Dear Friends,
My blog will probably be on HOLD for just a bit. I just visited my ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) doc and I AM HAVING MY TONSILS TAKEN OUT TOMORROW!!!!!!!! I am really not looking forward to it! The doctor told me that it is much worse for adult patients. He said I will not be able to eat for at least 7-10 days! THIS COULD MEAN WEIGHT LOSS PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!! HA HA HA... Not really the ideal way to lose weight, but I WILL TAKE IT AS I CAN GET IT! Okay... I am trying to be funny about this, but I am actually nervous and dreading it!
I will keep you all posted and as soon as I am better... YOU BETTER BET THAT THE WEIGHT PROGRAM IS ON AGAIN!
God bless,
Brandi
Thursday, January 29, 2009
THE SEXY DANCE... NOT SO SEXY!
Okay.... so several of my friends write to me and tell me to keep them posted on what sort of workouts I am doing to "KEEP THIS FUN"... so here is an update. Please keep in mind as you read this people, that I SAID I WOULD PUT IT ALL OUT THERE, so here it is..... (I hope you are sitting down)!
Last night I got home and I said to Ben, "I think I will change things up a little tonight." I then went to the Comcast On Demand section and selected the Exercise and Fitness option. Oh yeah... I found some GREAT cardio workouts on there. I did a little cardio warm up, then I did some Abs... ohhhhhhh I was FEELIN' it for SURE! Then a big burst of excitement ran through me as I noticed there were some CARDIO DANCE STUFF ON THERE! So the first little hip hop routine was a lot of fun. I was BURNING THE CALORIES for sure. I caught on so well. I was PROUD!!! Mt hear rate was up and I was jammin'! Then I saw that there was a "SEXY DANCE" routine that was to help my abs and legs.
So here is what happened... (Oh, Gosh... this is SO hard to admit)... uh... The girl came on the screen with her little skinny posse! I immediately loved what they were all wearing. Color coordinated little outfits. You know... the same color sports bras with the bright colored work out tops that hang of the shoulders a little bit. It was like LOVE OF THE 80s without all of that hair! YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!
We started with a little sexy hip motion. I had this down in no time and I believe I was lookin' pretty good! I was even sort of hoping that Ben would walk through the living room so he could be like, "Dang, wifey... you are lookin' GOOD!" So realizing that I was burning the calories and I was REALLY FEELING THE BURN... I decided to put ALL I HAD INTO IT, especially since Ben might see me and be OH SO PROUD! Well... suddenly- little chickie instructor on the screen decided that we should all do this "SEXY MOVE"- as she called it- where you spread your legs a part and squat in a way that would stretch all of your leg muscles, your behind and even keep work those abs some more. Then as you are in this sort of SITTING position, you stick your behind out and bend back up in a rolling fashion. I must admit, it looked pretty sexy when they all did it, so I became very excited. I even thought... Hmmmm... Carma Electra has NOTHING ON ALL OF THIIIIIISSSSSSS! Yeah... that was until I put all I had into the second motion and RIPPED THE SEAM OUT OF THE ASS OF MY PANTS!
At this point, my heart rate went up and it was NOT because I was working out. Have any of you been embarrassed of YOURSELF... IN YOUR OWN HOME? It is devastating! My heart was racing and I wanted to cry. I then decided that I "wanted to sit in the floor and do sit ups" so that Ben wouldn't think I was throwing in the towel so soon on my nightly work out. I actually just wanted to sit down on the floor because I didn't even want my husband to know that his FATTY WIFE ripped out the seam of the butt of her pants while working out! I mean... ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What else can happen, really?
I am OBESE, my Mii looks like the Michilan Man, I am sore, tired, hungry and now I have ripped the butt out of my best work out pants... Oh... and there is NOTING SEXY ABOUT THIS! GOD HELP ME!
Thank goodness this didn't happen at the gym. I probably would have suffered that heart attack that I am diligently trying to avoid and just DIED on the spot!
So.... All of you who are really working to lose a good bit of weight! HANG IN THERE! This is no easy task. There will be peaks and a WHOLE LOT OF VALLEYS!
Anyone who wants to workout with me... let me know; however, I must warn you... YOU MIGHT END UP SEEING MORE OF ME THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR! Just ask my pants!
Until next time... I will work to make that sexy dance sexy!
Last night I got home and I said to Ben, "I think I will change things up a little tonight." I then went to the Comcast On Demand section and selected the Exercise and Fitness option. Oh yeah... I found some GREAT cardio workouts on there. I did a little cardio warm up, then I did some Abs... ohhhhhhh I was FEELIN' it for SURE! Then a big burst of excitement ran through me as I noticed there were some CARDIO DANCE STUFF ON THERE! So the first little hip hop routine was a lot of fun. I was BURNING THE CALORIES for sure. I caught on so well. I was PROUD!!! Mt hear rate was up and I was jammin'! Then I saw that there was a "SEXY DANCE" routine that was to help my abs and legs.
So here is what happened... (Oh, Gosh... this is SO hard to admit)... uh... The girl came on the screen with her little skinny posse! I immediately loved what they were all wearing. Color coordinated little outfits. You know... the same color sports bras with the bright colored work out tops that hang of the shoulders a little bit. It was like LOVE OF THE 80s without all of that hair! YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!
We started with a little sexy hip motion. I had this down in no time and I believe I was lookin' pretty good! I was even sort of hoping that Ben would walk through the living room so he could be like, "Dang, wifey... you are lookin' GOOD!" So realizing that I was burning the calories and I was REALLY FEELING THE BURN... I decided to put ALL I HAD INTO IT, especially since Ben might see me and be OH SO PROUD! Well... suddenly- little chickie instructor on the screen decided that we should all do this "SEXY MOVE"- as she called it- where you spread your legs a part and squat in a way that would stretch all of your leg muscles, your behind and even keep work those abs some more. Then as you are in this sort of SITTING position, you stick your behind out and bend back up in a rolling fashion. I must admit, it looked pretty sexy when they all did it, so I became very excited. I even thought... Hmmmm... Carma Electra has NOTHING ON ALL OF THIIIIIISSSSSSS! Yeah... that was until I put all I had into the second motion and RIPPED THE SEAM OUT OF THE ASS OF MY PANTS!
At this point, my heart rate went up and it was NOT because I was working out. Have any of you been embarrassed of YOURSELF... IN YOUR OWN HOME? It is devastating! My heart was racing and I wanted to cry. I then decided that I "wanted to sit in the floor and do sit ups" so that Ben wouldn't think I was throwing in the towel so soon on my nightly work out. I actually just wanted to sit down on the floor because I didn't even want my husband to know that his FATTY WIFE ripped out the seam of the butt of her pants while working out! I mean... ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What else can happen, really?
I am OBESE, my Mii looks like the Michilan Man, I am sore, tired, hungry and now I have ripped the butt out of my best work out pants... Oh... and there is NOTING SEXY ABOUT THIS! GOD HELP ME!
Thank goodness this didn't happen at the gym. I probably would have suffered that heart attack that I am diligently trying to avoid and just DIED on the spot!
So.... All of you who are really working to lose a good bit of weight! HANG IN THERE! This is no easy task. There will be peaks and a WHOLE LOT OF VALLEYS!
Anyone who wants to workout with me... let me know; however, I must warn you... YOU MIGHT END UP SEEING MORE OF ME THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR! Just ask my pants!
Until next time... I will work to make that sexy dance sexy!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Don't WHINE because you can't have WINE
Well.... if I were to say this weight loss journey was a piece of cake (ooooohhhhh..... cake......hmmmm.... IIIIIIIIII WAAAAAAANT CAAAAAAAKE......FOCUS, Brandi), I would be telling a LIE. I big ole fat lie! You know... I use to think that when people would say stuff to me such as, "Getting in shape has to be a lifestyle change... blah blah blah" that is all I would hear... BLAH BLAH BLAH! But people.... it is SO TRUE!
I realize more and more everyday how unhealthy my lifestyle has been. Tonight I went to a birthday gathering after work. It was at a friend's home and she made amazing food! I seriously had to mentally prepare for this today. All afternoon I thought about what I could eat today and how much I could really eat tonight. Usually... I would go and have a glass of wine or three... eat whatever I wanted and look forward to that cake. IT IS ALL ABOUT MAKING DECISIONS! As much as I have been concerned with calorie intake and calories burned... I realize that the cake just isn't worth it.
I did NOT have wine tonight....(but I would like to take this time to WHINE about it)! Any of you who know me well, know how much I like to drink. I do... I can't help it... I love martinis and red wine! I know... I know... DON'T WHINE because you can't have WINE... This really shouldn't be a big deal, right? BUT IT IS IN BRANDI LAND! Tonight I had iced water in a beautiful wine glass with a charm on the stem... so YAY... (thanks Cindy and Mary Beth). I didn't have to be the only one not holding a great glass and chatting it up with everyone! These are sacrifices... I will continue to focus on PRETTY things when I don't feel good about a situation... such as PUT WATER IN PRETTY GLASS WITH CHARM ON IT (remember cute shoes in dance hell with dancing barbie... or pink shirt and nice hair on FAT Mii... yeah... you're catching on, right?)
With all of my might, I made an EXIT before they cut the cake ! I knew how much I wanted it... so I decided to head on home and get a little work out in instead of eating every single bite of it like I really wanted to. Has anyone ever felt like this or am I losing my mind?
I think the biggest problem for me is that when such tempting things are right in front of me... I just want it. So, I am going to have to do whatever it takes to make this work. I AM NOT GIVING UP!
When I do LOSE ALL OF THIS FABULOUS FATTINESS... ha ha ha... I WANT MY FRIENDS TO TAKE ME OUT FOR CAKE! I AM GOING TO HAVE SOME CAKE... a PIECE of cake, though... not the WHOLE THING!
Thanks again to all of you who read this. I am still on my way and I don't think I could do this with such enthusiasm every day without all of you! You are more help to me than you will ever know!
I stand firm that my favorite workout is Wii Boogie Superstar! IT IS SO MUCH FUN and I am amazed at the amount of calories I burn each night doing it. My foot still hurts VERY much, but I am shake, shake, shakin' it as much as I can...
I weighed again this morning. I lost another .40 pounds, and although my Mii on the Wii still looks like a big fat piggie... I know she is going to eventually be FABULOUS! I can not wait!
Again, I love you all and thank you so much for all of the wonderful wishes and support! May God bless each of you!
I realize more and more everyday how unhealthy my lifestyle has been. Tonight I went to a birthday gathering after work. It was at a friend's home and she made amazing food! I seriously had to mentally prepare for this today. All afternoon I thought about what I could eat today and how much I could really eat tonight. Usually... I would go and have a glass of wine or three... eat whatever I wanted and look forward to that cake. IT IS ALL ABOUT MAKING DECISIONS! As much as I have been concerned with calorie intake and calories burned... I realize that the cake just isn't worth it.
I did NOT have wine tonight....(but I would like to take this time to WHINE about it)! Any of you who know me well, know how much I like to drink. I do... I can't help it... I love martinis and red wine! I know... I know... DON'T WHINE because you can't have WINE... This really shouldn't be a big deal, right? BUT IT IS IN BRANDI LAND! Tonight I had iced water in a beautiful wine glass with a charm on the stem... so YAY... (thanks Cindy and Mary Beth). I didn't have to be the only one not holding a great glass and chatting it up with everyone! These are sacrifices... I will continue to focus on PRETTY things when I don't feel good about a situation... such as PUT WATER IN PRETTY GLASS WITH CHARM ON IT (remember cute shoes in dance hell with dancing barbie... or pink shirt and nice hair on FAT Mii... yeah... you're catching on, right?)
With all of my might, I made an EXIT before they cut the cake ! I knew how much I wanted it... so I decided to head on home and get a little work out in instead of eating every single bite of it like I really wanted to. Has anyone ever felt like this or am I losing my mind?
I think the biggest problem for me is that when such tempting things are right in front of me... I just want it. So, I am going to have to do whatever it takes to make this work. I AM NOT GIVING UP!
When I do LOSE ALL OF THIS FABULOUS FATTINESS... ha ha ha... I WANT MY FRIENDS TO TAKE ME OUT FOR CAKE! I AM GOING TO HAVE SOME CAKE... a PIECE of cake, though... not the WHOLE THING!
Thanks again to all of you who read this. I am still on my way and I don't think I could do this with such enthusiasm every day without all of you! You are more help to me than you will ever know!
I stand firm that my favorite workout is Wii Boogie Superstar! IT IS SO MUCH FUN and I am amazed at the amount of calories I burn each night doing it. My foot still hurts VERY much, but I am shake, shake, shakin' it as much as I can...
I weighed again this morning. I lost another .40 pounds, and although my Mii on the Wii still looks like a big fat piggie... I know she is going to eventually be FABULOUS! I can not wait!
Again, I love you all and thank you so much for all of the wonderful wishes and support! May God bless each of you!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
BIG BAD BOOGIE BRANDI
I have discovered the trick for me... OH YES I HAVE... (and any of my friends are welcome to come on over to my house and join me). Thanks to my friend, Jennifer Moudy... on Friday night, Ben and I went to Gamestop and I got Wii Boogie Superstar! OH YEAH! For those of you who do not know what this is... it is a game where you can follow dance routines or make up your own!!! That's right... I am BIG BAD BOOGIE BRANDI! I had soooo much fun..... until.... I tried to get all creative like I was in high school and college... (you know I am still poltting on this Dancing Barbie) and the rug in the living room slipped out from under me... Picture it... ME... CUTE DANCE SHOES... gray dance pants, blue top... cute pony tail, make up was ON people.... splattered all over my living room floor. I twisted my foot and by yesterday morning it was swelling and I am still having a little trouble putting pressure on it. NO FEAR... because tomorrow... IT IS ON AGAIN! I am already feeling better and just itching to get back in that living room to bust a move. (*Please note that I would like to BUST A MOVE... not BUST MY TAIL). Young MC's Bust a Move is playing in my head... Is it playing in your heads too?
SO, after falling like a fool... I pushed the sofa and chair against the wall, I moved the cofee table against the fireplace and pulled up the rug to expose the hardwood floors. My living room has become my dance studio, people! All I need are some full length mirrors and a ballet bar... and I will be a mixture of Margot Fonteyn and J LO! (If you don't know who Margot Fonteyn was... please google her now!
The music is MOTIVATING too... as soon as I busted my tail, I noticed that my heart rate was 175!!! At this point, I was in pain... I wanted to CRY like a little fat chick. BUT I DIDN'T! I got back up and then I heard the music sent by God to keep me going.... The clouds parted and God had Kanye West sing "Stronger"! Oh yeah... Now THAT that don't kill me... can only make me stronger...I need you to hurry up now...Cause I can't wait much longer...." SEE, PEOPLE... I found the REAL meaning of this song.... If this weightloss program doesn't kill me, I am going to come out STRONGER! uh huh!
So... I AM DOWN SEVEN POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So here is my AA report from the weekend...
Hello... my name is Brandi Garrett... I am a fatty. I haven't had a Dr. Pepper in 15 days (this is much like being sober....)! I miss them... but I DON'T MISS THOSE SEVEN POUNDS! NO I DON'T! I am 216 pounds! YEAH!
Love you all and can't wait for the comments! 'Till next time....
SO, after falling like a fool... I pushed the sofa and chair against the wall, I moved the cofee table against the fireplace and pulled up the rug to expose the hardwood floors. My living room has become my dance studio, people! All I need are some full length mirrors and a ballet bar... and I will be a mixture of Margot Fonteyn and J LO! (If you don't know who Margot Fonteyn was... please google her now!
The music is MOTIVATING too... as soon as I busted my tail, I noticed that my heart rate was 175!!! At this point, I was in pain... I wanted to CRY like a little fat chick. BUT I DIDN'T! I got back up and then I heard the music sent by God to keep me going.... The clouds parted and God had Kanye West sing "Stronger"! Oh yeah... Now THAT that don't kill me... can only make me stronger...I need you to hurry up now...Cause I can't wait much longer...." SEE, PEOPLE... I found the REAL meaning of this song.... If this weightloss program doesn't kill me, I am going to come out STRONGER! uh huh!
So... I AM DOWN SEVEN POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So here is my AA report from the weekend...
Hello... my name is Brandi Garrett... I am a fatty. I haven't had a Dr. Pepper in 15 days (this is much like being sober....)! I miss them... but I DON'T MISS THOSE SEVEN POUNDS! NO I DON'T! I am 216 pounds! YEAH!
Love you all and can't wait for the comments! 'Till next time....
Thursday, January 22, 2009
ATTENTION FAT PEOPLE
Okay... I hope all of you are enjoying my blog. I must say... I am enjoying writing it. I can't wait to look back months from now to see how much I have accomplished! My friends have been SO SUPPORTIVE and I can not thank you all enough for the encouraging messages! Even old friends from high school, whom i haven't talked with in the longest time, have wished me well! I love you all!
So.... I hope my title for this evening is not viewed by any of you as POLITICALLY INCORRECT... if you find such things offensive... please read another blog! If I can have the courage to admit that I am a FATTY at 222 pounds.... I can address those who look like me as FAT PEOPLE! Hell... that is what we are... FAT! Heck.. I can say whatever I want! THIS IS MY FAT BLOG!
So... back to business....
ATTENTION FAT PEOPLE.... NEWS FLASH... We actually DO have ABS under our ROLLS! OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After that Abs class yesterday, I felt GREAT; however, when I woke up this morning, I felt like someone had punched me so many times! I am still dying! I could barely make it from the bed to the bathroom when I woke up. Once in the bathroom, I thought about how I couldn't move and how I just might have to stay in the bathroom all day long. I even looked on the bright side of things... I was thinking... "Hmmmm.... this might not be too bad. We have a pretty bathroom.... and I think the lighting is beautiful in here this time of the morning... and is that a bird I hear chirping... this might be an alright place to spend the day...." SNAP OUT OF IT, BRANDI!
Suddenly my doggies needed to go outside... as I crawled through the house to the back door, I then thought about I could lay down on the sofa for just a moment! But if I did that... I really wouldn't get going. I then got in the shower. IT ACTUALLY HURT to lift my legs to get into the shower! I mean... are you kidding me? Am I seriously THIS out of shape that it HURTS to shower! But I can't be SMELLY and FAT! OH MY GOD.. the thought!
I need not explain that I had to shower for a LONG time... lifting the shampoo bottle was even tough... I made it though... I did~ I really did and I even made it to work ON TIME! I was at work for about an hour when I looked in the mirror at my desk and realized I had all of my makeup on EXCEPT for mascara... Do any of you know what it looks like to have on pretty black eyeliner and NO MASCARA? I looked like an alien!!!! Yeah... a bloated alien! At first I thought.... OOOH... I need mascara, but then I thought about how I would have to LEAN OVER to get my makeup bag out of the bottom drawer to retrieve the mascara... and DAMN... THAT WOULD HURT! You will all be delighted to know that after several minutes of thinking about this... I took a deep breath, and I DID IT! I can say now, that without a doubt, I have never worked so hard to achieve this look for my big brown eyes! It was tough... it was REALLY tough...
SO- tonight I am sleeping in my mascara because it still looks really good and I worked SO HARD to achieve this look! ( I wonder how many calories I burned puttin on my mascara? Hmmmmmm.....)
Working out this evening....
My workout for this evening consisted of the Wii Fit! When I arrived home at 5:00, my sweet husband, Ben, was NOT FINISHED with the Wii Fit. He told me I WOULD HAVE TO JUST WAIT A WHILE!!!!!!!!!!! I felt a sudden surge of rage like a second grader in the 1980s who wanted her Atari back! The flashbacks of beating up my little brother, Marty, to get my hands on the joy stick to play Frogger came back to me at lightning speed! (Quick question for my fit friends... DOES WORKING OUT MAKE YOU HORMONAL? HA!) After we shouted for a moment, I stormed into our room like a spoiled little child who didn't get her way, turned on my laptop and began logging the things I had eated today into www.livestrong.com
Thirty minutes later, Ben came to our room and said he was finished. YAY! GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!!!!
I wore a cute pink top and grey Danskin pants! I left my BEAUTIFUL rhinestone earrings in my ears to give the outfit a little something! (Hey... I am at least going to LEARN from Dancing Barbie, people. She might have pissed me off... but the girl looks GOOD!) I did some stretches and a little running and some push ups... (OH YEAH..... that was SOMETHING TO SEE) and then I had enough minutes logged that I OPENED UP THE BOXING! HOLY CRAP!
That boxing is something and Ben says I haven't even gotten to the hard level! At this point I feel that it is important to mention that my Mii got a new outfit for boxing! She looks pretty good!!!!!! (Even if my Mii's behind is the size of Wisconsin, she looked kinda cute in that boxing outfit!.... OOOH... Wisconsin... cheese.....yuuuummmmm..... OKAY... FOCUS, BRANDI... FOCUS!)
So... I worked out until my heart rate exceeded 170 and I felt like I was dying. My abs hurt so much still that IT WAS SERIOUSLY HARD TO BREATHE!!! When I hit 31 minutes... I said, "The heck with this I am hungry. I had only eated 600 calories all day long and it was TIME TO EAT, people!
I look down at my Polar watch and I had only burned 310 calories! BEN BURNED 1300 calories! ARE YOU KIDDING ME???????????????????????? I think I should at LEAST get extra credit for carrying around this BEHIND! Now THAT IS WORK!
To end my session, I decided to do my fitness test to see how much I weighed, etc....
It makes me go through ALL THE MOTIONS to tell me once again.... "THAT'S OBESE"... Now, look... I really like this Wii, but as much pain as I am in today and I am STILL AT THIS, I will kick that wii in the knee caps! It should have focused on the fact that I LOSTANOTHER POUND! That is right.... I am not down SIX POUNDS! I know that isn't a WHOLE lot, but please google what six pounds of fat looks like! I AM SO HAPPY! If that Wii was a real live trainer, he or she might be filing for disablility right about now! NOT EVEN KIDDING!
So, here is my "AA REPORT" for the night...
Hello, my name is Brandi Garrett and i am a fatty! I miss bread and chocolate and MARTINIS... oh God I miss martinis... I want Bang Bang shrimp from Bonefish Grill with a rasberry martini and some potatoes.... and OOOH... I would love to go to Coldstone Creamery... BUT I AM STRONG! I have been sober for 13 days... and I HAVE LOST 6 POUNDS! 13 days of eating healthy, working out and having a new attitude. People say that when you do something 21 days in a row it becomes a habit!
Let's see what new habit I might roll with tomorrow!
So.... I hope my title for this evening is not viewed by any of you as POLITICALLY INCORRECT... if you find such things offensive... please read another blog! If I can have the courage to admit that I am a FATTY at 222 pounds.... I can address those who look like me as FAT PEOPLE! Hell... that is what we are... FAT! Heck.. I can say whatever I want! THIS IS MY FAT BLOG!
So... back to business....
ATTENTION FAT PEOPLE.... NEWS FLASH... We actually DO have ABS under our ROLLS! OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After that Abs class yesterday, I felt GREAT; however, when I woke up this morning, I felt like someone had punched me so many times! I am still dying! I could barely make it from the bed to the bathroom when I woke up. Once in the bathroom, I thought about how I couldn't move and how I just might have to stay in the bathroom all day long. I even looked on the bright side of things... I was thinking... "Hmmmm.... this might not be too bad. We have a pretty bathroom.... and I think the lighting is beautiful in here this time of the morning... and is that a bird I hear chirping... this might be an alright place to spend the day...." SNAP OUT OF IT, BRANDI!
Suddenly my doggies needed to go outside... as I crawled through the house to the back door, I then thought about I could lay down on the sofa for just a moment! But if I did that... I really wouldn't get going. I then got in the shower. IT ACTUALLY HURT to lift my legs to get into the shower! I mean... are you kidding me? Am I seriously THIS out of shape that it HURTS to shower! But I can't be SMELLY and FAT! OH MY GOD.. the thought!
I need not explain that I had to shower for a LONG time... lifting the shampoo bottle was even tough... I made it though... I did~ I really did and I even made it to work ON TIME! I was at work for about an hour when I looked in the mirror at my desk and realized I had all of my makeup on EXCEPT for mascara... Do any of you know what it looks like to have on pretty black eyeliner and NO MASCARA? I looked like an alien!!!! Yeah... a bloated alien! At first I thought.... OOOH... I need mascara, but then I thought about how I would have to LEAN OVER to get my makeup bag out of the bottom drawer to retrieve the mascara... and DAMN... THAT WOULD HURT! You will all be delighted to know that after several minutes of thinking about this... I took a deep breath, and I DID IT! I can say now, that without a doubt, I have never worked so hard to achieve this look for my big brown eyes! It was tough... it was REALLY tough...
SO- tonight I am sleeping in my mascara because it still looks really good and I worked SO HARD to achieve this look! ( I wonder how many calories I burned puttin on my mascara? Hmmmmmm.....)
Working out this evening....
My workout for this evening consisted of the Wii Fit! When I arrived home at 5:00, my sweet husband, Ben, was NOT FINISHED with the Wii Fit. He told me I WOULD HAVE TO JUST WAIT A WHILE!!!!!!!!!!! I felt a sudden surge of rage like a second grader in the 1980s who wanted her Atari back! The flashbacks of beating up my little brother, Marty, to get my hands on the joy stick to play Frogger came back to me at lightning speed! (Quick question for my fit friends... DOES WORKING OUT MAKE YOU HORMONAL? HA!) After we shouted for a moment, I stormed into our room like a spoiled little child who didn't get her way, turned on my laptop and began logging the things I had eated today into www.livestrong.com
Thirty minutes later, Ben came to our room and said he was finished. YAY! GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!!!!
I wore a cute pink top and grey Danskin pants! I left my BEAUTIFUL rhinestone earrings in my ears to give the outfit a little something! (Hey... I am at least going to LEARN from Dancing Barbie, people. She might have pissed me off... but the girl looks GOOD!) I did some stretches and a little running and some push ups... (OH YEAH..... that was SOMETHING TO SEE) and then I had enough minutes logged that I OPENED UP THE BOXING! HOLY CRAP!
That boxing is something and Ben says I haven't even gotten to the hard level! At this point I feel that it is important to mention that my Mii got a new outfit for boxing! She looks pretty good!!!!!! (Even if my Mii's behind is the size of Wisconsin, she looked kinda cute in that boxing outfit!.... OOOH... Wisconsin... cheese.....yuuuummmmm..... OKAY... FOCUS, BRANDI... FOCUS!)
So... I worked out until my heart rate exceeded 170 and I felt like I was dying. My abs hurt so much still that IT WAS SERIOUSLY HARD TO BREATHE!!! When I hit 31 minutes... I said, "The heck with this I am hungry. I had only eated 600 calories all day long and it was TIME TO EAT, people!
I look down at my Polar watch and I had only burned 310 calories! BEN BURNED 1300 calories! ARE YOU KIDDING ME???????????????????????? I think I should at LEAST get extra credit for carrying around this BEHIND! Now THAT IS WORK!
To end my session, I decided to do my fitness test to see how much I weighed, etc....
It makes me go through ALL THE MOTIONS to tell me once again.... "THAT'S OBESE"... Now, look... I really like this Wii, but as much pain as I am in today and I am STILL AT THIS, I will kick that wii in the knee caps! It should have focused on the fact that I LOSTANOTHER POUND! That is right.... I am not down SIX POUNDS! I know that isn't a WHOLE lot, but please google what six pounds of fat looks like! I AM SO HAPPY! If that Wii was a real live trainer, he or she might be filing for disablility right about now! NOT EVEN KIDDING!
So, here is my "AA REPORT" for the night...
Hello, my name is Brandi Garrett and i am a fatty! I miss bread and chocolate and MARTINIS... oh God I miss martinis... I want Bang Bang shrimp from Bonefish Grill with a rasberry martini and some potatoes.... and OOOH... I would love to go to Coldstone Creamery... BUT I AM STRONG! I have been sober for 13 days... and I HAVE LOST 6 POUNDS! 13 days of eating healthy, working out and having a new attitude. People say that when you do something 21 days in a row it becomes a habit!
Let's see what new habit I might roll with tomorrow!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
I am on a roll to lose these rolls... because that is how I roll!
YEAH.... I am on a roll to lose these rolls... because THAT IS HOW I ROLL!
Too bad I can't have a ROLL!
OOOOH... what a night working out... let me tell ya.
So, I have been excited ALL DAY about the dance class at the Courthouse tonight. The class is AMAZING... It made me miss my dancing days from high school and college! The choreography is rather impressive as well! I AM SO PUMPED! So... yesterday I went to Jazzy Dancer to get me some new Blochs (these are super cool split soled dance shoes that I had in college... LOVE THEM). Like I said before... If I am going to be the fattest and ugliest person in the class... I AM AT LEAST GONNA HAVE GOOD SHOES. Those of you who know me well... know that I like shoes.
*Since I can no longer fit into REALLY cute clothes, I find that I like to compensate for it with cute shoes and FABULOUS bags! The bigger the purse, the better! I love em!
Anyway.... so I arrived at the Cypress Lake Courthouse and got there in time to do ABS CLASS! WHOO HOO! My friend, Morgan, came as well... we were all excited about the Abs class and Dance class! I made it through the Abs class... 15 MINUTES OF HELL, PEOPLE... but I DID NOT GIVE UP... I was able to hang in there! It is funny how you don't quit when you know all the skinny chickies will look at you and think, "That fat girl doesn't even have abs... so what in the heck does she think SHE is doing?"
After Abs... WE DANCED! The instuctor, Tina, was SUPER NICE! I was ALL READY... do you hear me... READY! A few more people came in just before the class started... some of them were in high school or college... (you could tell). The class started... I didn't know the choreography, like most of the people did. The instructor said to see what we could pick up if we had never been in there... but not to worry because next week WE GET TO LEARN A BRAND NEW ROUTINE!
So, Morgan and I are hanging in there... we aren't getting in all, but I look down at my heart rate monitor and I see that my heart rate is 178... so HECK YEAH... I AM BURNING THE CALORIES! YAY!
Then.... GUESS WHAT HAPPENED!!!!!!!!! OOOOOOOH........ UGH! This little HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE CHICKIE comes in LATE... yeah that is right... LATE... She is BEAUTIFUL... no doubt... black dance pants, red top with her tummy showing.... LONG, BEAUTIFUL brown hair with the sweet little curls.... her make up was perfect... jewelry... yeah.... you get the picture... We shall call her "DANCING BARBIE"
SHE STANDS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME! I can no longer see the instructor... the only part of myself I can see in the mirror, is the part that sticks out on the edges of her skinny rear end....
Skinny Barbie knows ALL THE MOVES... yeah... she's been there before... She was twirling and kicking and slinging that hair all in my face... NOW DANCING BARBIE HAS NAPPY HAIR TO ME. I am upset with her... she is showing me up... making me look stupid on purpose... she has it all... the look, the hair, the moves... the body... I DISLIKE HER!
So... as I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror again while I am BEHIND because I don't know the steps... I notice that the purple shirt I am wearing makes me look like Grimace (the big fat purple character from McDonald's)or perhaps Barney! I can't decide if I should cry or start singing, "I love you, you love me... I should hang my fat tail from a tree..."
Before I had a mini breakdown in the middle of the gym, I look at Morgan.... she is perky and blonde and has a great figure... DESPITE THE FACT THAT SHE HAS 4 YEAR OLD TWINS....
She says, "Okay... enough!" We gathered our things... and hit a few weights....
As I am working my arms, I reflect on the 15 MINUTES I spent in dance class... (THAT IS CORRECT... 15 STINKIN' MINUTES is all I made it)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I decided that I will be there next week and learn ALL THE NEW MOVES... THEN I WILL SHOW DANCING BARBIE HOW WE ROLLED IN THE 1990s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!
I was a part of the 1996 American All Star Dance team and I performed in London, England in the International Goodwill Performance Tour! Dancing barbie doesn't know this... YET! And when I lose enough weight that I can see my cute shoes again... I am going to ROLL RIGHT over her... in the mean time... I might smack her with one of my rolls as I twirl around NEXT WEEK!
Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride! Not even dancing barbie!
After the gym, I went to Kroger to pick up steamed shrimp for the salad Ben and I had for dinner! I WON'T EVEN MENTION the ROLLS I smelled and had to pass up on the bread aisle... Those are not the GOOD ROLLS I need to focus on....
So... Until next time... please think of me while I continue to be on a roll to lose these rolls because that is how I roll.... although I can't eat a roll!
Too bad I can't have a ROLL!
OOOOH... what a night working out... let me tell ya.
So, I have been excited ALL DAY about the dance class at the Courthouse tonight. The class is AMAZING... It made me miss my dancing days from high school and college! The choreography is rather impressive as well! I AM SO PUMPED! So... yesterday I went to Jazzy Dancer to get me some new Blochs (these are super cool split soled dance shoes that I had in college... LOVE THEM). Like I said before... If I am going to be the fattest and ugliest person in the class... I AM AT LEAST GONNA HAVE GOOD SHOES. Those of you who know me well... know that I like shoes.
*Since I can no longer fit into REALLY cute clothes, I find that I like to compensate for it with cute shoes and FABULOUS bags! The bigger the purse, the better! I love em!
Anyway.... so I arrived at the Cypress Lake Courthouse and got there in time to do ABS CLASS! WHOO HOO! My friend, Morgan, came as well... we were all excited about the Abs class and Dance class! I made it through the Abs class... 15 MINUTES OF HELL, PEOPLE... but I DID NOT GIVE UP... I was able to hang in there! It is funny how you don't quit when you know all the skinny chickies will look at you and think, "That fat girl doesn't even have abs... so what in the heck does she think SHE is doing?"
After Abs... WE DANCED! The instuctor, Tina, was SUPER NICE! I was ALL READY... do you hear me... READY! A few more people came in just before the class started... some of them were in high school or college... (you could tell). The class started... I didn't know the choreography, like most of the people did. The instructor said to see what we could pick up if we had never been in there... but not to worry because next week WE GET TO LEARN A BRAND NEW ROUTINE!
So, Morgan and I are hanging in there... we aren't getting in all, but I look down at my heart rate monitor and I see that my heart rate is 178... so HECK YEAH... I AM BURNING THE CALORIES! YAY!
Then.... GUESS WHAT HAPPENED!!!!!!!!! OOOOOOOH........ UGH! This little HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE CHICKIE comes in LATE... yeah that is right... LATE... She is BEAUTIFUL... no doubt... black dance pants, red top with her tummy showing.... LONG, BEAUTIFUL brown hair with the sweet little curls.... her make up was perfect... jewelry... yeah.... you get the picture... We shall call her "DANCING BARBIE"
SHE STANDS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME! I can no longer see the instructor... the only part of myself I can see in the mirror, is the part that sticks out on the edges of her skinny rear end....
Skinny Barbie knows ALL THE MOVES... yeah... she's been there before... She was twirling and kicking and slinging that hair all in my face... NOW DANCING BARBIE HAS NAPPY HAIR TO ME. I am upset with her... she is showing me up... making me look stupid on purpose... she has it all... the look, the hair, the moves... the body... I DISLIKE HER!
So... as I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror again while I am BEHIND because I don't know the steps... I notice that the purple shirt I am wearing makes me look like Grimace (the big fat purple character from McDonald's)or perhaps Barney! I can't decide if I should cry or start singing, "I love you, you love me... I should hang my fat tail from a tree..."
Before I had a mini breakdown in the middle of the gym, I look at Morgan.... she is perky and blonde and has a great figure... DESPITE THE FACT THAT SHE HAS 4 YEAR OLD TWINS....
She says, "Okay... enough!" We gathered our things... and hit a few weights....
As I am working my arms, I reflect on the 15 MINUTES I spent in dance class... (THAT IS CORRECT... 15 STINKIN' MINUTES is all I made it)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I decided that I will be there next week and learn ALL THE NEW MOVES... THEN I WILL SHOW DANCING BARBIE HOW WE ROLLED IN THE 1990s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!
I was a part of the 1996 American All Star Dance team and I performed in London, England in the International Goodwill Performance Tour! Dancing barbie doesn't know this... YET! And when I lose enough weight that I can see my cute shoes again... I am going to ROLL RIGHT over her... in the mean time... I might smack her with one of my rolls as I twirl around NEXT WEEK!
Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride! Not even dancing barbie!
After the gym, I went to Kroger to pick up steamed shrimp for the salad Ben and I had for dinner! I WON'T EVEN MENTION the ROLLS I smelled and had to pass up on the bread aisle... Those are not the GOOD ROLLS I need to focus on....
So... Until next time... please think of me while I continue to be on a roll to lose these rolls because that is how I roll.... although I can't eat a roll!
Another day of working out and big decisions!
Well... I did something different for the FIRST time last night! My friend, Eric, came in from Dallas and he invited Ben and me to join some friends for dinner and drinks.... Although I wanted to see him SOOOOO badly, I refused... and you know what I did.... I WORKED OUT INSTEAD!
Yesterday after work, I did lots of cardio. I even threw in an extra 20 minutes on the bike... I changed the setting where it was very hard to peddle. MY LEGS HURT SOOOO MUCH today! I actually FEEL IT more than I thought I would! WHEW!
My sweet husband made dinner for us last night. He had dinner ON THE TABLE WHEN I GOT HOME! We had spaghetti with ground TURKEY instead of ground beef and you know what... IT WAS ACTUALLY pretty good! I even had enough calories left for the day that I was able to enjoy low fat frozen yogurt for dessert!
This "getting in shape" thing is ALRIGHT! I am pleased! I think Ben is happy too, which means a lot to me! HE LOOKS GREAT! He is already down 10 pounds! It seems like men lose it so much quicker than we women do!
TONIGHT I am attending the dance class at Courthouse! I am very excited. My next door neighbor, Morgan, will be going with me or rather... she is meeting me there! I even got myself a brand new pair of Bloch dance shoes for the occasion. I might be the FATTEST and UGLIEST girl in the class, but I am going to as LEAST have the best shoes! ha ha! I hope I will be able to hang in there! WISH ME LUCK! The last time I went to this class, I thought I was going to D-I-E! Right now... I am excited. Check with me tomorrow! ha!
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Yesterday after work, I did lots of cardio. I even threw in an extra 20 minutes on the bike... I changed the setting where it was very hard to peddle. MY LEGS HURT SOOOO MUCH today! I actually FEEL IT more than I thought I would! WHEW!
My sweet husband made dinner for us last night. He had dinner ON THE TABLE WHEN I GOT HOME! We had spaghetti with ground TURKEY instead of ground beef and you know what... IT WAS ACTUALLY pretty good! I even had enough calories left for the day that I was able to enjoy low fat frozen yogurt for dessert!
This "getting in shape" thing is ALRIGHT! I am pleased! I think Ben is happy too, which means a lot to me! HE LOOKS GREAT! He is already down 10 pounds! It seems like men lose it so much quicker than we women do!
TONIGHT I am attending the dance class at Courthouse! I am very excited. My next door neighbor, Morgan, will be going with me or rather... she is meeting me there! I even got myself a brand new pair of Bloch dance shoes for the occasion. I might be the FATTEST and UGLIEST girl in the class, but I am going to as LEAST have the best shoes! ha ha! I hope I will be able to hang in there! WISH ME LUCK! The last time I went to this class, I thought I was going to D-I-E! Right now... I am excited. Check with me tomorrow! ha!
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
2009/ New Year/ Wii Fit
WOW... I haven't written anything since right after the tornado hit on my birthday last April!
Things are very good! Ben and I are doing well!
Ben and I decided that this is the year to get our big behinds in shape. I know, I know... everyone says that in January and by Mardi Gras... we are all eating King Cake... I have done it too.... so many times... THIS YEAR I feel differently! I really do. Ben and I are supporting each other 100%, which is helping SO MUCH!
I am going to try to write in and track everything when I can... this is more for ME! I am also going to put this out there IN BLACK AND WHITE so I CAN SEE IT! When I weighed on January 10, 2009... I was 222 pounds! YEAH! That is right... BRANDI WEIGHED 222 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sick of this... I hate how I look. I don't feel pretty at all anymore... I feel guilty that I have made Ben look at me like this for so long. Sitting behind a desk all day and then eating out with friends and having drinks on a regular basis has done this to me. IT IS ALL MY FAULT! I am no longer going to make excuses. I have been living the most unhealthy lifestyle a person can, I think. So... I can treat this blog thing like my AA for fat people...
Hello... my name is Brandi Garrett and I am a fatty! I like fried foods, martinis, chocolate cake, Dr. Pepper... OOOOOH... how I love me some Dr. Pepper! I am a fan of REGULAR Dr. Pepper, so no one write me back and suggest diet... despite what the commercials say... REGULAR IS BETTER! You know... the commercials say, "There's nothing diet about it".... well... THAT IS A LOAD OF BULL, people! SUGAR JUST TASTES BETTER... PERIOD!
Okay... so my journey began on Saturday, January 10, 2009. My jeans were tight but I squuueeeeeeeeezed into them and Ben and I headed out to purchase a nintendo Wii Fit! I would like to say this... IT IS AWESOME!
My little Mii was so cute. I think she looks just like me, dark flipped hair and all... However, when I put in all of my information on the Wii fit and stood on it... my little Mii blew up like the Michelan Man wearing a pink shirt... And do you know what that rude little Wii Fit said to me? "OOOH... That's OBESE!" WELL NO KIDDING... why in the heck do you think we just dropped a hundred bucks on ya? Anway.... my heart sank... my little Mii is no longer cute... She actually really does like me now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just like a fat girl with a cute pink shirt and nice hair! What can I say... my heart was broken into a million pieces! MY HUSBAND DOESN'T SAY I AM FAT, BUT MY VIDEO GAME DOES! HA!
So... I have been EATING VERY WELL! I haven't eaten one thing that is not planned and I am logging EVERY BITE OF EVERYTHING on livestrong.com!
I am also playing with the Wii Fit and going to the gym!
I HAVE LOST 5 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to keep it up! My friends are being SUPER supportive. I am signed up to do some 5Ks already. Although I know I will be WALKING them... it is a start! I have a new MP3 player, new work out pants, a heartrate monitor.... I AM READY TO GO!
So watch out people... if you feel the earth trembling... that's no earthquake in Mississippi... That is ME... BRANDI and my now... 217 POUNDS RUNNING behind you!
Hope you all are well! I hope to keep the updates coming, even if they are BAD!
Lots of love!
Things are very good! Ben and I are doing well!
Ben and I decided that this is the year to get our big behinds in shape. I know, I know... everyone says that in January and by Mardi Gras... we are all eating King Cake... I have done it too.... so many times... THIS YEAR I feel differently! I really do. Ben and I are supporting each other 100%, which is helping SO MUCH!
I am going to try to write in and track everything when I can... this is more for ME! I am also going to put this out there IN BLACK AND WHITE so I CAN SEE IT! When I weighed on January 10, 2009... I was 222 pounds! YEAH! That is right... BRANDI WEIGHED 222 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sick of this... I hate how I look. I don't feel pretty at all anymore... I feel guilty that I have made Ben look at me like this for so long. Sitting behind a desk all day and then eating out with friends and having drinks on a regular basis has done this to me. IT IS ALL MY FAULT! I am no longer going to make excuses. I have been living the most unhealthy lifestyle a person can, I think. So... I can treat this blog thing like my AA for fat people...
Hello... my name is Brandi Garrett and I am a fatty! I like fried foods, martinis, chocolate cake, Dr. Pepper... OOOOOH... how I love me some Dr. Pepper! I am a fan of REGULAR Dr. Pepper, so no one write me back and suggest diet... despite what the commercials say... REGULAR IS BETTER! You know... the commercials say, "There's nothing diet about it".... well... THAT IS A LOAD OF BULL, people! SUGAR JUST TASTES BETTER... PERIOD!
Okay... so my journey began on Saturday, January 10, 2009. My jeans were tight but I squuueeeeeeeeezed into them and Ben and I headed out to purchase a nintendo Wii Fit! I would like to say this... IT IS AWESOME!
My little Mii was so cute. I think she looks just like me, dark flipped hair and all... However, when I put in all of my information on the Wii fit and stood on it... my little Mii blew up like the Michelan Man wearing a pink shirt... And do you know what that rude little Wii Fit said to me? "OOOH... That's OBESE!" WELL NO KIDDING... why in the heck do you think we just dropped a hundred bucks on ya? Anway.... my heart sank... my little Mii is no longer cute... She actually really does like me now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just like a fat girl with a cute pink shirt and nice hair! What can I say... my heart was broken into a million pieces! MY HUSBAND DOESN'T SAY I AM FAT, BUT MY VIDEO GAME DOES! HA!
So... I have been EATING VERY WELL! I haven't eaten one thing that is not planned and I am logging EVERY BITE OF EVERYTHING on livestrong.com!
I am also playing with the Wii Fit and going to the gym!
I HAVE LOST 5 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to keep it up! My friends are being SUPER supportive. I am signed up to do some 5Ks already. Although I know I will be WALKING them... it is a start! I have a new MP3 player, new work out pants, a heartrate monitor.... I AM READY TO GO!
So watch out people... if you feel the earth trembling... that's no earthquake in Mississippi... That is ME... BRANDI and my now... 217 POUNDS RUNNING behind you!
Hope you all are well! I hope to keep the updates coming, even if they are BAD!
Lots of love!
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