A few months before I left for NC I found this amazing pair of gray slacks that I loved but they were SO stickin' tight on me! I'm talking standing up it hurts to have them buttoned and you can forget about me keeping them buttoned when I sit down. But they were so cute- I HAD to have them.
I knew I was going to work out and eat better when I moved, so I bought them (ok, actually my Mom did- thanks mom). I called them my "motivational cute work slacks" Today, I was organizing all my clothes in little cubbies today and found those slacks....and after almost chickening out, I decided to try them on....and guess what!!! They fit perfectly! :D Super happy face!!! I still have more pooch to get rid off, but I think they should still fit. :D I WAS SHOCKED- and needless to say, super duper happy.
The rest of this is just my normal ramblings, if you're interested you can read it ^_^
So as of late I have working off and on, and eating well on and off. I find I have trouble keeping myself motivated, but I worked out yesterday morning At Planet Fitness with my mother-in-law on an elliptical.
At first, I thought "Oh, the elliptical, that looks easy! Let's go!"
My second thought? These machines are evil machines from that movie, The Terminator. Because In 15 minutes, I was huffin and a puffin, and I felt like the a granny wolf could blow me down.
Feeling down right sick, and extremely dizzy, I ended up sitting down for the rest of the time and stretching. I only burned 100 calories. And to ME- that was A LOT.
Do you know how many calories are in 2 tablespoons of natural Jiffy Peanut Butter? Well let me tell you. 190!
I burned enough calories to burn off one stickin tablespoon of peanut butter. ONE! Needless to say, I was mad. Not with Hannah or Maria.
If I'm being honest, I was mad at myself. How did I let myself get this out of shape??? This is a girl who graduated from basic combat training (yeah, by the SKIN of my teeth, but I did it)
I used to be able to run 2 miles in 17 or 18 some minutes....now when I do 15 minutes I feel like I want to die? Unacceptable.
In any case, I knew I needed to keep working out. This was good for me, even if I felt like crap. And that's putting it nicely (the feeling the crap part)
This morning, my mother-in-law invites me to work out again on the elliptical. At this point the word 'elliptical' is a dirty word in my book.
I know I want to work out- but there's no way I want to face that evil machine again.
So I said "Oh, I'm going to work out with Hannah today, we're going to do one of the new Jillian DVD's"
Patting myself on the back for escaping the evil machine....Hannah says "Well why don't you do the gym this morning, we can work out again tonight?".
If looks could kill....haha. Anyway, needless to say I was trapped. I got changed, and drove with Maria to the gym.....the entire time dreading what was to come.
I told myself I would do 20 minutes, 5 more minutes that I did last time because Hey- Imma champ! Yes, you can shake your head and laugh. That's what I'm doing!
I ended up looking down at the time keeper after 26 minutes, and didn't feel that horrible awful painful "OH Good Lord, I'm gonna hurl!!!"...or you, know, pass out and die. Yes....that's how I felt. No, I was not being over-dramatic ;-P Ok.....maybe a little.
Either way, the feeling of "oh, Im ok, not feeling like I'm gonna die" was unexpected.
So I figure to myself, well, surely by 30 minutes I will be at that point of wanting to die, so let's go for 30 minutes.
30 minutes passed, and I was extremely sweaty and my chest kinda hurt. Now I know why people bring those mini towels with them. But I remembered that chest pain from basic, and just pushed past it. I was on my way to 300 calories, and I knew 10 more minutes and I'd make it!
Well 41 minutes, and 3.58 miles later I had burned 300 calories!
I got that second wind runners talk about, and it actually....get this....felt good. I wanted to keep going. Not because I had to. But because I wanted to. What an AWESOME feeling!
Maria measured my stomach last week and I found out that I have lost an inch and 3/4!
(Mind you, that's bye-bye weak fat hello muscle. I'm not starving myself, I eat when I'm hungry, I just eat smart. Instead of a ton of ramen and bread and pasta and Taco Bell and Five Guys and McDonald's and...well, you get the point)
I'm really happy with how I'm improving, and plan to continue. I need to find a way to stay consistent and motivated...I know it takes practice.
Chris will be here tonight, so I'm super excited to see him! And I may get to see Alyssa tonight as well- we haven't seen each other sense we graduated from Basic Training in Aug. of 2009!
So as cheesy as it sounds, I've got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good good night!! =D
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