have nice abs

it was June 14! I thought I’d have this done by early July! Well, let me tell you, that did not happen. I’ve been eating out a LOT for work, which means eating not the healthiest food and generally more of it than I really need. My ankle is acting up a little, so I haven’t been running, and as I live really far away from everything I haven’t been biking. Ack! My exercise recently has been bikram yoga, and that’s inconsistent at best. Well, that and walks and long hikes at work with full packs and carrying duckies, but that has nothing on greasy Mexican food. At least I’m not drinking beer right now. I really need to say no to desserts and watch my calories in other arenas. I think I might try sticking my bike on my car so that I can bike from work tomorrow and to work on Wednesday.

I’m setting a manageable goal for this. They say you can sustainably lose about a pound a week, right? Well, I think I need to lose somewhere in the realm of 10 pounds… so I think I should be able to have great abs by Christmas. Goal set.

I dropped the ball on this, I was having ankle issues and this that and the other – but now I’m back, and I want to nail this one fast! My game plan is this: exercise enough every day to be sore the next day – and throw a little ab work in, too. Simple. Yesterday I ran an hour and rode my mountain bike for three, and I ran for an hour again today. I can feel it. Oh, I’m also trying to eat healthy. I had colossal salads for lunch both today and yesterday, I’ve decided to nix the evening beer, and I’m not eating anything resembling dessert unless I’ve done over an hour of cardio that day. My boyfriend is out of town for a few weeks, I want to be able to mark this as ‘done’ by the time he gets back. Wish me luck!

On abs: “no matter how much work you do you will need to reduce your body fat below 8% in men and below 12% in women to really see them stand out. This of course varies, but it’s a good guide line.”

- Ultimate Abs Exercises

Geez! According to a Wii Fit I played on for a little bit a few months ago, my BMI is 19ish percent – which I thought was low – but apparently I need to knock it down by almost HALF to see my abs!!!!! That is not what I was expecting! Ah well, I’m still totally on it. I will conquer this goal before summer!

Really, the first thing I need to do is lose a few pounds of fat – I’m not overweight by any means, but I still have a layer hiding any abs I do have.

What I’m doing now: with a gimpy ankle, I’m currently biking (just started again, yay!) and swimming a few times a week, and doing a slow walk with my dog daily.

I’m also doing at least 50 sit ups daily – this morning I did 85, plan on doing more this evening. I have an exercise ball that I’m trying to work with too, but I don’t really know what I’m doing, haha.

Anyhow, I’m hoping that once I start running again I’ll work off the rest of my belly fat and reveal abs made tremendous by all my sit ups!