Don't Make me Flash Dance on you!!!!

Before the Biggest Loser:



MID POINT...BEFIRE I LOOSE THE BUTT:



AFTER THE BIGGEST LOSER:

Bed Time for Bonzo

I am totally wiped out! Today was awesome but really challenging. My knee is killing me and it is really upsetting not to be able to go the things you want. It killed me to get off my fav elliptical machine before I reached my 4 mile goal. However I did feel like my kneecap was going to shoot out of my skin so I thought it might be best to give it a rest. I bought a brace for a little extra support and hopefully I will be rarin to go at our 6:30am session in the DT. I am so excited that I get to sleep in. There is a huge difference between 3am and 5 am. For now it is bed time so I can rock out in the morning! I hope there is sunshine when I wake...probably not...the sun doesn't even wake up as early as I do.

They Call Me Thumper?????

Tonight KMAK decided that I need a nickname. I said Miss New Booty, cause that is what I am soon to have. She said Thumper because I go so fast on the elliptical machine. I'm still not sure if that fits. I did however do 3 miles in 36:15. That is 12 minutes and 5 seconds per mile which totally rocks!!! I am really proud of that. Tonight felt good and my spirits are back up. I am ready to rock and roll tomorrow am!!! The Gut Busters are lookin svelte!!!!!!!

Buckle Under Pressure

This mornings workout was really fun and reeeealy hard for me. I haven't jumped rope in years, I figured it would be fun. Well, on my first jump, my knees buckled and my butt hit the ground. It scared me but I got back up and kept going. It was sooo hard. It was like my body was too heavy to fight gravity and get up in the air. I kept stepping on the rope every few jumps and getting all tangled up. I plan on breaking out my own rope that came in my handy dandy exercise kit(That has never been touched) Maybe with some practice I won't find myself crumbling to the ground.The other thing that was really frustrating was these hopping on one leg squat thingies. I'm not sure if it is the muscles or my knees that can't support me when I jump, but something was holding me back. When I tried to jump on one leg, it just buckled and I went straight down. It really upset me that I physically could not do what was asked of me. (There may have even been the first tears of my journey welling up in my eyes.) My team cheered me on and I made it across the room, but it really was a rude awakening. Overall the new activities we did today were really fun and a great change of pace. It was just the jumping UP that got me DOWN.

Take my PAIN AWAY!!!

For anyone who doesn't know, I LOVE JIMMY EAT WORLD!!!! Hence the blog title. I guess it should have been Amanda DONT Eat World. I am going to bed with high hopes that I might be able to move tomorrow. This song is awesome and I hope it can take my pain away!

GOOD DAY!!!

We didn't have to vote anyone off today! AWESOME! I lost 6.75 lbs!! ROCK ON!!! I bought a new car today!!! WOOOHOOO!! Over all this day pretty much rocked! Our team is doing awesome so far.
I was totally into my workout this morning. I wanted to make sure I got any last little ounces off before the big weigh in. I guess it worked! This evening was a different story. It was the first time that I actually felt pain that hurt bad enough to make me want to stop. It is horrible when you get any king of cramp, but I was really confused when I got one in the bottom of my foot. I didn't think that was really a spot that could cramp up. It was totally weird! Thankfully after a good rub it went away and I jumped on the treadmill. Cardio Cardio Cardio!!
Tomorrow I take my last final, for my last class, for my Bachelors Degree in Communications!!!WOOOOOOO!!!! I am so excited to get that little piece of paper that says someone thinks I'm smart. One challenge down, one BIG LOSER to go!

Keep on Keepin on

I just arrived home from doing 55 minutes of serious cardio. I am so proud of myself and my team for all of their hard work!! THE GUT BUSTERS ARE KICKIN BUTT!!!! I thought tonight was going to be horrible but to my surprise I actually feel better. Tomorrow morning might be a different story but for now I am content and ready for a good nights sleep. I will probably dream about the elliptical machine...SCARY!!!
Tomorrow is the 1st weigh in. I know that I have dropped a few pounds I just hope it is enough to keep me safe. Anxious, I go to bed. 3AM is quickly approaching!

Exactly what muscle is that???

This morning was pretty brutal. There are pieces of me that hurt that I didn't even know I had. Exactly what muscle is in your armpit. I don't know if it was the workout itself or the fact that my entire body was already sore.
Our trainers are awesome. They are evil in a nice way. They totally kick our butts, however, I can already tell it is working. They really know what they are doing and it seems that they are genuinely concerned with helping our group get in shape and lead healthier lives. They are great at getting us all motivated at ohhh 5AM!!!
This whole exercising thing hurts but it is actually a lot of fun. It is awesome being able to work out with a group of people that are in the same place I am. We don't have to worry what someone else thinks about our jiggly butt. We just have fun and work hard.
I am sure tonight is going to kill me but I am ready to conquer the stair master!AHHHHHHH!!!
I hope everyone has a safe and successful workout!

How RUDE!!

I wanted to share with you how I started my work day. Our favorite senile customer approached my station. I knew that I was in for a good time. This customer supplies us with stress and anxiety daily. Every day she comes in to cough and hack on us. I always tease that she is going to give us TB, but truly it is disgusting. If she is not hacking on us, she has snot dripping from her nose onto our counter top. It makes me want to gag!!!She was not happy that we were unable to cash her check, so she began a long strand of insults directed to me. Now normally, one might be able to ignore what a crazy angry customer says to you, however, she started getting personal. After she tells me that I am stupid she went on to tell me "WELL U NEED TO LOOSE WEIGHT!" Where the heck did that come from???? This lady is truly nuts, I don't know why I let her get to me. It came out of no where. I was really upset by this. It took everything I had not to yell at the top of my lungs. You just don't say something like that to someone you don't know on a personal level. It was rude and sooooo inappropriate. I can't wait to say I lost 50 POUNDS, how bout that?????? Big girls need love too, but I'm not going to be big for much longer! I am going to be a BIG LOSER!!!

ouchouchouch!!!

We met for our first workout this morning. It was hard, but I know it could have been worse. Everyone did an awesome job and worked really hard this morning. I had intended on writing a short blog this morning, however, when I got home, I thought I would "rest" for a moment. Which turned into a 2 hr "nap." I was dead to the world. All of my pieces hurt, and I know tomorrow I will feel fantastic. I just have to make it through this first week and all will be good!
Only 5 hrs til round 2. I am ready to burn some calories!!!!!

If ur scared say ur scared

So.. it is Sunday night at 7pm and I am in bed. That is very unlike me. Of course I have to wake up at 3am so I need my beauty sleep. I am very anxious about our first training session tomorrow. I will admitt, I AM SCARED! but I am also extremely excited. I am ready to do this.

I want to wish everyone participating good luck and a good first day tomorrow!!!