I have been talking to a lot of different women and asking them for tips on how to lose weight and stay firm. Each of them have their special technique and most of them agreed that diet is an important factor to losing weight. I can not keep on eating the same foods and hope to lose those lbs because all I'm doing is balancing myself out. I must cut down on sugar. I will need to cut down on white foods such as white bread, rice, chinese baos, etc. I don't like to eat sweets but I love my carbs! It is going to be a challenge. Today I had a mini bowl of rice to pair with my meat. At least the portion size have been cut down. My weight have been steady and I haven't gain or lose any. This is it, I have a month to make a bigger difference.
The website that I have been using mostly with my goal is
http://www.womens-health.com
I find this site very helpful and the people on the forum are actual people from the community. I like the healthy food link. Not only does this site give tips on fitness and nutrition, they also talk about other women issues. It's a community where everyone come together to share their thoughts and goals. Not only is this site interesting it is easy to navigate. I'm pretty technological handicapped so the easy navigation helps alot.
Not only do I regularly check this site I also subscribe to Fitness. I think I got the year subscription for free. So that was a deal. Sometimes on spoofee they will give out links to free subscriptions to certain magazines.
I finally got my insanity workout DVD. I am going to drive myself to insanity while doing the cardio workout! Wish me luck!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
my 3 barriers!
I think I have more than 3 barriers but I have to choose 3, the 3 would be: lack of time, too tired after work, and my girlfriends.
With this wedding coming soon I have to make as much money as I can and save for it. The pressure is on me because my fiance does not make enough and he also have other financial obligations. I feel like the two of us have to work really hard to save that penny. It seems like one of us have to work harder than the other. Since I am a dental hygienist and I make more than he does I try to get work whenever I can. Work usually happens when I do not have classes. Each time I get a call to temp, I usually take that call. By the end of work I will be too exhausted to even do anything else let alone go running at a park or work out. Since I'm not working out as much I take seven flights going to work and getting off of work.
Lack of time is another barrier. My life is consumed every single minute. It is quite hard for me to fit in that 1 hour of workout. I'm working hard on that and I am putting at least 30 minutes every other day doing moderate exercise before I shower. That way I can be sweating and then I would need to wash up after. If I'm not working out, walking my dog is another type of exercise that I have been doing. I just extend out walks so I get some some workout and since he has to be taken out on walks to use the toilet, I am utilizing the time exercising while walking him.
My last barrier would be my girlfriends. Each time we go out we go out to eat and drink. That is a lot of food consumption for us. I need to figure out what we can do as a group instead of meeting up to eat. One of them are going to be one of the bridemaids so we are working together one trying to lose some weight and be healthy at the same time.
With this wedding coming soon I have to make as much money as I can and save for it. The pressure is on me because my fiance does not make enough and he also have other financial obligations. I feel like the two of us have to work really hard to save that penny. It seems like one of us have to work harder than the other. Since I am a dental hygienist and I make more than he does I try to get work whenever I can. Work usually happens when I do not have classes. Each time I get a call to temp, I usually take that call. By the end of work I will be too exhausted to even do anything else let alone go running at a park or work out. Since I'm not working out as much I take seven flights going to work and getting off of work.
Lack of time is another barrier. My life is consumed every single minute. It is quite hard for me to fit in that 1 hour of workout. I'm working hard on that and I am putting at least 30 minutes every other day doing moderate exercise before I shower. That way I can be sweating and then I would need to wash up after. If I'm not working out, walking my dog is another type of exercise that I have been doing. I just extend out walks so I get some some workout and since he has to be taken out on walks to use the toilet, I am utilizing the time exercising while walking him.
My last barrier would be my girlfriends. Each time we go out we go out to eat and drink. That is a lot of food consumption for us. I need to figure out what we can do as a group instead of meeting up to eat. One of them are going to be one of the bridemaids so we are working together one trying to lose some weight and be healthy at the same time.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
mentally and physically tired
Today we had a midterm in class. I must say it was pretty hard. I thought I knew my information but after the test I felt like I was beaten. Does writing count as exercise? I am working out my fingers and they are still tired from the day!
Anyhow, after the test I was mentally down and the whole ride home I was beating myself up some more. When I got home I rush to my dog Charley for comfort. After the hugging we both went out for a long walk. I think we walked for 4 miles. It was a good walk. I enjoyed the sun and the company. The weather was not too windy. I needed to get out and get away from my articles, wedding planning and job searching. The walk was a great stress reliever. I did 4 miles in less than 2 hours! That is a success for me. I wonder how many calories did I burn?
I told my fiance about my day and how everything went. He is my main supporter. He listened while I vent. After the venting was done, he simply gave me encouragement and told me that I can do better next time. I am not a quitter and I should learn from my weakness so next time I will not make the same mistake. With my exercise and losing weight regime, he is also very supportive in that area. He does not believe in fad diets and diet pills. He wanted me to lose weight the healthy way. He is always encouraging me to eat healthier and not to eat fast food or food that is high in fat. I knew he was the one when he never complain about my flaws. He makes me laugh all the time and he never lets me do things alone. While I'm trying to work out he is also doing the same at home.
Tomorrow will be another day of workout hopefully. We'll see how I feel after 8 hours of classes.
Anyhow, after the test I was mentally down and the whole ride home I was beating myself up some more. When I got home I rush to my dog Charley for comfort. After the hugging we both went out for a long walk. I think we walked for 4 miles. It was a good walk. I enjoyed the sun and the company. The weather was not too windy. I needed to get out and get away from my articles, wedding planning and job searching. The walk was a great stress reliever. I did 4 miles in less than 2 hours! That is a success for me. I wonder how many calories did I burn?
I told my fiance about my day and how everything went. He is my main supporter. He listened while I vent. After the venting was done, he simply gave me encouragement and told me that I can do better next time. I am not a quitter and I should learn from my weakness so next time I will not make the same mistake. With my exercise and losing weight regime, he is also very supportive in that area. He does not believe in fad diets and diet pills. He wanted me to lose weight the healthy way. He is always encouraging me to eat healthier and not to eat fast food or food that is high in fat. I knew he was the one when he never complain about my flaws. He makes me laugh all the time and he never lets me do things alone. While I'm trying to work out he is also doing the same at home.
Tomorrow will be another day of workout hopefully. We'll see how I feel after 8 hours of classes.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
my inspiration
This may sound cliche but my mother is my inspiration. She's a diabetic. Her diabetes is now under control. When she was younger she did not have much knowledge about diabetes and what she can do to avoid the disease. It is when she was diagnosed with diabetes she then learn how to take care of herself and her family. She made sure that the family gets nutritious healthy food. Every morning she would wake up early to go to the community center to do yoga exercises. On certain days she and my dad would go take dance lessons. If she can do all that I can too. I want to live a healthy lifestyle.
When I told my mother about this project and losing weight by the end of the semester she was really encouraging. Even though she would make jokes about me not fitting into my dress or being pudgy at certain areas she still encourage me to exercise. There are times when she exercise with me. We also take walks together with the dog. We are getting closer to each other and I never knew that exercising with my mother would be that fun and encouraging. However, the pudgy jokes can be a little too much to handle sometimes but that's how moms are.
I have been working out for 30 minutes everyday. I have not sipped a can of soda for over one week. I am proud of myself and I am glad that I have my mom and my fiance there to push me.
When I told my mother about this project and losing weight by the end of the semester she was really encouraging. Even though she would make jokes about me not fitting into my dress or being pudgy at certain areas she still encourage me to exercise. There are times when she exercise with me. We also take walks together with the dog. We are getting closer to each other and I never knew that exercising with my mother would be that fun and encouraging. However, the pudgy jokes can be a little too much to handle sometimes but that's how moms are.
I have been working out for 30 minutes everyday. I have not sipped a can of soda for over one week. I am proud of myself and I am glad that I have my mom and my fiance there to push me.
Monday, March 1, 2010
My motivation for change
The biggest motivation for change is my upcoming wedding. Ever since I've been with my fiance I have gained 20 lbs. My weight would fluctuate but mostly going up. I think the most I ever lost was 5 lbs last summer before returning to California from Oregon. Being back at home all I did was eat with everyone. I gained that 5 lbs quickly and more. My wedding is in 8 months. I haven't made much progress. I have lost 2 lbs since the beginning of this semester. I am not trying hard enough. Since last week I told myself that I will quit soda. I have been one week free of soda. I o get tempted once in awhile during meals. Now I make sure that I have a cup of ice water with me during my meals. It doesn't taste as good as soda but I know it is for the best.
To remind myself that I must try harder I would grab my fat around my belly area. That is not going to go away just by staring at it. After feeling disgusted and more motivated, I pick my butt up and I worked till I sweat. I had two good workouts this past week. Even though I was coughing out phelm (I think that's how you spell it), I still manage to exercise.
I lost another 2 lbs this week. I'm not sure if it's the workout or was it because of being sick. Nonetheless, I'm going to keep that weight off. Maybe stress is attributed to my weight loss also.
Motivation for change: GOOD HEALTH and must look nice for wedding.
To remind myself that I must try harder I would grab my fat around my belly area. That is not going to go away just by staring at it. After feeling disgusted and more motivated, I pick my butt up and I worked till I sweat. I had two good workouts this past week. Even though I was coughing out phelm (I think that's how you spell it), I still manage to exercise.
I lost another 2 lbs this week. I'm not sure if it's the workout or was it because of being sick. Nonetheless, I'm going to keep that weight off. Maybe stress is attributed to my weight loss also.
Motivation for change: GOOD HEALTH and must look nice for wedding.
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