5 posts tagged “fitness”

Can you believe it?? 12 weeks and here we are. Things have been going well for me this past week. I set and then nearly reached my goal of a 3 pound weight loss. I say nearly, I was .3 off, but I'm willing to cut myself a break. I just hope I can maintain that 3 pound loss after the weekend. Seems to be my biggest cheating time - naturally.

But overall, I feel really great about who I am and how I've changed over the past 12 weeks!

• Not only have I realized that I need a healthier lifestyle, I've started one.
• I've established good exercise and eating habits.
  
• I have a personal trainer and I've lost 8 pounds since I started that 2 weeks ago.
• I've realized that making healthy decisions isn't a sacrifice per se, but is more of a privilege as I continue to get fit.
• Being the size I want to be is a reality and this time I'm going to reach it!

Would I be interested in another challenge? Well......OF COURSE! Except, I can't promise that I'll post every week as I'd like to focus on posting other things as well so my blog has a wide variety of posts and my hoodies don't abandon me all together. I know I can do that and post every week to the VFC, but as life has picked up I find that I don't always have as much time as I'd like and this tends to fill both my VFC obligations as well as my hood obligations and sometimes I even find myself booooring. However, that doesn't mean I won't be checking in and reporting to the group how I'm doing. I'd love to have a continuous network here on Vox. So Foxsy - if you start up another round, count me in!

So I guess the real question is - did I reach my goal that I set for myself 12 long weeks ago?

Not really - not if you want to look at the numbers I gave you. But now that I've started working with a personal trainer, I know it's going to happen. But I am down 8 pounds that I had when I first started and my pants are starting to need the constant pull up motion...which is good too! Sometimes, I suppose it isn't just about the numbers, it's about how you feel too. So how can I be minus 8 pounds and still have the same measurements? I dunno - I've never understood myself, but I know I'm making improvements. The face is thinning a bit and you can actually see my collar bones a bit. Woohoo! When I make some drastic changes - I'll be sure to give you all the updates in a vain "Look at me!" post.

So if you can stand to wait just a few more weeks, then we can celebrate my transformations as I'm still working away to be the me I want to be! Thanks to all my hoodies and my VFC peeps who continued to encourage me all along the way. Cheers to you all!

Wowza - talk about a lazy bum. That's me, except I've only been lazy in the blog department! It's Week 11, but it feels like it's been ages since my last blog...oh wait, that's because it has been ages. Suppose I should check in the group to make sure that we're not secretly on Week 12, but once again...LAZY!

Anywhooo, since we last spoke, I got a personal trainer! He's fantastic - he motivates, he talks to me about my eating habits, tells me what I can do to improve, lets me know that I'm doing great...the whole enchilada and since we've started I've lots 5 pounds! 5! Count 'em! And we're not talking about Maggie's old school weight loss where I'd lose 'em and then put them back on again. We're talking, kept 'em off for a week! Another 6 pounds and I'll be at the weight I was when I entered college - whoa! Haven't been at that point in a long time - 6 years, yikes! But that's not even my goal.

My goal is a 20 pound weight loss. I actually feel good about this and I feel like this is something I can really do. I knew I could do it before, but I was just stuck. Getting a PT was exactly what I needed. I'm not only held accountable to me, but also to the PT. I love it and D has been really supportive and helping me eat better. I like feeling healthy, I like this whole weight loss thing and for the first time in a long time - I feel like I'm really going to do it. I'm really going to be fit. Who knows - maybe I'll buy my first bikini EVAR!

heh - maybe not, no need to get ahead of myself.

I know VFC is about to wrap up in a week, but to me it just feels like I'm finally starting. Don't worry - I won't bore any of you with my fitness excitement past the 12 weeks, but don't be surprised if you get an omg, look at me post. It's bound to happen, but in the mean time I'm keeping my eye on the prize!

Get fit, get fit, get fit! Keep on truckin' peeps!

Okay, so I missed out on posting for Week 9, but it wasn't because I was too busy slacking. I did okay last week and went to the gym several times. But Week 10 is off to an even better start as D and I have started going to the gym together as well. Cool, cool - I hear you say, but the best part is that I've decided to take that financial plunge into the world of personal training.

I'm going to do it for the simple reason that I need the motivation AND I want to get fit. The fitness challenge has been great in helping me to see that there is such a thing as great fitness goals, but that I might also need someone to push me even further - not only in exercise, but watching what I eat as well.

I'm deciding to take the plunge today and when I go to the gym later this evening, I'll sign up and hand over the keys! Erm, well sort of. You get the point :) I figured since I'm turning 24 tomorrow that there's no better way to celebrate my life than dedicating it to being healthy. Happy early birfday to moi!

I'll be sure to post another update later in the week since I flaked on Week 9's updates.

Carry on Voxy fitness peeps! Keep on truckin'!

Wowzas....Week 8?! I'm not sure I've ever been committed to anything like this for this long. Kudos to me! Of course, I was hanging out my kudos on Week 3. Heh. Anywhooooo, this week has been aggravating in terms of the VFC. I got back to NC on Monday and have been good about working out and even really pushing myself, but I was sorely disappointed today when I stepped on the scale and discovered I had gained 5 pounds. WTF?? 5 pounds?? I thought being healthy meant dropping pounds and people...this isn't a matter of 'muscle weighs more than fat'.

Ugh! Grr. Argh! If one thing good has come out of this week, it's that I'm finally willing to accept what Cranky, Foxsy, and EWQ were telling me the other week about being on a plateau and that I really needed to change up my work out. It's highlighted a serious problem and one that's driving me nuts. I'm even willing to commit to the financial plunge of a personal trainer. Okay, so they are relatively affordable and worth it...but who likes to admit that they need to pay someone to help them lose weight? Well, I guess that is what Jenny Craig does...whatever. I'm doing it. My mind is made up. I just have to work out the kinks and then it's do or die. Eeem...okay not do or die, but do or keep on getting fat.

I also realized that for the past 4 years I haven't really lost weight and only maintained. I'm not sure why it took me so long to see this or the fact that I was not happy with it. Waaah! Okay, so apparently I'm really whiny this week. Carry on - I know I will be!

Week 7 already? Well, we all know what that means...time to recommit. Per Foxsy's request, I've decided to continue in my Vox Fitness Challenge and to recommit to the program. It still makes me excited to get up and work out all for the goal of myself but also for the goals set within the group. While this week I haven't seen any major changes, I have been able to continue M maintenance as I'm not at home and immersed in my normal routine.

This week, I've been able to focus on on actually eating healthy and the whole concept of not overeating. I love to eat so that's been important to help fall into a pattern in terms of eating habits. Ab crunches, tennis rounds, and nature walks have been on the agenda this past week and I have definitely enjoyed them. More than anything, I've liked changing up the fitness routine - this way I'll be really excited to go back to the norm next week at home.

Nothing much to report until I get back into a heavy fitness routine, so I'll save all my crazy updates until then. Until next time my Voxy fitness peeps!