Why I work out?

Well that question might be completely obvious to some, and a completely reasonable question to others. I wanted to write a little bit about the weight problem that's followed me almost my entire life. I remember distinctly being embarrassed of how I looked in 1st grade. I am now 25, and I have even more memories of people saying rude things to me for being overweight as a kid. Needless to say those are not fond memories, but I work out now to prove to myself that being overweight doesn't have to be permanent if I am willing to put in the hard work and get to where I want to go. I am going to hit my fitness goals and nobody can take that way from me except myself. I just want to encourage those who are or in a similar situation to myself where they've been this way their entire lives, but I just want to tell you that you can change if you become discipline and stick with it. You owe it to yourself to do it.

Goal Update

I have been doing a wonderful job at eating perfectly lately, and I started really seeing the difference. I'm going to try to get a picture of me this weekend and post it and then get another picture of me in 3 weeks when I get to my goal so you can see the difference. I can't believe how close I am to the size 10 pants. I'm going to get ripped and tiny, and I hope you can watch me do it!! :)

Fitness Supplements

My friend sells fitness supplements as a side business, and I just wanted to highlight his page if you are interested in getting supplements for your fitness journey. I recently purchased some protein from him, and if you order, the shipment is fast and quick and you get the free shaker cup which I just got mine last Friday and it mixes the protein wonderfully (I was used to using a spoon and that didn't work very well lol) Anyway, the webapge is GetYoked.com for anyone interested :)

4 Week Goal

Okay, so I am flying out to see my best friend in 4 weeks, and I have a goal of getting down to a size 10. I can't even remember when I was a size 10 last. So today I went to Old Navy to try on the size 10 and to just see how far away I am from fitting comfortable into a size 10. And I could actually fit into the jeans and button them up. Of course, they were super tight on me but I could still fit into them! Anyway, I would really like to fit into the size 10 jeans by the time I go see my friend. My friend hasn't seen me since I started on my weight loss adventure so I am hoping to be as far along as possible before I see her.

Also, I've started to boost my protein in take and I am lifting heavier weights and I started taking vitamins. I'm going all the way with this stuff and I am very excited. I was also very excited today when I was able to curl with one arm, 6 reps with the 20 lb. I've never been able to do that before, and I was pushing to get at least 6 and I did!

Beginner Workouts

I wanted to elaborate on my previous post a little more since I have more time today than when I posted last time. The workouts that I've shown are for beginners in regards to the workout sets and repetitions. Anyone can take the workouts and change up the sets and reps, and honestly, you can make it fit you at whatever stage you may be at in your fitness journey. I am hoping to actually get pictures of how to do each workout, but unless you go with someone who knows how to do the different workouts, it is a little bit hard to explain in writing.

The one thing that I want to say, that is if you keep up exercising and eating right, you will see the results that you want. But remember remember, eating right is a HUGE part of your gains. I was really inspired by this month's Fitness RX magazine's success story. The lady puts it the best when she says something along the lines of "I work very hard to get to where I am at, but there are lots of saboteurs who say 'oh just one small piece of cake or one cookie won't hurt'" Don't be fooled! You have to change your way of thinking and say to yourself and to tell that person that "cookies and cakes do not fit your fitness goals" and then let them figure out the rest :)

So Much to Say & Not Enough Time

I've been doing amazing the last couple of weeks! I've gone to the gym everyday in the morning and done a good workout, and I'm not sick, and I'm not injured lol... Well, I am helping out a few friends who I used to work with in getting them started on their own weightloss goals, and so I made up a workout schedule for them as beginners. I really liked what I came up with, and I believe that anyone in good health but overweight, who goes through these workouts will see progress in their weightloss goals (Remember!! Consistency and eating well is key!), but I hope this helps people out there.

Gym = Awesome

So I am once again into the swing of things with the gym and eating. I can tell such a huge difference in how I feel when I've gone to the gym versus when I haven't been going. I feel so much better about myself and pretty much everything else too. I really truly miss the gym when I haven't been going. For those people who don't go to the gym that might sound ridiculous "missing the gym" but it is really true. Once you get onto your own fitness journey, you will understand. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication, but in the end it pays off! Trust me on this one :)

Doing good :)

I've been doing really good these past 2 weeks with the gym. I was still feeling sick last week so I've taken a few days off, but I've been doing some ab work as much as I can while I've taken off. The gym can be so addicting at times especially when I feel that I am making progress again. I've got another 2 weeks before I will weight myself again, and I'm hoping to be down at least 8 pounds. I can tell that my clothes are getting a bit loser on me now, and I know if I just keep everything up I will make progress :)

Exercise and Eating Right Actually Works!! Amazing!

There are a couple of girls at my old work who are starting their own weight loss adventure, and they are exactly at the same point I was a year and 1/2 ago. It's amazing to stop and look back at what attitudes and concerns I had when I started my fitness journey back then, and it is exactly the same as their's today. But I wanted to leave this encouragement to those who don't know me.

A year and 1/2 ago, I had never set foot into a gym in my entire life. Needless to say I knew absolutely nothing about weightlifting, machines, or anything to do with the gym lol. When I started I was quite intimidated by the people in the free weight room. And it was usually depressing to go to the gym anyway because most of the people there are already fit and skinny. But no matter what, I kept up going and my friend helped me out on what I should work and what I should do. And now 58 pounds lighter, it actually does work! You will be surprised and delighted at the results if you just keep it up exercising and eating right. Anyone can do it if I can!

Gym and maybe sickness?

I've gone to the gym every day but today because of my work schedule so I am going to let this be my rest day. My husband, Chris, has had a cold for the last week or so, and I think that I might be catching it :( because I have a sore throat today. I'm hoping that the reason for the sore throat is the lack of sleep the last 2 days so I am going to get to bed early tonight and I hope that the sore throat is gone in the morning so that I can once again go to the gym.

Actually, tomorrow I am meeting up with a friend of mine who I used to work with and we are going to do a leg workout. It should be fun although I really enjoy working my arms when I go to the gym with someone new, but I did arms on Monday so that is right out. Honestly, I am quite sore today and probably the rest of the week as my body adjusts to the weight lifting again, but I'm sure I will get over that soon enough.

Back in Action

Well, I'm back in the gym action. 2 girls I used to work with are now also going to the gym. Tomorrow will be the first day that I will see them in the gym so hopefully I can help them out or maybe they could give me pointers. I suppose we will see, but I'm excited to see some girls in the gym that I know. This Thursday my friend is going to go through a leg workout with me to show me squats and what not because I've never done them before and I don't want to injury myself.

Thinking about injuries, my right calf is still a little messed up. I'm going to have to take it easy for this month so that I can get back into running more miles without injuring myself again. I'm still easing back into the gym so for now it will be high reps and low weights with alternating between treadmill, elliptical, and the bike. I'm going to start working my abs a lot more. I was reading online the other day that some celebrities do 700+ crunches a day! That is pretty crazy (I think) but it is definately worth their effort. So I've decided to up my ab workout each day to try to get closer to my goal... That's it for now, until next time :)

Sorry for no posts!!!

Sorry again for no posts!! As you can already guess, I haven't been very consistent with the gym the last 2 weeks. I am back at it again though, and I haven't either gained or lost any more and am still down a total of 58 pounds. I've been going straight for the last couple of days and it feels sooooooooooooooooooooooooo wonderful to get back in the gym. Life just gets so busy sometimes... But anyway, I've kept up well my eating and everything which is why I haven't gained, but I'm going to start being consistent again with the gym which will push me further towards my goal of -100 pounds... only 42 more pounds to go!

Progression

Well I have actually been hitting the gym regularly now! Finally, back into the swing of things. Anyway, I just wanted to post this progression picture that shows you where I came from and where I am. I don't have a current picture yet, but the last picture on the right was taken at Christmas time while the other ones were from before I started working out.

I've gone to the gym!!!

Well, I've gone to the gym all week! It feels great going back to the gym! Although running has been a bit more difficult since I'm starting to get back into it again. This week I am only running 1 mile at a slower pace just so I don't injury myself since it's been a little while since I ran last. I keep looking down at how far I go every few seconds hoping that I've made it to the mile already lol... but nonetheless, it's been good to get back :)

Slacking

Consistency is the key in my weight lose adventure, and that is what has been lacking with me right now. I've just got to get motivated and get my lazy butt into the gym. Sometimes it's just so nice to sleep in a few more minutes, but I know I know it's SO worth going to the gym. I just have to try to convince myself each morning lol...

My biggest hindrance in getting to the gym = me...

Snow Tubing

Well, we were going to try snowboarding again, but we decided it would be a lot more fun to go snow tubing instead... here are some pictures :)

Saturday Fun

My husband and I made a new goal this year and that was to have some sort of outdoor activity on Saturday's. Yesterday we ended up going to Torrey Pines again, and we walked up the road to get to the top like we had done before, but this time I was not dieing when we finally reached the top lol... I remember when we went last I was so tired from just walking up the hill to get to the top, but this time that was not the case! I wasn't even out of breath :) It's amazing what happens when you exercise regularly.. Here are some pictures from our day yesterday!

Status Report

Okay, so after 3 weeks of being sick and injured, I still managed to lose 1.5 pounds! At least I lost something and didn't gain anymore! I was able to make it to the gym only once this week. I am going to work on going all this weekend and all of next week. I'm trying to work out my schedule for the coming weeks, and I just haven't had a chance to figure it all out quite yet. As soon as I get myself organized again, I will start going everyday to the gym again and be back on track to my goal :)

Monday Gym

OK, well I am finally mostly healed from snowboarding and I am no longer sick!! So, come this Monday I am back to the gym! I am very much excited to get back into the swing of things as it has been way TOO long since I was there last due to sickness and injury. I'm sure I will be sore lol

Snowboarding

So my husband and mine active weekend this past weekend was to go up to Big Bear and snowboard. Well, I have never been to the snow in my entire life so we thought it was a good idea if I got a lesson on how to snowboard. WELL, that was all well and good in the beginning, but by the end of the 2 hour lesson I was (still am) in a lot of pain from the constant falling. Now I hear it takes about 3 days before you catch on to how to snowboard, but BOY is it painful.

Anyway, because of my little snowboarding adventure, my shoulder, knees, arms, legs and pretty much every part of my body hurts (not sore just pain), but especially my left shoulder. I am slightly better today than I was yesterday, but I really can't get back into the gym until my body heals from my snowboarding attempt.