Weight Loss
November 5th, 2007In which some people I know are probably going “about time!”
I used to weigh 146lbs. Granted I was fifteen and a weekly ballerina.
I also used to weigh 186lbs. This was when I got married. That I could deal with.
Right now I’m not sure what I weigh. I was 264lbs when I had my son and last time I weighed myself a month or so ago I was 236lbs, which really isn’t good. My health condition is exacerbated by my weight, and so I’ve been trying to lose weight, but not really working properly at it. Mostly going, “You know…I really need to diet, but hrm, these peppermint patties, they’re really good.” I start programs of exercise, going to the pool, doing DDR, but I let life get in the way and don’t stick with things.
I really haven’t been properly ready, but one of my resolutions for New Year (which was almost a week ago now) was that I would improve things, work on renewal for myself, and so this is my plan. I’ve set a goal and a reward for myself when I complete, something that I know I’m not going to do before I complete the goal but something that will have me driving towards it. I’m going to set myself a time table once I find out exactly how much I weigh, which I’m intending to do by the end of the week. I just need to find a scale or find a place with a scale so I can do so.
My idea is to get down to 185. Once I’m at 185 we’ll see how things go from there. I may try for lower, but 185 is a comfortable weight for me. Definitely a lot more comfortable than somewhere around 230-240 which is where I’m at right now.
I’m going to exercise at least 3 times a week for 15-20 minutes either going to the gym on complex or using DDR here if I can’t get. Getting to the gym isn’t really the issue it’s more what to do with small child. They have a game room set up and I’ve tried twice to go with him but he can get out of the game room and thinks it’s more fun to try and climb up onto the exercise machines to be with me than stay in there and play ball and play with his toys. Not safe. So, on days hubbie can watch the munchkin for 15-20 minutes I’ll go to the gym, on days he can’t (like today when he’s got to work and has meetings and court and things I’ll do DDR while the munchkin is in bed.
At least once a week if not twice I’m going to take the munchkin swimming and to the play park. Get us both out of the apartment and get us both exercise.
Weaning of the diet soda and onto water. When out no more “Oh, just get Dew,” get water.
Eating more salad type things ESPECIALLY when out to eat, and not the taco salad sort of salad thing either, real honest to goodness salads with light dressing or oil and vinegar, things like that. I’ve picked up broth to eat at home on days that I don’t feel like cooking anything for myself, rather than going down to get take-out or delivery.
The true test of this is going to be Wednesday and Thursday which is gamer nights, which are notoriously bad for food things because we’ll just get drive-thru somewhere or snack on cookies and cakes that one of our friend’s makes, or I’ll make cookies and cakes for the guys when they come over and eat far too many.
But this is what I’m going to do. This is my plan.
I think I might reinstall Dragon Naturally Speaking on the computer too, and start dictating NaNo while working out a bit.
After I’ve gotten things down with the work out I’m going to gradually increase the amount of time. So after I’ve stuck to this for a couple of weeks up it to 25-30 minutes and so on.
November 6th, 2007 at 2:29 am
Good luck with your quest to lose weight. I think 185 sounds like a very healthy weight to be at. The toughest part is having the willpower to stick with whatever you decide. The gym would be a great idea. Squats are the quickest possible way to burn fat. Get a decent amount of weight on your back, then do as many squats as you can. With proper form, you’ll burn more fat than with any other exercise.
November 7th, 2007 at 1:27 am
To lesson my caffeine/pop intake I played a mental game of having to drink a big glass of water before I could have my pop. Then after a few days or a week, I had to have two glasses of water.
Weight loss is all mental games. Most of us know what we should be doing or not doing. But it just tastes so much better, or it’s so much easier, or, or, or. We just get tied up in it.
Also, finding 15-20 min. even on days that hubby is busy, is totally possible. Those are excuses and if you look at it, then you know it too. You can get up 25 min. before hubby and run down to the gym. There isn’t a day that goes by that you can’t get more cardio in. Congrats on making the little one a part of it! Work on things one at a time. Don’t try to do it all at once or you are more likely to give up.
Also, cardio is the only way to lose fat. So get moving
November 7th, 2007 at 9:19 am
That sounds like a very good plan, on the caffeine and pop, and you’re right excuses are what I’ve used with this before, but it’s not happening now. The munchkin will climb on the DDR mat and things like that so I don’t do it while he’s awake, but I can always dance with him and me it fun time.
Today we worked out about 10 minutes this morning before things got going, and I did 17 minutes in the gym yesterday and my legs aren’t as achy and sore as I anticipated. I forgot to get the munchkin’s float from my FILs last night but I would imagine we can still go down to the pool anyway.
I’ve always been a bit confused on the terms, what is cardio exactly? would using the stair climber and the exercise bike at the gym be considered cardio?