3 posts tagged “weight loss”
I posted this on my other blog, but I should have posted it here too! You guys are my cheering section, and I'm sure you'll appreciate this!
In other news, I surpassed my first goal this weekend. In light of the above video, I'm going to tell you what that goal was.... to get below 230 on the scale. And I did! My next goal is to get below 220. I'm doing this in 10 pound increments because it seems so much more manageable than saying I need to lose 80 pounds or more.
I've noticed that my mindset is different this time around. I actually want to make the changes necessary for me to become a healthier and more fit person. I've been working on my eating habits, and that's helped. But it's not enough.
Yesterday I walked the dog for around 40 minutes. Then my roomie and I went to the gym and did cardio for half an hour. I did 10 minutes on the elliptical, 12 minutes on the treadmill, and 10 minutes on the bike. Then I worked my arms and did 3 sets of 10 on weights. And it felt great! Today I'm going to aim for 15 minutes on each of those machines.
Weight Loss: 2 pounds
Goal: A lot more than that. :)
I realized something last week. In the past seven years, I've gained fifty pounds.
I'm so not okay with that.
I can feel it more now than I have in recent months - knee pain and back pain.
I don't want to look like this. I don't want to feel like this. But at the same time, I don't have the motivation (read: I'm lazy) to do anything about it.
I eat better. That always happens when you start cooking at home the majority of the week instead of eating out. But changing my eating habits isn't enough. I need exercise.
Exercise I'm afraid to do.
I have a herniated disk, and the hardcore exercises that my body needs will leave me completely immobile. Anything light leaves me feeling as if I'm not doing any good at all so why bother.
So what do I do? I need encouragement. I need to know I'm not alone. And I even need nagging. Someone to check in on me and make sure I'm doing what I need to do to reach my goals. I wish I could do this by myself, but I can't. I just don't have the strength or the discipline to.
