Showing posts with label Week 1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 1. Show all posts
Sunday, January 13, 2008
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Hello Everybody,
As some of you may know, I have realized how fat I've become and I want to change that. I'm challenging myself in a way I haven't before. I have made the following steps to committing myself to a new fabulous, healthy, desparately needed lifestyle that only a wake up call has brought my attention to:
1. I bought a recumbent exercise bike and I exercise 30-60 minutes at various levels 7 days a week for the next 10 weeks of the school term. I am being more active and proactive and reshaping my life to fit exercise in it.
2. I'm eating what the food pyramid allows, with less carbs here and there. I don't want to have a strict diet, but I am avoiding more unhealthy foods with sugar and caffeine as my weaknesses. I'm pretty good about food and more worried about staying active.
3. I am keeping a diary of my meals, my feelings, my goals, my opportunities for improvement, my measurements and my weigh loss and energy levels. I'm focusing on documenting those feelings of irritation, laziness, despair, or inspiration and joy at my acheivements. I am documenting my losses too which is exciting (but more on that in a minute).
4. I am trying to get a video up of my first week's experience. From shopping, to weighing in, to riding, to the pains and aches. I failed to get a working version of this my first week but this bulletin will come in a video form usually.
5. Kris is also exercising with me. We are getting more sleep, eating well, and attempting to keep up with our weight-loss/fitness challenge this term together.
6. And finally I'm writing to beg all of you, people who I care a lot about, to help me. I have tried and failed too often. I found excuses. I made myself believe it wasn't a problem, but the more inactivity, the more stress in my life, and the more I ignore my problems, the more they inflate- not go away. I haven't been accountable to anyone. I can't afford a personal trainer. I need exercise partners but schedules don't work. You are more likely to succeed if you have partner. Kris and I failed at running because I have feet problems for which they prescribe rest(which made me fatter) or water/biking exercise. But here I am asking you to witness and encourage my successes however small because I'm desparate to feel better about my body. My wake up call has come. Some things work better for other people. I'm going to document mine at my Youtube website under the name sophgruff. I'm not embarassed about asking, I'm more embarassed it got this far without my noticing and no one telling me ( but who really would you know?). I'm hoping making the videos and hearing people's thoughts will help keep me motivated, accountable, aware, and successful!
Email me please!! I'll send out bulletin updates (hopefully in video form) and hopefully I'll get some of your support and encouragement and suggestions. This is my 10 week challenge, and I officially started a week ago. Already I've seen results!!!!
My improvements for Week 1:
I lost 13 inches total from my bust/waist(3.5 in)/hips(3 in)/thighs( 2 and 3 inches)/arm/calves!!!
As some of you may know, I have realized how fat I've become and I want to change that. I'm challenging myself in a way I haven't before. I have made the following steps to committing myself to a new fabulous, healthy, desparately needed lifestyle that only a wake up call has brought my attention to:
1. I bought a recumbent exercise bike and I exercise 30-60 minutes at various levels 7 days a week for the next 10 weeks of the school term. I am being more active and proactive and reshaping my life to fit exercise in it.
2. I'm eating what the food pyramid allows, with less carbs here and there. I don't want to have a strict diet, but I am avoiding more unhealthy foods with sugar and caffeine as my weaknesses. I'm pretty good about food and more worried about staying active.
3. I am keeping a diary of my meals, my feelings, my goals, my opportunities for improvement, my measurements and my weigh loss and energy levels. I'm focusing on documenting those feelings of irritation, laziness, despair, or inspiration and joy at my acheivements. I am documenting my losses too which is exciting (but more on that in a minute).
4. I am trying to get a video up of my first week's experience. From shopping, to weighing in, to riding, to the pains and aches. I failed to get a working version of this my first week but this bulletin will come in a video form usually.
5. Kris is also exercising with me. We are getting more sleep, eating well, and attempting to keep up with our weight-loss/fitness challenge this term together.
6. And finally I'm writing to beg all of you, people who I care a lot about, to help me. I have tried and failed too often. I found excuses. I made myself believe it wasn't a problem, but the more inactivity, the more stress in my life, and the more I ignore my problems, the more they inflate- not go away. I haven't been accountable to anyone. I can't afford a personal trainer. I need exercise partners but schedules don't work. You are more likely to succeed if you have partner. Kris and I failed at running because I have feet problems for which they prescribe rest(which made me fatter) or water/biking exercise. But here I am asking you to witness and encourage my successes however small because I'm desparate to feel better about my body. My wake up call has come. Some things work better for other people. I'm going to document mine at my Youtube website under the name sophgruff. I'm not embarassed about asking, I'm more embarassed it got this far without my noticing and no one telling me ( but who really would you know?). I'm hoping making the videos and hearing people's thoughts will help keep me motivated, accountable, aware, and successful!
Email me please!! I'll send out bulletin updates (hopefully in video form) and hopefully I'll get some of your support and encouragement and suggestions. This is my 10 week challenge, and I officially started a week ago. Already I've seen results!!!!
My improvements for Week 1:
I lost 13 inches total from my bust/waist(3.5 in)/hips(3 in)/thighs( 2 and 3 inches)/arm/calves!!!
This felt like a really great win this week!
This was my first weight in so no concise results yet because I just bought the scale. But I won't give my weight- just my losses which is what I'm focusing on!!
I feel way more energetic and excited about my exercise bike, I even exercised twice one day. I exercised 8 times this week.
My opportunities:
Drink more water
Lose 2+ lb.s
Lose 5+ inches
Gain energy
More strict routine of sleep/eat/homework
MAKE MY VIDEOS for weekly saturday updates
I'm feeling really proud of myself and I want to invite you all to see my own little version of The Biggest Loser. This is an experiment and not a new years resolution. I hope to hear from you all soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love you all,
The new Sophie
This was my first weight in so no concise results yet because I just bought the scale. But I won't give my weight- just my losses which is what I'm focusing on!!
I feel way more energetic and excited about my exercise bike, I even exercised twice one day. I exercised 8 times this week.
My opportunities:
Drink more water
Lose 2+ lb.s
Lose 5+ inches
Gain energy
More strict routine of sleep/eat/homework
MAKE MY VIDEOS for weekly saturday updates
I'm feeling really proud of myself and I want to invite you all to see my own little version of The Biggest Loser. This is an experiment and not a new years resolution. I hope to hear from you all soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love you all,
The new Sophie
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