I have been horribly remiss about blogging lately - on all fronts. It's been quite the year - full of not so nice things. I am right now, the unhealthiest I have ever been. And the heaviest too (discounting pregnancy weight). These last few months, I haven't wanted to do anything more than be a veggie. That can't continue. The Hubster is feeling it too. So - we're embarking on a new plan. The farm is a LONG way away. The organic stuff, we do when we can, as we can.
I'm setting reasonable goals with a reasonable timeline. Even though I'd love to be skinny again by Christmas, that's just unlikely. I know me. It's going to take time and dedication but I'm really hoping that by June 1st of 2010, I can put on my bathing suit and not cringe. Even better - I'd like to wear my pretty bikini again. It's been many years since I could.
Technically this started last week but it's easier to measure from the first of the month. And I didn't want to start posting about this until I had a routine I was pretty sure I could stick to.
Every day I wake up feeling like I really want to skip my excersize that day. And every day, I do it anyway. I'm doing a combination of things - the floor excersizes I remember from my long ago dance classes, light weight training, and using the wii fit for my cardio - the boxing is awesome and never fails to make me sweat.
I plan to do biweekly weigh ins. I'm setting short goals at the moment while keeping my long term goals in my head. Weigh ins will be Tuesdays. Starting with today.
Today's Weight - 187
goal weight for 9/15 - 182
We'll see how it goes.
We're also changing how and what we eat. Better carbs, better fats, better proteins. And less of them. Increasing water intake and decreasing the snacking. I can't cut the snacking out entirely - I'm a snacky type of girl. But I can make better decisions. Garlic Triscuits instead of potato chips. Garlic stuffed olives or gouda cheese instead of sweets. (yes, I do indeed love my garlic). We'll see how it goes.
I'm hoping to blog about this a lot over the next nine months but I will not subject you to before pictures. Too depressing for me and too icky for you. As I get closer (or after I reach my goals) I might post a comparison set. I do have before pictures. I'm just not sharing them until some of the jiggle is gone. And boy do I have jiggle. Honestly, I still look pregnant and my baby is three. If I keep going this way, I'll never feel better about myself, never feel better period. So - away we go...
I don't have a lot of equipment. I have 2 8lb weights, resistance tubes, a wii fit, and a heavy bag. I want to add a resistance ball and a medicine ball when I can but there will be no real machines. I refuse to go to a gym - too many people looking at me. This may change as I get closer to the goal and start focusing more on tone than loss. But for now - that's what I've got. My favorite excersize is boxing/working with the heavy bag. It's just an all over burn that gets my heart going and gives me an outlet for my stress at the same time.
As I go, I may share excersizes or recipes I find, resourses that rock, whatever. Maybe you can get in shape with me.
Nine months to go. 45 pounds to lose.
Posted by Shade53 at September 1, 2009 01:31 PM