had one weigh in with a 4lb loss and thought ok no problem I can make 5 lbs this week and then totally be under 200. Well when I stepped on the scale last Friday and saw 202 it devastated me. I cried. I felt so defeated! Now the old Meghan would set herself up for failure and when the scale said 202 would admit failure and throw in the towel. Fortunately that Meghan doesn't live here anymore!! I reached out to my supportive Beachbody coach and my trainer picked up the pieces and kept moving forward. Ron has instructed me to make saturdays a 1650 calorie day which at first I panicked over. I just couldn't wrap my head around eat more= weigh less, but my beachbody coach Allie ( who is the most motivating person I have ever met) explained that I need to shock my body to turn it into a more efficient calorie burning machine. So I had my high calorie day and I just kept doing me!!! It feels amazing to still be at this with guns blazing!

I also started Shakeology this week. Shakeology is a Beachbody meal/snack replacement shake that is nutritious and delicious. Reese read all the ingredients and it passed her test (it helps to have friends who are nutrition experts in our corner)!! I am doing the shake as breakfast every day and I am really enjoying it. I have also been noticing I feel alot better digestively since drinking them.

I have had lots of non-scale victories since last post so I will leave with my list

1. Lots of compliments from people on my noticable shrinking size
2. made it through TURBO round 39
3. Jeans loose out of the dryer
4. dresses in the closet are starting to be too big
5. Winnie said my bathing suit looks big
6. consistently doing 60 min of eliptical
7. Did all of HUSTLE #8

I am really doing this and I truly believe that I can finish what I started and live my dream. I can almost see that rock I will be sitting on singing my song!!!


I love you all!! and I love myself!

Latest Victories!!!

Hello World I am getting on!!! Well another week gone by and another weigh in, I lost another 3lbs and I am down to 208!! But I actually have even better news if you can believe it, I bought pants today at THE GAP, I know a regular store!!! I was so excited I kept trying on more and more pants, it was unbelievable. Then we went to the disney store and Adam saw this great little sundress for the cruise but it was "One size fits most" and lets be honest I have never been "most", but today I am. It fit!!!

I also had a major fitness victory this week!! I decided to try spin again , I hadn't been since my first week at the gym on Dec 2nd and I was ready to give it another go. I am not exagerating when I say I felt like a different person. I was able to keep up, turn the gears with the rest of the class and I really enjoyed it! I also ran on the treadmill this week at 5.7 my fastest pace ever!!! So today instead of congrtulating myself with food I headed to the New Balance store and bought the most amazing sneakers ever!!! Now nothing will stop me in my 5k!!!

For my diet and exercise plan I have been on a 1250 daily calorie intake with one day a week I allow myself up to 1400, I am working out 6 days a week 2 hours each time. This week I increased my cardio which Ron says will help melt away the pounds. I am feeling good and can't wait to try out my new shoes!!

That is all for now, love to all and be in good health!

Just registered for my first 5K!!!

Hey all, sorry it has been so long since my last update I did have a weigh in last Thursday and my last recorded weight was 212 and I was not very excited to have only 2.6 lbs down. I did go down from 41 to 39 in body fat but still 2.6 ugh! I thought for sure I was having that time of the month or something that could have explained it but no! I am trying to focus on the positives, it is a loss!!!!

We did have quite a bit if excitement last week when I was watching the season premier of The Biggest Loser. There is a contestant from Orlando who was eliminated last week and as I was watching the segment of him at home I see my personal trainer Ron Betta training him!! I was so excited!! On our last meeting ron has challenged me to be under 200lbs in 2 weeks. This has given me alot of frustration. First I crunched the numbers with my bodybug and figured I needed to drop 6lbs a week and in order to do that I would need a daily deficit of 3000 calories. Whew, that is no joke! He suggested I try to burn 1000 calories in an hour and the closest I have come is 959 in 90 minutes. I also have started experiencing quite a bit of pain when running in my shins. arrggh! I do have positives though, some things are getting easier and I went down a dress size!!!

I thought maybe I should focus my energy on a short term fitness goal..... so I registered for my first 5K! My goal is to run this!!!! I will post my fundraising page as soon as I get it up, the cause is sucicide prevention.

I have also discovered tubokick and hiphop hustle and I absolutely love them! I love how great the music is at motivating me to keep going!!!

Love to everyone and be in good health!

OMG I can't believe it

Good morning all!! and yes it is a great morning, today was weigh in day for my bodybugg program! Now before we get into the scale i am taking advice from Weight Watchers and including non- scale victories
1. I did the eliptical for 15 minutes ( a first for me)
2. my seat restraint on roller coasters clicked down one more notch
3. my body bugg keeps me moving and i like it!

I did consume more calories than i normally would over the holidays but thanks to my bodybugg I was able to see how much I needed to burn and kept my calorie deficit (thats how many more i burn than consume) over 1000 daily sometimes even close to 2000.

I officially believe in myself ... the scale this morning read 214.8, then I had adam get on to check, then I got on while holding the dog to check and it was right! 214.8 feels so good.

Calling out to all of you on the couch, the secret is simple ... move around alot!!