It is not the ability to make plans and draw up schedules and do it when convenient. It is the ability to do it when you REALLY don't feel like it. I am working on this as it is not a strength of mine.
Currently don't feel like going to bikram as I am slightly naseous and just not in the mood. But just talked myself into going because,
1. I have done 3 days straight, I'd like to do all 4.
2. I will be glad I did 2morow
3. I made a plan I want to stick to
4. Fit people and celebs are not in good hsape because they do it when they have time or in the mood. They have nice bodies because they put in work and work is not always fun.
5. I was 190.4 this morning.. it would be great to be under 190 by monday.
6. I am going away this weekend and it will be full of food and no exercise (planned that way) so I might as well get my exercise in now.
Okay, those are 6 great reasons. I will stop typing and head to class.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Planning works - Part 2
I know it's not groundbreaking news but today I weighed 190.2. So planning definitely works!! I planned out my exercise for the whole month...but not my eating. I'm tracking my food though.
And I HAVE been doing 2 classes a day - bikram and zumba. So part of that weightloss is probably a little water from the bikram. My zumba class is also not a typical one, it's pretty high impact.
Well, I'm loving this...and I'm ready to meet a goal for once. All I can say is that you have to be ready to be comfortable never being full and sometimes being a little hungry. 1450 is not a lot of calories.
And I HAVE been doing 2 classes a day - bikram and zumba. So part of that weightloss is probably a little water from the bikram. My zumba class is also not a typical one, it's pretty high impact.
Well, I'm loving this...and I'm ready to meet a goal for once. All I can say is that you have to be ready to be comfortable never being full and sometimes being a little hungry. 1450 is not a lot of calories.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Planning works
Well I'm about 6 days or so into my plan. I made an exercise schedule for the rest of the month and so far I've been sticking to it. I am basically doing bikram yoga and zumba every evening till today and then body pump on friday.
I hope to be able to add couch to 5k training next week as hopefully my ankle will be able to take it. I twisted it in zumba about 5 wks ago and I've been unable to exercise till this week.
Bikram has definitely helped it a lot. My goal is to be 191 next monday so hopefully I'll stay on plan and make it.
I hope to be able to add couch to 5k training next week as hopefully my ankle will be able to take it. I twisted it in zumba about 5 wks ago and I've been unable to exercise till this week.
Bikram has definitely helped it a lot. My goal is to be 191 next monday so hopefully I'll stay on plan and make it.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Focus
It's sad the number of bloggers who make posts declaring "THIS IS
IT". Sigh, I won't do that now but I am ready to make serious progress.
I dipped under 190 for a brief second but I'm back at my new "comfy"
weight - 193-195.
I have a wedding in roughly 7 weeks and I want to weigh 175 (plus fit into my bm dress). I weighed 193.4 this morning so that means losing 18.4 lbs in 57 days. I started out at 196.4 on July 1st so I've lost 3lbs so far....
I'm going to call this 21.4 in 63 days.... Hmm maybe 22 in 2 (months) is catchier :) Will create a progress bar on the side to track.
I will post some pictures of the dress in a new post. The only good think is I am still in size 12s (although some of the smaller cut ones are a bit small).
So many of my friends are getting married and having babies... I want to be uber-sexy at least once before i get to that stage dammit!
Anyway, if anyone is still reading, I will try to be more frequent!
I have a wedding in roughly 7 weeks and I want to weigh 175 (plus fit into my bm dress). I weighed 193.4 this morning so that means losing 18.4 lbs in 57 days. I started out at 196.4 on July 1st so I've lost 3lbs so far....
I'm going to call this 21.4 in 63 days.... Hmm maybe 22 in 2 (months) is catchier :) Will create a progress bar on the side to track.
I will post some pictures of the dress in a new post. The only good think is I am still in size 12s (although some of the smaller cut ones are a bit small).
So many of my friends are getting married and having babies... I want to be uber-sexy at least once before i get to that stage dammit!
Anyway, if anyone is still reading, I will try to be more frequent!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Golds Gym Membership
I finally joined a gym.
Golds gym to be precise. My building has a gym but it's pretty small and there have been a couple of times I've tried to work out and been faced with a line for the cardio equipment (summer is coming) and i ended up just no working out. So i bit the bullet and joined golds across the street. I can walk to it so it's convenient. Best of all, the gym class schedule is AMAZING. I'm not as happy about their plans though.
I had to pay an $80 enrollment fee and it's 40 bucks every 4 weeks (which is NOT the same as $40 bucks a week which they advertise *grrr*). The $80 bucks is because I wanted to be month to month. These gyms really scalp you though. They said I had to pay for the last month up front. Then the guy says to cancel, you have to let them know a month in advance. Then you get the last month free. I was like, "so you have to cancel two months in advance." He was like, no just a month. I was like "so if i cancelled march 31st...?" He was like "then April would be the last month they bill you, and you'd get June free."
I swear, these people are just crooks. How is the last month free? I paid for it already! And if I have to cancel in March for my membership to be over at the end of June, that's 2 months not 1! SMH
O well, it's precisely for these reasons I didn't want to be in a contract. Gyms are so unscrupulous. There is probably a market out there for someone to start a no-frills gym.
Bodypump at 6am tomorrow. I'm excited!
Golds gym to be precise. My building has a gym but it's pretty small and there have been a couple of times I've tried to work out and been faced with a line for the cardio equipment (summer is coming) and i ended up just no working out. So i bit the bullet and joined golds across the street. I can walk to it so it's convenient. Best of all, the gym class schedule is AMAZING. I'm not as happy about their plans though.
I had to pay an $80 enrollment fee and it's 40 bucks every 4 weeks (which is NOT the same as $40 bucks a week which they advertise *grrr*). The $80 bucks is because I wanted to be month to month. These gyms really scalp you though. They said I had to pay for the last month up front. Then the guy says to cancel, you have to let them know a month in advance. Then you get the last month free. I was like, "so you have to cancel two months in advance." He was like, no just a month. I was like "so if i cancelled march 31st...?" He was like "then April would be the last month they bill you, and you'd get June free."
I swear, these people are just crooks. How is the last month free? I paid for it already! And if I have to cancel in March for my membership to be over at the end of June, that's 2 months not 1! SMH
O well, it's precisely for these reasons I didn't want to be in a contract. Gyms are so unscrupulous. There is probably a market out there for someone to start a no-frills gym.
Bodypump at 6am tomorrow. I'm excited!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Embrace the Hunger
So these past few days have not been too good. I've let the stress of long hours working at a job I don't care that much for get to me and I stopped tracking and started eating even when I wasn't hungry.
Haven't stepped on the scale so don't know how bad the damage is but looking in the mirror I can see a difference. I can't keep saying I want something and then not put in the work. That's not how life works.
So much like my finances are on a tight leash, I have to put my weight on a tight leash. My twenties are on their last legs. I was blessed with a pretty good overall figure...so the least I could do is put in some effort and keep it.
I bought a nice big planner and i have it posted on my wall (inspired from I used to be fat) and I'm just going to write weekly goals I can focus on. My brain thinks of a million things at once and I am going to try this week to be single minded (I wish I was one of those people that had tunnel vision). I was supposed to be 189 by Monday but I'm pretty sure that's a bust. So as long as I'm not up to 194/195 by Monday, 189 will be my goal for the next week.
All I'm saying is, I'm mentally preparing myself to embrace the hunger I know will come. No pain, no gain. I don't think actresses and athletes find training easy. I read this one finance blog that was talking about how she saved money because she got used to a couple of things. It's hot in the summer... put on the ac? No. She just got used to sweating and then after a while, her body got used to it and she didn't get hot so easily.
Point is, I'm going to get used to being hungry....and then hopefully my body will get used to it to. Either way, I'm tired of trying to lose weight and I'm just going to do it.
Haven't stepped on the scale so don't know how bad the damage is but looking in the mirror I can see a difference. I can't keep saying I want something and then not put in the work. That's not how life works.
So much like my finances are on a tight leash, I have to put my weight on a tight leash. My twenties are on their last legs. I was blessed with a pretty good overall figure...so the least I could do is put in some effort and keep it.
I bought a nice big planner and i have it posted on my wall (inspired from I used to be fat) and I'm just going to write weekly goals I can focus on. My brain thinks of a million things at once and I am going to try this week to be single minded (I wish I was one of those people that had tunnel vision). I was supposed to be 189 by Monday but I'm pretty sure that's a bust. So as long as I'm not up to 194/195 by Monday, 189 will be my goal for the next week.
All I'm saying is, I'm mentally preparing myself to embrace the hunger I know will come. No pain, no gain. I don't think actresses and athletes find training easy. I read this one finance blog that was talking about how she saved money because she got used to a couple of things. It's hot in the summer... put on the ac? No. She just got used to sweating and then after a while, her body got used to it and she didn't get hot so easily.
Point is, I'm going to get used to being hungry....and then hopefully my body will get used to it to. Either way, I'm tired of trying to lose weight and I'm just going to do it.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Back under 190
After my disastrous eating last week (and monday), I finally worked out yesterday. I have found that working out to shows I like is very efficient. Yesterday was the biggest loser and can I tell you, that is one of the best shows to work out to.
I walked for the entire thing (8 miles!). Burnt over 800 calories which is probably why I'm under 190 today. There is nothing more motivating than seeing these very large people running and being active. It makes me feel, if they can do it, so can I. They had this surfer chic who lost her arm as a teen but still became a professional surfer. Hold on, let me google her. Okay, her name is Bethany Hamilton. You should google her too. It was very inspirational to listen to her and not corny in any way. Also she has a rocking body and you can tell she works for it.
It just reminded me about how you get what you put in. Hard work yields results all the time and i can't expect to get great results without inconveniencing my self. Weight loss is only going to be temporary till i get to where I want to be and then I can focus on other things.
Anyway, my goal is to be 185 by the end of the month. I would like to fit into size 10 clothes by April (I'm a 12 now). I think I fit into that once in my adult life and I had gotten to about 178 or so. So hopefully it's doable.
Side note: As I continue on this journey, I need to remember that i HAVE to work out. Not only because my body responds to it but also because 1400 calories is SO LITTLE for me. working out allows me to eat more ;)
I walked for the entire thing (8 miles!). Burnt over 800 calories which is probably why I'm under 190 today. There is nothing more motivating than seeing these very large people running and being active. It makes me feel, if they can do it, so can I. They had this surfer chic who lost her arm as a teen but still became a professional surfer. Hold on, let me google her. Okay, her name is Bethany Hamilton. You should google her too. It was very inspirational to listen to her and not corny in any way. Also she has a rocking body and you can tell she works for it.
It just reminded me about how you get what you put in. Hard work yields results all the time and i can't expect to get great results without inconveniencing my self. Weight loss is only going to be temporary till i get to where I want to be and then I can focus on other things.
Anyway, my goal is to be 185 by the end of the month. I would like to fit into size 10 clothes by April (I'm a 12 now). I think I fit into that once in my adult life and I had gotten to about 178 or so. So hopefully it's doable.
Side note: As I continue on this journey, I need to remember that i HAVE to work out. Not only because my body responds to it but also because 1400 calories is SO LITTLE for me. working out allows me to eat more ;)
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