Monday, January 21, 2013
A Vlog
A lot of people on the internet turn to vlogs to help get their thoughts out there. I do like writing, but I also feel like all of my thoughts get jumbled around in my head and it's so hard to get all of my thoughts out there. So, I decided to try a vlog. Pay no attention to my hair and my crappy makeup. I'm sick today. But I just got a new tablet and really wanted to try it out. So, anyway, here it is!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Back in the Saddle Again. . .Again.
I tried very hard to lose weight and get fit when the baby was 6 weeks old. I counted calories and exercised...and nothing. I don't know what the problem was. I was on postpartum depression medication at the time and I think that may have had something to do with me holding onto weight.
Regardless of the reason, I'm done with the excuses. I've been counting calories for a week now and, I'm happy to report, the weight is coming off. I recently made the decision to stay home from work for awhile, so this should give me more time to get to the gym and even do pilates or yoga at home. In the very least, I won't be chained to a desk all day so I'll be burning more calories.
My goal is to lose 2 pounds per week. To do that, I need a shortage of 1000 calories per day. I calculated my calories with My Fitness Pal but, to be honest, it's just a guess. Ideally, I'd like to find my Body Bugg and calculate how much I really am burning every day. It's so hard to figure out how many calories I'm burning with nursing, too. Blargh.
Anyway, moving on. I'm enrolled in two DietBet challenges. One of them has a pot of about $300. The second is up over $10000. Yes. Ten. Thousand. All I have to do is lose 4% of my body weight in the next 4 weeks and I get my cut. Honestly, even if I get a few dollars more than what I put in, I'll be excited. A win means that my weight is going in the right direction and that's a win.
Roy and I are meeting a few friends in Vegas in March and I would really like to NOT be wearing maternity jeans. It's getting ridiculous. I'm almost 8 months post-partum in maternity jeans. I'm not OK with this. I know that I'll get a huge emotional boost once I get out of the 200s, but I'm going to keep going. Even if I only lose ONE pound per week instead of two, I'll still hit my goal before the end of the year. And that's exciting.
Tomorrow I'm going to try the 30 day ab challenge again. It needs to happen.
Regardless of the reason, I'm done with the excuses. I've been counting calories for a week now and, I'm happy to report, the weight is coming off. I recently made the decision to stay home from work for awhile, so this should give me more time to get to the gym and even do pilates or yoga at home. In the very least, I won't be chained to a desk all day so I'll be burning more calories.
My goal is to lose 2 pounds per week. To do that, I need a shortage of 1000 calories per day. I calculated my calories with My Fitness Pal but, to be honest, it's just a guess. Ideally, I'd like to find my Body Bugg and calculate how much I really am burning every day. It's so hard to figure out how many calories I'm burning with nursing, too. Blargh.
Anyway, moving on. I'm enrolled in two DietBet challenges. One of them has a pot of about $300. The second is up over $10000. Yes. Ten. Thousand. All I have to do is lose 4% of my body weight in the next 4 weeks and I get my cut. Honestly, even if I get a few dollars more than what I put in, I'll be excited. A win means that my weight is going in the right direction and that's a win.
Roy and I are meeting a few friends in Vegas in March and I would really like to NOT be wearing maternity jeans. It's getting ridiculous. I'm almost 8 months post-partum in maternity jeans. I'm not OK with this. I know that I'll get a huge emotional boost once I get out of the 200s, but I'm going to keep going. Even if I only lose ONE pound per week instead of two, I'll still hit my goal before the end of the year. And that's exciting.
Tomorrow I'm going to try the 30 day ab challenge again. It needs to happen.
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