Ok so it's a new year & of course that means the dreaded New Years weight loss resolution. I expect 96.5% of people in America have made this same resolution. Ok so have I. And I'm serious about it. For realz. I read online that blogging about your weight loss journey can be really helpful so I thought "hey I already have a blog so why not throw some of this on here. It's my blog & I can do what I want!" So here we go....it's truth time....
So last Spring you may or may not remember that I ran a 5K. I'm still really proud of that. from January to May I worked to turn myself into a runner & let me tell you it was painful. Seriously there for about a month I thought my ankles were going to snap. My legs hurt so much every day. Icy Hot was my new BFF & my apartment reeked of it. After 30 years of never running I was determined to turn myself into a runner. There were days I could barely drag myself out of bed because my legs hurt so much. I had to take the stairs one at a time like some toddler. There was even one day that I just couldn't go to work cuz I couldn't get myself out of bed. My legs!! eventually it went away & running became easier. I was eating well, I was exercising & I lost a good amount of weight. It felt great! Then summer came & I had no desire to work out or eat correctly. I just wanted to be out playing & soaking up the sun & everything involved food. Burgers & hot dogs & smores & chips & potato salad & I wanted to eat all of it & honestly I didn't feel guilty about any of it. Summer was great. Somehow in all my frivolous eating i only managed to gain about 7 or 8 pounds. please you can't even see that! Then came Fall & Winter & my bad eating & lack of exercise continued. And frankly I just didn't care. I felt fine about the state I was in. Yeah sure I would've loved to be skinnier. who wouldn't?! But I didn't feel self conscious enough or unhappy enough with myself to even really care. It was actually kind of nice. Then one day I woke up & felt like my pants were getting tighter. well crap. I paid a lot of money for these pants & they need to fit me cuz i'm not buying bigger ones. By the end of the year I had put on another 6 or 7 pounds. Really that's not too bad for all the eating I did & frankly I enjoyed it. However that's got to stop. My clothes are starting to get tight, my face is looking chubby & I'm starting to feel gross. Hence the New Years weight loss resolution.
So me & my little crew (Chalise, Matty, Joelyn & Dain) have started a Biggest Loser contest amongst ourselves. It lasts 12 weeks & I am determined to win. I'm also in a Biggest Loser contest at my office which is ending a week later than this one. I am also determined to win that. Joelyn & I started our weightloss extravaganza week ahead of the official Biggest Loser start date & in the 1st week I lost 2 pounds. good job. Last week i was down 3 more pounds. good job again. I want to lose 25 pounds in the 12 weeks.
what am I doing to achieve said 25 pound goal? well Ill tell you...and it's painful...besides dieting...I am back to running! and it hurts!! Pretty much I'm having to go through the same misery I did last year with getting my body into running condition. MY.LEGS.HURT. Icy Hot is my new BFF & my apartment reeks of it. a few days ago I came walking out of the gym & by the time I got to my car I was in tears. My legs! I just need to power through for 2 or 3 more weeks & I'll be fine. Hopefully I can make it. Ok I'm not trying to be all whatever but I was blessed with a fabulous pair of legs. seriously I was. they are my most valuable asset & I've been praising them all my life. It's time for them to earn their keep!
Also I found this GREAT website www.caloriecount.about.com where you can keep a food journal & track your calories & finD out where your nutrition is lacking. I am FOREVER lacking in the vegetables department. You can also keep track of what you're doing with your workouts & how many calories you're burning. There are workout plans on there & TONS of great recipes. I am possessed by this website. After Icy Hot it's my new BFF.
Another thing that really motivates me is having some visual goal items where I can see them. It gives me something to work towards. Currently I have a pair of jeans tacked on the wall in my bedroom. They're staring me in the face. Begging to be worn & I intend to wear them soon. I also found a fabulously vintage swimsuit I want to be able to wear this summer. I look at that picture every so often to keep me on track. I will look so cute in it! Also when I reach a certain weight milestone I am going tom splurge on a fabulous pair of new jeans. I'm going to buy them next month but in the next size down from where I am then. They cost $80. I'm not spending $80 on a pair of jeans that never fit me. I intend on fitting into them!
SO that's what I'm doing right now. Pretty much all my energy is focused on this right now. what am I having for my meals everyday? When am I going to get home to eat dinner? When am I going to be able to get to the gym? When are my legs going to stop hurting? Are my ankles going to snap today? I'm hoping to devote some time to blogging about this little odyssey so hunker down for that.
My next weigh in is tomorrow. I have a feeling there might be some tears...and not just because of my decrepit legs! I'll report back.
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