Though I have been neglecting the blog, I have been full force with my workouts! Monday I did my routine, and today was an excellent day in the Gym! It was an addition of a steeping stone, actually. I attended two group exercise classes: Abs and a spinning class! And I went to the gym in order to just do my routine, I went through my warm-up, did my weights, and realized it was time for a class to start. So I joined abs for the hell of it, and the spinning class was directly after, so I jumped in on that one too! What a blast!
As I continually fall in love with the gym and what I do there, I fall more in love with food and junk.
This is a problem.
I can never seem to curve my cravings! I do not have the self control for this portion of the weight loss! BLLAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Any tips? Because otherwise I'll just become a strong fat girl...
not what I was aiming for...
Well, I'll keep trying my best and keeping up with what I know I can do right now.
Until next time,
Rose.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011
A Whole Week!
Greetings Interweb World!
Today was my third day of working out, with my new routine in the gym! I felt wonderful after lifting and jogging on the treadmill, and then to finish off I did some stair stepping. The stairs always kill me. But I like to end with a bang.
My weight today was 199, again. But thinking back to my appointment with the personal trainer, she did mention something about not paying attention to the scale anymore, since I was starting to do weight training. I believe she said that because I was building muscle, and muscle is extremely dense and heavy, I was going to start gaining weight with the new addition of muscle; however, I would start to lose inches off my body. I love the idea of Losing Inches. Love Love Love. So, since I'm still doing cardio along with lifting, I will continue to keep track of my weight, but people... Don't judge me by the number on the screen!
My eating is still a little wacky, though. Technically... the holidays aren't over until the second of January, and until then I will keep blaming the celebratory goods and meals out with family for my over-eating.
I can't wait to go back to school to a normal schedule and normal eating habits with lots of healthy choices. Strangely enough, school has more food variety ergo more choices to eat healthy-- which I am looking forward to!
But, ending this week will be nice. Ending a year, and ending with my first actual attempts to lose weight, using my new exercises! But... the year will not close off all I've begun; for this is only the beginning of my long journey.
Here's to the New Year and hopefully to all the Change (for the good) that will come from it!
Cheers,
Rose.
Today was my third day of working out, with my new routine in the gym! I felt wonderful after lifting and jogging on the treadmill, and then to finish off I did some stair stepping. The stairs always kill me. But I like to end with a bang.
My weight today was 199, again. But thinking back to my appointment with the personal trainer, she did mention something about not paying attention to the scale anymore, since I was starting to do weight training. I believe she said that because I was building muscle, and muscle is extremely dense and heavy, I was going to start gaining weight with the new addition of muscle; however, I would start to lose inches off my body. I love the idea of Losing Inches. Love Love Love. So, since I'm still doing cardio along with lifting, I will continue to keep track of my weight, but people... Don't judge me by the number on the screen!
My eating is still a little wacky, though. Technically... the holidays aren't over until the second of January, and until then I will keep blaming the celebratory goods and meals out with family for my over-eating.
I can't wait to go back to school to a normal schedule and normal eating habits with lots of healthy choices. Strangely enough, school has more food variety ergo more choices to eat healthy-- which I am looking forward to!
But, ending this week will be nice. Ending a year, and ending with my first actual attempts to lose weight, using my new exercises! But... the year will not close off all I've begun; for this is only the beginning of my long journey.
Here's to the New Year and hopefully to all the Change (for the good) that will come from it!
Cheers,
Rose.
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| yes, I have an abundance of stuffed animals in the background. |
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The Seriousness Begins
I woke up this morning with a thirst for exercise! First time since I have been home.
So, I got out of bed (by noon mind you), put on my exercise clothes, and got ready to go.
I felt the need to weight myself first and get a gauge of where I was. My weight: 199...
Well... I'm certainly not making progress...
And now it is truth time---- During the holidays I always have a love affair-- with Green Bean Casserole.
So, I haven't lost any weight because I haven't been mindful of my food consumption. That is the worst part for me. Motivating myself to not eat a second helping, or putting healthier things on my plate. I need to lower my snacking, also.
Now that the holidays are slowing down, I feel like I can start making real progress; but I am happy with myself for starting a gym program and going more in the last two weeks than I did all last semester at school.
But now I'm off to work out, and feel the burn!
I hope you all have a wonderful day,
Rose.
So, I got out of bed (by noon mind you), put on my exercise clothes, and got ready to go.
I felt the need to weight myself first and get a gauge of where I was. My weight: 199...
Well... I'm certainly not making progress...
And now it is truth time---- During the holidays I always have a love affair-- with Green Bean Casserole.
So, I haven't lost any weight because I haven't been mindful of my food consumption. That is the worst part for me. Motivating myself to not eat a second helping, or putting healthier things on my plate. I need to lower my snacking, also.
Now that the holidays are slowing down, I feel like I can start making real progress; but I am happy with myself for starting a gym program and going more in the last two weeks than I did all last semester at school.
But now I'm off to work out, and feel the burn!
I hope you all have a wonderful day,
Rose.
Monday, December 26, 2011
It was the Holidays... Give me a break
So... Yesterday and Today I might have tried to forget I had blog... But I did have an appointment with a personal trainer this morning! We went over machine weights and set up a routine for me. I'm so excited!
One of the biggest problems I had with going to the gym, is I never knew what to do! I only knew how to work the Elliptical and that gets wayyy boring after 30 mins (if I even made it that long). I had always been interested in weight lifting though. I haven't been able to do a push-up since Middle School and I feel like a weak-ling all the time... but I was always afraid to try them on my own. At school I didn't want to look like a dork trying to read each machine and figure it all out on my own. So I never tried and just stuck to my boring routine of walking/jogging on the track and working the Ellipticals. BUT NOW I HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE to work my muscles and get buff! Yeahh!
So, I feel like I have more motivation to go to the gym with that new training under my belt now. Tomorrow I plan to go and test out the routine on my own; carrying around my little cheat sheet of numbers and machines like a dork- but hey! I'm finally doing this!
I feel like just doing all this has increased my self image and confidence already. Just knowing that I'm serious about it this time and actually taking positive steps toward my goal; even if I can't stay constant at the moment (I'm blaming the holidays).
But on a completely different note, yesterday I made my family's Christmas dinner: Beef Wellington, Gorgonzola stuffed pears, rolls, green bean casserole, and for dessert a Croquembouche. For doing it all myself, I felt I did... average. Things ended up going awry, but my mommy came and saved the day by fixing my burnt mess. It all ended up edible and actually better than expected!
Thank You to all of you for your support so far. This journey has had a rocky start because I had bad timing, what with all the holiday chaos, but I am glad you all read and I look forward to more progress and adventure!
Merry Belated Christmas and I hope everyone has a safe time celebrating the New Year!
-Rose
One of the biggest problems I had with going to the gym, is I never knew what to do! I only knew how to work the Elliptical and that gets wayyy boring after 30 mins (if I even made it that long). I had always been interested in weight lifting though. I haven't been able to do a push-up since Middle School and I feel like a weak-ling all the time... but I was always afraid to try them on my own. At school I didn't want to look like a dork trying to read each machine and figure it all out on my own. So I never tried and just stuck to my boring routine of walking/jogging on the track and working the Ellipticals. BUT NOW I HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE to work my muscles and get buff! Yeahh!
So, I feel like I have more motivation to go to the gym with that new training under my belt now. Tomorrow I plan to go and test out the routine on my own; carrying around my little cheat sheet of numbers and machines like a dork- but hey! I'm finally doing this!
I feel like just doing all this has increased my self image and confidence already. Just knowing that I'm serious about it this time and actually taking positive steps toward my goal; even if I can't stay constant at the moment (I'm blaming the holidays).
But on a completely different note, yesterday I made my family's Christmas dinner: Beef Wellington, Gorgonzola stuffed pears, rolls, green bean casserole, and for dessert a Croquembouche. For doing it all myself, I felt I did... average. Things ended up going awry, but my mommy came and saved the day by fixing my burnt mess. It all ended up edible and actually better than expected!
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| My Croquembouche |
Thank You to all of you for your support so far. This journey has had a rocky start because I had bad timing, what with all the holiday chaos, but I am glad you all read and I look forward to more progress and adventure!
Merry Belated Christmas and I hope everyone has a safe time celebrating the New Year!
-Rose
Friday, December 23, 2011
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