Weeks 11 & 12

WIT!

Hi everyone! I missed you guys last week.....

So, had I written my blog last week, it would have been filled with disappointment, anger, lack of wisdom, short-sightedness. All in all, not good stuff.
If this leads you to assume I did not have great results once stepping on to that scale at 5AM last Tuesday morning, that would be absolutely correct!
I had a week where my weight went UP!
It was a two pound increase & the only thing I lost was my marbles!

I promised I would be transparent on my journey.......so here it is, my feelings on my continuous journey.
I want to share with you because I know we can all learn, grow, and hopefully, I can help you through your own emotions & experiences and make things easier for all of you.

My life is great & full!!!
In a day, I can go through members' excitement, members' challenges, members' illnesses, teaching classes, running two businesses, nurturing my relationships & all the while focusing on my weight loss program.
All of you who are on this program have BIG BUSY LIVES!!
I know. I have spoken to you all, so we are all on the same page on this.
Life is busy!

Not sure why I wrote that... but, oh yah, because I didn't cook enough last week... & I ate things I really knew I shouldn't.

Ok back to last week. I came home angry & with a bag of Doritos. (yikes!)
This is sooo funny to me now!!!! I have never before bought a bag of Doritos in my life!!!
My husband Tom, listened to me bitch & then sat me down.
Feeling defeated I sulked,"I'll never achieve my goal of these sixteen weeks."
He quickly said,"F'n right you will!"
He reminded me of WIT.
Wit has always been attractive to me.
I have always admired quick & funny witted people!
WIT though, is also "WHATEVER IT TAKES."
And I live by it!

So he told me,"no, no, no you are a wit person!"
I said, "of coarse I am!" ( ok it took a bit more than that, a couple of hugs and shaking up and then I was convinced).

I got back to Latitude a couple of hours later and our performance & food coach Alicia says,
"I have taken you this far, I am taking you all the way, you are going to do what I say...."
She also said,"I am going to support you & I will follow what I suggest for you to do as well!"

Those of you who know her, know she is in prime condition, more fit than any fitness cover model
& really does not have a need to drop a pound or any fat.
She is under 7% body fat and chiseled, for god's sake!

So, off she went sending me a new plan to follow.
I have to say, this plan isn't for anyone who isn't angry & willing to do whatever it takes.
I hesitate to even share what I did, for fear of encouraging something that I really don't think is a good long term solution.
Does that make sense? I know it doesn't, but I followed it & I lost 9.2 pounds in 6 days!
Crazy!!
The funniest thing about it is that Alicia(my food coach) actually followed the plan for 2 days & then was about to eat her own arm off!
I thanked her for the support, but then told her, "please eat, I'm OK".
Kind of like mommy letting go of your bike when you are learning to ride.

So I have a total of of 29.4 pounds dropped in 12 weeks & as I write this, tears are running down my face.
I feel a great sense of success, & I know I can guide anyone to do what I am doing.
After all, everything I experience is definitely in my path so I can help others.
Breaking through a barrier that has been there for over 4 years is an overwhelming feeling & I now know I will achieve my goal weight by week sixteen.

More than that though, I am letting go of a few years of energy(fat) that was gained & stored mostly due to me not nurturing myself.
As I spoke to Lisa (my spiritual guru & coach), she reminded me of how all the weight I put on happened when I let go of caring for myself about four years ago. I turned my back on me.

So today, I am thanking the universe, "thank you for reminding me to care & nurture myself always. I am ready to ride free..."

Much love, & self love to all of you,
Vered.

Total Weight Lost To Date: 29.4 pounds!

Week 10

What does it take?

Lately I have been getting questions like, "what does it take to loose over 20 pounds like you have?", "It must be hard?", "What's the trick?".

Now, don't get me wrong, it's no walk in the park, but that is primarily due to believing we are missing out on something when we are eating whole foods and no crap. That we are missing a TV show when we are taking a walk or going to the gym.

There are no tricks, the only trick that has been going on is the one that the big guys have been playing on us.
Selling us all this crap that is considered food!

Really, I want everyone to know that there is nothing lacking for me. If anything, I have gained appreciation for foods that make my body surge with energy.

Ask yourself, when was the last time you woke up and popped out of bed full of energy? Not to impress, but I do, almost every morning.
The proper fuel & exercise turns your body, mind & soul ON!

I am a believer in energy & if we go into weight loss with a mind set of I'm lacking, it's going to be really hard, & we are working against ourselves, swimming upstream rather than with the flow.

It many sound odd but creating mantras & feeding your mind with the proper fuel is just as important.
So, a few things that I am doing beside the fabulous food plan & workouts have been reading inspiring stories, success oriented articles, listening to music that gives me energy & makes me happy when I need a boost.

Taking in everything to bring my whole being onto the same path. You never know how off you are, till you are on.

So this week I added two 30 minutes jog/walks, listened to Deepak Chopra four times, pulled out some Michael Jackson & dropped 2.2 pounds!

Thanks for reading. I hope this inspires you to create the healthy body you deserve.

Much Love,
Vered.


Total Weight Lost To Date: 22.2 pounds!

Week 9

Happy May!

I am thrilled to hit a pinnacle of 20 pounds lost this week!

I am 7 weeks away from the 16 week mark.

I have to admit the reasons for going on were starting to fade away.
What I mean by reasons is, what will be the driving force for me behind the next 7 weeks?
I have dropped 20 pounds & I feel really good.
Is this my dream goal? The honest answer is no!

So, I asked my husband to do the famous Dickens Pattern on me.
For those of you who don't know what this is, It is a look at what your future holds for you if you don't achieve your goals (harsh & sad!)
& then a quick switch to how amazing you will fell if all your dreams are realized, (f'n incredible)! Like in the famous story of Scrooge.

Let me tell you, my husband Tom is great at doing it (I mean Dickens Pattern).
I now I have many compelling reasons to drop 30 pounds in the next 7 weeks!

I know most of you are saying that is crazy! That's extreme! But yes, I am looking for extreme results.
So yesterday night I jogged home from work after teaching Zumba!

I am on my way to my goal of being under 14% body fat this summer & nothing will stop me!!

Much Love,
Vered.

ps:If any of you have been dreaming about making life lasting changes in their fitness & health goals contact my hubby tom.motzer@sympatico.ca he is awesome!! He is also a certified Naturopath.