I posted on 9/8/12 about my new weight loss goals. That morning, I rode my recumbent bike for thirty-five minutes. I'm very proud of the fact I rode another thirty-five minutes later that evening. That mad a total of seventy minutes I spent working out on Saturday!
This morning, after my usual breakfast of an egg mcmuffin without Canadian bacon from McDonald's, I rode for forty minutes. I'm on a roll! It seems to be getting easier each time.
I don't know if Justin knows this, but I may have to treat myself to new clothes once I lose my first ten pounds. At this rate, that could be achieved in a couple of weeks. (I'm doing the "happy dance" while I'm typing this.)
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
"I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike...
...I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like!"
I'm going to be honest. I've gotten fat. I'm certainly not the largest person in the world, but I'm definitely the largest I've ever been. I'm about forty pounds heavier than I was when I graduated from high school. I want to be that size again. Do I think that's a realistic goal? Absolutely. Will it be easy to attain? Not even close!
My office building has a gym that's pretty decent. I've worked out there a few times, but it's so hard to make myself workout after a long day at work. We have a treadmill at home, but I just don't use it. I need to and I used to, but I haven't been on it since we left Tifton.
The gym at work has a few recumbent bikes that I really enjoy using. For my birthday, I asked Justin for a recumbent bike. He delivered!
My birthday was a couple of months ago, but I've been too lazy to actually ride it.
Earlier this year, our office had a "Biggest Loser" contest. I participated, but basically just made a $50 donation to the cause. I was really into it initially, but I just got busy and was under a lot of stress. I'm a stress eater and walked around the office with a bag of chocolate covered raisins for about two months. My desk had about four bags of the faux Raisinettes at any given time. I didn't want to run out!
I recently had an epiphany. I am obese. I passed overweight a while ago. My fat clothes no longer fit. I had no energy. I know my health was in jeopardy. I love shopping at The Limited and I was about to get too big to fit in their clothes. I was about to have to start shopping at their "big girl" store, Eloqui.
Starting Tuesday, I got back on Weight Watchers. I want to eat all the time, but I'm resisting. A coworker gave me a cupcake on Wednesday, but I gave it away. Hardest thing I've ever done. Yesterday, a coworker brought a box of Munchkins from Dunkin Donuts. I wanted just one, but resisted. Last night, we picked up food from Crawfish Shack Seafood. I would normally have ordered the fried shrimp with fries and potato salad. I got the boiled shrimp with corn on the cob and potato salad. I know the potato salad wasn't the best thing and I probably won't order it next time. Shrimp are pretty low in calories and fat, but they are high in cholesterol. I think I'll be fine as long as I don't eat a lot of other high fat foods in addition to the shrimp.
I've also been using my recumbent bike. I started out riding twenty-five minutes and rode for thirty-five earlier this morning. My goal is to eventually start riding twice a day. I think thirty to forty minutes each session will be good.
I don't know how much weight I've lost because the batteries in our scale need to be replaced, but I suspect I've lost five or so pounds. I can tell a difference in my jeans and other clothes. It's amazing what four days of proper eating and exercising can do! The exercising was initially a chore, but it's very slowly becoming easier.
Slow and easy wins the race.
I'm going to be honest. I've gotten fat. I'm certainly not the largest person in the world, but I'm definitely the largest I've ever been. I'm about forty pounds heavier than I was when I graduated from high school. I want to be that size again. Do I think that's a realistic goal? Absolutely. Will it be easy to attain? Not even close!
My office building has a gym that's pretty decent. I've worked out there a few times, but it's so hard to make myself workout after a long day at work. We have a treadmill at home, but I just don't use it. I need to and I used to, but I haven't been on it since we left Tifton.
The gym at work has a few recumbent bikes that I really enjoy using. For my birthday, I asked Justin for a recumbent bike. He delivered!
My birthday was a couple of months ago, but I've been too lazy to actually ride it.
Earlier this year, our office had a "Biggest Loser" contest. I participated, but basically just made a $50 donation to the cause. I was really into it initially, but I just got busy and was under a lot of stress. I'm a stress eater and walked around the office with a bag of chocolate covered raisins for about two months. My desk had about four bags of the faux Raisinettes at any given time. I didn't want to run out!
I recently had an epiphany. I am obese. I passed overweight a while ago. My fat clothes no longer fit. I had no energy. I know my health was in jeopardy. I love shopping at The Limited and I was about to get too big to fit in their clothes. I was about to have to start shopping at their "big girl" store, Eloqui.
Starting Tuesday, I got back on Weight Watchers. I want to eat all the time, but I'm resisting. A coworker gave me a cupcake on Wednesday, but I gave it away. Hardest thing I've ever done. Yesterday, a coworker brought a box of Munchkins from Dunkin Donuts. I wanted just one, but resisted. Last night, we picked up food from Crawfish Shack Seafood. I would normally have ordered the fried shrimp with fries and potato salad. I got the boiled shrimp with corn on the cob and potato salad. I know the potato salad wasn't the best thing and I probably won't order it next time. Shrimp are pretty low in calories and fat, but they are high in cholesterol. I think I'll be fine as long as I don't eat a lot of other high fat foods in addition to the shrimp.
I've also been using my recumbent bike. I started out riding twenty-five minutes and rode for thirty-five earlier this morning. My goal is to eventually start riding twice a day. I think thirty to forty minutes each session will be good.
I don't know how much weight I've lost because the batteries in our scale need to be replaced, but I suspect I've lost five or so pounds. I can tell a difference in my jeans and other clothes. It's amazing what four days of proper eating and exercising can do! The exercising was initially a chore, but it's very slowly becoming easier.
Slow and easy wins the race.
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