ME at the bakery.
I rarely reblog anything, I’m not even her fan -but I think it’s noteworthy that she DOES in fact lift weights!! Supermodel bodies are not necessarily obtained by starving and avoiding weights at all costs. Girls, eat healthy and workout!
Reblog if you’re 20 or older; would love to follow you :) Looking for weight loss blogs.
I don’t mind following teenagers at all, but would like to add more people in their 20s and 30s.
What healthy food looks like: broccoli, cabbage, carrots, onions and chicken; my typical meal. Some fruit for desert.
The horror of trying on a bathing suit in the harsh lights of a department store.
My bedroom door mirror has been lying to me. My camera is also involved in the deceit.
Two years ago I lost 20 pounds off my highest weight ever, and I was so proud of myself. I tried to lose more after that, but I guess since overall I was feeling pretty good about myself, I wasn’t as determined. I have been the same weight, plus or minus 5 pounds, since. Also, having a nice boyfriend hasn’t been helpful in this regard.
Now seeing myself in that mirror, I realized how much further I still have to go. I took “before” pictures several months ago, but my cellulite and disproportionate hips were not as visible in them as they were in that mirror. I was horrified!
How come my home-mirror or my boyfriend didn’t tell me how bad it really was -we went swimming two weeks ago! Yikes!
Needless to say, I am planning to go all out from now on. Clean eating with higher frequency of exercise. April is the start of some serious changes. Join me, lets go!
What will you do differently in April?
Back in the game!
Yay, finally I got my strong motivation back. It came back with a vengeance when I realized that March is ending and come May I’ll be feeling self conscious again if I don’t lose some weight NOW.
So yesterday I started a food diary, just to keep myself accountable. I have already shed 5 pounds since last week, so now I am back at 138.4 as of today. Since I have a lot of catching up to do, I plan to go hard core for a month (as in aim to lose 10-12lb) and then ease up a bit after that.
Thinking of starting a round of Jullian Michael’s banish the fat video, though I am not sure if I should be doing it every single day?
Hey I saw your post about staying motivated! What I do (now you can call me creepy/weird all you want) is I have a folder on my computer full of girls that I want to look like or resemble. It consists of famous actresses I admire, and also certain body parts I want to change, like my legs. Every time I feel like giving in, I look through that folder. Hell, I even printed out a really small picture and I keep it in my back pocket as a reminder! Anyways, good luck!
Oh wow, thank you for taking the time to repond sweetie! I used to look at thinspiration blogs full of skinny girls, but then I got so used to it that I would even eat junk while browsing them.
I think your suggestion of saving only the ones that really motivate me (and not constantly search for new ones) might be a better idea. Thanks.
How are your weight loss efforts coming along?
If you keep doing what you’ve always done…
Haven’t made any progress, just maintaining. Today’s weight: 138.2 pounds. Haven’t been motivated to exercise.
Unless I get more strict with my diet soon, summer will come around and, being embarrassed to wear less, I’ll be wishing I had started sooner. AGAIN!
I was so pumped before Christmas, but somehow that determination has vanished.
What is your self talk that gets you super motivated and anxious to get started?
Been meaning the post pictures like this. Most people can look 10 to 20 pounds lighter if they just stand up straight and suck in their stomach a bit. So be skeptical about all the model pics out there! Without re-touching, they might actually look a lot closer to what you see in the mirror.
(I used to walk with a sucked in stomach even when I was 110 pounds -I think it strengthens the muscles.)
Home Exercise Routine
Am working on creating some sort of strength exercise schedule.
Back in 2009, I got into the habit of starting to exercise while still in bed in the morning and then continuing it on the floor with weights. I focused on maximum of 3 body parts each day and the exercise routine took as little as 15 minutes unless I felt like stretching it out and adding cardio. Sunday was my day off. I had a 3 day split to make sure I target every part of my body (and my BF at the time noticed the difference in my body after just 2 months.)
The rationale was that some exercise is better than none. I don’t have a good track record of going to the gym regularly and home workouts are cheaper and faster.
Since I have so little motivation to exercise, and prefer to focus on my diet right now, I will be reducing this down even further, for now at least. The goal is three strength workout sessions per week, so I can keep my 3-day split schedule. (Hopefully with some Jillian Michaels videos thrown in on the other days.)
Again, I am worried about consistency and it’s effect on long term implementation -perhaps the reason I was able to stick to the exercise routine for most of that year is because I got in the habit of doing it everyday?
Incorporating IF (intermittent fasting) into my diet.
Not only does IF make me feel fantastic it also seems to suppress my appetite which reduces my chances of going on a binge the next day.
I wish I was practicing IF on a more consistent basis though; it would have certainly been useful the last 2 weeks during which I had at least 3-4 binge 1/2 days (hey at least I don’t do full day binges anymore, heh).
Last night I had my last meal at 7:30pm and then did not eat till 2pm today, which means I had an 18 hour rest from food intake and my energy did not falter at all; in fact I felt more energetic this morning.
When I do practice IF I often go for 16 -24 hours without food (overnight) about 2 times a week (as per the Eat Stop Eat ebook) but now I’ve been reading about the 16/8 strategy which incorporates 16 hour fasts into every day of the week -which provides more consistency. But which is better and easier to implement in the long-term, more structure or less restriction as with the 2 days a week IF?
