Track It Tuesday

Well this fitness journey is now not so much an endeavour to lose weight anymore (but it really is about that).  It is about getting and staying healthy.  I managed to get myself from 266 lbs the day of my cancer surgery 2 years ago to 186 lbs, the day I ran my first half marathon nearly 2 months ago.

Well since the half marathon, I have been not really practicing the cleanest of eating habits or putting it all in at my workouts.  I have gained 10lbs, and I'm pissed.   Well TODAY is where it all changes.  I have been working out at the most fabulous gym for a couple of weeks  Renaissance ClubSport in Aliso Viejo, and the amenities are enough to make you want to stay there all day alone.

There are amazing top notch Elite Trainers at ClubSport and  I am able to utilize the services of a personal trainer and the nutrition counselor there.  My trainers name is Alley Miesch-Nie, and she has taken what I have already known about working out and kicked it up about 117 notches.  My workouts are intense and long ( an hour ) and there is no screwing around.  My heart rate stays in the optimum fat burning range the whole workout.    She took my training program for running my next half marathon, combined it with my Gunnar Challenge workouts and adding her technique of muscle confusion into the mix.  Last week when we took my son to surf camp, my legs hurt so bad walking the sand at the beach, I wanted to cry.  Today my workout was by far the hardest that I had worked and I left the gym pretty happy and excited that I'm out of the place lazy workouts and walked out of the gym drenched in sweat.  There is something so ridiculously therapeutic about that.  I even got a chuckle because Alexis Bellino from the Real Train Wrecks of Orange County was working out with full makeup and false eyelashes, I just don't understand that kind of workout I guess.

I had my consultation with Chuck Rudolph the Nutrition Counselor and he has put together a plan for my eating that fits into my lifestyle (of course I still have to plan for myself, as well as the family) and it has after a couple of days given me a lot of energy and I'm really not hungry.

So I am making the commitment to myself, my family, my friends and followers to get his last 20 (or 30) lbs. off of my body.

So here it is.  I will Track It every Tuesday and follow along, if you'd like.  Challenges, contests don't seem to do anything for me so I'm going to get back to what I do and what I know works, and just plain old honesty and accountability, in addition to the hard work.

Rebecca

The Real Mom went for Real frills this time

I went for the frills. Over the top unbelievably nice, so much more than what I expected it to be.  I joined a new gym......mmmm wait, I can not just call this place a gym, because really it is just a small slice of heaven.  After spending the last five years of this stupid economy pinching every penny and cutting back on everything and basically getting by on barely nothing because of our additional costs of autism therapy for our kids and still paying for my cancer surgeries, I didn't think I was worthy or deserved a setting this pristine.

 
Renaissance ClubSport in Aliso Viejo is my new state of Nirvana.  It is a Hotel, Spa and Fitness Center. Long story short the place has EVERYTHING.  I am not even kidding, I couldn't find a thing that they didn't provide to make working out so enjoyable, convenient and I CAN BRING MY KIDS.

The Kids Club is amazing and so nice.  The staff understands autism they make special provisions for those with special needs and that alone is a HUGE selling point to me.  There are structured activities and playtimes, facilities are over the top.  I truly can't wait to try that out the boys will like it. This gives me absolutely zero excuses as to why I couldn't get to the gym.

They have pools, which everyone knows my kids love, and they have a splash zone water spray park.  I mean seriously,  I don't ever have to leave this place.  After my workouts I can pick up the kids and we can spend the afternoons at the pool playing.  It's the country club life!! The facilities are just beautiful, it's a world class hotel and I want to move in!!

What really turned me on and what I was looking for we're fitness classes. My current gym has some, but they really aren't held at a time that fit my schedule.  Renaissance has so many classes you'd have to be a member about 2 years to try them all out.  The cycle room was great and so clean.  The cardio equipment is state of the art and I will not be stuck watching reruns of Law and Order the TV's because each machine, get this has it's own tv!  Ha!

Do not even get me started on the locker room.  OMG! I will just post pictures because I can not put into words.  It smells like a spa not a locker room.  The lockers and showers are beautiful. The jacuzzi, steam room, sauna.  I probably could just hang out in there all day.  I actually think some women did :)

The last and final thing that I'll say is that the staff and other members are all so pleasant and helpful.  I guess if you work in paradise, or workout in such a calm and beautiful setting it will do wonders for the attitude.

In my final stages battle of my weight loss, and trying to get seriously focused and back on track to train for the Disneyland half marathon and get rid of this last 20 to 30 pounds, I decided I am giving my last 20 pounds to Renaissance ClubSport. 

If you'd like there are guest passes available, and tell the sales staff you heard about them from The Real Mom of OC for a special discount.

#thelast20lbs

Rebecca