So here it is Sunday the official start day for me & Dawn to restart the 6WBMO... Yes this is not going to be fun. We are going to struggle, call each other whining & complaining, stating how unfair it is that we were born with bodies that do not like to lose weight easily. But you know what... It is worth it for a only 6 weeks to see how far we will get. More than likely we will be on this for longer but that is okay. All in the name of health and fitness goals.
Wish us luck. Tomorrow is the official weigh in and measuring day.... I can not be beat this first week.. Seriously gotta get on the treadmill and Wii this week. I will keep you posted of all activities to keep me more accountable.......
Wish us luck...
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Let us say Ouch!!!
Oh yes, the pain in my legs from jogging for the past two days and doing the Wii Biggest loser challenges had kicked by legs ass... Pushed myself harder yesterday than the day before and the ole leg muscles are feeling the burn.
I feel like I can't make it up the damn stairs they are so sore. So today, today is a Wii Yoga kinda day I am thinking. Time to loosen up some muscles and burn some calories.
Well Off I go.. just wanted to complain...lol...
I feel like I can't make it up the damn stairs they are so sore. So today, today is a Wii Yoga kinda day I am thinking. Time to loosen up some muscles and burn some calories.
Well Off I go.. just wanted to complain...lol...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Private Roadblocks!
What I've come to realize this last year and fighting with my weightlosses and gains is that I have the tools to change my body I have done it before I will do it again. But what I thought would be the hardest part of losing weight was the actual diet and exercise I could not even fathom that the mental struggle could be my undoing. Fighting my head and telling myself that no I don't need that and yes I need to exercise more.
The constant thoughts of This is so unfair! Why do I always have to struggle? Why have I never been happy in my own skin? Why isn't this easy? Why didn't I get the thin genes that my mother carries and my father used to be? Why me? Why me? The constant I don't think I can do this! I don't wanna push myself any farther! I can't run any longer or I will fall off! All of these thoughts in my head are my own private roadblocks imprisoning me in a body that I am not happy with. A body that I am trying to accept just as it is. A body that will never be model thin. This mental anguish has the capability to bring me down.
I know I am strong enough physically, mentally as well yet I have to take baby steps on the road to mental wellness. I can honestly say my journey halfway began last year when I proved to myself that I could lose weight. I lost 19 lbs to be exact. I am extremely mad at myself that I gained 11 of them back. But it is alright. They will be gone again. I realized a change in myself about a month ago or slightly more when I was discussing once again with my husband if I could do this. He always is very positive and tells me I can. Then like a lightbulb that you turn on entering a room he was like "Ang, don't you get the thrill to push yourself harder? To see what you are made of?" Honestly I told him no. I was scared of falling off the treadmill or falling down and collapsing. My adrenline junky husband replied simply "I love the unknown and that feeling." "Ang, you can do it" Those few short sentences have been constantly in the back of my mind but in particular when I am working out. Why did I never push myself harder before. Was I truly scared of what the outcome might be or of what will happen to me when I look and feel better. I honestly don't know the answer to that question. But I do know that since that day I have accomoplished things that I never have before. I was a woman who ran in one minute increments and who wouldn't do more than 3 minutes in a 45 minute time frame. Was this due to fear, maybe. Weakness, maybe. Self loathing, maybe that as well. But now I reached my small goal of jogging for 10 minutes solid. I was so excited. that was a feat not accomplished since highschool and if I am honest with myself not since junior high. That is a long time to be missing out on life.
This is what I have come to understand. That by not pushing myself harder to try, then I am truly missing out on great experiences. I mean honestly what can happen to me during a workout. So I puke, oh well, so I fall off the damn treadmill, nothing like a little road rash...lol....But that is it.. Only a small amount of physical discomfort for a lifetime of richness. I want to be the active kids my mom and hubby want. I don't want to sit back anymore.
This is where I have learned to push myself now. Beyond my barriers to experience wonderful and enlightening things. I am a happier person, a better wife and mother for it. Today I reached another goal. I jogged for 14 of my 30 minutes on my treadmill and accomplished 2 miles in that time. Let me say that I had to run in increments 10 at first, took a 2 minute break decided I could do it again, ran for 1 minute, told myself my legs hurt to bad, walked for 5 more, than at 27 minutes into the routine with .25 miles to go I turned up the speed and ran at 5.5 mph to reach my 30 minute goal with 2 miles. I did it. I did feel the pain in my legs and my lungs but i pressed on. This is tremendous. I have set yet another goal for myself and that is to jog/run a 10 minute mile within the next month. I will accomplish this and will report to whoever is reading.
This is a post of personal insight. Something I hope some of you understand. I want to say thank you, Thank you to my hubs for turning on that light in me. I appreciate it more than he knows. This is only the beginning and I will succeed........
The constant thoughts of This is so unfair! Why do I always have to struggle? Why have I never been happy in my own skin? Why isn't this easy? Why didn't I get the thin genes that my mother carries and my father used to be? Why me? Why me? The constant I don't think I can do this! I don't wanna push myself any farther! I can't run any longer or I will fall off! All of these thoughts in my head are my own private roadblocks imprisoning me in a body that I am not happy with. A body that I am trying to accept just as it is. A body that will never be model thin. This mental anguish has the capability to bring me down.
I know I am strong enough physically, mentally as well yet I have to take baby steps on the road to mental wellness. I can honestly say my journey halfway began last year when I proved to myself that I could lose weight. I lost 19 lbs to be exact. I am extremely mad at myself that I gained 11 of them back. But it is alright. They will be gone again. I realized a change in myself about a month ago or slightly more when I was discussing once again with my husband if I could do this. He always is very positive and tells me I can. Then like a lightbulb that you turn on entering a room he was like "Ang, don't you get the thrill to push yourself harder? To see what you are made of?" Honestly I told him no. I was scared of falling off the treadmill or falling down and collapsing. My adrenline junky husband replied simply "I love the unknown and that feeling." "Ang, you can do it" Those few short sentences have been constantly in the back of my mind but in particular when I am working out. Why did I never push myself harder before. Was I truly scared of what the outcome might be or of what will happen to me when I look and feel better. I honestly don't know the answer to that question. But I do know that since that day I have accomoplished things that I never have before. I was a woman who ran in one minute increments and who wouldn't do more than 3 minutes in a 45 minute time frame. Was this due to fear, maybe. Weakness, maybe. Self loathing, maybe that as well. But now I reached my small goal of jogging for 10 minutes solid. I was so excited. that was a feat not accomplished since highschool and if I am honest with myself not since junior high. That is a long time to be missing out on life.
This is what I have come to understand. That by not pushing myself harder to try, then I am truly missing out on great experiences. I mean honestly what can happen to me during a workout. So I puke, oh well, so I fall off the damn treadmill, nothing like a little road rash...lol....But that is it.. Only a small amount of physical discomfort for a lifetime of richness. I want to be the active kids my mom and hubby want. I don't want to sit back anymore.
This is where I have learned to push myself now. Beyond my barriers to experience wonderful and enlightening things. I am a happier person, a better wife and mother for it. Today I reached another goal. I jogged for 14 of my 30 minutes on my treadmill and accomplished 2 miles in that time. Let me say that I had to run in increments 10 at first, took a 2 minute break decided I could do it again, ran for 1 minute, told myself my legs hurt to bad, walked for 5 more, than at 27 minutes into the routine with .25 miles to go I turned up the speed and ran at 5.5 mph to reach my 30 minute goal with 2 miles. I did it. I did feel the pain in my legs and my lungs but i pressed on. This is tremendous. I have set yet another goal for myself and that is to jog/run a 10 minute mile within the next month. I will accomplish this and will report to whoever is reading.
This is a post of personal insight. Something I hope some of you understand. I want to say thank you, Thank you to my hubs for turning on that light in me. I appreciate it more than he knows. This is only the beginning and I will succeed........
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The dawn of a new Wednesday!!
Well I have been officially on "plan" for three days.... had a few mistakes due to life happening. Had to work late and grabbed a salad from the store instead of making my own but it was a salad and not deli food so that is progress...All in all it has been going well. Seeing a little weight come off so that is something.....
My plan today is to get home at my normal time, fix lunch, get my youngest to nap then I get to have an hour to myself to the treadmill and wii fit. Probably will attempt situps today as well. I do get some ab workout in the wii fit game but not as much as I would like......
After my last post, Dawn informed me that it was so on... Well since our amount of weight loss that we need to lose we decided that body fat would be a better indicator every week... We came to the conclusion that we need to lose between 1.5 - 2 % of our body fat a week.....yeah.. I seriously gotta get my ass in gear... But this will allow us to reach our Pound for Pound challenge goal by the end of May....Wish us luck..
So here is to a happy day and wishing you all luck.....Oh yeah and Friday is the day for measuring....just case Dawn reads this....I am so beating you this week....lol... Until next time.....
My plan today is to get home at my normal time, fix lunch, get my youngest to nap then I get to have an hour to myself to the treadmill and wii fit. Probably will attempt situps today as well. I do get some ab workout in the wii fit game but not as much as I would like......
After my last post, Dawn informed me that it was so on... Well since our amount of weight loss that we need to lose we decided that body fat would be a better indicator every week... We came to the conclusion that we need to lose between 1.5 - 2 % of our body fat a week.....yeah.. I seriously gotta get my ass in gear... But this will allow us to reach our Pound for Pound challenge goal by the end of May....Wish us luck..
So here is to a happy day and wishing you all luck.....Oh yeah and Friday is the day for measuring....just case Dawn reads this....I am so beating you this week....lol... Until next time.....
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