Lisa's Before/After!

 

First and foremost, I must thank Lisa for letting us all follow her during our Fall bootcamp session!

Wasn't she great?? (Applause,ahhh!!! yeah!!)

Here are her final numbers (drum roll...)
in just 10 short weeks 

Total Inches lost: 12 inches!

Body fat drop: 4%!

Total pounds lost: 7.2!

In Lisa's words:I still have a ways to go but I can't believe how great I feel - 

albeit sore and tired!  

My best days are when I do the 6 am workouts!

And just so you know...you can still find Lisa @bootcamp...

 I am so excited for this current challenge!

I want to be one of those girls who 

loses weight over the holidays and 

not just fight to maintain my weight!

 She is a member of the "Eggnog Police" 

Gooooo Lisa!!

Lisa Update

Lisa is holding her own at an impressive 8 pounds off thus far!

Here is what she had to say at this point...

So here we are at the end of week 8!  I am still holding at the same weight again but that's ok!  I did another week of 3 bootcamps and felt great!  (tired but great!)  I did my first beach one - as you know.  How fun was that?  Man  -  running that hill was a killer!  I definitely want to do it again this week.  I think I was intimidated by the beach up until now.  I love attacking our workouts and the calories are really burning.  Every bootcamp workout this week for me was 600+ calories.

I wish the scale said I weighed less but I can live with where I am right now.  I am not giving up.  I think my body has really changed and once Deanne pulls out her fat pincher - I am sure I'll be amazed!    (let's hope so at least!)

See you this week - gonna try for 3 (or 4 if I can find childcare for Friday)

Eight is GREAT!!

Lisa texted me after her Saturday weigh in with the good news of 

down yet one more pound!!

So impressive Lisa! 

You rock!

This is what she had to say...  

"Another pound down! Amazing since I have been sick all week! Welcoming back some jeans I haven't seen in a while!"

Lisa's week 5

She is DOWN another POUND folks!!

Bringing our (well...her but we all benefit, yes?) total to SEVEN!!

Here is what she had to say...

Just 1 pound but I'll take it!  Even though I wasn't down last week, I definitely noticed my clothes fitting different.   I think that is a great gauge!  My clothes don't shrink sitting in my closet even though I swear they do!

I also am purposely not buying Halloween candy yet!  Of course, I need about 2 Costco size bags to give away to the tons of kids in my neighborhood.  I just can't bring myself to buy it!  My husband offered to take the candy to work and lock it in his desk until Halloween night.  That is a great plan!

Lisa Week 4

As you all remember...Lisa was down SIX POUNDS by week 3 and was 

able to maintain that loss for week 4. (Not easy to do...)

She has been working hard and is already looking forward to this Saturday's weigh in.

(wish I was as optimistic:) 

In Lisa's words:

So today was my first 6 am bootcamp!  I had to juggle my schedule this week since my son Jake is off tomorrow.  Once again - planning!  I decided last night to register for today so that way I would be sure to get up!  If the accountability is there - so am I!    It was hard getting up before the sun does but the feeling at 7 am of being done for the day is incredible!   I definitely am "shocking" my body almost every day.   I even managed to "shock" Deanne today by showing up at 6!

Weigh in is Saturday....fingers crossed!

Lisa week 3

 

Lisa is down yet another pound, folks!! 

(that makes 6 lbs down)

Yay! Hooray!! Made my day!!!

She sent in these comments with her early weigh in just before taking off on a family camping trip...

"After today's workout and my awesome new Heart Rate Monitor that told me I burned over 635 calories - I am SO excited!

Tonight I will be resting my tired muscles on an air mattress under the stars!  I am sure I will have NO problem falling asleep!"

Lisa's Weigh-In

Another WOOT, WOOT!!  for Lisa!! 

Down 2 more and on her way to..."I'd love to lose 20"!!!

On or Off?!

Do we want to be "on" or "off" the wagon?...

I had to look it up. (google is my 'go to' for such important queries).

I do believe we want to be "on" the wagon. (healthy living/eating/drinking=on the wagon)

Today I have been as precarious as an overloaded pumpkin cart...

But look to Lisa for some inspiration...

It's my first Permission Day!  I actually have a little anxiety about it.  While relaxing on the food a little sounds great - I don't want to fall off the wagon either!  So to jump start my day - I ate a healthy microwave egg frittata and went to PAC for a 1 hour spin class!   I laugh that it's still the same old crazy PAC - no parking spaces, women rushing to class, etc....you know the drill!

So my oldest son, Max, has been BEGGING me to go out to dinner for a week now!  Tonight I will reward him and myself to a fancy dinner at Red Robin!  Carmel Valley's Finest! ;-)  I heard one bit of advice at Deanne's Nutrition Seminar to check out the menu BEFORE going to a restaurant.   More time to "plan" will allow me to make a wise choice right?  Wish me luck!!!!

Lisa/week 2

Lisa on shopping Forever Fit Style...

My fridge is full!!!  (and my pantry is getting bare! )  At this rate, with all the fresh produce I am buying, we are going to need another fridge!  It's true what Deanne said - shop the perimeter of the grocery store!
I hit up Trader Joes today and found a basket full of goodies!

Down 3!!

Have you met Lisa yet at boot camp? 

I had a couple of people ask me who Lisa was. I realized that the pics I posted of her were in "real clothes", makeup etc not like most of us come to boot camp so she was nice enough to let me snap a pic AFTER working out yesterday...this girl is amazing!!

And I thought it would be a good time to let you know that Lisa's weigh in day is on Saturday...

and she has already dropped THREE pounds!!

Give me a woot, woot!!

Today my scale was 3 lbs lighter than it was when Deanne and I did my measurements!  I attribute a lot of that to my food choices!  I did 2 bootcamps this week as well as a midweek run so my exercise was better but not yet where I want it to be.  It definitely has to be the food!

3 less pounds is a great motivator for me with the weekend here.  I already went to birthday party this morning that served pizza and cake!  I downed a protein shake before I left and ate only from the veggie tray.  No pizza or cake for me!  Another dragon slayed! Temptation is definitely out there - resist, resist, resist!!!!

Lisa hits 4-2-1!!

And...she is off to a great start!!

Today is her first day.

This is her breakfast...you don't believe me?? 

I know, I know it looks profesh.

This was mid way.

Have you tried Egg in a hole? 

Did you like it??

And in Lisa's words..this is how the 4-2-1 journey began for her...

I had to modify the recipe for Egg in a Hole a bit since I didn't get Canadian Bacon but used the Morningstar Farms veggie sausage instead.  I definitely have to approach all this in steps. Yesterday, my time was much shorter than I had hoped so shopping was quick.  I ran into Henry's and grabbed what I could to at least get me through breakfasts and snacks for the next couple of days.   I am sure it will get easier putting new practices in place. 

 Gradual change works better for me than drastic change!

well said.

stay tuned...we will be here all week:) 

and for the next 10.

Introducing...

Lisa Broussard

Lisa has been gracious enough to allow us to 

"follow" her through our Fall session of boot camps.

Lisa has an at-home business where she sells personalized bags and gifts. She and her husband, Ben have been married for nine years and have two boys, age 7 and 4. Her history probably is similar to many of us in that she found it much easier to make time for exercise [and everything else, right?] before starting her family. Now that her youngest is going to be in preschool she will be joining us for Monday and Friday boot camps. Lisa was introduced to Deanne and Forever Fit by her friend, Lesley. Since she "signed up" she has discovered that she knows several other campers:) She loves running, hiking, riding bikes and riding her scooter that she purchased to keep up with her kids.

A bit more background in Lisa's words...

Before marriage and kids I ran 4 marathons as well as most races San Diego has to offer.  Once having kids, those race days diminished. Early morning starts became impossible for both my husband and I to do at the same time.  We have no family in San Diego to help with watching our young children.  My husband also runs and is training for the Las Vegas Marathon as we speak.  I have been a member at PAC since it opened in 2002. I have done just about every class and program it has to offer.   I have worked out with trainers and have achieved great results.  Because, I tend to put everyone in my family first, I put myself at the bottom of my list of things I need to do.  I definitely know I need accountability and goals.  

I struggle with nutrition and always have.  It's not that I eat a lot - I just don't eat regularly or the right food.  Breakfast is my biggest challenge.  I run out of the house with a piece of fruit and a string cheese if I am lucky.   I also do not drink enough water.  I have to constantly keep a water bottle with me to remind myself.

I would love to lose up to 20 pounds but know that is going to take a tremendous amount of dedication and discipline. 

Lisa told me that she was really disappointed (and me too!!) that the Friday seminar was cancelled since she was so ready to go...You will see her at boot camp this week and we will be checking back with her often to see how she is doing. 

 

Thanks Lisa and Welcome to Forever Fit!!