After 5 weeks of the gym; 3 weeks going 5 days a week, and 2 weeks only going 3 times (due to being sick, and snow) a week. I weighed in Friday 2/12 and my results were...
- 19 pounds;
- 9.75 inches.
I'm happy, but I also know I could have done better! The past two weeks weren't spent watching what I eat and less time at the gym, so even though I'm happy I'm also disappointed in myself.
So, Monday I once again "start over". Going to the gym 5 days/week, and no more cupcakes! I can do better, and I will do better. Better results next month!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Goals for January
Well... I made it through week one! I worked out five times this week, and I am SO feeling the burn... But I LOVE it!
I feel like I need to set some goals for myself, a list that I can look at everyday and be able to check off everything...
I feel like I need to set some goals for myself, a list that I can look at everyday and be able to check off everything...
Goals For January
So, that's what i'll be working on this month... Phew! Lots to get done (: I've come to realize that working out at a gym 5 times a week isn't all that's going to help me lose weight and be a happier person... I need to get my life in order, I need to concentrate more on being HAPPY and being mentally healthy as well as physically!
P.S. Thank you for reading and for your support, and helping keep me accountable! I love how a certain someone texted me asking how the water intake was going!!
1. Work out 5 times a week, and PUSH myself; go faster, harder, FEEL it.
2. Drink at least 64 ounces of water EVERY day.
3. Become more aware of the things I put into my body.
4. Control my cravings & impulses.
5. Be more active when working out; Talk to other people, participate in the extra activities and classes offered!
6. On the weekends, when not going to the gym, work out at home!
7. Walk my dogs on the weekends. (at least two times per weekend!)
8. Become more active in my everyday life; parking further away when going to stores, using the stairs more often, don't sit as much, weather permitting - walk at work.
9. Make more time for my family on the weekends & days off.
10. Create a budget AND follow it! Also, save money!!
2. Drink at least 64 ounces of water EVERY day.
3. Become more aware of the things I put into my body.
4. Control my cravings & impulses.
5. Be more active when working out; Talk to other people, participate in the extra activities and classes offered!
6. On the weekends, when not going to the gym, work out at home!
7. Walk my dogs on the weekends. (at least two times per weekend!)
8. Become more active in my everyday life; parking further away when going to stores, using the stairs more often, don't sit as much, weather permitting - walk at work.
9. Make more time for my family on the weekends & days off.
10. Create a budget AND follow it! Also, save money!!
So, that's what i'll be working on this month... Phew! Lots to get done (: I've come to realize that working out at a gym 5 times a week isn't all that's going to help me lose weight and be a happier person... I need to get my life in order, I need to concentrate more on being HAPPY and being mentally healthy as well as physically!
P.S. Thank you for reading and for your support, and helping keep me accountable! I love how a certain someone texted me asking how the water intake was going!!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
The Last Supper
*Sigh*
Before I even start, let me say that I know this was a BAD idea and pretty stupid, but I feel like I needed to do this. It may hurt my body but for my mind it was a goodbye to the foods that I DON'T need.
This weekend, I pretty much ate what I wanted to eat. Honestly, looking back, it didn't do too bad... I had veggies and fruit and good proteins... I just also had a lot of alcohol, a bag of peanut M&Ms *not the big bag, the bag you get in the check-out lanes*, a few cookies, and french fries... I'm actually kind of proud that I didn't give into the greasy pizza and all the cakes and cookies and greasy foods that were around me! I also had four ginger ales, and coke in my rum & cokes, and I haven't had soda in f-o-r-e-v-e-r. I'm acutally glad to be back to my diet green tea and water :-).
Tomorrow is it! I finish my signing up at the gym (aka paying a HUGE fee to join!) , and I can begin working out 5 times a week! I really am excited, this is going to be GREAT! I'm only weighing in once a month, so the next weigh in will be Wednesday. February 3rd. I'm going to take pictures tomorrow for Day 1 and then most likely pictures every month after weighing in... This is how I plan on keeping myself motivated!
Question: What are your food weaknesses? Do you give in often? If not, how do you stop yourself?
Before I even start, let me say that I know this was a BAD idea and pretty stupid, but I feel like I needed to do this. It may hurt my body but for my mind it was a goodbye to the foods that I DON'T need.
This weekend, I pretty much ate what I wanted to eat. Honestly, looking back, it didn't do too bad... I had veggies and fruit and good proteins... I just also had a lot of alcohol, a bag of peanut M&Ms *not the big bag, the bag you get in the check-out lanes*, a few cookies, and french fries... I'm actually kind of proud that I didn't give into the greasy pizza and all the cakes and cookies and greasy foods that were around me! I also had four ginger ales, and coke in my rum & cokes, and I haven't had soda in f-o-r-e-v-e-r. I'm acutally glad to be back to my diet green tea and water :-).
Tomorrow is it! I finish my signing up at the gym (aka paying a HUGE fee to join!) , and I can begin working out 5 times a week! I really am excited, this is going to be GREAT! I'm only weighing in once a month, so the next weigh in will be Wednesday. February 3rd. I'm going to take pictures tomorrow for Day 1 and then most likely pictures every month after weighing in... This is how I plan on keeping myself motivated!
Question: What are your food weaknesses? Do you give in often? If not, how do you stop yourself?
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Time for a Change
My name is... Well, you can call me Meg Kane. I'm 23 years old, I love kids, pets, shopping, long walks on the beach, going to the movies, talking to my friends... And, I'm also 393 pounds. Three-Hundred-Ninety-Three pounds.... The concept that I am that obese is still shocking to me. But that number is going to change- I refuse to live my life like I have been. I spent my entire life being teased and feeling so self-conscious that I became anti-social... I didn't even go to my senior prom, or have my first real kiss... Being this over-weight is stopping me from so many things... It's keeping me from being ME.
So today that changes. Today I stop making the excuses, I stop being lazy, I stop losing my self control over something so little as a piece of candy. I want to be happy. I want to walk into stores and be able to find my size. I want to walk around with my head up high and my shoulders back- confident. I want to run around and play, even though I'm 23- I want to be a kid again.
There's something else I want... I want to curl up into the arms of the man I've fallen in love with... How can someone who is 393 pounds curl up in a 180 pound mans arms? I'm not doing this for him, he's just part of my motivation. This is for me, this is my life and I deserve so much better than what I've given myself.
My plan is simple. Eat right- count my calories and make smarter choices. Exercise- On Monday, January 11, 2010 I begin my work-out routine at Curves. I will go 5 times a week. No excuses.
No fad diets here, nothing promising me I'll lose 20 pounds in two weeks. Just me, promising MYSELF that I WILL do this, I WILL lose weight, I WILL be happy.
Today is Wednesday, January 6, 2010. I weight 393 pounds. (Will be adding measurements on Monday & body pictures). Weight, measurements, and pictures will be updated monthly- I need to keep myself accountable (and have the amazing before and after pictures when I AM at the weight I want to be!)
So today that changes. Today I stop making the excuses, I stop being lazy, I stop losing my self control over something so little as a piece of candy. I want to be happy. I want to walk into stores and be able to find my size. I want to walk around with my head up high and my shoulders back- confident. I want to run around and play, even though I'm 23- I want to be a kid again.
There's something else I want... I want to curl up into the arms of the man I've fallen in love with... How can someone who is 393 pounds curl up in a 180 pound mans arms? I'm not doing this for him, he's just part of my motivation. This is for me, this is my life and I deserve so much better than what I've given myself.
My plan is simple. Eat right- count my calories and make smarter choices. Exercise- On Monday, January 11, 2010 I begin my work-out routine at Curves. I will go 5 times a week. No excuses.
No fad diets here, nothing promising me I'll lose 20 pounds in two weeks. Just me, promising MYSELF that I WILL do this, I WILL lose weight, I WILL be happy.
Today is Wednesday, January 6, 2010. I weight 393 pounds. (Will be adding measurements on Monday & body pictures). Weight, measurements, and pictures will be updated monthly- I need to keep myself accountable (and have the amazing before and after pictures when I AM at the weight I want to be!)
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