12 week transformation.... Change takes a challenge.

My body has hit a bit of a slump.  I workout 6 days a week, teach bootcamp twice a week and stroller fit 3 times a week in addition to my HITT workouts.  The changes are happening in my body, but not fast enough for my liking, and in my world - if I don't see change soon after starting a program, I will quit or try something different.  I hardly ever give a program a solid run.  I have been told my many "professionals" that I give up right before the changes are to occur.  

I am happy with my body, don't get me wrong.  It has taken a lot of blood, sweat, tears and bad days to get to where I am now after having Liliana, but I am craving more!  I know I don't work hard enough, I know I can push harder and challenge myself, I just tend to take the easy way out on more days than I should.

So this is what I have decided to do.  My 29th birthday is October 11.  That is a few days more than 12 weeks.  12 weeks seems to be the most responsible time frame for a transformation, so that's what my goal date is.

So here is what I am going to do:

1. Continue working out the same way I am now

         - I have killer workouts, they will make you hurt for days

2. Intermittent Fasting - start my eating at 2pm

          - this seems to work the best for me.  If I have a time frame for doing things, I tend to stick with it.  So alarm to eat is set at 2pm and alarm to stop eating is set for 7pm.  The only thing outside of that time frame is espresso (obviously) water and tea.  For more info on this check out Sara Solomons blog:

http://www.drsarasolomon.com/a-healthy-approach-to-food-selection/

3. Add green smoothies into my diet

       - this is a big one for me.  I have kept a food journal for the past week and realized that the only vegetable I eat is salad.  Ya, exactly.  I know that I need WAY more veggies in my diet and the best way to get the most bang for my buck is a daily green smoothie.

4.  Say no

          - coming from a BIG italian family saying no to something someone cooked is disrespectful, rude and downright wrong.  So I reluctantly say yes, and eat my zias cakes or my mother in laws pasta and have 2 or 3 servings just to make them happy.  Well, this will not happen again!  My family is crazy.  They offer you unhealthy foods, but question why your bulging out of your pants.  Well Zia, if you didn't force me to eat 5 helpings of whatever fried, carb loaded, cheese filled thingy you concocted, I wouldn't be unbuttoning my pants right now!!!

5.  Limit Carbs

          - an obvious one.

Ok so for now, these are my 5 fairly simple rules.  I will be adding more as I go along.  My current weight is 154.7 lbs pant size is a comfortable 10 or a tight 7/8 and I will take my measurements tomorrow morning and post them.  Ya thats right - I just posted my weight, go ahead and judge me.  You should do the same.  Make yourself accountable to the whole facebook world.  Maybe then, change will happen.  Do I look that much?  Do I look heavier, lighter, fine? Weight is just a number, I am not even looking to lose a certain number of lbs.  I want to look like a fitness model 365 days a year and I don't care what the number says.  I mean sure, every pound I loose I'll be thrilled with, but that only means that I am cutting and getting closer to my vision of myself.  I was 130 something before I got married and 20 something pounds added on after baby, I still fit into the same size pants.  Figure that one out.  

If you want to do this 12 week transformation with me, email me at Daniela@LaFace.ca or msg me on facebook and we can go through it together!!!!!!!!!!

What we really do at Stroller Fit

Stroller Fit is not what you think.  At least my class isn't.

We meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 am at the Lebovic Centre and walk over to Byers Pond.  we WALK over.  Its a pretty fast paced walk, but any stroller can handle it.  We get to the park and meet up with all the other mommies.  We goo and gaa over the babies and then start stretching.  The class is mom focused and because everyone there has children (some as young as a few months) there is no judging if you need to stop because your baby needs a bottle and no dirty looks if you can't complete an exercise.  My daughter comes along for the ride as well - she is 15 months (well technically 18 months, but that story is in an earlier post) and she usually needs about a row of crackers to keep her nice and calm while we work out.



But sometimes things don't always go as planned.  Sometimes the babies run the workout.

When the kids start getting a little antsy being parked in the stroller for long enough, usually about 10 - 15 minutes, they all simultaneously start crying.  So we power walk.  Up and around the pond, we make laps until they are all calm (some have even fallen asleep!)  Don't kid yourself, pushing a stroller at a fast paced walk up and down the "hills" of the track around the pond is a workout in its self.  Then we come back to our workout spot on the grass and continue.

You don't need to be fit to join this class, you don't need a fancy stroller, you don't even need to have ever worked out before in your life!  All you need is a desire to be healthy for yourself and your child.  You will meet other moms, set up playdates, get advice on sleep and have a good time.  I promise.

The best thing is that you don't have to commit either.  I have been to other stroller fit classes and have had to commit to 8 weeks or 12 weeks every X day at X time and with a baby as off the wall as mine, between appointments, naps, lack of naps and visitors, I think I maybe made it to half the classes.  To me, it was a waste of money and just made me feel guilty.  You pay by the class with our Stroller Fit classes.  Can't make it?  No problem.  Munchkin didn't sleep all night and your wiped?  No worries!  There will be another class. Try it out.  Try to do something healthy each day.  Getting outside and breathing in the fresh air, working up a sweat and feeling good about yourself is priceless.  It will change your life.

STROLLER FIT!!!! what what!

Hello my lovely peeps!

I am beyond excited to announce that I, Daniela LaFace, am starting my very own Stroller Fit and bootcamp in Stouffville!!!  whooo whooo!!!

As you can tell I am super pumped to meet other moms with babes who want to look good, feel good and take their babies along for the ride.  I can't wait!  In case you are interested, here is the info!!

No commitment necessary, Pay by the class!
(I did that because babies are super unpredictable and who wants to pay for a bunch of classes you never go to!)
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for roughly 60-75 minutes starting this monday.$5 a class or $50 a monthWe will meet by the library parking lot at 9:45am and work our way to Bryers Pond and workout there.
Classes will be tailored to each individuals fitness level so if you are a beginner or have been working out this whole time, you'll fit right in.

Let me know if you have any questions, or if you'd like to join send me your email address and I just need you to fill out a quick form.Classes will be tailored to each individuals fitness level so if you are a beginner or have been working out this whole time, you'll fit right in.
Let me know if you have any questions, or if you'd like to join send me your email address and I just need you to fill out a quick form.

Daniela@LaFace.ca

And join my Facebook Page too!!!

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One step at a time 

Perception is WAY off.

I have kept a journal since I was old enough to write.  I have notebook after notebook of my thoughts, my crushes and my feelings about life.  More importantly I have kept a separate green notebook of my weight, measurements and feelings on that day - this one I have kept for 7 years.  I have monthly obsessive measurements of each of the important parts of my body (chest, waist, hips, bum and legs) and weight along with whether I felt skinny, bloated, had my period or was late (eekk!!).  Like a robot I weighed in each month, and wrote it down.  Sometimes I felt great, looking back I lost half an inch from last month!  or I would feel like crap when I gained a few pounds.  Regardless, I wasn't happy with myself for more than a few days a month.  It was there, in black and white, my fears (weight gain) and triumphs (yay, I had the flu for a week and lost 5lbs!).
Getting married, leaving a job, living like a gypsy, trying to get pregnant, getting pregnant, having a baby early, spending 4 months in a hospital and then finally trying to make our new family and new house a home - meant a weight gain of over 50lbs.  I am, from deep deep down in my soul, an emotional eater.  I eat my feelings, and lord knows I had A LOT of feelings over the past 3 years.
Through all of that, I still wrote in my little green notebook.  And I was sad.  Looking back at the years  when I was 134lbs and unhappy was heartbreaking.  Thanks to Facebook - I can go back to virtually the same days I wrote my weight and look at pictures of myself and see how dam good I look!  Its amazing that when your in it, you think the worst - Im so fat, im so unhealthy, im ugly and then when you have the chance to look back on it, you think wow - THATS my goal.  Pictures of myself are posted on my wall as inspiration to get back to.  How insane is that?!?!?!  One minute 134lbs makes me so sad and fat, and 5 years later its my goal!

Bananas.

So, whats my point.  My point is that you should be happy with what you are now.  If its not what you want, work on it everyday (im not talking obsessively) until it is what you are happy with.  We should feel comfortable and happy with ourselves everyday.  As I am sure most of you have already seen the Dove commercial where someone sketches women based on their descriptions of themselves and then another portrait based on descriptions of others views of them.  and what do you get??  2 completely different portraits - a happy one (what others saw) and an unhappy one (what the person saw).  how sad is that.  The world is looking and you and thinks your gorgeous.  You look at yourself and think the world sees you as ugly, frumpy and old.
I am working on feeling confident in myself every day.  I don't have 100% confidence yet, but I am actively working on getting it everyday.  My goal is to exude confidence and be happy with myself at whatever weight is the healthiest for me.  I want to feel good in my clothes - not worry about what size they are.  I want my daughter to look up to me as a role model.  I don't want her to be picked on for not looking a certain way, not being skinny enough, not being tall enough, not being pretty enough.  I am taking the steps to make myself feel good.  I think you should too.  I think you stand in front of a full length mirror in your funderware (aka fun underware ;) ) and pick out all the things you "think" are wrong or need work.  Do it, just once.  Write it down and then make the decision to work on making yourself happy with them rather than dwelling on them.  You can't complain if you don't do anything about it.  For every negative comment you give yourself, find a way to make it positive.  My hips have widened since I had shorty and the shape of my body isn't the hourglass it was.  I don't like it, but you know what?  I can hold Liliana up on my hips for way longer than some skinny moms can, and for that I am happy with the size of my hips.  My hips hold up my daughter long enough for me to dance with her in the kitchen.

This was a little bit of emotional writing for me to keep my fingers busy rather than reaching for the Tositios.  Its been one of those weeks where Im just feeling like ass on a stick - but I know tomorrow will be better.  As my husband always says - failure is not an option - and I can't fail.  I won't fail.  I worked hard today, but I'll work harder tomorrow.

:)

WOW video from Sara Solomon!!!

AAAHHHH!!!!!!

I am so honored, blessed and fricken estatic to have Dr. Sara Solomon feature ME in her WOW video of the week.  I can't even believe it!
If you haven't read the info, click here
If you want to watch the video, looky here!

I have always wanted to be a fitness professional - for as long as I can remember.  I took courses (I am a certified Personal Trainer through CanFit Pro, and a certified Pre and Post natal trainer as well) but never stuck to my own training regimen.  I would make plans for my brother and sister.  Nutrition plans for my parents and friends, but never fully practiced what I preached until now.  I would get trainers at the gym, pay them big bucks, only for them to tell me what I already knew.  Sometimes I even corrected them!!!  what a waste. I am finally listening to my own advice (and of course, Saras!) and have done my research on the best training and nutrition for me.  Thats the key difference now.  I am not doing a "fad" diet (Ive done them all and they aren't sustainable).  I'm not doing a crazy workout that can't be maintained for life.  I am doing what works with my extremely busy and limited lifestyle.  I have a 1 year old who needs extra attention and help who only naps once a day if im lucky, and don't have access to a gym or a car most of the time.  I do my workouts at home in my foyer or basement and use what time and equipment I have.
I have been doing Saras workouts that you can find here:

they are quick, intense and fun.  Something that I need and can do on a daily basis.  I am also training for my first 5k run in September!  I have a bet going with my brother in law and cousin that I can kick their asses!  My cousin Rob did the 5k last year and his time was 24 minutes.  I am going to whoop his a$$ this year!!!

If you are just starting on your weightloss journey, you have come to the right blog!  I am in the middle of mine and would be happy to share all my information on how I got here and where I am going, with you.  The torch has been passed to me so send me some questions in the comment section below or on Facebook and I would love to help you come up with a plan that works for you and your lifestyle!!!!!

AAHHHH im still so excited :D