That's a good suggestion!
You could also just do more resistance type exercises that you don't need weights for...such as lunges, squats, leg lifts, sit ups etc
Also try ebay for some cheap bargains. I bought some on ebay that are now too big so I'll sell them back on ebay.
Junk food doesn't have control over me anymore.
Yay for the picture!
In regards to clothes, i think about every 20lbs or so you might definitely drop a size (from what happened to me last time). YOu of course could be much different. And yes you'll spend some time in baggy clothes and remember how they were tight before, lol.
Do you have any second hand stores in your area? Before i actually bought several items of clothes there, and also sold my old 'too big' clothes that i didn't want anymore on consignment.
I know for sure I won't be able to afford a new wardrobe every 20 lbs. I have some baggy-looking fashion statements coming along down the road, it seems. Hehe.
Thanks!
I have changed so much in the last month and a half and it amazes me and makes me feel there's no way I could ever go back now. The thought that I could go back to the way things used to be is unthinkable. If I ever did it would be an enormous mistake because the way things are now is so, so good. I feel so in charge and... safe. I don't know if anyone else understands that or has felt it, but I do. I feel safe... like I can trust myself now to do what is right for my body. I was thinking about all the things that have changed and this is just a short list I compiled.
1. I bought prevention magazine last week. I bought Fitness magazine this week. I really, really liked reading both. I find reading them to be extremely motivating and entertaining. I can't say I had ever bought a fitness or health magazine in my entire life before.
2. Two words: cottage cheese. Haha.
3. Today's my one off-day for cardio. I did 35 minutes of cardio anyway. I feel really restless if I don't workout, like something is just missing or wrong. Most of all, I enjoy it like a hobby, not a chore I am obligated to do.
4. I was really disappointed knowing I would be without my weights for a week. I did not think "Oooooh, now I have an excuse to be lazy and not weight-lift until I get back home". In general, I'm a lot less lazy than I used to be.
5. I am no longer consumed with thoughts of chocolate all day long. I am no longer consumed with thoughts of ice cream all day long. I haven't craved chocolate and ice cream in weeks. When I had the tiniest slice of ice cream cake for a friend's birthday yesterday (at her request, even!), it was... anticlimactic. It wasn't at all what it used to be.
I know there are probably still a lot more changes to come and I'm ready for them with open arms. I'm looking forward to becoming who I should have been from the start, without all the weight and addictions and bad choices holding me back.
So empowering! We can do it! Good luck..Hana xx
I just wanted to say...THIS is what its all about. Fantastic post - so positive and looking towards the future. Sounds like you really feel EMPOWERED and in CHARGE.
Whenever you are lacking motivation or things going a bit off track - come back and read this - what you wrote when things just "clicked" because the headspace you are in right now is exactly where you want to be on this journey.
Jana, I don't know you well but I'm really proud of you!
To be honest, I feel really proud of myself. I never knew before that I was capable of these changes but everyday I am proving to myself more than anyone else what I am capable of. It's a nice bonus when others are proud of me, though.
Hey lady--Just stopping by to say hello and how awesome I think your diary is
I'm really glad that you feel that way. I have my weak moments but this has been a really extremely empowering experience for me overall.
It was the heaviest canned item I could find in the kitchen at a pound and a half-- not as heavy as my three lb weights I have been working with but it worked out just fine and the resistance exercises helped to supplement. You have exactly the same attitude that I have this time and it's working for me. I think that there comes a time in your life when you think that enough is enough things have got to change. I have never been so positive about getting healthy and I can see that you are the same. Nothing is going to stand in your way and that's the way it should be
I agree with Jay, that was a wonderful post. I am so looking forward to watching you achieve your dream as I am 100% convinced that you will do it.
I agree 100% with you. And you know, you always think that the change is going to be so difficult before you actually make it and then you do and you can't believe you didn't do it sooner.
). Then I relaxed for a little while, had a healthy snack (spinach, tomato, cheddar cheese, and watermelon), watched some TV... I even closed my eyes for about a half hour and just... thought. It was a little like meditating. I felt very at peace and relaxed. In the past, that would have lead to sleep and it amazes me that, though my eyes were closed the entire time, I remained completely awake and alert. Admitedly I had some really, really great music on and I can't resist a good beat, haha. But I was really only in for your every-day workout when I began (a kickboxing workout at ). Your average everyday grapevine step? No no no, let's throw in some hip sways, shoulder shimmies, and swing the arms up over the head. Now let's do that double-time! ... It was like I was possessed by an athlete. I repeated the workout when I got to the end of it because 10 minutes just wouldn't do. I still needed to move. This is only the beginning, isn't it? All I can say to that is WOW.
This weight loss/healthy eating/healthy choices thing was definitely the best decision I ever made because THIS experience was beyond words fun and amazing.
