Greetings, Steemians!
I ask that you bare with me on this. This is going to be the hardest post I've ever done, anywhere, ever.
Where to begin?
I got fat. 😮 Not SUPER fat. Not obese. But fat. Fatter. Fat enough to notice things. Lotsa little things. Things no one ever talks about. Let's talk about a few of those things...
- My legs started to rub together. Now, you may not think of this as a big deal, and it's not, really. But it's the first early warning sign of what's to come. It's unpleasant, particularly in the summer, but anytime I'm walking really. Plus, now that they rub, guess what happens to the inside of my pants? Yup! Holes! Not cool.
- Joints started aching. Like randomly. Almost as if my joints are little people screaming, "STOP! NO! Why do you keep adding more weight!? We can't support this!" I can literally be sitting and my joints will ache. What the hell?😒
- Circulation in my extremities is less than ideal. My hands and feet ... and arms and legs are falling asleep. A lot.
- My clothes don't fit. Yes, this is an obvious one, but it didn't really happen until I had gained an impressive 😏 amount of weight. Luckily, most of my wardrobe consists of leggings. Thank God for the stretchiness! 😁
- I'm super easily winded now. This is pretty sucky. I live at just around 8000 feet above sea level, so the air is a bit thinner here anyway. I'm used to this... or so I thought. 😐 It's almost like carrying an extra 30 lbs is hard on my lungs or something!🙄
- I don't look like me. This one MAY be the worst for me. It's a total bummer to look in the mirror and not recognize your own face. 😔 Or be in the shower and wonder whose legs these are. It's like dealing with a foreign environment.
- I don't feel quite as awesome all the time. I KNOW that the extra weight (and my general unhealthiness) is causing the problem. But how to fix it? 🤔
A Solution!
@pheliment is hosting a FITNESSCHALLENGE through the beginning of March. Not only is it a contest against myself and a few others, but I also am choosing to PUT MONEY UP for myself to win! Now, that's some accountability. 😀 Check out his original post to learn more! And join!
Okay... here it goes... please be kind....
This WAS me in July 2015. Not so long ago...
And this is me today. A bit mushier all over and carrying around an extra 30 lbs. But! Ready to take control!
Now, let's set some goals!
Weight
Goal: 135 lbs
Total loss in pounds: 20
Total loss in %: 13%
Resting Heart Rate
Goal: 65 BPM
Percentage change: 10%
Exercise/Cardio Time
Current Physical Activity: Dog Walks 30 minutes, daily
Goal Physical Activity: 25 minutes Yoga daily, 30 minutes cardio alt days, and Dog Walks 30 minutes.
Right now I can do Yoga for 25 minutes ... and about 3 minutes of cardio ( I do dance/workout videos mostly) before I feel like I'm dying. 😏 I plan to keep track of everything I do and hope to simply BUILD UP to my goal. 30 minutes of cardio seems like a LONG time! I'm a little nervous. I get bored easily... Plus, I just get tired. 😕
Below is the calendar I made to track what I'm doing. I use Canva.com (for LOTS of things) and just have a couple of windows open with these for easy logging. If YOU want one, just let me know. I mean, they're already done. I can just remove what I've already filled in.😍 These are the basic exercises I do:
- YOGA- low impact, strength training
- Dance- I got DVDs and Youtube for days!
- HIIT- High Intensity Interval Training- I do these cause of my short attention span. LOL! 😆
- Strength- Just basic lifting and squatting type things for strength building
- Dog Walking- it's on rocky/sandy terrain, over the river and through the woods. And well, dogs gotta walk. 🐶
Look at what I already did! Look! LOL! Day 1... 😏 I tend to start out strong... it's the last part I'll need extra motivation on.
I'm also SUPER bad at drinking enough water. Below is a handy-dandy Water Tracking page I created. Oh! And my weekly measurements. Don't really love thinking about those so much. LOL!😆
Finally, a Food Tracker made in GoogleDocs. Honestly, I need to eat MORE, but way less sugar and processed stuff. I feel like if I SEE it written, I'll be more concerned and make a change. Here's hopin'. 😍 (I made it into an image. Let me know if you want it as a doc.)
Lastly, to make me wanna do it even more... I'm pledging $25 USD! The request was/is SBD, but it is SO volatile right now I'd rather be able to state the actual amount I can put up. I'm good for it. This post acts as a promise/contract.
That's all of it, I think.
Every week @phelimint will post on Monday and I'll have to respond with an update of my own within 3 days to stay 'active' in the contest. I'll be using these handy charts to make it easy (hopefully).
I would surely appreciate any support, cheers and friendly reminders to get up off my butt and exercise! I probably won't do another PIC update until March, as it was just about the most terrifying thing I've done (lately). Don't scroll up. You've already seen it. Let it just fade from your memory... Yes... Yes... just like that....😵
What were we talking about?
Oh, yes...
It's gonna be a long 3 months...
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