So on Monday's Weigh In I admitted that I had been eating like a pig and the scale Shot up again .. and how I was going to remedy it while I'm still home and not wait until I'm back in the middle-of-nowhere to get back on track. I can't just take a break from my "weight loss journey" just because I'm home, right?
Well after Monday I STILL didn't do anything. And it looked like Tuesday was going to end up the same way.. But something happened that night (Tuesday). My family put on old, OLD videos of us when we were kids.
And I got to see myself as a 7 year old. Not to sound too narcissistic but I was a super cute 7 year old. No. I was a Beautiful 7 year old.
I saw myself at my 7th Bday Party and then the following year. I noticed that in less than a year I was taller and my cheeks were a slight fuller. I noticed that in the second video I had a bag of popcorn that I was eating constantly. All I could think was "I can't believe it. Already. It's already starting!"
Anyway seeing that cute little girl kind of gave me the momentum to get off my ass.
The new year is coming and I don't want to end up at the weight I started with. Eating junk just because it's there and ruining months of hard work.
I OWE IT TO THAT LITTLE GIRL TO GET BETTER.
I owe it to me NOW to get better.
So this morning I got up. I went to the gym. I sweat like crazy (can I just say that not working your abs or working an elliptical machine after a few months is really noticeable. My muscles noticed. LOL)
I started the day right and got a lot of little things done in my regular life as well. I hated how I would spend the whole day sprawled on a couch doing NOTHING these last few days.
But I'm back now.
And it feels great!
love
-w0rld
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Weigh In
So it's after Christmas and before New Years. The damage is:
Current Weight: 220 lbs.
(Obviously I'm not surprised. This simply proves the fact that the second I stop exercising and minding what I eat I can gain 10-15 lbs in a week. Point taken.)
Work Out Achievement(s): Went for a walk twice (three times if you count me running around shopping early in the week) but that's about it.
I've also been OD-ing on chocolate this whole week.
It's a little scary actually to realize that more than once this week I eat and then soon after I feel so SICK that I want to throw up. I never do. And I'll never force myself to throw up either. I don't want to end up with a new complex thank you very much.
But yes I've also noticed the other feeling of BLOATING. Lately after filling myself up to sickness I've also noticed that I start feeling bloated and pressure in my abdomen area. Not exactly cramps but not too far away from them either.
I thought about it and realized that I can actually FEEL myself gaining weight.
It's a little scary. I don't like it!
Goal(s): New week. I have one more week at home before New Years rolls around and rolls away and I go back to work.
I need to work on working out and work on losing weight (or at least maintaining where I'm at and not gaining anymore!). I'm not interested in starting the New Year back to where I started. Thank you very much.
I promise to pop in to Blog-land more often this week. It's also become obvious that anytime I take a break from blogging I become lax and irresponsible when it comes to my weight.
Wish me luck!
Have a Great New Year!
-w.
Current Weight: 220 lbs.
(Obviously I'm not surprised. This simply proves the fact that the second I stop exercising and minding what I eat I can gain 10-15 lbs in a week. Point taken.)
Work Out Achievement(s): Went for a walk twice (three times if you count me running around shopping early in the week) but that's about it.
I've also been OD-ing on chocolate this whole week.
It's a little scary actually to realize that more than once this week I eat and then soon after I feel so SICK that I want to throw up. I never do. And I'll never force myself to throw up either. I don't want to end up with a new complex thank you very much.
But yes I've also noticed the other feeling of BLOATING. Lately after filling myself up to sickness I've also noticed that I start feeling bloated and pressure in my abdomen area. Not exactly cramps but not too far away from them either.
I thought about it and realized that I can actually FEEL myself gaining weight.
It's a little scary. I don't like it!
Goal(s): New week. I have one more week at home before New Years rolls around and rolls away and I go back to work.
I need to work on working out and work on losing weight (or at least maintaining where I'm at and not gaining anymore!). I'm not interested in starting the New Year back to where I started. Thank you very much.
I promise to pop in to Blog-land more often this week. It's also become obvious that anytime I take a break from blogging I become lax and irresponsible when it comes to my weight.
Wish me luck!
Have a Great New Year!
-w.
Friday, December 24, 2010
..And Temptation Has Begun
I got home a couple of days ago on my brothers Birthday.
This means cake and lasagna.
Yesterday I was baby sitting while everyone else finished wrapping, cleaning and moving around the house.
That means being inside all day and me roaming the fridge, with the day before leftovers, all the time trying NOT to eat anything. Mission Failure.
The only exercise I've gotten in the last couple of days is a walk I took with my mom and carrying a baby in my arms. Not bad, but not the same as a daily routine of swimming and hiking. LOL
Today is a new day. It's Christmas! (My family celebrates on the 24th through the night and the 25th is usually a kickback and ok-let's-go visit-family-or-something day for us)
I've already eaten breakfast. I need to get out of the house.
Mission "Avoid Temptation" is in effect.
I can do it!
Happy Holidays!!
-w0rld
This means cake and lasagna.
Yesterday I was baby sitting while everyone else finished wrapping, cleaning and moving around the house.
That means being inside all day and me roaming the fridge, with the day before leftovers, all the time trying NOT to eat anything. Mission Failure.
The only exercise I've gotten in the last couple of days is a walk I took with my mom and carrying a baby in my arms. Not bad, but not the same as a daily routine of swimming and hiking. LOL
Today is a new day. It's Christmas! (My family celebrates on the 24th through the night and the 25th is usually a kickback and ok-let's-go visit-family-or-something day for us)
I've already eaten breakfast. I need to get out of the house.
Mission "Avoid Temptation" is in effect.
I can do it!
Happy Holidays!!
-w0rld
Monday, December 20, 2010
Weigh In
Hello Everyone!
So it's Monday again already. Honestly it feels like a Thursday. Maybe because I haven't had an official day off in 8 days... I don't know but I had to remind myself to do this post before the day ended.
SO here it is (I'll make it quick since most of my updates were part of my "Blog-Aversary")
Current Weight: 207 lbs (it didn't change from Wednesday when I weighed myself for the anniversary post. Not bad since I've been eating so much lately. I blame it on the rainy, cold weather. LOL)
Work Out Achievement(s): So last time I talked about how SLOW I was swimming and how I've been working on it. Every night I would go swimming I would take my watch and at the end of the night write down how long it would take me to do 25 laps of crawl followed by 25 laps of breast stroke.
So far it hasn't moved much from 25 minutes for 25 laps on crawl and 30 minutes for 25 laps on breaststroke.
Not bad.
Now the not so good news. It's been raining this whole week. What does this mean? It means Elina gets lazy.
Don't get me wrong I LOVE rain. But I admit I've used it as an excuse not to go running these last three days. I've also skipped out on two days of swimming. One of the days was my usual day off for swimming, but the other was simply because I had been soaked and miserable all day and I couldn't muster up the energy to want to get wet again.
Bad I know. But I have to make it up when I go home this week.
Goal(s): Ok, so I KNOW that all my old bad habits return the second I go home. I've been trying to prepare for going home this time and come up with a plan to stay on plan (if you get my meaning). The only thing I could come up with is....
I'll have to cook for myself the entire time I'm home.
I don't know if this will work. The problem with being home is that there's ALWAYS food lying around. If I stay inside I'll magnetically gravitate toward the kitchen so the second part of my plan is...
Get out of the house as much as possible!
If I'm out of the house and away from the kitchen I'll be less tempted and less likely to eat my guts out. Which brings me to part three of the plan....
Go to the Gym!
Simple yes. And I've done it plenty of times but I admit I get Very Lazy when I'm home. You just want to relax and not think of anything and that's ok. But if I can take time out of my hectic schedule at work and walk through a muddy trail and go to an outdoor pool in the rain and swim 50 or more laps what excuse do I have not to get in my car, drive to the gym and jump in to an indoor pool or watch 'The View' while working the treadmill?
Unforgiveable.
So wish me luck while I'm home friends and have a Fantastic Holiday!
love,
-w0rld
So it's Monday again already. Honestly it feels like a Thursday. Maybe because I haven't had an official day off in 8 days... I don't know but I had to remind myself to do this post before the day ended.
SO here it is (I'll make it quick since most of my updates were part of my "Blog-Aversary")
Current Weight: 207 lbs (it didn't change from Wednesday when I weighed myself for the anniversary post. Not bad since I've been eating so much lately. I blame it on the rainy, cold weather. LOL)
Work Out Achievement(s): So last time I talked about how SLOW I was swimming and how I've been working on it. Every night I would go swimming I would take my watch and at the end of the night write down how long it would take me to do 25 laps of crawl followed by 25 laps of breast stroke.
So far it hasn't moved much from 25 minutes for 25 laps on crawl and 30 minutes for 25 laps on breaststroke.
Not bad.
Now the not so good news. It's been raining this whole week. What does this mean? It means Elina gets lazy.
Don't get me wrong I LOVE rain. But I admit I've used it as an excuse not to go running these last three days. I've also skipped out on two days of swimming. One of the days was my usual day off for swimming, but the other was simply because I had been soaked and miserable all day and I couldn't muster up the energy to want to get wet again.
Bad I know. But I have to make it up when I go home this week.
Goal(s): Ok, so I KNOW that all my old bad habits return the second I go home. I've been trying to prepare for going home this time and come up with a plan to stay on plan (if you get my meaning). The only thing I could come up with is....
I'll have to cook for myself the entire time I'm home.
I don't know if this will work. The problem with being home is that there's ALWAYS food lying around. If I stay inside I'll magnetically gravitate toward the kitchen so the second part of my plan is...
Get out of the house as much as possible!
If I'm out of the house and away from the kitchen I'll be less tempted and less likely to eat my guts out. Which brings me to part three of the plan....
Go to the Gym!
Simple yes. And I've done it plenty of times but I admit I get Very Lazy when I'm home. You just want to relax and not think of anything and that's ok. But if I can take time out of my hectic schedule at work and walk through a muddy trail and go to an outdoor pool in the rain and swim 50 or more laps what excuse do I have not to get in my car, drive to the gym and jump in to an indoor pool or watch 'The View' while working the treadmill?
Unforgiveable.
So wish me luck while I'm home friends and have a Fantastic Holiday!
love,
-w0rld
Friday, December 17, 2010
**My One Year BLOG-Aversary!** PART 3~
Again, Welcome back to my One Year "Blog-Aversary!"
This is the big one and my favorite (and the hardest to do not because of shy-ness but because the desert in the middle-of-nowhere has the crappiest online connection)..
PICTURES!
First of all the mandatory shots of me now that I've lost over 40 lbs:
My co-worker took this pic and caught me making funny faces
and the side view:
Now let's step back and take a look of me a year ago:
December 2009 right after I started this blog
and now December 17, 2010 44 lbs lighter
I can't deny the difference.
I think it mainly shows in my face. My cheeks have deflated a little. LOL
And this is only the beginning.
Thank you for being a part of my journey so far and thank you for celebrating my One Year Blog-Aversary with me!
It's time to continue this journey!
love
-w0rld
This is the big one and my favorite (and the hardest to do not because of shy-ness but because the desert in the middle-of-nowhere has the crappiest online connection)..
PICTURES!
First of all the mandatory shots of me now that I've lost over 40 lbs:
My co-worker took this pic and caught me making funny faces
and the side view:
Now let's step back and take a look of me a year ago:
December 2009 right after I started this blog
and now December 17, 2010 44 lbs lighter
I can't deny the difference.
I think it mainly shows in my face. My cheeks have deflated a little. LOL
And this is only the beginning.
Thank you for being a part of my journey so far and thank you for celebrating my One Year Blog-Aversary with me!
It's time to continue this journey!
love
-w0rld
**My One Year BLOG-Aversary!** PART 2~
Welcome Back to my One Year "Blog-Aversary"!
I'll be posting different updates throughout the weekend to celebrate this threshold. Part 1 was simply the introduction!
Part 2 will focus on: Abilities!
Talking about looks and measurements is only part of the game. I can't deny or ignore the other, more valuable changes this journey has created. Let's start listing the Top 10:
1. I am now able and more than willing to jog over 2 miles without stopping or tiring (when before I would stop after 30 seconds of a sloppy sprint)
2. I am able to swim a lap a minute when before I couldn't even hold my breath correctly going across the pool.
3. I can climb hills and stairs with more ease (and hopefully grace)
4. I have introduced myself to cooking and
5. Have found that I like cooking with vegetables. The more color in the dish the better!
6. My procrastination has subsided. I am now more able and less moody when it comes to getting things done, whether it be going for a jog or even doing the dishes.
7. I now feel more comfortable wearing short sleeve shirts, sleeve-less shirts, and dresses when before it was always sleeves, sweaters and pants.
8. I can FEEL and SEE my muscles and I KNOW I worked to get them and deserve to have them.
9. My health has improved. My skin is better and my hormone imbalance symptoms seem to be less. That means less use for medication and less time worrying about what the *** my body is up to to screw me over.
10. I feel inspired, proud, and energetic when people notice what I'm doing and tell me I inspire Them...and then I see them act upon that inspiration. That's the best. :)
11*. My confidence and happiness has boosted. It's miles away from what it was this time last year. I still have a lot to improve upon and more confidence to grow but for now I feel good.
Stay Tuned for Part 3!
If you missed it here is Part 1!
love,
-w0rld
I'll be posting different updates throughout the weekend to celebrate this threshold. Part 1 was simply the introduction!
Part 2 will focus on: Abilities!
Talking about looks and measurements is only part of the game. I can't deny or ignore the other, more valuable changes this journey has created. Let's start listing the Top 10:
1. I am now able and more than willing to jog over 2 miles without stopping or tiring (when before I would stop after 30 seconds of a sloppy sprint)
2. I am able to swim a lap a minute when before I couldn't even hold my breath correctly going across the pool.
3. I can climb hills and stairs with more ease (and hopefully grace)
4. I have introduced myself to cooking and
5. Have found that I like cooking with vegetables. The more color in the dish the better!
6. My procrastination has subsided. I am now more able and less moody when it comes to getting things done, whether it be going for a jog or even doing the dishes.
7. I now feel more comfortable wearing short sleeve shirts, sleeve-less shirts, and dresses when before it was always sleeves, sweaters and pants.
8. I can FEEL and SEE my muscles and I KNOW I worked to get them and deserve to have them.
9. My health has improved. My skin is better and my hormone imbalance symptoms seem to be less. That means less use for medication and less time worrying about what the *** my body is up to to screw me over.
10. I feel inspired, proud, and energetic when people notice what I'm doing and tell me I inspire Them...and then I see them act upon that inspiration. That's the best. :)
11*. My confidence and happiness has boosted. It's miles away from what it was this time last year. I still have a lot to improve upon and more confidence to grow but for now I feel good.
Stay Tuned for Part 3!
If you missed it here is Part 1!
love,
-w0rld
**My One Year BLOG-Aversary!**
****Welcome to my One Year Blog-Aversary****
Today is the day anniversary of me starting my "FAT blog" and starting this journey that has kept me busy and literally sweating all year!
And boy do I have updates.
It's time to look at all the things that have changed and the progress I've made this year.
We'll start with the main thing:
Starting Weight: 251
Current Weight: 207
I've currently lost = 44 lbs
Starting Chest: 52 inches
Current Chest: 47.5 in
-----------------------loss= 4.5 in
Starting Waist: 46 in
Current Waist: 44 in
----------------------loss= 2 in
Starting Hips: 53 in
Current Hips: 48.5 in
----------------------loss= 4.5 in
Starting Thigh: 27 in
Current Thigh: 26 in
---------------------loss= 1 in
Starting Calf: 17 in
Current Calf: 16 in
--------------------loss= 1 in
**********************************************************************************
Since I've lost over 40 lbs that means new pictures coming soon!
Celebrate this great occassion with me by leaving me a comment! Let's celebrate together!
and like always THANK YOU for being with me on my journey!
LOVE,
W0rld
Today is the day anniversary of me starting my "FAT blog" and starting this journey that has kept me busy and literally sweating all year!
And boy do I have updates.
It's time to look at all the things that have changed and the progress I've made this year.
We'll start with the main thing:
Starting Weight: 251
Current Weight: 207
I've currently lost = 44 lbs
Starting Chest: 52 inches
Current Chest: 47.5 in
-----------------------loss= 4.5 in
Starting Waist: 46 in
Current Waist: 44 in
----------------------loss= 2 in
Starting Hips: 53 in
Current Hips: 48.5 in
----------------------loss= 4.5 in
Starting Thigh: 27 in
Current Thigh: 26 in
---------------------loss= 1 in
Starting Calf: 17 in
Current Calf: 16 in
--------------------loss= 1 in
**********************************************************************************
Since I've lost over 40 lbs that means new pictures coming soon!
Celebrate this great occassion with me by leaving me a comment! Let's celebrate together!
and like always THANK YOU for being with me on my journey!
LOVE,
W0rld
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