From 'I use to be...' to 'I am'

Foepsie

Foepsie

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Alrighty then...

I'm 1.65m and I weigh a few kg's more than I should. When I was younger I did Judo and Modern dancing- and I was fit. But for one or other stupid reason I stopped and transformed into a lazy teen instead.

I'm here because I'm going to change that. I'm going to be that fit little ninja again.

As far as a diet goes I mostly eat what the parents give me (since I'm only 16), but I definitely watch which of that food I eat. Just to be certain that my definition of healthy is correct I go through what I ate and calculate the amount of calories I ate. (I use fitday.com). I avoid sugar whenever I can and I've excluded sweets from my diet.

As far as exercise go I've rejoined my old Judo club and I go to practice twice a week, (2 hours a session). I exercise on my own at home as well. I've downloaded three apps on my phone one for push ups, one for squats and one for sit ups. You set yourself a goal for what you want to achieve e.g. 100 consecutive push ups or 150 consecutive sit ups. Then you type in the amount you can currently do without rest and without getting tired. From there it sets out the amount you should do (within you're own time) before a period of rest, slowly working its way to your set goal.
I want to be able to do: 100 consecutive push ups, 150 sit ups and 200 squats.

I'm keeping a diary to remind me not to fall into old habits.
 
Today's exercise:
Via phone app->174 push ups with rest in between (average of 15 before rest), 293 sit ups with rest (average of 32 before rest) and 198 squats (average of 28 before rest).
No Judo since it's Sunday.
Home gym-> military press: 3 sets of 12, lateral pull downs: 3 sets of 12 and knee extensions: 3 sets of 12.
 
Welcome to the forum! At just 16 years of age I have to say that I'm very happy for you and proud of you for being so aware of your situation and deciding to get healthy. When I was your age getting healthy wasn't even a thought. It's just really refreshing to see. You're clearly a very smart person! :)

As for your game plan, it sounds very good. Your food choices are as good as they can be under the circumstances. Do your parents know that your trying to get healthier? Maybe they can be more understanding and offer some healthier choices for the whole family?

I also wanted to mention that you can check out Youtube for some great exercise videos. I've found several there that I use, mostly Taebo. You can't really go wrong with free. :)
 
Thank you Mandy, I appreciate the time you've taken to post. I do in fact watch Youtube to get exercise advice and routines.
My parents do know that I want to lose weight/ live healthy- they've actually went as far as skipping take-out and getting health wraps from our local gym instead. It's less expensive and much tastier. They've also bought me rye bread instead of white because of my insistent heart-burn problem.

As for my progress on my workout, well since I've got the flu I didn't really get the chance to exercise. I heard that my niece passed out during a squash practice session and she only had a runny nose, and that kind of scared me off of the idea of exercise while ill.
I feel better already but I'm going to wait until Monday before getting back into routine.

I've lost 2.2lbs since the 11th just by watching what I eat. And LOTS of water.
 
Good job and I'm glad your parents are helping you through the process.

Good luck on your 100 consecutive pushups! :coolgleamA:
 
Thanks BeHappyWMe.

I'm staring a big challenge in the eyes. My brother's 18th birthday party is today and obviously I've been invited to join him. It's going to be a holler and a half but there's one problem. There's going to be sweets and ice cream, lots of coca-cola and carbonated drinks. And I've always had a problem with self control, especially when we have people over. I'm tempted to lock myself in my room and refuse to come out until everyone left, but I can't do that to my brother.
So I'm going to try my best and hopefully succeed in not eating too much.
(I've already eaten a few jelly beans, a marshmallow and two/three licorice Allsorts- hopfully no more.)
 
Today is Monday which means Judo- and I can't wait. It's been a week since my last session and I'm burning for some exercise.
I did some push ups and sit ups yesterday just so that today won't be too great of a shock on my body. Still, I'm super exited.

I've gained about 1.5lbs since my brother's birthday party but I've shaken a pound off yesterday.
 
I'm absolutely, positively thrilled. I lost 2.5lbs from yesterday's judo (I'm stiff all over) and to top it all off my sensei said he was satisfied with my progress- next year I'll be competing with the others.

Just to dampen my happiness a little one of the judo players kept pestering me with questions about my weight (I know she just wanted to know under which category I'll fall but still). I didn't want to tell her, so she gave up but told me that she reckons I'll be fighting under 70kg because I'm short and wide (along with motioning with her arms at her sides- you know the gesture). Her guess was spot on, though, since I weighed 69.4 yesterday. I just wish other people couldn't see it.

At least I'm still losing weight- today I weigh 68.3kg or 150.57lbs.

Yesterday's exercise was Judo but we did fitness training during the last few minutes:
- 5 push ups directly followed by
- 5 burpees directly followed by
- 5 exercises in which you stand in a push up form and bring your feet forward to touch the mat in front of your arms (Kind of like a jump motion- I don't know what it's called)
- 5 throw movements
Rest 30 seconds and repeat x2
Then:
- 30 sec run in one place then directly into
- 30 sec run forward, touch the mat, and run backward, touch the mat again. Directly into
- 30 sec run sideways, touch the mat each side
Rest 30 sec repeat x2

Don't know if any of you want to try this, but feel free to. The running section is not as difficult as the other one, though.
 
I find the most difficult thing is to say 'no, I don't want any'. And when you say it, say it with enough conviction that no one would try to change your mind.
 
Thank you Sunflower, everything is going great. :)

I've just realized how many calories are in oats. I've always reckoned 'Hey, it's healthy.' and ate a bowl full. For interests sake I decided to calculate the amount of calories today. I thought I'd just eat a cup-full but I almost lost my head when I saw that it was 840 calories. So I ended up only eating half of that. And surprisingly I'm not that hungry. :)

I went for a run around the block, which is more or less 1km, but that's about all I could manage. 5min of jogging= about 36 calories burned. Afterward I did 40min of push ups and sit ups rest included= 325 calories burned.
As for my push up goal: 237 push ups with rest of about 1,25 min in between. And I've reached my 150 sit ups goal.
 
I've been MIA dealing with some issues, but have time to get caught up tonight. I'm glad your parents are on board with you wanting to lose weight. I'm sure that'll make things much easier for you to reach your goals. It sounds like you're enjoying all of your workouts which is good. Having Judo to look forward to will be a big help and it will no doubt keep your motivation going. Keep up the good work! You sound very determined. :)
 
Thanks Mandy, I appreciate the comment. :)

So after my brother's birthday party, his birthday and some cheating in between I'm back at square one, or at least I was two days ago- 70kg. The scale broke so I have no idea what I weigh now and my grandma's scale is way off it's not even funny. I went to Judo Wednesday and yesterday so I feel like I must have lost some weight.
Big problem is though that over the weekends or Fridays we get lazy or get cravings and end up having take-aways. And tomorrow night is the big grade 10 ball.

It's starting to feel like I'm riding a weight roller-coaster and I always end up where I began.
 
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So the battery of our scale was flat since late August and we've finally went and bought a new battery for it. I weighed in at 67.6kg this morning. I'm super glad, because I feared the worst. It's the worst feeling in the world when you don't know if what you're doing to lose weight is actually helping. It's like feeling for something in the dark.

It is vacation right now, and boredom leads to eating. I try not to eat too much but it's hard, so I drink a lot of water instead. Oh, and tea. I love tea, especially after I discovered camomile-tea.

As for exercise- no judo because the world seems to hate us. A friend died in the beginning of September, then we had to go a week without electricity because my country is filled with incompetence. After that we heard that our family dog- a paralised (from mid-back and down) pug, Beany- had to be euthanized. And now its holidays. I haven't gone to judo for about three weeks.
I'm training at home when my sister's mood swings die down (which hardly ever happens). I do M100's every night. I'm supposed to do 10 sets but I can only do 8 right now.
 
Sorry to hear about all of the bad things going on in your life. I've dealt with some bad stuff recently too. One great way to get through it is to workout and have some you time. Of course, even I had a hard time getting into working out so it's easier said than done. I hope things settle down for you soon. :(
 
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