So I don't know about you, but for me at 42, all I had to do was add real cream to my coffee and eat three cookies and a few slices of pie over the course of six weeks and bam I gained 5 lbs. Personally for me, 5 lbs isn't just about how I look, I feel bad. I don't like the feeling of my clothes being tight or feeling that the only thing I want to wear is sweat pants. The weight also takes a toll on my psyche, somehow I feel a bit of failure, like if I had tried a little bit harder then this wouldn't of happened. See I have struggled with my weight for twenty years since I had a thyroidectomy. My weight has been up and down about 20 lbs and it often seems very hard to control. I'm not a crazy exercise person. Four or five times a week I do an hour of yoga. During the warmer months I walk four to eight miles a week and during the winter months I slack. Being a single mom of four kids and a business owner it's hard to find the time to make meals and exercise more than I do right now. Also my new boyfriend is great with his diet but he works out all the time, I really admire him, but he will drink a big glass of milk or o.j. with each meal, I've started this and I'm sure it is only adding calories to my diet.
For years I worked in Health and Fitness clubs and I've always been very health conscious My diet is very healthy and I am not one to sit and watch t.v., yet still I struggle with this 20lbs. Personally I want to feel good, I want to move freely and feel light and healthy The fact is I know how to do it but I have to find what works for me, and doing some hardcore training that makes me hurt will not work for me because I will get tired of it. So here I am going to share ideas and my weight with you and feel free to follow along and share your ideas and struggle.
Courtney
Ht. 5.3/4
Weight 140
My goal is 132 by Feb 14th, and to firm up and feel lighter and be able to maintain.
I know I need to eat around 1600 calories a day to keep my weight down.
Counting calories is a pain in the butt so I will just be aware by logging my food and cutting out snacks and high calories drinks like chai, coffee with real cream, those are my weaknesses.
Food:
I'll eat healthy, low fat proteins, eliminate my white consumption: Rice, Potatoes, breads, pasta,dessert and up my fruits, veggies, whole grains only in the a.m., and lean meats and proteins and a lot more water.
Exercise:
3 yoga classes per week that I don't teach (I teach four to five a week)
Walk three miles twice a week or 2 miles three times a week.
Add some strength training twice a week for 15 minutes, sit ups, squats, weights.
What do I need to do to get started:
Go join a monthly health club which is 1 mile from my yoga studio that has cardio machines and weights
Make a grocery list and meal plans.
Dec. 31: Make meal plan and go to store. Do an hour of yoga workout on my own at the studio.
Start Jan. 1
End Feb 14
