Thursday, July 4, 2013

Commitment

I don't even know that anyone looks at my blog anymore because I never write in it! Seriously, it has been super sporadic because most of my time is spent doing things for other people, and then when I do have time to myself, I'm not thinking about this at all. But! I realize that's not the greatest thing, because I like writing and I like sharing my life with people. So, I am going to make a commitment to post a new blog entry once a week. I will aim for that, a least.

I know that without dedication or commitment to something, nothing will get accomplished. Which brings me to my next point.

I think I need something to focus on. Before baby arrived nearly two years ago, my focus was kind of all over the place, but mostly on cooking. Hence, the recipes. Sometimes there would be ranting and raving and whining because you need that. Then came baby, and most of what I talked about was her and all the fun that came along with being a new mom and not knowing what I was doing. Seriously - raising a child is like...a crash course. She will be turning two years old this month and I still have no idea what I am doing. I'm surprised, quite frankly, that she is still alive. She must have like 8 guardian angels.

Anyway, so I think for the next few months, my main focus is going to be on me....and shrinking myself. Not even kidding, I mean WTF? I've never been SKINNY but I wasn't always a fricken planet and I can't even use pregnancy as an excuse for how I've let myself get to where I am at now. What I can use is my love for cookies, ice cream, cake, and lack of self control. Oh, and the fact that exercise is not fun to me.

So um.....here's what I'm going to do. I am going to blog my weight loss efforts and my results. Way embarrassing but maybe if I just put it all out there and know that people are reading it and waiting to see what happens (or waiting for me to fail so they can laugh maliciously while sitting alone in a dark basement), I will actually accomplish something.

I'll even post pictures. But not yet. Because it's too embarrassing.

Earlier this week I decided I was going to do some sort of consistent exercise. I downloaded the Couch to 5k app for my iPhone. Yes, I spent the $2.99, but whatever. Or maybe it was $1.99. I don't remember. You might ask why. Because really, I hate running. I don't even know how. The only time I even consider running is if I'm being chased by a lion or a dinosaur. I realized that if I had to actually run for my life, I would probably die. So what better way than to learn how to run?

It's awful so far. Just awful! But I've managed to get through week 1! Three workouts a week and my fake trainer tells me what to do. First week, three workouts of 30 minutes each. I started on Sunday, so I ran Sunday, Tuesday, and today (Thursday). I read somewhere that 30 minutes a day a three times a week is what is recommended by most health professionals. Not sure if it's true, but doing something is better than doing nothing.


Another thing I started doing was tracking the things I stuff my face with. My Fitness Pal is a sweet app and it's totally free. You can customize it for you based on where you're at, where you need to be, and how many pounds you want to lose each week. It tells you how many calories you need to eat each day and takes into account your activity level as well. AND you can track your exercise/calories burned, which is super great. AND you can connect with your friends to keep you accountable. A handful of my friends can now assume I'm obsessed with English muffins since I eat them everyday.

Realistically, yes, I want to lose 100lbs. 100. And it has been, oh, roughly 2 weeks, and I'm down 6 pounds. Which isn't a lot, but now that means I only have to lose 94 pounds. Hooray!

And finally, I also purchased one of those heart rate monitors. You know, the strap that goes around your chest and under your boobs (you can't see it) and then transmits onto a bulky man-looking watch. I figured this would be the best way to keep track of my calories burned.

OH! And Husband bought me a food scale. So now I can be all obsessive and weigh my food. But really, you can't just assume you're guessing correctly. Until today I had no idea that a slice of turkey deli meat weighed 1.5 ounces and the actual serving size for 70 calories is 2 ounces. I've been piling on like 3-4 slices of turkey on a sandwich assuming that was correct. I'm sure it wasn't excess deli meat that made my ass big though. It was probably gelato and Nutella.


Anyway....so....I'm not going to be a skinny mini for my brother's wedding at the end of August. And that's cool. It's all about realistic goals. But I could probably be down another 10lbs, which is realistic and doable. So if you're interested, keep up with me and watch my progress. I will post pictures when I feel ready, and will even have the perpetual "progress" pictures and the "before and after" pictures.

Here are a few random things:

I got bored today with my free time. It's July 4th and I'm ALONE. My kid is with my inlaws and Husband is working a 24 hour shift. Rather than be a productive member of society, I took the opportunity to lay around and waste my day on the internet. I made a Facebook page called Mommy Needs a Sedative where I can post pictures and things that I think are funny and mildly offensive without offending everyone on my Facebook friends list...because I have people like my parents, my extended family, and the pastor of my church who might not appreciate these things showing up in their news feed. But if YOU'RE wanting a daily dose of humor, especially surrounding stuff with parenting, please "like" my page.

Mommy Needs a Sedative

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