Like, if there was a way to put a tuxedo on a chicken taco and marry it, I would -- and then at the reception (provided it hadn't gone bad from sitting out all day), I'd eat it.
Ever since I started working out, other people have started to notice that I'm actually losing weight. Go figure, right? I thought it was just my imagination but I guess not.
From everything I've been reading, it's apparent to me that going out to eat constantly and/or eating junk food is only going to hinder my weight loss so I cut that out for the most part. I don't really have a problem cutting out fast food. I really don't.
BUT if I do go out to eat, I try to pick the least bad thing for me... most of the time.
I don't drink soda because of the carbonation and sugar.
Everything I put in my mouth has value now. I think about it first because I know how hard I'm working. I know how many calories I'm burning so when I'm about to eat that slice of street pizza in Austin, I decide if it's really worth it. <-- the answer to that pizza question, at least on Friday night was YES, it WAS worth it and it tasted delicious.
Some things ARE worth it because I don't want -whatever I'm doing- to be considered a 'diet'. I just want this to be the way my life is from now on. If I WANT to eat something and I've thought about how much work I'll have to do to lose it and it's worth it to me, then I'm going to eat it.
It doesn't seem worth it to waste my eating opportunities on food that isn't good though.
Also, in my readings, I've realized the importance of food -- and eating.
I've started eating breakfast -- which was really hard for me. I hated eating breakfast because I think in the morning is too early to consume food. But I did it, I started eating breakfast.
I also try to eat smaller things throughout the day. I haven't quite managed to incorporate fruit in my life, as I'd rather eat a vegetable. I know that's weird but I'm just not into sweets (the same goes for cookies, cakes, brownies, etc.).
I was sitting here, looking through the recipes on Pinterest and I usually I think, "Ughh, I'll never get to eat anything that delicious!" but I'm starting to cook more. I'm cooking healthier and it actually tastes good. It tastes way better than going out to eat. I could go into my kitchen right now and eat something amazing AND healthy if I wanted. That makes me really happy.
Also, I go to the gym.
This past week, I went every day from Monday-Friday. I skipped Saturday and then went again today (Sunday). My endurance is getting stronger but that also means that I have to work harder.
On the treadmill, I walk on an incline -- which is like walking up a hill. When I first started, I kept the incline around 5-ish. That was the highest I could go and it would cause great discomfort.
Well, now I can walk on a 21% incline and I'm fine (if not slightly uncomfortable for a second but I push though) -- here's the difference:
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| Small Incline |
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| Big Incline |
Tomorrow morning, I am waking up and starting at Gold's Gym with Lisa Turtle -- my own personal faux-trainer and accountability buddy.
My goals:
-- sexy whispering*
-- be healthy
-- lose 70lbs (I've already lost 30, the last time I weighed myself -- which was weeks ago)
-- hot teacher*
*these are goals with bigger explainations that I don't think everyone is ready for. :)
My thinking is, I might as well work really hard on this. Time is going to pass no matter what I'm doing. Now is the time to work on being healthy.
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And in your defense, we did not go to the gym on Saturday only because we had a race to run. It was not our fault the race got canceled.
Touche. :) I was really excited about the race too. I can't wait 'til May.
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