Camila's Comeback!

Thank you, Clarissa!

Day 2 of early morning workout challenge complete!

Alarm went off at 4:40am, but I did not feel as excited to wake up and head to the gym as I did yesterday. Maybe because it is rainy and cold here. I actually think my body and mind were excited because I woke up at 2:45am then again at 3:45am! All it took was telling myself "You either go, or you regret not going." So I got up and arrived a little before 5. Again, my focus for this challenge is cardio so I hopped on the treadmill right away.

I'm really trying to build my endurance up. I know it will take more than 3 days to get there, but it is a step in the right direction. And I can tell that slowly but surely I am getting better and better.

I stayed for about 45 min and worked up a good sweat. By the time I left I felt so good. Starting the day off by accomplishing a goal before anything else is honestly a great feeling. I can see myself doing these early workouts regularly...they are that good!

That said, I am so prepared for Thursday! Hope you all have a great day! This week flew by for me. :)
 
You're doing fantastic and are quite the inspiration! I will have to find ways to get out of my comfort zone. In a way I think I already have with some of my latest clothing choices. I'm getting more girly and picking smaller sizes. Before I just grabbed the plainest, darkest colors out of the mens department. Now I'm getting some with nice floral prints and even *gasp* girly colors! So not me, but I'm getting used to it. :)

Your walking distances are really amazing too. I just did a mapquest to find out how far away the nearest Supercuts is so I can get my haircut over the weekend. It's 3.75mi away one way. I'm debating if I want to try to walk. Almost 8mi, it'll be challenging to get there and back! I guess I'll decide the day of when I can see how my body feels. :)
 
Hey sweetie, how did the rest of your week go last week?
Just wondering - since you wake up at a (mind-blowing) 4 am during the week, can you sleep in at the weekends?
I have trouble sleeping past 6 am during the weekend - it annoys me so much!! I wanna be up and about on Saturday night - and I just fall in bed at 10-11pm...& voila up at 6am (or 7 am the latest)

I look fwd to seeing your news here!!! :)
 
Hey Camila,
Sorry I have been absent...from the looks of things things are going well for you! I'm going to officially close out my diary on here...but i'll drop in from time to time to check on people who have helped me through the months on here. Keep at it girl..it's so worth it!
Sarah
 
HELLLLLLOOOOOOO OUT THERE!!! :)

Yeah I'm back. The longer I stay away the guiltier that I feel. Had my birthday a few days ago. Went away over the weekend...partied like a rockstar ... :beerchug:...and I've been sick ever since! Go figure.

Honestly...I am very disappointed in myself the last few weeks. I need to start getting serious about this.

Just bought myself a birthday present...a Jawbone UP band. It is actually pretty cool...hopefully I find it motivating. I like that it monitors sleep as well as activity. Lord knows that I definitely need more sleep!

Terribly sorry for being in and out for so long now. I gotta start getting back to the gym, working out, and stop eating junk food. :ack2: I am really trying to find ways to make these changes more of a LIFESTYLE instead of quick fixes.

Anyways, sorry guys. :) Hope you are all well. I will check in soon.
 
Hi Camilla, I hope you're back on track again. I've had a very disappointing last few weeks too, well before last week. Last went pretty good.

Happy Belated Birthday! :)
 
Hey Camila,
I'm back! I've started a new thread, and now, going after that last 20 pounds. Hope to get caught up on your diary!
Sarah
 
Anybody out there remember me? :)

I am back! Things sort of spiraled out of control for me health wise and I felt too guilty to keep posting. I was way too in my head about everything. But my head is in a better place now and I truly want (and need!) control over my life and health.

So I'm up a bit on the scale. I don't weigh myself much anymore but I think I'm hovering around 170. Definitely need to address that, stat. But the key for me, I think, is learning to be patient with myself and my body.

I will come back later and get into some more details and check up on all of you. Hope everyone is well!!! It's great to be back.

Camila
 
Thanks, Omega!

Well, as promised, I am back! Over the past while I have just let things spiral out of control a bit. I'm gaining weight again and for just felt completely helpless against that. I really stopped trying and started using excuses with myself. "I'm sick," or "I'm not happy," or something else to just allow myself to resign to food to make me feel better.

Before, when I was here, I was really focused on doing everything "perfectly." Exercise meant I had to do things that I didn't like, or didn't feel well doing. I tried to take up jogging and pushed myself so hard so fast, that I actually ended up hurting myself. And honestly, I never really got any good feelings from doing it.

I've taken stock of my own reality. Here's what I've come away with:
*I'm not a runner right now. Maybe someday I can work up to be a comfortable runner, but I can't jump in and expect to be able to run a 5k no sweat.
*I have bad joints. Knees, elbows, wrists, shoulders, fingers, ankles...everything. RA runs in my family (unfortunately) so that is something I will likely have to look into eventually. But for now, it means I have to find exercises that I can do. I've come up with a list...
-Walking (I LOVE walking!)
-Biking
-Yoga
-Tai Chi
-Resistance training
-Swimming
I think eventually I want to get a bike, when my tax return comes, perhaps?!

There are also some changes that I am anticipating coming up! Later this year (June!) my boyfriend and I will be officially moving in together. So that means a lot of saving up for new furniture/security deposits/etc. The place we are eyeing is great! There is an on-site fitness center and pool. We are going to look at it this weekend! It is also going to force us to get creative about meal planning since we eat extremely differently.

But that does not give me a free pass to just wait until June to start exercising. Unfortunately the whole "Polar Vortex Part I and II" issue with this winter is making going outside really difficult. I started looking at some local yoga/tai chi classes today, and am currently browsing for good DVDs to do from home. If anyone has recommendations I would be so thankful!

As for a goal "number"...I don't have an absolute. I want to feel confident more than anything. I don't want to hide from cameras when people drag them out, or hate looking at pictures of myself. I want to happily document this time in my life through photographs...I think my boyfriend and I have less than 10 pictures together after 2.5 years. :(

Anyways, sorry to rant! I am going to keep track of my food/exercise starting tomorrow. I want to focus on eating clean more than anything. That's all for now!

Camila
 
Glad to see you back!

I think forcing yourself to do things you don't like is a common mistake people make when trying to lose weight. I know I've done it before. But you do eventually come to the realization that exercise can take many different forms and you don't HAVE to do one that you don't have fun doing.

I hear you on that whole polar vortex thing. While I typically exercise indoors this time of year, the snow has made it hard to get ot the gym a couple of times. If you're looking for dvds or videos, you should check youtube. I found an entire channel dedicated to yoga (of all levels) and I know that there are pilates, tae kwon do, and zumba videos on there as well.
 
Welcome back Camilla! It's so awesome to have everyone coming back. Hopefully Donkeykong will come back too. I miss him and think about him often. I hope he's doing well.

Anyway, how exciting to be moving into a place with your BF. I'm sure it'll be somewhat challenging to get into the new routine, but I'm sure it'll be just fine. You already know what some of your challenges will be (meal planning) so it's great that you're already starting to think about that.

I second Cory's suggestion on checking out Youtube. I've done a lot of Taebo workouts via Youtube and I recently just started the 30 Day Shred with Jillian Michaels too. I have to admit that the 30DS is tough! But, it's also a great workout in a short amount of time. I've only found level 1 on Youtube, but it gave me a feel for it. I just bought it from Walmart for $9. There are others out there too.

I don't think any of us, anyone period, should be trying to do anything perfectly. It's a nice theory, but we are human and mistakes are going to happen. There is no "perfectly" in life. We just have to do the best we can and learn to forgive ourselves for our screw ups. :)
 
Cory: Thank you for the YouTube tip! I will definitely do that. I always forget to check there and it is such a great source!

Justina: :party: We are back!!!

Mandy: Yay! It feels so good to be back. Thanks for the reminder about being human...sometimes it's easy to forget that. :) I actually spent all of last night looking at workout DVDs aaaaanddd....


~~~BIG DECISION!~~~

I decided to do the Insanity program!! Part of me thinks I am crazy, but I have heard such awesome things about it, I figured why not? I'm stuck inside until it starts to get warmer out, and I think that I really can stick to it. I've asked my bf to not let me fall off the wagon so I have him behind me!

It's a 60-day plan, and they give you a meal guide along with it. It will probably arrive sometime later next week and I think I will start Sunday the 9th. Before I start I plan to take pics and all my measurements. I've heard that initially you might not see much movement on the scale, that the inches disappear before the pounds. I am totally okay with that. Just will have to keep my mind in the right place. Ahh! I am nervous (will I be able to keep up!?) and excited (a fun, intense personal challenge!).

Anyone here done it before?

Anyways, I am seriously ready for the weekend. We are going out for sushi tonight...yummy! Thankfully I don't like many of the fancy rolls with tons of calories!

Hope you are all having a great day!

~Camila
 
Good luck with Insanity! I had a friend who did it and had quite a bit of success. It think he dropped like 30 lbs on it; however, he didn't change any of his other habits and didn't continue to exercise when it was done so he pretty quickly gained the weight back.
 
Thanks, Cory! It will definitely be a challenge but I am up for it!

This weekend was alright. However, I am up to 172 this morning :-( darn Super Bowl party. I think I am mentally ready to do Insanity. Tonight after work I need to do my grocery shopping and stock up on yummy healthy foods! Lots of vegetables and lean protein.

I think what I will *attempt* to do is plan as many meals ahead as possible. That way I don't have to think too much when it comes time to eat.

Hope you all have a great week! I will be back later today! :)
 
Agh, well. Running into some logistical problems.

Insanity arrived and I've managed to follow the food plan to the T today. However, when I went to workout this evening, I grossly underestimated how "loud" it would be. I live on the 2nd story of a very old building...you can hear every creak and crack.

I came up with the genius idea that I could go down into my storage unit in the basement (it's the size of my living room) and workout. However, I got down there and realized that I could hear the people above me perfectly, so assumed they would probably be able to hear me. Grr. So frustrating!

All is not lost, though. I could wake up early and workout downstairs since I am pretty sure I am up earlier than anyone in my building. Or else I am sure it would go unnoticed in the early evening. Also, in about 2 weeks I will be staying at my boyfriend's full time for about a month. So there is opportunity there for sure.

I did about half of the fit test this evening before I had to stop. The plus side is that I can now attest that this program is HARD. I didn't even do the entire fit test and I know that I am already feeling it. I took my before measurements/pics...plan on not even looking at the pictures for a long time. Depressing :(

I can make this work, I know I can! Where there is a will, there is a way.

Today's food:
Homemade baked oatmeal square
Banana

Homemade flatbread with tomato, onion, a bit of cheese, and basil
Cottage Cheese
Yogurt
Cantaloupe

Turkey sandwich for dinner

Feel pretty good about the food today. Just gotta figure out a permanent solution for working out.

Hope you are all great!
 
Have made it through day 2 okay! Went back yesterday and redid the fit test and did the Day 2 workout today. It was cardio based and holy **** it is intense. I am sore all over...heck I was sore after the fit test. Anyways, I didn't want to push too hard and risk getting injured.

Honestly if someone were to describe the workout to me...it wouldn't seem that bad. But actually doing it is another story. Even the stretches are intense.

Anyways my food has been really great. I am flowing their diet program pretty closely. I'm in a good mindset where I'm not even worried about the scale. If it goes down that of course will be awesome. However, I KNOW and FEEL that I am doing good for my body.

Hoping that after Awhile I won't be sore like this anymore!!
 
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