Showing posts with label Wellness: Physical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wellness: Physical. Show all posts
Three Month Weigh-In
I stepped on the scale and have lost an additional 2 lbs which has brought my weight loss to 17 lbs (I'm glad yet sad because I'm 10 lbs shy of where I wanted to be at this point). I'm 197 instead of 187 lbs. Progress is Progress though and every step in the direction you want to go should be celebrated. So I need to re look at my program and see what changes I want to make. I know I definitely want to eat more protein. In fact eat it with every meal. Revisit my current exercise program. I'll come up with more concrete items in the next week or so.
Killer Workout #1 and #2
I decided to try Julian 30 day Shred for 30 days to see if more results are yielded from this or Turbo Jam. My first day was yesterday with Julian and it was no joke. she does not give you a break for water and even though she has set minutes for cardio, strength, abs. You feel ever minute of it. Thank goodness its only 20 minutes.
Today I went to my 1st resistance class at Bally's. It kicked my butt. I wanted to crawl out of the gym. There wasn't a body part that didn't hurt. But it felt so good at the same time. I'll be returning next Tuesday. What's always so funny to me is typically the classes that kicked my butt are taught by women who look to be in their 60's with an amazing shape. I'm like how is it I'm half your age and struggling. lol! Clearly its important to start a regime now so when I get that age I'll be in great shape.
Wed is gym days with Robin....actually Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday are gym days with Robin where we hit the machines. I'll be trying pilates on Thursday and Saturday is yoga. Even though I'm clearly out of shape and there so much pain involved. It feels good being active again!
Today I went to my 1st resistance class at Bally's. It kicked my butt. I wanted to crawl out of the gym. There wasn't a body part that didn't hurt. But it felt so good at the same time. I'll be returning next Tuesday. What's always so funny to me is typically the classes that kicked my butt are taught by women who look to be in their 60's with an amazing shape. I'm like how is it I'm half your age and struggling. lol! Clearly its important to start a regime now so when I get that age I'll be in great shape.
Wed is gym days with Robin....actually Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday are gym days with Robin where we hit the machines. I'll be trying pilates on Thursday and Saturday is yoga. Even though I'm clearly out of shape and there so much pain involved. It feels good being active again!
What Am i Doing To Lose the Weight
To change my physical appearance I decided to go with South Beach. I extended Phase 1 for a month with highs and lows and just decided to go to Phase 2 which i finally was able to maintain my nutrition as I should. Ahhh..fruit never tasted so good. I also reduced my calorie intake to 1200 calories which was easier than i thought especially since I started a food diary.My doctor advised me late last year to take alli but after hearing the negative effects i decide to just use the online feature to record my food intake which i think was one of my top reasons my nutrition become controlled because i became more aware of what i was eating and what foods i migrate too towards stressful time.So now in the middle of my third month I have lost 15 lbs (which you already know because I toldyou in my earlier posts so I'm 198 lbs) and depending on how my next two weeks go I'll meet my target or be shy by 5-7 lbs (I'm thinking I should at least lose 4 lbs).
I will reach my ideal size!
2010 would be a year that I would finally reach my physical goals!
My longest running goal was to be in the best shape of my life when I turn 30. Sadly I didn't reach that goal but I'm praying I reach that goal by the time I reach 31.
As with most women I had an issue with weight for several years...it started out growing up and hearing my father drill in my head not to be fat (so i had one fat year as a kid) but quickly got myself into shape. Teenage years came about and i started dating heavily and i was told i was perfect not to gain anything so I didn't even anything I started to lose some. My junior year I was at the best shape thus far..135 wearing a size 10 ahh..good times. Then college came the heaviest I've ever been (I don't know what my actual weight was since I never stepped onto a scale but I would guess mid 200's..and my size was an 18 but i thinking i was probably moving into a 20 but i outstretched my clothes. College was an awful time for me so its not surprising i gained so much weight..i never felt like i fit in anywhere and once i met my former best friend who loved food and always cooking. I quickly became addicted. For the many friends I didn't have i had food so i became an emotional eater. There was more food available to me at college than ever in my life. My parents ate on a poverty level by the time i left home (they could afford more but that's how they grew up and for some reason they went back there). I never talked about how depressed college life made me except with my hubby (then best friend) who was a lifesaver and called me practically everyday my first year (but after running up his moms phone bills that didn't last past the first year). Such a depressing time overall. Lets move my story along because I don't want to talk about this forever. Thankfully what came out of this time at college was my three best friends till this day (Carey, Amanda, and Jackie). I think a brief introduction to college is necessary since that was my heaviest.
After a year or two after I graduated I lost some lbs and its been an up and down period where I stayed around 14 then i finally saw a 12 and could fit into some 10 maybe 3 years ago and then i started raising again to a size 16. Preparing for my wedding I got down to a 14 and 30 lbs from my goal weight at 165. Yay! But then transition in moving to NY was yet again another depressing time so due to my horror I gained 40 lbs in 4 or 5 months. I didn't realize but then i started to have all these health problems and i was like i need to lose weight..a doctor has finally told me. I'm going to start running and lots of other things but that didn't happen. Even though I was no longer depressed by the time late Spring came I found a love for food in NY. NY has so much good food and ambiance so my best friend Kym and I went out to eat on a weekly basis which doesn't seem like much but then i always was eating out at lunch as well so to no surprise by the time i hit 30 i was no where close to my goal and i was depressed how i let myself go. At the top of this year I was at a whooping 213 lbs. Time to declare weight loss goals and i needed to ensure I had midpoints so I could ensure I stayed on target because things were getting out of hand. I also needed to find some spiritual words to stand on as well. Below is what I came out with and i found a prayer concerning food which was perfect.
2010 Weight Loss Goals
Starting Weight: 213
Goal Weight: 135 lbs
Net lbs to lose: 78
Check-In Points at 3, 6, 12 months
March 31st: goal weight is 187 lbs
June 31st: goal weight is 161 lbs
December 26th (my birthday) goal reached 135 lbs
Father God, I come to you in the precious name of Jesus that you will perform a miraculous healing in my life concerning my desire to lose weight. Thank you Lord nothing is impossible with you and that you can take away my desire to overeat and fill the voids within me to cause me to seek food as a replacement.
Lord, touch my mind right now, help me to see what causes me to overeat, give me a strong desire to want to take care of my body and see it as you do Lord. Help me to make the right food choices and touch my mind with creativity concerning food and what I eat. May i be restored to divine health again.
As I strive to do this Lord, please bless all within me-my cells, my metabolism-that they will function properly so I can lose the weight, And let me take it one day at a time and not worry about anything else but the cares of the day that i woke up to.
Thank you Father for loving me enough to help me through this.
Amen.
My longest running goal was to be in the best shape of my life when I turn 30. Sadly I didn't reach that goal but I'm praying I reach that goal by the time I reach 31.
As with most women I had an issue with weight for several years...it started out growing up and hearing my father drill in my head not to be fat (so i had one fat year as a kid) but quickly got myself into shape. Teenage years came about and i started dating heavily and i was told i was perfect not to gain anything so I didn't even anything I started to lose some. My junior year I was at the best shape thus far..135 wearing a size 10 ahh..good times. Then college came the heaviest I've ever been (I don't know what my actual weight was since I never stepped onto a scale but I would guess mid 200's..and my size was an 18 but i thinking i was probably moving into a 20 but i outstretched my clothes. College was an awful time for me so its not surprising i gained so much weight..i never felt like i fit in anywhere and once i met my former best friend who loved food and always cooking. I quickly became addicted. For the many friends I didn't have i had food so i became an emotional eater. There was more food available to me at college than ever in my life. My parents ate on a poverty level by the time i left home (they could afford more but that's how they grew up and for some reason they went back there). I never talked about how depressed college life made me except with my hubby (then best friend) who was a lifesaver and called me practically everyday my first year (but after running up his moms phone bills that didn't last past the first year). Such a depressing time overall. Lets move my story along because I don't want to talk about this forever. Thankfully what came out of this time at college was my three best friends till this day (Carey, Amanda, and Jackie). I think a brief introduction to college is necessary since that was my heaviest.
After a year or two after I graduated I lost some lbs and its been an up and down period where I stayed around 14 then i finally saw a 12 and could fit into some 10 maybe 3 years ago and then i started raising again to a size 16. Preparing for my wedding I got down to a 14 and 30 lbs from my goal weight at 165. Yay! But then transition in moving to NY was yet again another depressing time so due to my horror I gained 40 lbs in 4 or 5 months. I didn't realize but then i started to have all these health problems and i was like i need to lose weight..a doctor has finally told me. I'm going to start running and lots of other things but that didn't happen. Even though I was no longer depressed by the time late Spring came I found a love for food in NY. NY has so much good food and ambiance so my best friend Kym and I went out to eat on a weekly basis which doesn't seem like much but then i always was eating out at lunch as well so to no surprise by the time i hit 30 i was no where close to my goal and i was depressed how i let myself go. At the top of this year I was at a whooping 213 lbs. Time to declare weight loss goals and i needed to ensure I had midpoints so I could ensure I stayed on target because things were getting out of hand. I also needed to find some spiritual words to stand on as well. Below is what I came out with and i found a prayer concerning food which was perfect.
2010 Weight Loss Goals
Starting Weight: 213
Goal Weight: 135 lbs
Net lbs to lose: 78
Check-In Points at 3, 6, 12 months
March 31st: goal weight is 187 lbs
June 31st: goal weight is 161 lbs
December 26th (my birthday) goal reached 135 lbs
Father God, I come to you in the precious name of Jesus that you will perform a miraculous healing in my life concerning my desire to lose weight. Thank you Lord nothing is impossible with you and that you can take away my desire to overeat and fill the voids within me to cause me to seek food as a replacement.
Lord, touch my mind right now, help me to see what causes me to overeat, give me a strong desire to want to take care of my body and see it as you do Lord. Help me to make the right food choices and touch my mind with creativity concerning food and what I eat. May i be restored to divine health again.
As I strive to do this Lord, please bless all within me-my cells, my metabolism-that they will function properly so I can lose the weight, And let me take it one day at a time and not worry about anything else but the cares of the day that i woke up to.
Thank you Father for loving me enough to help me through this.
Amen.
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