lose 5 pounds

okay! i haven’t lost 5 pounds, and it’s obviously been a long time since i adopted this goal. since then, i have had 3 sessions with a personal trainer, and i’ve been slowly developing a workout routine that works for my erratic schedule! some of the details:

*3-4 times a week (preferably 4)
*30 minutes of cardio each day
*1 muscle group (arms/chest, legs/glutes, abs/back) of weight training each day
*Work abs every day of working out

So far i haven’t been able to “stick” to the schedule, but i’m getting there. for instance, this week, i’ve already done 2 days of cardio, but have yet to do the weight training!

another thing is that i’ve been reluctant to weigh myself. i just don’t want to be disappointed. tomorrow morning, however, i am weighing myself in for the summer, and writing down my progress in a little booklet.

it’s the only way i think i will succeed!

on another note, i’ve come to realization that i won’t be able to eat like i’ve been eating for my entire life. smaller portions (like i’ve been saying all along), less sweets, and more vegetables are necessary components of this new eating life. it’s a life change, not a temporary one.

alls i need is some motivation!!!

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so for a about a week there, i was totally off track with this goal—i went on a short, 2 day vacation to texas and ate SO many desserts and SO much food! blech! so now i’m trying to get back on track by lowering portion size, exercising, and laying off the desserts.

haven’t checked my weight since the last time i wrote an entry, but i’ll be honest, i really don’t want to cause it’ll just disappoint me. the most important thing to me is feeling good, and right now i don’t feel good about my body, so that’s all the motivation i need to feel lighter!
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hooray! i lost 3 pounds (not 5, like i really wanted, but oh well, at least it’s something).

the good news is that i can live my life normally! all i’m doing is being purely rational about the sweets and portions i consume. and i’m doing some form of exercise 3-4 times a week.

i also just had a check up at my school gym, and found out that i am considered “normal” in all the categories (height, weight, body type, bmi, etc). however, i still feel uncomfortable about the amount of fat i have on my body (especially my core area). it was so helpful to talk to someone else about how to tone my body… so now i know what i gotta do!

my ultimate goal weight is 9 pounds away, so i still have significant work to do. i think if i continue on like i’m doing, i will continue noticing a difference.

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so i’ve been feeling wonderful after setting this goal. i’ve managed to lower my intake of sweets, and significantly reduce my portions (with few exceptions – last night, thai food for example!).

i think i’m a few pounds from my goal of 5, though, so it’s taking longer than i expected. i think the important thing for me is that i feel good and i’m gaining strength in my body.

i do need more cardio, though… workin’ on it. i have an ache in my left hip joint that gets worse when i jog more than 3 days a week, so this past week i took it easy.

next wednesday i’m going in to my school to do a fitness check up – they’re going to talk to me about my height, weight, body fat makeup, cholesterol. i’m excited but also nervous about this, because i know i’m going to be a little higher than average on some of these measurements. updates to come….

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so,

i’m going to lose 5 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks. errr, i want to lose 5 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks. i think it’s doable, in a healthy way. here’s how i’m doing it:

1. cut back on sweets (only eat dessert after two meals per week)
2. smaller portions
3. more vegetables – i’m a vegetarian, for goodness sake! i can handle this! :)
4. exercise 3-4 times per week.

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so, i’ve been half-heartedly pursuing this goal for about 3 weeks now, since i’ve only weighed myself twice. hah! looks like i need to stick to this goal better than i have been…

but i have lost 1 1/2 pounds since my last entry, so, hooray!

8.5 pounds left!

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so, i could write about all the culturally instantiated beliefs that this culture has led me to believe about what the perfect and most attractive body should look like, but i won’t do that. instead, i’ll just say that i think my body needs a little work. i’ve been working out pretty regularly since the start of 2008, which has made me feel so energized. however, i haven’t seen any weight change since then – this is probably the result of muscle weight gain and fat weight loss. this tends to happen with regular exercise, so i’m not too surprised that it happened to me.

bottom line is that i’m not happy with my body, especially the area around my core – it needs shaping and toning. so my goals are to

1. be aware of what and how much i eat (without being a food nazi, which makes me miserable), enjoying in the pleasures of sweets, alcohol, and fatty foods

2. center my workout sessions on jogging and core toning.

3. only work myself to the point where i feel comfortable (so i can live a normal life with moderate amounts of sweets and exercise).

okay then. i think i have my work cut out for me. hooray! only 10 more pounds to lose :)

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