I guess I haven't posted in a while. I've been busy doing... things. I've been gardening with my Mom a few days a week, which is surprisingly relaxing. I'm not a fan of being dirty, but I've found that as long as a I wear gardening gloves, I'm fine. I'm also taking a training glass to become a literacy tutor, which is something I've always been interested in.
As far as the weight and exercise...it's been a mixed bag. I've had a lot of issues lately with trying to find time to workout. I think that I tend to try and bite off more than I can chew, and I feel like if I can't commit 3 hours a day to working out, then I don't do anything. I bought a workout journal this weekend in an attempt to try and better plan out and track my workouts. Eating has also been maybe only 80% things are ok during the week, but tend to go to hell on the weekends, when there is too much eating out, too many get-togethers and too much alcohol. This morning, I weighed in at 207, but I've been down as low as 203.8 in the past few days, so I'm hoping that 207 is a lot of water retention.
I didn't get that job, obviously. Oh well - I'm trying not to stress about that aspect of life right now. I've got some great things planned for the summer, and lots of other goals to work on, and I am positive and confident that something great will come along.
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Monday, June 7, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Wakeup Call
Everyone who begins a diet and exercise program has a wakeup call, right? Some moment where you realize just how out of control you have gotten, how awful you look, how unhappy you are with your life. My wakeup call was when a friend posted this picture on Facebook:
That is me, on the far right, wearing a dress that I thought was particularly flattering. This was taken at the end of August last year, at a friend's birthday celebration, and I remember having a fabulous time the entire night. Indeed, there are other photos of that night that have me at a different angle, where I don't look so huge and bloated and uncomfortable. And those are the pictures that, in the past, I would try and focus on. But, this picture illustrates just how overweight and uncomfortable I had become. Looking at this picture, I don't remember a fun night spent with friends - I remember how out of place I look, how miserable. Shortly after this was posted, I started going to the gym. About a month after I had started at the gym, I started keeping track of my calories with SparkPeople.
I don't really know why it was this picture that was the trigger for me - there have certainly been bad pictures of me in the past. But it was.
That is me, on the far right, wearing a dress that I thought was particularly flattering. This was taken at the end of August last year, at a friend's birthday celebration, and I remember having a fabulous time the entire night. Indeed, there are other photos of that night that have me at a different angle, where I don't look so huge and bloated and uncomfortable. And those are the pictures that, in the past, I would try and focus on. But, this picture illustrates just how overweight and uncomfortable I had become. Looking at this picture, I don't remember a fun night spent with friends - I remember how out of place I look, how miserable. Shortly after this was posted, I started going to the gym. About a month after I had started at the gym, I started keeping track of my calories with SparkPeople.I don't really know why it was this picture that was the trigger for me - there have certainly been bad pictures of me in the past. But it was.
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