My BIG FAT Weight Loss Journey

And I still feel pretty fabulous!

Monday and Tuesday night both involved WiiFit, and I was particularly proud of myself on Tuesday night for completing the “Island Lap” run, in addition to 20 minutes of aerobics and a different 4-minute run. My running total came to 15 minutes that night and I felt GREAT! Exhausted, for sure, but great!

Wednesday was an iteresting day for me, in regards to excercise. I got online during the day and I was talking to my ex, because he’s big on fitness and all that. He works at the gym selling memberships, for goodness sake! Anyway, I told him that I was starting to work on being healthier and all that, and he offered to go to the gym with me that evening. I’d been planning on that day being my off day, but I decided to go to the gym anyway. So we went, and I have to say… My ex is the BEST exercise motivator I have EVER had. He’s not afraid to challenge me, which he proved when he bet me I COULDN’T do 30 minutes on a bike after the 25 I’d spent on an elliptical. You can bet I did it, though! On top of that hour on the machines, I left him to do his weight training and I swam 10 laps(20 lengths) in the pool. Once that was done I relaxed a bit and sat in the spa, then the sauna for a while. It was AWESOME. My legs were definitely not happy with me, and they’re still feeling it a bit right now, but they’re just going to have to get used to it because the exercise is here to stay.

It seems weird to a lot of people that I would go work out with my ex, but Kevin really is a huge supporter for me right now, particularly since I haven’t bothered to inform most people that I’m trying to change for the better. He knows how I’ve tried and failed in the past, because he was dating me through a lot of those trials. I’ve actually given him free reign to call me out if he notices me slipping up, because it doesn’t really matter if I get mad at him, not like it matters when I get mad at my mom for sayin the exact same things. He’s a huge help for me, and I definitely plan on keeping him as a work out buddy, for sure!

 I talked to my step dad last night about it, and he’s completely supportive as usual, willing to get me anything I need for my journey. Now, there are things I’d like to have, but I would much rather work with the resources already available to me before i go spending other people’s money. I have the WiiFit and the gym at my disposal, for now that should be more than sufficient! Once I’ve stuck it out a while, I really want to get EASA(EA Sports Active), because it looks like it would be a little more of a workout than WiiFit. That, and having variety will definitely help me stay on track, at least that’s what I’m hoping!

I’ve been working on eating less, because rightn ow I’m honestly trying to focus more on getting into an excercise groove before I tackle the food thing. I’ve been having a chat with myself off and on today in my head about dropping soda, since I don’t drink much of it right now anyway, and I know it’s not helping anything. In that same chat with myself I’ve been thinking I should go back to drinking the reccomended 64oz of water each day. I was doing that back when I lost 17 pounds, and I think that was a great personal thing for me to do each day for a lot of different reasons. Right now I don’t drink nearly enough water… And I think I need to fix that.

All in all, the last few days have really opened my eyes quite a bit, and I’m welcoming everything I’ve seen. I have the best support EVER from an unlikely source, I have goals I’ve set for myself that I’m going to work on, and most importantly… I’m feeling like this is really, actually going to happen. And I cannot WAIT!

Filed under: Everyday(or so) Ramblings on July 3rd, 2009