A new journey:
My mother returned from an extended trip to Florida recently. One of the things she brought back (along with copious amounts of clothes) was the motivation to get in shape. Now, I've been bemoaning my lack of abs, and how much I did NOT have a beach body for weeks...months...years...basically my whole life. And if my mother can get out of bed to work out before noon, then I could do it too, in spades.
It is to be noted that after my car accident last October I had never really been able to get back in the workout groove, but maybe this would be the turning point. If full body spandex can't do it, SURELY minimal clothing in the RLT amphitheater could....
The purpose of this blog:
The majority of this blog is to serve as a tracker for myself. I will periodically share my posts on the various social media sites/apps that I use to attempt to get peer accountability and guidance. Feel free to interact as much as you feel and share your stories and offer input. Goodness knows I need all the help I can get.
Some backstory:
I've always had some extra pounds. I was skinny, but my thighs were big. The "extra" would move around as it saw fit according to my most used method of physical activity. As a 26 year old woman, whose metabolism has certainly slowed down and forgot to inform her appetite, this has been an extra struggle recently. I am getting to the point where I cannot fit into clothes season to season as for whatever reason during fall and winter (where I primarily wear leggings and/or other stretchy jeans) I gain more than enough weight to breach past the comfort of my summer shorts.
I am a frugal girl, and loathe going shopping. So the very idea of having to get a new wardrobe is equal parts nauseating and discouraging.
Furthermore, I see my friends and colleagues literally blossom in their own journeys to physical fitness and health. I admit to being shallow. I also know that there is more than one definition of beauty. Which is why I'm not trying to get 6 pack abs. I simply want to fit into the clothes I currently own and not have to spend MORE money on new ones. I want to feel better about myself on the beach. I want the curves I have to be there b/c my body is shaped that way, not because I have 20 extra pounds on me. (Which I do, have 20 extra pounds, that is.)
Why I'm doing this now:
I do not want to post some "get in shape fast" blog that talks about BS and some crazy unattainable workout regimen for the every day girl. I am trying to form a sustainable, healthy lifestyle that can adapt to the ups and downs of life. Teach myself the discipline to choose the salad at post-show dinners and drink one less beer. Get myself out of bed and moving. No more forever couch potato for me!
I'm joining my mom in this b/c if someone 30 years my senior with far more physical limitations can do it, then so can I.
I've learned that I need accountability. A few years ago, my friend Michelle and I got a group-on to take fitness classes together. And guess what, it worked. I went to classes with her, I went without her, we went hiking, we ate healthier, and we made progress. This time, my mom is the chosen victim, and who knows what will happen.
Starting points:
Day 1, June 17 - 143.2 lbs
Cute high-waisted white shorts - unzippable
Skinny jeans - belly overhangs and slight muffin top
Fitted tee - curves where I don't want them
Beach comfort levels - 4/10 would only suck in half the time, but hyperconscious about body placement
Lovexo - Pimpila
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