Monday, June 18, 2012
My Fitness Pal
I have been on my weightloss journey for about a year now. I did really well ay first and dropped 25 lbs, but then I lost my job and spun into a depression and gained most of it back. Finally, I have picked myself up, moved on, and am ready to start focusing on my weightloss journey again. I was following the weight watcher plan, but since I am unemployed it is not something that I can continue to pay for, unfortunately. I found My Fitness Pal over the weekend and I am going to give that a try. Basically it is just a tracker for food and exercise, but that is what I liked about weight watchers because that is what I needed. It was about accountability for me. Back on the band wagon I go. This time for good. I am more determined to change now then ever.
March = No More Complacency
Also from my ww blog...
Thursday, March 01, 2012 So I haven't made it to gym much lately, partly because there has been sickness in my house the last couple of weeks, partly because my boyfriend has been working longer hours, and partly because I'm losing motivation. Motivation to change happens to be a 3 week-er for me. I mean I start something and mean well and for 3 weeks everything goes great. The excitement and commitment is there and I can't get enough; whether that means tracking, working out, or eating healthier. Then the dreaded week 4 happens and I start to get complacent with my situation and "tired" of trying so hard.
The main problem with starting to step off the band wagon is that its the beginning of a downward spiral. I mean, it took me a few years to get to where I am now; what's so hard about recognizing that it wont be an overnight fix, as much as I would like it to. In September of last year I made it to 20 lbs lost, then the complacency set in...big time. The next thing I new Christmas hit and I was almost back to my starting weight, so I recommitted to change once again for good. The only difference was this time I am focusing more on the underlying issues that have contributed to my failures to change for life in the past. It has been slow going; but slow and steady wins the race. Right? They say that you can not truly change until you recognize that you have a problem/issue and you resolve to do something about it. Here I am. I have a problem and its name is complacency. Now I can kick my problem in the butt and and take the necessary steps to overcome this issue. I'm moving up to bigger and better things, or I guess smaller and better things as far as my weight is concerned. Here's to a healthier life! Bring it on!
Thursday, March 01, 2012 So I haven't made it to gym much lately, partly because there has been sickness in my house the last couple of weeks, partly because my boyfriend has been working longer hours, and partly because I'm losing motivation. Motivation to change happens to be a 3 week-er for me. I mean I start something and mean well and for 3 weeks everything goes great. The excitement and commitment is there and I can't get enough; whether that means tracking, working out, or eating healthier. Then the dreaded week 4 happens and I start to get complacent with my situation and "tired" of trying so hard.
The main problem with starting to step off the band wagon is that its the beginning of a downward spiral. I mean, it took me a few years to get to where I am now; what's so hard about recognizing that it wont be an overnight fix, as much as I would like it to. In September of last year I made it to 20 lbs lost, then the complacency set in...big time. The next thing I new Christmas hit and I was almost back to my starting weight, so I recommitted to change once again for good. The only difference was this time I am focusing more on the underlying issues that have contributed to my failures to change for life in the past. It has been slow going; but slow and steady wins the race. Right? They say that you can not truly change until you recognize that you have a problem/issue and you resolve to do something about it. Here I am. I have a problem and its name is complacency. Now I can kick my problem in the butt and and take the necessary steps to overcome this issue. I'm moving up to bigger and better things, or I guess smaller and better things as far as my weight is concerned. Here's to a healthier life! Bring it on!
February = Gym Membership
Also from my ww blog..
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 I did it! I joined a gym! I made the decision when I got my taxes done that the first thing I was going to do with my return was get a gym membership. And it actually happened, and rather then worry about if I would be able to come up with the money every month for two whole years; i took a bigger plunge and paid up front... Yes, it was a big upfront expense but it ended up working out to equal about $12 a month. The biggest kicker was that they provide daycare for 90 mins a day and my son has been a big motivator. He wakes me up early and the first thing he says is, "Can we go to the gym so I can play?" So cute and how can I say no to that? That's all the motivation I need. So far since I joined the gym last wed. I have gone every weekday, for me and a break from my son. For him so he can socialize and for both of us; its something that gets us out of the house and a break from each other so we can enjoy the time we spend together even more. Also, I have to go. I mean, I paid upfront so the more I go the less I worry about a waste of money. I also think that I am started to get addicted to going to the gym because I'm loving the added energy and the rush I feel after getting in a good workout.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 I did it! I joined a gym! I made the decision when I got my taxes done that the first thing I was going to do with my return was get a gym membership. And it actually happened, and rather then worry about if I would be able to come up with the money every month for two whole years; i took a bigger plunge and paid up front... Yes, it was a big upfront expense but it ended up working out to equal about $12 a month. The biggest kicker was that they provide daycare for 90 mins a day and my son has been a big motivator. He wakes me up early and the first thing he says is, "Can we go to the gym so I can play?" So cute and how can I say no to that? That's all the motivation I need. So far since I joined the gym last wed. I have gone every weekday, for me and a break from my son. For him so he can socialize and for both of us; its something that gets us out of the house and a break from each other so we can enjoy the time we spend together even more. Also, I have to go. I mean, I paid upfront so the more I go the less I worry about a waste of money. I also think that I am started to get addicted to going to the gym because I'm loving the added energy and the rush I feel after getting in a good workout.
New Year = Recommitment
This is cross posted from my weight watchers blog...
Last year was a rough year for me. I made the decision to join weight watchers in June of last year. My father and I joined together and at first things were going great. When I joined back then I made the decision to focus solely on my eating habits first rather then jumping in and doing the entire plan right off the bat. It made sense to me because I have a knee injury from when I played rugby in high school and I did not want to aggravate it.
Things were going well and I hit my 20 lbs loss right before labor day. I was totally excited. Then life happened. The week after Labor Day I lost my job. I was in a funk. I kept going to my meetings, but it was a sporadic affair instead of the every week thing I looked forward to. It got to the point that I was paying for my monthly pass but basically throwing money down the toilet. I wasn't doing anything with it. It got to the point that I threw the plan to the wayside and let my pity party totally undo the weight I had already lost. I even stopped going to the meetings because I knew that I had gained weight but was to afraid to face it.
Around Christmas time, my boyfriend, who has always supported me no mater what, lost his job as well. That is when we started talking about our budget and what needed to be cut out. He said that maybe I needed to drop Weight Watchers because I was basically throwing money down the toilet. That is when it hit me. When I decided that I was sabotaging my weight loss and only I can take control of my decision to get healthier. That is when my amazing boyfriend told me that we could keep paying for weight watchers if I started following the plan and going to meetings again. That changed everything for me...
I believe that was my personal rock bottom. I re-committed to the plan and added a workout video I owned 3 times a week and tracking.... Needles to say, It worked. At my second meeting of the New Year I was down 3.4lbs. Then this week something else happened. I worked out because I wanted to and not because it was something I needed to do. That was after I had already worked out 3 times that week. That was a first for me like ever!!!! It was amazing and so far this week I have already worked out twice and it is only Monday! My meetings on Thursday and I am so excited that I have finally; fully committed to become a healthier version of my former self. This was the jumpstart I needed. Bring it on 2012 I'm ready!
Last year was a rough year for me. I made the decision to join weight watchers in June of last year. My father and I joined together and at first things were going great. When I joined back then I made the decision to focus solely on my eating habits first rather then jumping in and doing the entire plan right off the bat. It made sense to me because I have a knee injury from when I played rugby in high school and I did not want to aggravate it.
Things were going well and I hit my 20 lbs loss right before labor day. I was totally excited. Then life happened. The week after Labor Day I lost my job. I was in a funk. I kept going to my meetings, but it was a sporadic affair instead of the every week thing I looked forward to. It got to the point that I was paying for my monthly pass but basically throwing money down the toilet. I wasn't doing anything with it. It got to the point that I threw the plan to the wayside and let my pity party totally undo the weight I had already lost. I even stopped going to the meetings because I knew that I had gained weight but was to afraid to face it.
Around Christmas time, my boyfriend, who has always supported me no mater what, lost his job as well. That is when we started talking about our budget and what needed to be cut out. He said that maybe I needed to drop Weight Watchers because I was basically throwing money down the toilet. That is when it hit me. When I decided that I was sabotaging my weight loss and only I can take control of my decision to get healthier. That is when my amazing boyfriend told me that we could keep paying for weight watchers if I started following the plan and going to meetings again. That changed everything for me...
I believe that was my personal rock bottom. I re-committed to the plan and added a workout video I owned 3 times a week and tracking.... Needles to say, It worked. At my second meeting of the New Year I was down 3.4lbs. Then this week something else happened. I worked out because I wanted to and not because it was something I needed to do. That was after I had already worked out 3 times that week. That was a first for me like ever!!!! It was amazing and so far this week I have already worked out twice and it is only Monday! My meetings on Thursday and I am so excited that I have finally; fully committed to become a healthier version of my former self. This was the jumpstart I needed. Bring it on 2012 I'm ready!
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