Get Fit Friday - The beginning

Wouldn't it be great if we could just think ourselves fit? Wouldn't it be lovely if good intentions were enough to get great results? Sadly, this is not the case.

I found the following check list on line and am going to use it to keep focused. Should be pretty easy to track progress this way. Each week will Look like this:


This Week's Goal: Get calorie intake within healthy range; IF 16:8   4 days

Did I meet it? yes

Previous week's average weight: 258

This week's average weight: 256

Previous week's average daily caloric intake: 3850

This week's average daily caloric intake:2300

Previous week's average steps per day:1300

This week's average steps per day: 3200

Previous week's average resting heart rate: 88 bpm

This week's average resting heart rate: 88 bpm

Biggest Accomplishment: going back to IF

I'm feeling... nothing really, it's a process and i'm just getting started. I want to change my life, not just go on a diet. So, there are no quick fixes or over night results. I expect this to be a year long journey. These are just the first steps.

Next week's Goal: IF 16:8,  3 days in the gym

It's Important to me because: I want to break the habit of eating when I'm bored, be more aware of what my body requires concerning food, improve insulin sensitivity, detox, gym time to hopefully prepare my body for "boot camp" starting May 14

What I need to succeed: just do it


Starting point: Week of 4/22 - 4/26

Weight: 258
BMI 39
Waist/hip ratio  .85

Bicep:  17
Bust:   38
Waist:   44
Hips:   52
Thigh:  29
Calf:  18
Push ups: 0
Sit ups: 15
Plank: 50 sec
Mile: 18.5 min
Sit to stand using just feet - NOPE
Squat - body weight only - 25
Lunge - body weight only - 5
Wall Sit: 45 sec
Pull up - nope
Hand Stand - haha - no
Jump rope - ummm... no

Big Hugs,
K

Thursday Thoughts on - being overweight

It is easier for me to write about mental illness, suicide, and recovery than it is to write about my weight. It's hard to face the truth about my body.

This week I realized that, whether I put words to it or not, it is obvious I am overweight. No one who knows me will be shocked when I say that I need to lose 100 pounds. No one who knows me will gasp upon reading that I am a size 16. It's not like I can hide 100 pounds. To think otherwise is to live in denial... which is what I've been doing. In this time of selfies, where we can control the angle and lighting of every photo, it is EASY to live in denial... until you see a video of yourself on the big screen at church... where you look like an overweight giant... which is what I experienced on this past Sunday.

It's time to face reality.

The most embarrassing thing about all this is that I already tried to lose this weight... more than once. Each time, I declare "This time I'm serious!" and "This time I won't quit!" and "This time I will reach my goal!"I formulate a detailed plan and get off to a good start... and each time I give up. I feel like a failure, a phony, a fraud. 

100 pounds is a lot of weight to shed. 

People say "You could lose that in a year!"  and I think "Do you KNOW how long a year is?" 

I JUST realized that I've been fat for 14 years. 

Maybe a year isn't so long after all.

And to be perfectly honest...  I hate my body. I hate being out of breath. I hate my heart racing. I hate having the shape of a blob. I hate the way I look...period. I hate how round my face is, how big my arms and legs are, and my middle is just... gross. I hate the way my clothes fit. I hate getting dressed, buying clothes, walking up the stairs...even getting off the couch has become a struggle. The worst part of this is that I have done it to myself. 

I also want to point out that I absolutely realize that my appearance is NOT who I am. I absolutely believe that my value  is completely and totally dependent on who I am in Christ. That being said... being unhealthy by choice is not glorifying to the One who created me. He did not create me to be impaired by my weight. So, it's time to do something to change all this.

I really hope that there are other women out there who have tried to get in shape and given up more times than they can count, but are willing to give it one more shot. I mean, I hate it for you, because I know how it feels... and it feels pretty awful. Quite honestly, I just need to know that I am not the only one battling this. It's frustrating. It's discouraging. It's depressing.

But... alone or not... I'm giving it another go. 

I do not have an elaborate plan. I know, this is shocking to me too, but elaborate plans have not worked so far. I'm just doing... something.

I have signed up for "Boot Camp" because I need help and motivation. It is 12 weeks long and starts May 14.

I THOUGHT that I would wait to start this journey when I start boot camp... but then I saw this...

So, I'm rethinking the non-plan. If I start now (I'm writing this on Monday Morning),  I figure Boot Camp will start up about the time I get discouraged and want to quit and HOPEFULLY will give me the motivation I need to push through. 

Also, if I start now, maybe I won't die the first week of Boot Camp.

Tomorrow I will record my beginning weight and measurements and recap what I've done this week.

It's hard to lose 100 pounds... 

It is harder to hate myself for needing to lose 100 pounds. 

Just my thoughts.

K

Wednesday's Weekly Recipe - Zelda's Bean Dip

Our office recently had a "Happy Retirement" party, and with it, copious amounts of food.

This bean dip was one of my favorite items!!! I mean I love chips and dips anyway, but this one stood out in that it is light and sooo full of flavor!

Mix the following and refrigerate. Serve with corn chips, pita chips or wheat crackers. (I'm thinking it might make a fine topping for baked chicken as well... but that's just me.)


2 orange bell peppers (diced)
2 bunches of cilantro (chopped fine)
1 bunch of green onions (Chopped fine)
2 cans white shoe peg corn (rinsed and drained)
2 cans Rotel (drained)
2 cans ranch style black beans (rinsed and drained)
3/4 bottle Italian dressing

Enjoy!
K

Tuesday Tips and Tricks - Life Hack #1589 -

Monday Motivation

Hope and Joy

Without the resurrection, the virgin birth and the crucifixion would not carry the hope of eternity. Today is the day we celebrate our risen Savior!

What EVER you face today, there is hope in Christ Jesus, because of the resurrection.