Day 1.1

openlateweekendsandevenings — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:22:34 +0000

Breakfast 8am: large coffee with 3 packets of splenda and a Nature Valley Chewy Trail Mix granola bar

Walk 11am: so flippin nice outside, it’s hard to come back to the cube farm

Lunch noon: cheese lasgna and chicken…tv dinner from lean cuisine. Not horrible…

The why and the how

openlateweekendsandevenings — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:19:12 +0000

So great, I’m just another twentysomething girl with a blog. I’m not going to even claim that THIS blog will be different, this one will capture your interest. nope. this one will probably be like most other blogs you’ve stumbled upon. I will try to not to bore you with random things – but rather a blog of where my life is right now, where I am headed, and how the hell I plan on getting there.

so – the big thing that is a part of my life right now is two fold. I met my wonderful boyfriend in May 2008. After nearly a year and a half I realized how happy I am to be with him, and be doing this life thing together. what I did not realize was that I gained nearly 40 lbs. 40!!! I’m only 5 foot 2 inches. I wanted to scream at everyone who knew me – why didn’t you say I was slowly turning into an ompa lumpa? - but thing thing about that it is; it’s no one’s job to tell me that. Its my job to take my weight and health seriously. And that is what I did.

Over the next 6 months I lost 30 lbs of fat, and gained about 10 lbs of muscle. I did it with the help of a Master Trainer at 24 Hour Fitness, and the Bodybugg. I love the program, I love my trainer, I love the gym now…not something I could say six months ago. But – you knew there was going to be a but. And the but is…I still have a butt. After losing all that weight I’m still the same pant size. And that IS OK. but what was no longer ok with me was how much time and effort I was devoting to this gym/weight loss thing.

so remember how I said this would be about Where I am, Where I want to be, and How the hell I’m going to get there…

I am Here: 25 years old. 165 lbs. no money (the trainer and gym have it all). no time to spend with family and friends (gym took most of that too)

Here is where I want to be: 26 years old. 120-140 lbs. Time and money to spend with the people who love me. this fitness schtick needs to work WITH my life – not hijack it.

Here’s the Plan: the Trainer is fired. waking up at 5am to get to the gym will only be for days I know I can’t get there after work. In nice weather taking a walk at lunch. I know how and when to eat. I’m keeping up on weight lifting with routines I already know – as well as a training plan from Women’s Health Magazine (.com version).

tune in tomorrow to hear how DAY ONE turned out – maybe a mobile update if you’re lucky

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Day 1.1

The why and the how