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1ittlevictories

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:seeya: So I'm not sure how much I'm supposed to tell on the first post, but I'll give it a go:


My decision to lose weight just made sense, I didn't want to feel like crap any more, and I want to feel great about the body I'm in! You only get one after all. I'd been a little heavy in middle school and high school (not enough to truly bother me), but the real trouble started in college. I gained around 37 lbs in my FIRST semester, yikes! I knew that girls who measure 5'2" weren't supposed to be 187 lbs. That was about 3 1/2 years ago; I seriously yo-yo'd for awhile before losing the healthy way. The changes in my diet have made the biggest difference, and I finally found ways to enjoy exercise intsead of treating it like a chore. So far so good.


Exercise: 6 days a week. I have a kickboxing class I do three times a week (it's not cardio kickboxing, we actually have gloves and punch/kick punching bags, SO fun), an aerobics class (twice per week) and a Walk Off Weight and Stress class (twice per week) (that's basically walking around the track, but I jog!). I take the bus instead of driving(no car :[), which forces me to walk quite a bit more than I would if I drove but I don't mind. I'm finding the more I exercise the more energy I have, and the easier it is to sleep at night. Sometimes I don't always make it to every workout, but as long as exercise AT LEAST 5 times a week, I have a clear conscience.


Diet: I spread 1200-1300 calories throughout the day with 4 small meals. I have a soy protein powder to make a shake for breakfast, because I usually don't have enough time to make a full meal. Protein is most especially important to me since my diet is basically vegetarian(I try to consume about 45 g of protein/day). Eggs, lots of raw fruits and veggies, whole wheat sandwich thins(instead of full slices of bread), almond milk, soy veggie burgers, 100 calorie pop bags of popcorn (for a snack) and cliff bars.. I rarely go out to eat (I can barely afford to!) but when I do I try my best to be health conscious about what I'm getting. I DO treat myself every once in awhile so I don't go crazy and binge! For example, I friggin love dark chocolate an almonds(a cup of three pieces from See's Candies is like 87 cents or something). I never drink soda, juice, energy drinks or coffee, but I LOVE tea (Jasmine Fancy from Peet's Coffee with a little soy milk/honey is my absolute favorite). I have one of those 32 oz Nalgene bottles, and I try my best to drink two of those a day. I eat on a really tight budget ($35/week), so it's important to me that I stick to that budget.


I'm around 165 lbs right now and my goal weight is 120 lbs, which is a realistic weight for me. I've come a long way in the past 3 1/2 years, but I've still got a ways to go. I just got the ankle/wrist weights that I ordered online, so I'm stoked about incorporating more strength training. Yay!
 
GAH! Warming T.M.I. moment: buuuut I started my period last night so there's NO way I'm going to kickboxing tonight--my cramps are hellish for the first couple days. I did get plenty of walking in though, had to get groceries and CANDY to hand out to all the kiddies. I can't wait, they're always so adorable :] Tomorrow is our timed mile in walking off stress/weight, so cramps or no cramps I'm going.
 
Originally Posted by 1ittlevictories


My mile today was 11:32 and last time it was 13 something... improvement! That's all :]
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Hey, that's a big improvement! You should be super proud!! :D Congrats!
 
Thank you guys! I'm currently making it a goal to run a mile a day, right now it's only twice a week--so I'm thinking

I'll have to slowwwly work up to it. I went to aerobics today, I LOVE that class--I rolled my ankle which scared the

sh*t outta me, 'cause the last thing anyone wants is an injury right?? But I'm totally fine, phew! I've also realized I

can't stick to my vegetarian plan--I like chicken a looooot lol. But it's easier to get the right kind of protein/amino ac

ids that way too. Anyway. Thanks again for the positive comments :]
 
Originally Posted by Crymlyn


Sounds like your diet is kinda similar to mine.. my boyfriend is a veggie, so to make life easy, 90% of my meals are also veggie.. but heck, I can't give up chicken! I don't miss red meats, but chicken.. c'mon! It's so yum! I've juts got to a point now where I cook 2 chicken breasts, break them into pieces and then keep them in the fridge - whenever I'm starting to feel hungry, I just get some healthy brown bread, sprinkle some chicken in and chow down!



I thought about starting kick boxing, but sadly I can't really afford the lessons. It looks so much fun though! HOw long have you been doing it?
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I know right! Chicken and fish man, I love both those things--most especially salmon:drool5: I started kickboxing in September--it's like $79/month for 8 months. When my 8 months are up I don't

know if I'll want to do another 8 months or move on to another activity I've always wanted to try, like pole dancing! They offer classes in the town I live in, and it's excellent aerobic exercise.

What do you do currently??
 
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