Current Weight: 175.4
Lost so far: 34.6
Pounds to go: 15.4
Yes, I am up 3 pounds over yesterday. We took a day off from the every day of being good and since I am down over 35 pounds I'm ok with getting a couple back. Mostly it's probably water weight tied to that many carbs and the upcoming cycle, along with just the weight of the food itself because no one can gain 3 'real pounds' in 1/2 a day. In any event, I am back on my better habits today and the number can start falling again.
Okay, so Biggest Loser is over and I need motivation again. So, I'm going to try a 2 week challenge against myself. If I complete it (meaning I do the exercises specified for each day) then I get a little money to go shopping for a cute pair of shoes or a pair of jeans.
I found this list from Prevention magazine (found it on Pinterest, of course) and it's worth a shot so here we go. 'A Days' are M/W/F and 'B Days' are Tu/Th/Sa. Since Zumba is on Tu/Th I will substitute that for the cardio on those days.
What are you challenging yourself with right now?
Showing posts with label Mindset. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mindset. Show all posts
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
Gotta Move!
Current Weight: 175.2
Lost so far: 34.8
Pounds to go: 15.2
Today was another first on a list of things I never thought I would say/think. I realized that I'm feeling cranky because I haven't exercised. How did that happen?! I actually realized I was feeling crummy and I needed to go get some exercise so I could feel better. I *wanted* to exercise. Yes, I know that lots of people think like that and it's very common but just never thought I would ever be one of them, lazy ol' me. Anyone else surprised the first time they felt that?
Lost so far: 34.8
Pounds to go: 15.2
Today was another first on a list of things I never thought I would say/think. I realized that I'm feeling cranky because I haven't exercised. How did that happen?! I actually realized I was feeling crummy and I needed to go get some exercise so I could feel better. I *wanted* to exercise. Yes, I know that lots of people think like that and it's very common but just never thought I would ever be one of them, lazy ol' me. Anyone else surprised the first time they felt that?
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Whatever Motivates You
So, as an additional motivator, I thought I'd make a chart in Excel to show how far I've come and where that trend is heading. The first chart is all of my progress since I started this blog in January. The second is how much progress I've made since our work competition started. If I can keep my current progress trend going, I should reach my original goal of 160 in mid-August. I am SO glad I joined the competition as it's given me just the kick start I needed!
Sometimes just knowing how much you've accomplished is enough of a push to keep you going. What are you doing to motivate yourself or to see how far you've come?
Sometimes just knowing how much you've accomplished is enough of a push to keep you going. What are you doing to motivate yourself or to see how far you've come?
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Aiming for a size 8
Today I bought a pair of size 8 Tall 515 Levis. At almost 5' 10", my goal is to fit them. SO, to make sure I have the motivation, I ripped off the tags so I can't take them back. I don't want to waste good money now, do I? At slightly less than 180, I am currently in a 12 comfortably and I can button the 10 and the 8 but they both come with large muffin tops that should not be seen in public. The last time I wore an 8, I was 18 or 19 years old so that's about 15 years ago, before having 3 kids. My weight goal right now is 160, about a 50 pound loss all total, but I am technically going to go until the 8s fit well which I believe is somewhere around 155.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Motivation Picture
A great motivator for me is to remember what I looked like once upon a time and to see how far I've come. This picture was one of the few times my camera was turned on me and I remember being horrified that this is what other people saw when they looked at me. I was 240 pounds and had recently had my third child. THAT DAY I started walking at lunch time, every day. Each day I got a little further in the time I had but I always walked for an hour. At first I could hardly do much distance at all and it was flat ground. By the end I was hiking to the top of the small butte near my office and back down in that same amount of time but it happened gradually (the first time I walked to that butte I got as far as reaching the bottom before I had to turn around at 30 minutes, much less getting to the top).
The first time around I lost 80 pounds in about 7 months. But I did some of it wrong :( I walked an hour 6 days a week (smart) but ate too little in order to lose it faster (dumb). I really screwed with my body and it bit me in the ass in several ways, the worst being what it did to my cycles. This time I'm trying to be a little nicer to my body so I don't hit those ugly road blocks again.
Eventually, I ended up gaining about 50 pounds back over the next several years and last Christmas it hit 210 pounds. The main reason for that is that I just stopped putting in the exercise and after I got married I started eating too much. I ate lunch with my husband (I never ate lunch before because I had larger dinners) because he was hungry and wanted company but I didn't make my dinners any smaller. It happened in such small amounts (5-7 pounds a year) that it took a while to hit me what was happening but when I ran across this picture I knew I never wanted to be there again.
So here I am, back under 180 and still falling. I'm aiming for about 155-160 (The counters are based on 160) and I plan to be there sometime in late July/early August. But this time I have to keep the activity going. No, it probably won't be quite as intense as it is now but it won't stop either. I'm always going to have to be more active than I was but that doesn't scare me like it did 6 months ago. Now I can actually look forward to it a little bit. Hopefully, if you are on the same kind of path, you will be hit that place where you can look forward to it as well :)
The first time around I lost 80 pounds in about 7 months. But I did some of it wrong :( I walked an hour 6 days a week (smart) but ate too little in order to lose it faster (dumb). I really screwed with my body and it bit me in the ass in several ways, the worst being what it did to my cycles. This time I'm trying to be a little nicer to my body so I don't hit those ugly road blocks again.
Eventually, I ended up gaining about 50 pounds back over the next several years and last Christmas it hit 210 pounds. The main reason for that is that I just stopped putting in the exercise and after I got married I started eating too much. I ate lunch with my husband (I never ate lunch before because I had larger dinners) because he was hungry and wanted company but I didn't make my dinners any smaller. It happened in such small amounts (5-7 pounds a year) that it took a while to hit me what was happening but when I ran across this picture I knew I never wanted to be there again.
So here I am, back under 180 and still falling. I'm aiming for about 155-160 (The counters are based on 160) and I plan to be there sometime in late July/early August. But this time I have to keep the activity going. No, it probably won't be quite as intense as it is now but it won't stop either. I'm always going to have to be more active than I was but that doesn't scare me like it did 6 months ago. Now I can actually look forward to it a little bit. Hopefully, if you are on the same kind of path, you will be hit that place where you can look forward to it as well :)
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Thoughts and achievements
Current Weight: 179.0
Lost so far: 31.0
Pounds to go: 19.0
This morning I went on a hike. I've done this hike before and it usually took me about 1.75-2 hours. I had to stop multiple times (3 or 4 short breaks) to do it, but I'd finish it. The last time I went was about a month ago since I can only do it every other week but two weeks ago I had family in town and didn't have the time . Today I did it in 1 hour with NO breaks! Yay! Last week I bumped Zumba up from once a week to twice a week and it is really paying off in terms of leg muscles and cardio endurance.
As we were walking back down from the top I was thinking about something I read last week. A couple of articles were about picking an exercise that you like and doing that rather than just commiting to "exercise just because" even though the type you are doing is BORING. The thought is that it's easier to do something that you actually like. But, here's the thing: If you told me 6 months ago that I would hike for an hour, ride my bike 20 minutes to work, do Zumba at lunch time, ride my bike home, and STILL have energy and the desire to take the dogs for a walk I would have laughed in your face, for multiple reasons. Here's what my whine list would have looked like 6 months ago and where I am at today:
1. I. LIKE. MY. SLEEP... PERIOD. Get up at 6:30 to go hiking before work? HA! But I do it now and I like it.
2. Ride my bike to work? That bike seat hurts (and yes it's a gel seat but it still hurts) but it has gotten better and the ride has gotten easier.
3. Zumba? Doesn't that involve dancing? My no-dancing-talent self didn't even own a sports bra and nobody wants to see my fat ass jiggling around! Guess what? Most people there aren't that great and the instructors are very nice girls and they encourage, they don't laugh. Buying a sports bra to wear a couple hours a week didn't kill me and Zumba won't either. It's actually kinda fun and the person laughing is me because I'm having fun. I even signed up to do it twice a week instead of just once starting last week.
So, yes, you should pick an exercise that you like to do so that you will be more likely to keep doing it BUT you don't always know ahead of time that you will like it and just because it sucks now you might like it later. So start small and try to keep an open mind. If you hate all forms of exercise then start with walking because it's the easiest. As you get better, add some uphill or stairs. But as it gets easier, considering trying out some new things. You don't have to commit to doing them a lot, just commit to trying it 2 or 3 times. After that third time you might like it a whole lot more (Zumba became fun the third time for me after I started figuring out what I was doing). Most important, HAVE FUN!
Lost so far: 31.0
Pounds to go: 19.0
This morning I went on a hike. I've done this hike before and it usually took me about 1.75-2 hours. I had to stop multiple times (3 or 4 short breaks) to do it, but I'd finish it. The last time I went was about a month ago since I can only do it every other week but two weeks ago I had family in town and didn't have the time . Today I did it in 1 hour with NO breaks! Yay! Last week I bumped Zumba up from once a week to twice a week and it is really paying off in terms of leg muscles and cardio endurance.
As we were walking back down from the top I was thinking about something I read last week. A couple of articles were about picking an exercise that you like and doing that rather than just commiting to "exercise just because" even though the type you are doing is BORING. The thought is that it's easier to do something that you actually like. But, here's the thing: If you told me 6 months ago that I would hike for an hour, ride my bike 20 minutes to work, do Zumba at lunch time, ride my bike home, and STILL have energy and the desire to take the dogs for a walk I would have laughed in your face, for multiple reasons. Here's what my whine list would have looked like 6 months ago and where I am at today:
1. I. LIKE. MY. SLEEP... PERIOD. Get up at 6:30 to go hiking before work? HA! But I do it now and I like it.
2. Ride my bike to work? That bike seat hurts (and yes it's a gel seat but it still hurts) but it has gotten better and the ride has gotten easier.
3. Zumba? Doesn't that involve dancing? My no-dancing-talent self didn't even own a sports bra and nobody wants to see my fat ass jiggling around! Guess what? Most people there aren't that great and the instructors are very nice girls and they encourage, they don't laugh. Buying a sports bra to wear a couple hours a week didn't kill me and Zumba won't either. It's actually kinda fun and the person laughing is me because I'm having fun. I even signed up to do it twice a week instead of just once starting last week.
So, yes, you should pick an exercise that you like to do so that you will be more likely to keep doing it BUT you don't always know ahead of time that you will like it and just because it sucks now you might like it later. So start small and try to keep an open mind. If you hate all forms of exercise then start with walking because it's the easiest. As you get better, add some uphill or stairs. But as it gets easier, considering trying out some new things. You don't have to commit to doing them a lot, just commit to trying it 2 or 3 times. After that third time you might like it a whole lot more (Zumba became fun the third time for me after I started figuring out what I was doing). Most important, HAVE FUN!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
All Better
Current Weight: 182.5
Lost so far: 27.5
Pounds to go: 22.5
OK, pity party over. I got my butt on my bike last night and when I got home I cranked up the music and had a little dance party while I cleaned the house. And for the rest of this week I am riding my bike to work and home again to get in a little more exercise. It's hard to have a pity party while listening to music.
Lost so far: 27.5
Pounds to go: 22.5
OK, pity party over. I got my butt on my bike last night and when I got home I cranked up the music and had a little dance party while I cleaned the house. And for the rest of this week I am riding my bike to work and home again to get in a little more exercise. It's hard to have a pity party while listening to music.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Take Heart
Current Weight: 183.5
Lost so far: 26.5
Pounds to go: 23.5
So, I'm fighting against the ease of psyching yourself into failure. Blech.
I went a few days with no changes despite being really good on diet and excersise. I hoped that it was just water holding on or something and then on Saturday morning 2 pounds just fell off. It stayed off Sunday and then suddenly came back on Monday. It could have been water lost/gained, idk but now there has been no total change in almost a week and it's frustrating. Any thoughts?
Lost so far: 26.5
Pounds to go: 23.5
So, I'm fighting against the ease of psyching yourself into failure. Blech.
I went a few days with no changes despite being really good on diet and excersise. I hoped that it was just water holding on or something and then on Saturday morning 2 pounds just fell off. It stayed off Sunday and then suddenly came back on Monday. It could have been water lost/gained, idk but now there has been no total change in almost a week and it's frustrating. Any thoughts?
Friday, February 17, 2012
Getting the Mindset
Current Weight: 192.0
Lost so far: 18.0
Pounds to go: 32.0
One of the biggest things for me that determines if a diet can be successful is how I feel about myself and my body. If I'm not comfortable in my own skin, dieting fails for me, 100%. But once I can say that I would like to be smaller but I'm good with how I look then it becomes so much easier to stick to it. I don't get defeated by the days that don't have progress whereas before I would think that one day that is off equates to failure. All those days really mean is that I have to be better at staying on track tomorrow.
Lost so far: 18.0
Pounds to go: 32.0
One of the biggest things for me that determines if a diet can be successful is how I feel about myself and my body. If I'm not comfortable in my own skin, dieting fails for me, 100%. But once I can say that I would like to be smaller but I'm good with how I look then it becomes so much easier to stick to it. I don't get defeated by the days that don't have progress whereas before I would think that one day that is off equates to failure. All those days really mean is that I have to be better at staying on track tomorrow.
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