reach my ideal weight

After moving to Spain I have lost some good habits. This happens to me usually when I move to another country, as I find difficult concentrating and getting used to new things at the same time.

So I have to go back under 80 kilos. I am attacking two fronts right now:

• to lose fat I am running and cycling to work, as usual, and

• to get some shape I am doing crunches. I know that doing crunches does not eliminate belly fat (that is why I am running and cycling to work). However, it is true that just losing weight is not going to give me a lot of shape. So this is the reason why I am doing crunches as well as other exercices.

That is why I have set up a sub-goal: doing 3020 crunches by 16th August. Let’s see if this work ;)

Why 3020 and not 3005? It is explained in my blog (only in Spanish, sorry).

I have been overweight as long as I can remember. I have tried diets upon diets and exercise upon exercise. I’ve lost some, gained some over and over. I’m 42 years old and I do not want to be fat and 45! I’m in a bariatric surgery program, but have not completed all the requirements to have the surgery. It seems like such a drastic thing to do, but I have over 150 pounds to lose and I feel like I’ve left myself with no other choice. So… that is my goal for 2009 – to jump through all the insurance and doctor hoops and finally have this surgery.

I’m 11 pounds away from my ideal weight. When I reach it, I’m going to eat raspberry bread pudding and celebrate!

I’m a single 35 year old woman and I’ve gain a few pounds in the last three months. I have a date in two weeks and I need to lose some weight because I don’t feel so good about myself. Cooking is not my thing so I prefer eating out, but most of the times I don’t think much about my meal choice.

I was doing so well when I added this goal. Since then, I’ve been on birth control and two different antidepressants. My eating habits haven’t changed much, but I’ve gained almost thirty pounds. I haven’t felt this ugly in years.

Consciously I know that I’m only a little above an average weight… But I was so close… And it’s mostly just stupid medication that’s pushed me back this far.

I’m going to try getting in more cardio workouts. I’m good at keeping up with non-cardio exercise, but it isn’t nearly as helpful for weight loss. I eat pretty healthily already, I never get near 2000 calories or 65 grams of fat.
I’m not giving up. Giving up on this one is a hundred times worse than anything I need endure to succeed.

I don’t know what my ideal weight is. BMI suggests anywhere from 120 pounds to 160 pounds. I think 135 would be ideal. I’m currently up to 182 (from 152 in April 2007).

Better! Some weeks ago, while preparing for the half marathon I put on some weight, reaching 79.5 kg (as I ate a lot, because I wanted to make sure I was going to have enough energy for the 13 miles). But as I am getting into new habits (more sport and more diet awareness, instead of short-term dieting or unsustainable training), I didn’t take too long to recover a healthier weight!

That’s quite different than the way it was some four years ago (I lost weight as fast as I recovered it later).

Long-term habit is the only way to be where I want to be.

Uhm.. my ideal weight.. well it isn’t that I consider myself fat or something it’s just that little obsession I have about weight.
I don’t have any pictures of me full body at the moment. I’ll take a picture and put it here theese days.

NOW
14th June 08

THEN
4th Nov 05

I’ve recently lost just over a stone and I’m hoping going to lose another stone before I go away on 18th July which gives me a month, do-able definitely.