Monday, February 6, 2012
Do something new.
“It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing, 8 weeks for your friends to notice, and 12 weeks for the world to notice. Do 12 weeks. Don’t quit.” Today I saw this quote on the board at my new gym and I liked it. Last week I set some goals for myself and trimmed my diet down and ramped my workouts up, and unknowingly made a 12-week plan to get back into post-Army shape. So this quote was very encouraging. Today is week 1, and I’m 3.5 lbs down. Since my goal is only 2 lbs a week, and I expect there will be weeks where I lose nothing, I’m pretty happy with this progress. Especially since last week I polished off half a pizza and an entire bowl of guacamole. On seperate occasions, mind you. ;)
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
How Becca Got Her Groove Back
I’ve really struggled since I got back from the Army. I was thrilled to have lost 30 lbs while there and really happy with my body at 130 lbs. But unfortunately, that was right before the winter holidays and it didn’t last long. Short story: the winter months sucked! But my birthday rolled around, I bounced back, and hit the new year strong. I got back into the routine of working out, revamped my diet, and I’m finally feeling and seeing the progress.
Today I weighed in at 144, and my goal is to lose 2 lbs a week over the next 7ish weeks. I try to take one day at a time. Today my goal is to eat healthy, exercise, and track my calories. Tomorrow I will repeat.
I had forgotten how much blogging and journaling really help. I recognize the inherent obsessive qualities of counting every calorie, fat, and protein gram, and yet that’s what works for me. I also got back in the kitchen! I love to bake and creating my own low cal, low fat recipes helps me stay focused. I need quick and simple snacks that are not filled with preservatives I can’t pronounce. Right now I’m working on homemade protein bars. They still need a little work but I will share the recipes when I get them perfected.
I’m still a little frustrated at having to give up running, when I felt really good about the progress I’d made. I was even boycotting walking the Shamrock Stride, because the Shamrock 5k was my first run and I wasn’t happy to be downgraded from a “runner” to a “walker”. But then I found out I can bring my dog, so I gathered some friends together, and Kaylee and I will be walking our first annual Shamrock Stride this month. Go Kaylee!
Today I weighed in at 144, and my goal is to lose 2 lbs a week over the next 7ish weeks. I try to take one day at a time. Today my goal is to eat healthy, exercise, and track my calories. Tomorrow I will repeat.
I had forgotten how much blogging and journaling really help. I recognize the inherent obsessive qualities of counting every calorie, fat, and protein gram, and yet that’s what works for me. I also got back in the kitchen! I love to bake and creating my own low cal, low fat recipes helps me stay focused. I need quick and simple snacks that are not filled with preservatives I can’t pronounce. Right now I’m working on homemade protein bars. They still need a little work but I will share the recipes when I get them perfected.
I’m still a little frustrated at having to give up running, when I felt really good about the progress I’d made. I was even boycotting walking the Shamrock Stride, because the Shamrock 5k was my first run and I wasn’t happy to be downgraded from a “runner” to a “walker”. But then I found out I can bring my dog, so I gathered some friends together, and Kaylee and I will be walking our first annual Shamrock Stride this month. Go Kaylee!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Updates, and Homemade Protein Bars!
Like I've always said, life does amazing things, but rarely what you had planned. Basic Combat Training was incredible, awesome, crazy and awful, all in an amazing way, but I was medically discharged from the Army for osteoarthritis in both knees. Which sure explains all that pain. I let it get me down for a couple months, and I confess, it still makes me mad now and then. But, I've already moved on to my next fun adventure, because that's just who I am. ;)
The good news is that I did lose 30 lbs while in BCT and I've made a lot of changes to my diet to eat healthier, more natural and organic. I still workout 5-6 days a week, I just use the eliptical as my cardio and still lift weights like before. Super fantastic trainer Kelechi moved to San Francisco, so without her, I admit I probably don't push myself very hard. But my goal is to be more tone and fit and I'm still working towards that and feeling pretty good about it. The pain in my knees never prevents me from working out like before, so I feel like quitting running was the right choice to make, though I think I'm still a little bitter about it.
I spent the weekend making homemade protein bars, but they need some tweeking before I share recipes. Both the pumpkin spice bars and the chocolate banana bars are yummy, but very dense and a smidgen dry. Unfortunately it made enought to last me 3 weeks before I will need more! So next month I will work on those recipes and see what I can come up with.
My new goal is to get out there and travel more, which is what my new blog Fearless Fantastic is dedicated to. I've also gone back to college to finish my accounting degree, which is another long process. Overall I'm feeling very blessed and content, though still looking to make progress and reach goals. Which is what life should always be about. :)
The good news is that I did lose 30 lbs while in BCT and I've made a lot of changes to my diet to eat healthier, more natural and organic. I still workout 5-6 days a week, I just use the eliptical as my cardio and still lift weights like before. Super fantastic trainer Kelechi moved to San Francisco, so without her, I admit I probably don't push myself very hard. But my goal is to be more tone and fit and I'm still working towards that and feeling pretty good about it. The pain in my knees never prevents me from working out like before, so I feel like quitting running was the right choice to make, though I think I'm still a little bitter about it.
I spent the weekend making homemade protein bars, but they need some tweeking before I share recipes. Both the pumpkin spice bars and the chocolate banana bars are yummy, but very dense and a smidgen dry. Unfortunately it made enought to last me 3 weeks before I will need more! So next month I will work on those recipes and see what I can come up with.
My new goal is to get out there and travel more, which is what my new blog Fearless Fantastic is dedicated to. I've also gone back to college to finish my accounting degree, which is another long process. Overall I'm feeling very blessed and content, though still looking to make progress and reach goals. Which is what life should always be about. :)
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