Risty's Diary (Christina)

Howdy Risty,
Wow sounds like great exersiceing and fun thats what
makes a daily routine worth doing when it is exciting,fun or enjoyable!
Wow look at your ticker that really pumps me up for this I so can't wait to
get to where you are then maybe I can have more self confidence to go to
a gym and try something new,but my self esteem is still very low.

For my sons b-day party I changed like 5 times I even put on a size 13 brown shorts with cuite little butt pockets wor them an hour then started looking at me legs and tummy like BLAH YUCK so I changed.I thought I would feel somewhat better which I do but I have alot more bad days than good.
Your doing great and congrats on the kickboxing very hard and intense buttkicking sport! Have a great night Tammy
 
Thanks everyone!

Yeah the UBC is definately gonna kick my butt. I mean after my intro class to the cardio kickboxing (CK I'm gonna call it from now on) I just did the end of the class and it was hard as hell! We just caught the end of the bag work (so we got a few punches in) and then we had a bit of leg work to do (in the air round kicks, not putting your leg down) I swears my legs did not like that! Then we did push ups ... weird parter pushups where you stand up and bend over and walk your arms down into the pushup position and do 1 pushup, then walk yourself back up. Then your partner would go and do 2 and get up, then you'd go and do 3 and get up. So you alternate that until you get to 5 and then you alternate that back down. It was so hard, my arms were shaking trying to get back up! Then we got to do the ab work, which when I do my abs I don't usually feel anything the next day, but damn my abs are sore today! So.... I can't even imagine how a full class of CK!

So yeah, the CK will be on mon, weds and fri and the other part of the UBC (the resistance) will be on tues, thurs and sat. You also get a book to monitor your progress. They see what you can do fitness wise and then check in halfway (at 5 weeks) and then check in at the end of 10 weeks of what you can do. They also take measurements of your body at the beginning, 5 weeks and 10 weeks. So I will definately post pics. I have a pic of when I was around my heaviest weight, then my sis will take pics this weekend of me now (which I'll post those right away) and then I'll take pics after the 10 weeks and post those as well as post my fitness progress and measurements.

I'm so excited but then scared as hell. Tonight is lower body night and when I see the words squat and lunge... oh boy, those words are not friends of mine, plus the added resistance... that's gonna be hard! I'm kinda lucky that it's a long weekend, so they're not open this friday (so I get a day's rest! otherwise I would have had to do CK the very next day).

I'm kinda worried because I had to take my bf's sister to the hospital and we were there ALL night, so I went to be at 7:30 am this morning, so hopefully I have enough energy for my first class. I called into work saying I couldn't go and needed sleep, I just couldn't function at that point. But there's no way I'm missing my first class, thank goodness I was able to fall asleep, I feel a bit better but still exhausted.

Oh and Tammy, I know how it is to look at yourself in the mirror and think yuck! I mean, I lost a lot of weight, but I'm still overweight and until my fat is gone and I get toned, I don't think I'll be happy. I mean I still do not wear shorts, there's no way I'm wearing shorts with my legs like this. But once I lose more bodyfat and have that healthy toned look, then I'll be happy! I hope you feel better about yourself and I hope that how you feel about yourself won't stop you from doing things you otherwise would do if you were thinner.
 
Hi Risty

I'm sore after reading about it. haha I have a question though, is it awkward at all doing a group class? You seem like a really confident person anyways but I wonder how I'd do in a group atmosphere.

It sounds like they keep you going all throughout the class! I cannot wait to see the lbs. melts off of you, nice job Risty.
 
You know, I was really scared about the whole group thing. I mean I am confident to an extent, but prior to the class I was feeling awkward because I felt like I was gonna be the only bigger/unfit person there type of thing. But when you're actually doing the class the instructor gets you so pumped up and you work so hard that you don't have time to focus on anything but yourself and your workout. I just came back from the class and it was awesome! I only felt uncomfortable at first before it started because I'm 2 classes behind and so everyone knew each other and what bands to get and whatnot, but everyone was really helpful and I was totally fine after the first couple mins.

Funny thing is, yesterday when I had my intro class, another girl was there too and she's the one that told me about the UBC to begin with... which ultimately if it wasn't for her I wouldn't have known about it or joined it. So today I'm leaving and I get in the elevator and she's there! We were just like OMG! She lives in my building, just a floor above me. I mean, if we had left even a minute later or earlier, we would have never know. It was the coolest thing. Plus, she works in the dentist office of my dentist, so yesterday when we were trying to figure out how we knew each other... there ya go!

But yeah, we did the lower body today and it was so hard... I actually had sweat roll from my forehead down my nose... and I mean it when I say this, that's only happened a couple other times in my life (being when I was in CK years and years ago). My legs feel like they're tired and I know they're gonna be sore. I'm kinda glad tomorrow is a holiday because I dunno if I could do all the kicks with my legs in the CK that would have been tomorrow otherwise. We do have a class on sat which will be upper body, it will be my first one, almost everyone else except one other person has already done it once already.

OH, and on tuesday I have to miss a class because that's when they'll measure my fitness, my body and all that. So I'm excited yet scared to see my measurements. I'll have to get mine from my parents and compare from the last time. Then once I have my new measurements, I'll post those along with my first measurements from the beginning. I also need to make sure my sis takes some pictures of me so I can post those too.

Speaking of pictures, I'm gonna post a pic of my in my size 18's I used to wear and get her to take a pic of me in them now, it's amazing! I couldn't believe it when I put them on again. You'll see, just you wait! I still have a long way to go, but hey, I'm so proud of my accomplishments so far.
 
Risty it sounds fabulous and I'm totally looking forward to seeing your pics. Hell yes! Cheers to sexy bodies!
 
Well done Risty, the class sounds like it did the job very well. The thought of before/after pictures still scares me, but I think it's really important, especially on those days when you need motivating. Your enthusiasm for the CK class has made me decide to do a class myself - I'm sure it'll keep me from being bored. I'm also a little scared about the group thing, but I suppose I'll have to get used to it. Isn't it nice when you know you're going to be sore, which means you're doing a good job?
Well done on your accomplishments Risty - I have high hopes for you.
 
You have EVERY reason to be proud of the accomplishments so far! I look foward to seeing your progress pictures!

Hope you have a good weekend Risty :)
 
Aww, you guys! Making me emotional here! Hehe

RhoRho I think it's awesome that you've decided to join a class! They're wonderful for many many reasons. The class makes you push yourself that you normally might not have, it's really upbeat and motivating, and it's actually fun so it makes you want to go. I was scared to join myself (without my sister) because for my CK class you have to partner up on a bag and her and I would partner up in the past and I was SO scared to have to go alone and partner with a stranger. But I met this one girl there and she's so nice and we were partnered up together and it was awesome.

Lukewarm the class is fabulous! It totally works you hard, I sweat so much! I'm am SO sore today it's awesome! I wanted to look up at the clock this morning but my abs were way too sore to sit up like that. My legs and butt actually feel sore as well, and that never happens!

M2M thanks, I do feel proud, but I'll feel more proud once I finish my 10 weeks of my UBC. Anyways, my sis is here to take my pics right now! I'll post them as soon as possible.
 
OK! Here's the pics of me! First is my fat picture, not the best cause I have a hoody on, but then again I always had my hoody on (to hide myself really) this picture was from last March. Then I have some pics from today with the same pants on as before. One is kind of a silly one... we tried to find something big to show how much room there really was, and so... a HUGE candle was what we used! For the full body pic my stomach looks flatter than it actually is cause I'm stretching out for the pose, which wasn't what was intended, I just wanted to be silly. One pic is from behind just to show how empty the pants are now, and you can clearly see from before that I FILLED those pants.

I do have some underwear pics, but I won't show those until I have a better underwear pic to compare them to!
 

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Risty!!! I am FLIPPING OUT! You look so great! I'm ridiculously proud...haha as though I've known you! Seriously, you have rejuvenated my mindset about this whole weight loss deal, I mean just look at you, girl you look hot!
 
you look great!! Your journey reminds me so much of mine. I'm stuck at 174 right now and I *know* I have to do exercise but I'm not a morning person and that's the only time I can really fit it in. Seeing you be so motivated makes me feel motivated to make a change!

-Melody
 
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Oh wow - your pictures are brilliant! I sooooo want to get to that stage where I'm swimming in my clothes! You've done ever so well so far - I hope you carry on as you're so close to your goal (although I have to say you look fantastic now)
 
Great progress :) You must be really pleased with yourself.

(Haha, I've actually kept an old pair of my jeans so that I can do this and see the difference when I'm done.)
 
Risty - Absolutely GREAT progress pictures!

You look positively amazing :D
That fully body shot is *very* cute - avatar cute ;)
 
Awww, thank you everyone, it just makes me feel so great to hear all that feedback. It just kind of reaffirms that I did do a good job so far. I'm gonna take one of the pics out so I can put another before pic up. This one shows my upper body unlike the other one. When my sis sent it to me I was like OMG. We thought that in the upper body there was a shadow on the side... but no... it's all me and I just thought to myself, how did I get that big? I continually gained weight, but I have a pic from christmas '04 which the me there is a bit bigger then the me now, and then came christmas '05 and it was like BAM! But at least I'm now even beyond christmas '04 and I'm gonna continue that!

Oh, and today I had my first UBC upper body workout, was that ever hard. I've never worked my arms so hard in my life. I know I'm gonna be majorly sore tomorrow!
 
Ok so I don't know how to change the pics I uploaded previously, so here's a new post with my fat christmas of '05 and my now pic in my new pants (which are slightly lose :D )
 

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