Re-Motivated and Getting back on the tracks…
My Goals this time around…
I worked out, hard, for over a year and really my body didn’t change, well it did a little, as you can see from my progress pictures, but not bunches. I became very unmotivated after 14 months (Xmas time 2008) my gym time went down to 3-4 times a week. Weight training all but died. I tried to rekindle that spark a few times, but failed totally and I’ve been having more than 3 cheats a week on a regular basis (3 cheats are my recommended limit from my Dietician) and skipping breakfast! The lack of motivation was also helped along by a severe iron deficiency which peaked around the same time & for the last few months because I was going through alot of tests to find out what, if anything, was wrong. The net effect was me, feeling bloaty and yucky and tired ALL the time (The Iron deficiency does the tired part) and I gained 10 lbs. But now, I don’t know if its because spring is finally here, or because my energy is back up due to iron supplements, but my motivation is totally back to where it was! And I can finally hear my body being angry at me because it craves more than 30 mins on the tredmill a few times a week.
I Created a new workout program for the next 12 weeks. Drafted up a new tracking book and drafted up a new nutrition plan (that fits with what my dietician recommended.)
My goal is to feel energetic and not loose faith because I’m not losing inches as quickly or as much as I want to.
I eventually want to fit into a bikini, without this saggy yucky thing hanging there. Growing up I was skinny…then when I was quite young, I got pregnant with my long lost daughter and they had to do an emergency c-section, cutting across my lower abs and it created this hangie flabby gross thing that I’ve had on my belly ever since! and I’ve always hated it! The BF/Hubbys I’ve had over the years never seem to notice, so I try not to, but for me, I don’t like it…I want it to go…and it never has. I once lost 50 lbs and went to a size 10/12…but I think my error there was no weights or exercise to go with it…my ex husband insulted my efforts that time, said he didn’t think I lost anything, so I cried, gave up and gained it all back…and have never been able to get back there again no matter how hard I’ve tried. Anyway I hear to get rid of it that I have to get my bodyfat to like 15% or lower…well it’s something to shoot for.
If I had a dream, it would be to be on a fitness magazine cover! Why? I don’t know, because it would be freaky and fun to see yourself on a mag cover at the grocery store. Can you do that at 45/46? Probably to old. I think it’ll take me like 4 or 5 years to get there! So that’ll be a long term goal! LOL To bad the story wouldn’t be interesting enough to get me on a cover…LOL can you picture it? "Woman takes 5 years to go from 239 lbs to hard body … How she did it inside!" Yea, I don’t think it would sell many magazines in our ‘want it now’ kinda world! teehee
