where the hell have i been :)

So, Im not gonna lie...been totally waiting until school starts to really get into this! I have NO structure in my life right now and as an "adult" with severe ADD I dont know how to get it. At least when school starts I can have a routine. Its forced. I have no choice. If I didnt teach Zumba 3 times a week I would not have exercised AT ALL the last 2 weeks. I can say I have been making healthier choices foodwise. But thats about it.....School starts wednesday the 29th.....Then its freaking ON! LIKE DONKEY KONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

~the Kris

Figures

                                       

               I guess I left off on thursday..... and to put  it plain..... it didn't go as planned.
As some folks know, I spent a month off of skates due to bruised ribs and was recently cleared for contact. Now the fact that I pretty much  manipulated my doc into clearing me WAS irrelevant, but apparently not so much anymore. So open scene...Thursday at MELT..... here I am lying on the floor foam rolling my spine and "CRrrack" I hear and feel that horrid sound I felt when I previously was injured, accompanied by a fast sharp pain. I catch my breath and realize the pain is gone just as fast as it came and decide perhaps foam rolling is not a good Idea. I go to get off the floor and "whoosh" the room starts spinning at warp speed, I lose all muscle control black out and hit the floor. Now I use the term black out simply because everything turned black however I was conscious throughout the entire event. I probably couldn't have spoken to you but I was there. With in a few moments everything was back to normal and I slowly got up, shook it off and did my work out. I was alittle nervous about the whole thing so instead of going to the Roller Rink, I went home. Just as soon as I got home I bent down to hug my son and BAM there I go again...... I'm starting to be very thankful that these happen while I'm close to the ground..... cuz my even though it didn't hurt when my head hit the floor , I knew it probably should have. So 2 more times after that I go through this whole "Black Out" thing again. As a nurse I know a few things about syncopal episodes and why they happen, it's not my specialty but I know a bit. So Im drawing the lines and connecting the dots. From what I can tell It should probably be either so orthostatic issue or vasovagal episode, I think this because everytime it happens I am changing position, not drastically ... I mean once I was just simply shifting my weight. But thats the simple explanation so I go with it.  I go down the list:  Am I hydrated??? YES! Have I eaten???? YES!!! Have I had normal BM's??? YES?  Am I in pain??? NO. Perfect I have no reason to be passing out......... but wait......I AM passing out. Next step.... write it of and go to bed.... probably a freak thing.
         Here comes friday and to be honest I wake up having totally forgotten what happened, get up and go to work. Friday was a painfully slow day in the ER at childrens, so I checked my email and browsed this new website from Joe Carabase  ( the Guy the owns MELT fitness). The site is cool, it's filled with interesting nutrition and fitness information. There's not a ton of stuff on it right now but what he has on it is good. One of the things he has put on it is a formula for calories needed in order to maintain or reduce weight. We all know where I stand on the issue so I plug in my numbers and voila....... What the FUCK???!!! The formula has  shown that I need to take in nearly 2000 calories in order to lose weight. I think I am going to lose my mind when I see this because I know that on weight watchers I am barely eating 1000-1200 calories. All of a sudden I realize that I have probably driven my metabolism into the dumps with my amped up workouts as of late. I don't know what to do so I start freaking out, and browsing the internet for any validation of this formula to see if its actually possible that I should be eating that ungodly amount of food! I come upon Livestrong.com and they seem to have their own formula which has me taking in about 1500 calories in order to lose 2lbs weekly. The maintenance calories for both formulas is pretty much the same, so I figure the difference is based on a 1lb weight loss weekly VS a 2lb weight loss weekly. Again the validation of this formula is TORTURE. I Not only could I have eaten more the week before ... I SHOULD have!!! Maybe I wouldn't have gain 4 flippin pounds! Anyhow.... I am sitting in the chair talking about this frustrating issue with a co-worker when WHAM the room starts spinning and I slide half way out of the chair having a black out. This time I'm alittle nervous because there was absolutely no reason for it to happen, I hadn't changed position... I hadn't even coughed or looked in a different direction. The events of the day before start flooding back to my memory and I start to become anxious. I realize that my rib has been bothering me again.... I had taken ibuprofen for it twice that day( I hadn't done so in a week... except on derby days). But whats bothering me most is this ..... how can I drive home knowing that I will not have time to stop the car before I lose control of my body.... should this happen while I am driving..? It's a possibility now....
I do drive home friday night, nervously and stubbornly.
                 On my way home, I was emotionally disoriented. Angry and frustrated not only because I had eaten next to nothing... for nothing.... But also because I now had a new medical issue I would have to deal with! This coupled with my left chest which was getting progressively more painful led to the reality that I would likely not be able to fully participate in derby for a new undetermined amount of time. Can anyone say.... SOUL CRUSHING! So I did what all normal people do in an emotional crisis... I stopped at Xtra- Mart and got a pint of Ben and Jerry's.......
             I had my way with Ben and Jerry's cookie dough on friday night...... and saturday I awoke with atleast a few pounds of guilt. I got on the scale... so I could measure my shame and defeat..... and I'm not shitting you.... the scale read 184.9lbs. I lost just over 4 lbs??????? My first thought was,...... Ben and Jerry's ...... Thats the secret to dieting!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's not true, I'm sure ...... but its a pretty comforting thought!
            So I've done some research and realized I need to rework my plan... I have written out some menus and shopping lists, preparing to change my diet. The menu's range from 1500 to 2200 cals based on my length and intensity of workouts. The only problem is I can't grocery shop till payday on friday, so Until then Im going to have to wing it and just watch what I put in my face.
       I have not had any further blackouts since friday. I've had  a few dizzy spells each day  though and Im really sad about this whole issue. I haven't called the doc yet..... I don't really want to, I know she won't let me put roller skates on..... and Im worried she may even ask me to stop working out for now. I guess I can't have all my dreams crushed before I even get off the ground. I'm going to do it..... I will.... Im just sad.... Because I would rather not deal with it....
           

Mediocre

                                     

Ohhhhh lord.....I'm such a mess. This week has  been "ok", so far. Not a week built for loosing a ton of weight. I hopped back on the scale this morning and I'm down one pound, it's good news, but I've sort of lost faith in the scale. I have made 2 bad choices this week which I'm sure will bite me in the ass. #1 After a late night scrimmage about 50miles away I stopped at BK and had a double cheeseburger on the way home. I was so freaking hungry I thought my head would implode.  #2 when some folks at work decided to order out chinese, I got a small beef lomein.  Either choice was not as bad as I might have done 2 weeks ago..... but its still not what I should have done. I feel tired despite sleeping well last night....and as I write this, I just realized I haven't taken my thyroid med or my vitamins in 2 days. I got such little sleep on tuesday night, I awoke like a zombie on weds and I guess I haven't quite recovered. One of the cons of Roller Der by is that, I have atleast one night a week where I get very little sleep and some weeks it 2 nights. I'm not one of those people that can actually function, think straight and maintain energy on no sleep..... No matter how hard I try.

Tonight I am going to MELT, Open skate and then practice because I will not have a chance to workout tomorrow or sat.....

For now I am going to take a nap... T is down the hall at a friends house .. and the baby is sleeping! Since having a quiet moment in our home is pretty non existent.... I have to take advantage... =0)--Chan

                                        

Food

Hello All.
Max here again to bring you all up to speed on whats going on with my quest to get healthy and fit.
Well this weekend was a bust !!!! Went to a beer and chilli cook off, which means, I tried all 23 types of chillies and I don't know haw many breweries were there to present old and brand-spanking-new types of beer. But the weekend is over and I'm gonna re-start with all the power that I have. I'm feeling good and determined. Sometimes I think that this blog is a food blog and not a healthy life-stile quest blog........oh well.
Keep it tuned, because Maxy is back with a vengeance and nothing will stop me.
Cheers

WTF!

So the scale this morning said 189.4. Not quite sure how its possible that I gained 4lbs when I had AT LEAST a thousand calorie deficit each day.... and I know I didn't eat 12,000 effing calories on saturday. So either the science is wrong or my scale is fucked up. I could be getting my period which usually gives me about 5 lbs of water weight but I'm pretty sure I have another week before that comes.... so what gives? Im really frustrated! I have been working out harder and more frequently than ever before and I have been 90% saintly with my food.........my clothes fit nicer too! I didn't build 4lbs of muscle in one week either soo lets just forget that! I will take out my frustration during my workout and at derby tonight but for now...... I'm Fuming!----Chan

I weighed in at 180 this morning........I have no idea how I lost two pounds but it makes me want to keep going!!! Here's to one more day at a time!

The Kris

Confessions of a Moderately Shameful Weekend

Oh Boy..Oh Boy ..Oh boy, where to begin

Friday was a bum day.... no food issues, but I didn't sleep thursday night on account that each time I began to fall asleep I started to get dizzy and stopped breathing. Or maybe I stopped breathing and then got dizzy. I was sore before bed after my first night back at practice and I took 2 ultram, I'm guessing that had something to do with it. Anyway Taylor woke up around 2am, freaking out about a sore throat. I ended up calling out of work and finally getting to sleep around 630am. So I slept half the day away and was a sloth for the rest of it. Then came saturday......

So the cool thing about weight watchers is that if you have a special occasion, you can workout and earn enough points to eat something special. So this week I charged up about 120 extra weight watchers points for saturday and planned to have my way with whatever food item happen to look delicious. And many many things were soooo Delicious looking!!! We had a little birthday party for Taylor in the morning.... between pepperoni, cheese, and ice cream cake.... I may have used up all those points.... I don't really know. I did not keep track...because we then went to a fabulous pig roast! There really nothing quite as tasty as meat right off the bone.... not when you are as carnivorous as me. MEAT...... MEAT.... MEAT.... I think I might have eaten something else.... but the only real important part was the MEAT. I washed that down with at least 8 moonshine, sprite and cranberry cocktails! For the record I would like to say... I also danced and climbed a tree ( while intoxicated). My fellow ER nurses would not be proud of this..... but I am.... and I think they kind of expect that.  Plus the point is..... its a good thing.... because #1 Apparently I am still capable of climbing trees and #2 I'm pretty sure it earned me a few weight watchers points. Climbing trees is not in their activity list but I'm almost sure it counts the same as sprinting for an hour ( I may be overshooting that a bit)!!

Woke up today with no hangover....Yay me! I did make an afternoon booboo with about 10 french fries. But I did only get a diet coke at the movie theatre and after 3 hours of roller skating, I walked away from some very tempting cupcakes.

Tomorrow is a new day....weigh in day..... 

Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh boy!

Smoothies

Hey y'all, Max here

Gotta get these smoothies into my regimen. They are delicious and very filling. This one, in the pic up there, is a berry/banana/acai-and-other-things mix invented by my beautiful wife Chandra to help on my busy day. It worked. Well my days are pretty boring at work so I'm always trying to think in ways to incorporate more whole wheat, berries, nuts, fruits and veggies in to my day. As you all seen it before on my past posts, its Fricking hard !!!!!. Tonight I didn't wanna cook anything so I made sandwiches for me and my boys.lean turkey and black forest ( I don't know why they call it that !!!) ham with some lettuce on a whole wheat bread. Scrumptious !!. worked out my fitness at M.E.L.T. and Joe kicked my arss. Felling good over all.
Lets see whats tomorrow brings.
Luv

Sugar shock

Well I did it, Yesterday I woke up at 4am and went to the gym, then  I went to MELT at 6am and again at 6pm! Son of Bitch.... I'm sooooooo sore today!!! Every little muscle, even my love handles....lol...

I was thinking on my way to work this morning about how much I appreciated that I can feel soreness in my back muscles. I really want my back to be strong. I feel like back pain is the most debilitating thing I see people go through.... messed up discs and nerve issues.... once that sets in folks start giving in to the idea that they are getting old and incapable of maintaining vitality. It's really a big fear I have. So I think I will make it a point to keep trying to build strength in my back.

In any case... work today was a riot......As you can tell from the photos above there was a lot to be tempted by.......Normally I wouldn't have been able to resist these sugary treats. But today... I DID!!!! Even carvel Ice cream cake......... I just wanted to stick my face in that thing and eat it like a rabid little beast but alas....I took a deep breathe and left the room. I ate nothing but roughage and a bit of protein.... Like a good little girl whos trying to lose a ton of weight! I even went to the gym after work....it wasn't the best workout... but it was a workout, and I was proud of myself!

Tomorrow is my first day back on skates in nearly a month.... I am really excited! I can't wait to play some derby! Hopefully my workouts will help me to have maintained some derby fitness!

eggroll

Hi its me Kris, Yesterday was a day filled with annoying stress and I felt pretty good about my decisions to exercise instead of eat. I took a walk around the green and did some turbo fire..........then i had some wine......and an eggroll at like 11 at night. SHIT!!!!!!!!! I have to really stay on track today....Had some yogurt for breakfast and a sugar free ROCKSTAR...

I get to hang out with my awesome aunt today and I WILL SERVE HEALTHY SNACKS!!!  :)

Ill check in later to see how all that business went! 

Have a sparkly day!

Educational luncheon

Hello all,
Max here again. This were my temptations today from the delicious world of Panera Bread. I did good though. I scrapped tuna salad off one of the sandwiches and put it on top of the Ceasar Salad ( no dressing !!!! ) then I was still hungry and took another chunk of the tuna and put it on top of the a bed of lettuce with onions and tomatoes (no dressing again !!!!), and that's it. M.E.L.T. was amazing and I pulled thru it. Working out is getting easier and gradually more enjoyable. People at work think Im crazy for doing this but they are also very supportive. Some of the ladies there are doing WW points and other ppl are doing the nutrasystem thingy, so there is support there
Well this was my day today. catch you all on the flip side (because it will be easy to flip......I will be skinny.......got it ? ).
Cheers.

Stupid headache

I ate like a freaking rock star today!!! Super proud of myself! I have, however, had a bangin headache all day. Had to Zumba with it and now I'm ready for some tea and possibly the naughty 90 calorie Fiber One brownie thing I picked up as a treat.......I have a great ab routine that I'm gonna WRECK tomorrow!!! Whoop!!!!!!! BTW its me, Kris! :)

Tight and tone lower-body

hey everyone !!
Max here once again today to let everyone know that my weight today is 224.3 lbs. ( I know, pretty gross, yes ? )
I did awesome on my food today, super healthy Bfast, snacks throughout the day and a little heavy but delicious dinner.Today at M.E.L.T., I worked my legs with a lower-body tight and tone workout ( which I hate.....it hurts a lot ), but i pushed thru it. I did it. Tomorrow is gonna be hard, one of the vendors is going to do a lunch/in-service/demonstration which means all that delicious/fatty/salty food is going to be right in front of me. Days like this will come, and I will prevail. Days like tomorrow happens all the time at work with Chinese food , Italian feast and, the healthy but dangerous, middle eastern cuisine.Well tomorrow is another day and I hope all of you are keeping yourselves cool and fit.
luv

PS: Chandra's weight in today was 185 lbs and Kris's is 182 lbs.

Foiled by the Foot

The Chan-
         So today was a small bust. I ate pretty well, despite my children begging for pizza.
In an attempt to wrangle my boys and get out the door on time for my MELT workout, I forgot my workout shoes and screwed myself all together. What a huge bummer!!!!!!! My immediate thought was... " Fuck it, I want pizza too"........I fear negative thoughts like this will always be the 1st to come.  I am so lucky to have Max set me straight! We did end up getting a small pizza for the boys, but max and I split a grilled chicken wrap...... which ....as it turns out..... is cheaper than our normal order (large pizza, multiple toppings and buffalo wings). I can't say I'm super satisfied, but I feel better about myself and the choice to do right by my body.
   I never did make up my lost workout today, so I have a brutal plan for tomorrow. It consists of waking up at 4am, hitting up cardio express for some hot treadmill action from 430-530, 6am MELT, and MELT again at 6pm. That should do the trick! Let's hope my crazy munchkins have mercy on me!

Good morning! It's me! "The Chans" sister!!! I chose this picture of me and Zumba ROYALTY Tanya Beardsley because when I posted it to Facebook I had to crop it because I almost barfed when I saw my arm!!!! Today is the first day of the rest of my FIT LIFE! I have a plan!!!!! Here goes!!!!


Hi Chan! Love you! :)

Max's hard weekend

Hello Gang, Max here.
Just want to let everyone know that I'm not doing so well on my quest. It was a difficult weekend, since I have not been following any kind of regimen whats-o-ever.
First, I went to my in-laws for a little weekend sou-are with steaks, potato salad and a surprisingly delicious green bean-tomato-parmesan cheese thingy  made by the talented aunt Audry Hopko  (fell right into it ), don't forget the beers I drank with the old man.
Today ( Sunday Aug 5th ) is my son Taylor's birthday. We went to the movies and it was supposed to be a special day for him. In the back of my mind I had this fire, this thought of reaching the goal, but at the same time, I want to relax and back down and enjoy a special Birthday with T. And So we did. Hot dogs, pizza and soda.......OUCH !!!!!
I feel bloated and tired. Well, tomorrow is another day, Chandra found me a article on Men's Fitness and I think i can follow that pretty good. following that together with M.E.L.T. I know I can do it.
Nuts and berries, Brown rice and lean protein, fruits and veggies, lots of beans and other legumes......
HERE I COME !!!!
cheers.

addition of "The Chans" sister :)

Im "The Chan's" sister, thanks for letting me into your challenge girl!!! Im hoping this will keep me-kris
Foot Note: challenge has been increased to 130 lbs, and now includes my beautiful and awesome sister Kris! You will now  be seeing her posts! Everyone will sign their names to their posts so you know who is checking in. Also Max will be making his first post tonight! Weigh In is tomorrow Morning!

not so jumpy start

Not a bad day at work today, it wasn't terribly busy.... I had time to eat healthy snacks! I also had time to think about how freakin hungry I was! It's so hard to moderate your food in the ER, its sort of an all or nothing game. I ate great all day.....and then I got home. Max arrived home from my folks house with a care package from my dad (all care packages from dad are made of food) 1st order of business... STEAK! Judging by how often Max offered me utensils, I think he may not understand the pleasure in holding your steak and ripping it with those handy little built in incisors....... No utensils needed my love! I had about 1/4 cup of potato salad and some corn on the cob to finish ( no butter or salt)....... Now I am drinking whats left of my weight watchers points in cabernet savignon...... hehehe.

All things considered, I did okay today, not the best .... but okay.

      As for Max....... I think he has some serious consumption sins to confess! Considering he spent the day with my family, I think it probably consisted of some serious food and perhaps a few beers. He is a little iffy on a diet program, but I sent him this Mens health diet plan I found and I think he's taking that into serious consideration.

And then there was light!

Hi! I am Chan and this is my Husband max........ We are Fat and Happy ( well....almost). Tonight I came home with an AWESOME idea ( I do that a lot). After a successful attempt at jumping up on the counter to sit and not breaking my ass or the counter... I told Max I think we should lose 100 pounds together ( thats a cumulative 100..to be clear). I am very lucky because Max usually agrees with my AWESOME ideas and true to form he was down with it! So we hit up Cold stone Creamery and started plotting our attack.....

Along with this tiny little endeavor we also decided to keep a blog .... to share our joy and Misery with the world! The first  order of business was to figure out just how one goes about starting a blog. After twenty minutes of back and forth eye rolling, we finally decided on a name and address for our blog. Technically I hijacked the computer, typed in the name and pressed enter before he could dissent ......but I think that is implied agreement..... Don't you.....