Iiiiiii'm Baaaack!

Hello!
What a weekend! I had the honor of planning the Southampton Publick House's Oktoberfest celebration complete with dances by the Our Fabulous Variety Show Players, songs by AM Radio and Charly Notturno, and excellent food and beer! I also had the great joy of being the bride in the Southampton Historical Museum's 1851 re-enactment wedding ceremony of Elizabeth Fordham and George White!

My tearing it up on my new drum set and Charly rocking out on keyboard!

Bobby, Michael, me, and Kasia in our Oktoberfest best!

I might not have made it to the gym but trust me, I danced enough for a week!

My beautiful wedding party!

Even though it was a fake wedding, it was still so emotional!

(See, this is me trying not to cry :)

No smiles!

Ok we did smile a bit.

My apologies for being out of commission the past couple of days! But I had my recovery day, I ate extraordinarily well today and tomorrow I get back to hot yoga and the gym!

I can honestly say that I am already feeling so much better than I imagined I would during this challenge. I'm not to my goals yet, but the work outs and the healthy eating are slowly becoming part of my daily routine. I open the fridge for a snack and I'm not instantly disappointed when all I see are carrots, celery, and almond milk. Ok I have never been disappointed by almond milk, that stuff is fantastic! But now the veggies are a nice sight as well.

Today I had eggs, onions and asparagus for breakfast. For lunch I had half a can of Progresso chicken noodle soup, celery, and a salad with apples, sprout and balsamic vinegar (no oil!). And for dinner Michael and I had some bratwurst (we are still in an Oktoberfest mood from Friday), but we skipped the buns! I had mine with black beans and rice and he had his solo. We also had a nice big salad and some amazing Gatsby Red wine from Duckwalk Vineyards! I just joined their wine club and I'm glad I did, I always feel better with a glass of red wine than a beer. Not to dis beer, I love beer. Beer and I are very tight. But beer and my belly are having a fight right now so I'm trying to give them some time apart from each other.

I am 11 days in to my 3 month challenge and I am feeling really good about reaching my goals!

December 20th is my completion date... 81 more days!

In Theaterland we call this "Hell Week"

Hello!

Apologies for missing you yesterday and Tuesday, let me catch you up and apologize in advance because I will probably not be back until Sunday after this. I am the proud event planner in charge of the Oktoberfest at the Southampton Publick House and the blushing bride in the Southampton Historical Museum's 1851 Harvest Day Wedding Re-enactment! Two awesome projects and I hope you can all come out to have a beer and some wedding cake with me this weekend!

Tuesday: Breakfast- Naked Protein, which I drank after a great workout with Jason at Evolution Fitness! I did another EvoFit Intervals class, I think that is my favorite work out class I've ever taken! I love that it is a new challenge every 60 seconds, I pushed myself so hard and it didn't even feel like work because we were on to the next thing so quickly. But I know I worked because it is Thursday and I'm still sore!

I went straight to work, then to an evening of rehearsals and tap dancing! My late lunch consisted of a hearty bowl of my veggie soup, some bread, and an apple from Hank's Pumpkin Town! 

For dinner Michael and I splurged a bit with pizza. I know, I really did not need the cheese...the grease...or the bread. But I'm a sucker for Paul's. But 2 out of 3 ain't bad right? right?

Wednesday:
Started out the day with an interview on the Eclectic Cafe with Bonnie Grice! Emma Ballou, the woman behind the Wedding Re-enactment this Saturday and I were on air with Bonnie, and as always, it was a wonderful time. I got to tell my favorite joke about how I'm going to switch out the actor for a real minister and trick Michael into marrying me for real! hahaha, I'm a riot I know! ;)

I had 2 eggs over easy, some wheat toast, and grapefruit juice for breakfast. I did not make it to the gym but I did have 4 different dance, band, and acting rehearsals so I was running all day.

Lunch was a salad with sprouts and an apple with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Dinner was again not so great...Barrister's Bail Out Burger. (Which, to be fair, once I added bacon and avocado was not any cheaper than a burger at Fellingham's and Fellingham's has the far superior burger so we will be going there next time!) (Also yes, I know that I should not have added bacon...I also should not have gotten fries....AHHH!! Eating healthy is so hard sometimes!)

Which brings us to today.

Thursday!

For breakfast I had 1 egg over easy, a greek yogurt parfait, and grapefruit juice. I am literally putting on my shoes to run out the door to work from 10:30-4, then I have rehearsal from 5-6:30 for the wedding, then rehearsal in Riverhead for 9 to 5 from 7-8:30, then rushing home to squeeze in one last band practice before Oktoberfest tomorrow! So if I don't see you again until Sunday, my apologies. I will try to tweet some pictures and updates from my phone @inflateabunny (follow me!) and I will see you all in a couple days!

Monday Funday!

Hello!

Prior to starting my EvoFit Loser challenge I purchased some yoga classes on Living Social. I am literally addicted to Living Social and I am obsessed with their amazing deals. This deal got me 5 yoga classes at Smithtown Hot Yoga. Granted this is over an hour drive from my house, but it happens to also be very close to another one of my favorite places, Barnes & Noble, so I just make sure I can hit both in the same trip and it is so worth it!

So this morning, after a delicious breakfast of two eggs over easy, a small bit of french baguette, a cheery greek yogurt, and some grape fruit juice; I headed west for my daily exercise!

 This was my second week of yoga with Rob. He is absolutely phenomenal and I was sweating for an hour! I am keeping yoga in my weekly exercise rotation because I desperately need to improve my flexibility as well as my overall fitness, and I have yet to find a better way to do both! Though I haven't tried Mirna's CoreFlex class yet but I plan on trying it out this Wednesday at 4pm!

I am warrior, hear me stretch!

For lunch I had a bowl of my delicious soup that I made yesterday, and then headed back west with the boyfriend because he had a meeting in Islandia and you all know what that means....

DAVE AND BUSTERS TRIP!!!!

So far I have won a slow cooker, a gumball machine, a very large "We're #1" foam hand rooting for Syracuse, and a Wii from Dave and Busters. I am over half way to winning an iPad. YES, I am obsessed. But don't give me lectures on wasting my money, because I am also AMAZING at the games. An iPad retails for over $500 (plus tax and extras) and at the rate I win tickets it will cost about the same PLUS I got all the great fun. Tonight I won 5,000 tickets toward my goal of 120,000 for $20. (a rate of 250 tickets per dollar spent, not to mention I had the frequent buyer coupon of buy $20 of chips get $20 free!) (Ok, I'm really dorking out, time to get back to the point)

Dinner! I am beyond proud of myself for pulling this off. With my "buy one get one free entree" coupon Michael and I had dinner and he had a beer for $24. I had the salmon with rice and broccoli, he had the turkey sandwich with sweet potato fries. ( I confess! I ate a few of them, but I also ate all my broccoli so it evens out....right?) But I made it through a whole evening at D&B with no beer and no dessert. Also no appetizers. Usually I get all three...but I survived!

I am a little hungry now, but Michael kept me from being tempted by mom mother's obscene collection of snacks, candies, and tasty treats in the pantry. Instead I was allowed a small hand full of raisins and peppermint tea.

And of course, the precious Catniss!

So that was my day today! I will see you back at Evolution Fitness bright and early for spin at 8am! Good night!

Weekend numero uno

Hello all!


Picking up where we left off, I had an excellent evening with my friends at the Publick House Friday night! I was successful in only have one beer, but I was so hungry because I had only had 2 meals so I got a late dinner as well. While I am trying not to eat past 9-10pm (depending on how late my day is) I got the grilled Cajun chicken sandwich (which was delicious) with no cheese and a side salad instead of fries.

Saturday morning started with a wonderful cup of my father's delicious coffee with no sugar but a splash of flavored creamer.

Just kidding, I didn't drink my hamster. She just looked way too cute in this mug. 

  Then I whipped up one of my delicious chocolate almond milk shakes and headed to work! The shake got me through until 4pm. I then went for a run with my dad around town, really tried to kick it in hard at the end. We were out for 32.5 minutes.

I had a plate of pasta, diced tomatoes, broccoli, and some Parmesan cheese. Later when Michael got home from work I had a very small slice of DiGiorno pizza with him and then splurged on dessert with 6 sour punch straws. I should let you know that blue sour candy is completely irresistible to me.

My favorite candy EVER

This picture makes me want to quite dieting and become a professional blue sour candy eater. That's a real thing right?

But I digress.

This morning I woke up early because the boyfriend and I were singing in church! It was a wonderful service, I absolutely love singing for people and I am truly enjoy any opportunity I have to perform. His mom was the fill in/guest pianist and music leader for the day and we sang All Good Gifts (which Michael nailed!) and then we did a mash-up of Prepare Ye and Bless the Lord! I love performing, but even more so I love rocking out in church, so it was a double win. We had a lovely time and then went to Sin'n'Soda for brunch! I had 2 eggs over easy, rye toast, ham and potatoes. (It was not the french toast and bacon I wanted to order but so good...and probably not that much healthier but the little things!....well I probably should have skipped the toast and potatoes...I'll get there someday!)

I went out for a grocery shopping run with the padre and let me tell you- I bought out the produce aisle. Mushrooms, carrots, celery, spinach, garlic, onions, strawberries, plums, parsnips (nerdy carrots as Michael calls them), turnips, potatoes and even and eggplant! I have never purchased an eggplant before in my life. I'm not really sure what I am going to do with it but I will tell you, it felt really good to buy it, haha. I threw everything into a pot, added a pinch of everything in the spice cabinet, and this is what came out. 

Yum!

 It wasn't ready until quite late so it will be lunch/dinner/breakfast/snack for the next week. (I made a lot...a LOT a lot.)

I did not get a hard work out in today, but I did have a wonderful recovery day with my brother and Michael. We went to Pumpkin Town and enjoyed some roasted corn, apple cider, AMAZING apples (literally the best I've had in my life) and it was so fun!! I did splurge on one apple donut but it was heavenly.

We also stopped by Duckwalk for a wine tasting with my favorite Duckwalk man, Mike! We had fun swirling, sniffing, and sipping our way through the wine list. I think we are close to connoisseurs at this point. I had a serving of pasta and sauce with ground turkey for dinner, a small ripped off hank of French bread and a glass of red wine for dinner. Then we did some cleaning and now it is time for one more cute picture of my hamster and then off to bed!

Her name is Catniss. Like in Hunger Games. And she is perfect.

Good night to all! I plan on kicking my butt in the gym tomorrow, so be sure to check back for more sweaty, grungy, painful pictures of me tomorrow! I'll throw in some more cute hamster pictures to spice it up a bit though, don't worry.

Peace.

Friday, September 21

Hello!

Today started verrrrry early. 8am spin with Andre and then 9am Evofit with Jason! Both classes were excellent, challenging, and made me sweat like crazy! Spin was a great way to start the morning, cardio and intervals. Then the Evofit intervals kept my body guessing as we switched from rowing, running, body bar, dumb bells, arms, legs, and balance! It was awesome and the hour blew by because we were on to a new thing every 60 seconds. Visit their website for more info on all of their classes!

For my meals I had:

Breakfast!

My new version of the milkshake! Chocolate almond milk, a banana, 2 tablespoons of crunchy peanut butter, a tablespoon of Michael's protein powder, and a teaspoon of cinnamon. Add lots of ice and blend! It tasted better than a regular milkshake and I didn't even feel guilty about it!

Lunch!

Sushi! Went to Mt. Fuji with my wonderful friend Khristin and had a lovely time. Had a salad with ginger dressing, lemongrass seafood soup (saved half for the boyfriend) and a spicy tuna roll and a sweet potato roll. In retrospect I should have gotten a healthier roll than the sweet potato roll since it comes tempura, but everything else was on track!

Dinner!

My mom made a delicious dinner. For a woman who did absolutely zero cooking while I was growing up, this evening was simply inspired! Pork chops, mashed potatoes (which I made with very little butter), corn, spinach and just one half a slice of garlic bread.

So today was simply fantastic! I'm on track and ready for the weekend. I will confess that I'm on my way to hang out with some friends at the Publick House and I don't think I'll be able to resist one pumpkin ale! But I'll do some extra crunches when I get home I promise ;)

Thanks to all for following my progress! See you tomorrow!

Food!

Hello! Thanks for checking back in, this post includes the day's meals, exercise, and some really fun pictures of me making really weird faces. 

Fitness Assessment Photos!

8:10 for the mile. A little off my high school PR of 5:57!

Run Forrest Run!

You can't see it but I am making a really weird face in this picture...

Oh wait, there it is! I call it the Stay Puffed Bench Press.

I did get 270 on the leg press though! 

I imagine having a baby will look a lot like this...

The demonstration

The push up!

The agony!

Reeeeeeeacchhhhh!

And..

Collapse!

Photos by Mani Hansana-Cofield (oh to be in a lovely shape as she! A definite role model for me in this challenge and such a supportive coach too!)

In an effort to do a complete health make-over I am also keeping track of my diet. 

Breakfast:

Real stovetop oatmeal with nutmeg, cinnamon, and walnuts! Also had some chocolate almond milk and OJ.

Had a delightful cup of coffee with a splash of whole milk (no sugar) 

Then for lunch had a tiny slice of pizza (trying to cut back without going cold turkey so I don't fall off the wagon ya know!), half a turkey and cheddar cheese sandwich on wheat (mustard, no mayo!) and a bunch of cauliflower and broccoli with a bit of cheese on it. Also had a vanilla coke zero, not sure if that was a great idea wholistically speaking but it was at least calorie free! Must get more seltzer though, thats the best bet. 

For dinner I had a small glass of chocolate almond milk, a small serving of salmon and some mixed sautéed veggies. I also had another killer workout at musical rehearsal!

I am also choreographing the Riverhead Faculty Community Theater production of 9 to 5! The whole cast is doing a wonderful job and tonight I got to "tap" into my tap dancing skills for a really fun version of "One Of The Boys" with some stellar tap dancers. You will not want to miss this show!

And now I am home, watching episodes of The Office with my best/boy friend Michael Contino and drinking some splendid lemon herbal tea. 

Thank you for reading! Be sure to follow my blog to stay posted on my journey to fitness and all the weird and silly photos, videos, and hyperlinks that come with it! 

Good night!

Fitness Assessment

I did it! I made it through my first official work out this morning. I arrived at Evolution Fitness this morning at 7am to meet with Jason and get everything documented for my official starting off point. 

Height- 5'5"
Weight- 150

Measurements
Neck- 13"
Chest- 36.25"
Arm- 11.5"
Forearm- 9"
Waist- 32.5"
Belly Button- 33.5"
Hips- 38.75"
Thigh- 19.5"
Calf- 13.75"

BMI
Body Fat- 29%
Lean Mass- 106.5 lbs
Fat Mass- 43.5 lbs

Fitness Tests
Blood Pressure- 97/65 (Which seems low so we are going to keep an eye on it)
Resting Heart Rate- 61 BPM
Step Test Heart Rate (after 1 minute of steps)- 92 BPM
Step Test Heart Rate (after 3 minutes of steps)- 116BPM
1 Mile Test Heart Rate- 8:10 mile, 168BPM
Bench Press- 70lbs
Leg Press- 270lbs
Push Ups- 12 in 1 minute
Sit Ups- 18 in 1 minute (yikes, but better than this chick!)


So there you have it! That is me, no lies, no sucking it in! (Although even if I suck it in I only get a slight improvement)  

See?

The beautiful Mani came in and took some great photos of my work out face, which I will  include in tonight's post. (Be sure to check it out, trust me you won't want to miss it. I look like I am having a baby, haha). And now time for (drum roll please)

Goals!

By my next fitness assessment:

• Get down to 140lbs (-10)
• Chest- 35"
• Waist- 29"
• Belly Button- 30"
• Hips- 36"
• Body Fat- 27%
• 7:30 Mile

By the end of my 3 month challenge:

• 124 pounds! (Which I haven't been since freshman year in high school when I was running at the state cross country meet!)
• Chest- 34"
• Waist- 27"
• Belly Button- 25"
• Hips- 35"
• Body Fat- 20%
• 6:15 milehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWFjD_e9OAg&feature=related

There you go! I will leave you with this amazing and adorable video.  Have a great day!

Day 1- i.e. Truth Day

Hello friends,

 I have decided to administer an embarrassing dose of reality upon myself in an effort to get back into shape. And yes, this means pictures of my out-of-shapeness.

As you can see I am very displeased with my current physique. The title of my blog is in reference to the hope that Evolution Fitness can help me be my own biggest loser.


I want to fix the following:

Love handles or "muffin top" 

Back flab

Excess chin

Saggy flappy arms

And that weird bit of fat that makes me look like poo in a tank top.

So there you have it. Me in all my embarrassing little pockets of flab that I have been strategically hiding beneath clever outfits, sweaters, and scarves. Before one can shed the pounds one must shred the pretense.

To help me on my quest I visited Jason at Evolution Fitness this morning and made him an offer he couldn't refuse. I am going to dedicate myself to the goals we set, and he is going to help me get there. Utilizing the Evolution Fitness facilities, classes, and Jason's healthy recipes I, Anita Boyer, will get back to my pre-college (or as my mom calls it "pre-drinking") fitness!

So here is to a grueling 3 months. I will blog about my daily exercises and diet and every 30 days we will assess my progress with a fitness exam. My first test is tomorrow morning at 7am. Measurements, weigh in, and healthy goals coming tomorrow morning.

Wish me luck!