06/23/2007 03:26
Two posts in one day?
What can I say, I'm keen to play around now that I'm here!
I'm annoyed that as of last Monday, I haven't lost a single gram - on every sneaking weigh-in, I've been the same OR worse, heavier. Bah! Heading out to Jason's later tonight, so will check in tomorrow. Enjoy your Saturday!
Food //
2 x toast w/ ProActiv marg
4 x saos w/ lite cheese & veg
2 x bread w/ banana & brown sugar
Dinner - Jason's mum is cooking, so will be something good!
Exercise //
3km in 30 minute - walk
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06/22/2007 23:19
A New Beginning!
Hi everyone, welcome to my new blog.
You might be wondering why I made the change, because I really am still "Incomplete" when it comes down to it. In all honesty, I felt like I was hiding without having a "name" to my blog - I'm pretty outright with most of my feelings and thoughts in any other online respect, so why not feel comfortable with sharing my weight struggles without hiding behind a name? So here I am. Alyndabear in all my blogging glory!
You might have noticed that I have changed my goal weight. Why did I do this, especially so close to reaching my 80kg original goal? I think I've become a little lazy. Yes, I'm still exercising daily as much as I can, but food wise I've slacked off. If I really want to make a difference, I need to aim a little higher. I like having to work. It makes me work harder!
I've always been a believer that mini goals that are achievable make sense, and work for me. At first my goal was 90kgs, then 85kgs - therefore my next mini goal is STILL 80kgs. But after doing some research on BMI, in order for me to just full into the "normal weight" category, my weight needs to be 70kgs. So that's my long-term goal. =)
(Plus, after losing 10kgs but not moving dress sizes, I need SOME motivation to go down. It's depressing!)
Anyway, here's a brief summary of my history.
I've been a tall girl since primary school, always solid. Am fairly tall at 173cms, so always weighed more than the rest of my friends but felt okay with that. At the age of 15 I started to have a bad relationship with my body and self esteem, although looking back now I was absolutely stunning and healthy at that stage of my life. I ballooned from a healthy weight range into being overweight during my HSC final exams, and gained much more weight during my time at university. Seeing the scales edge closer and closer to the 100kg mark finally scared me into doing something about my weight.
I made it a resolution of mine for 2007. I know, I know, resolutions aren't the best way to make changes - we always break our resolutions. But I really started to think about my relationship with food, why I was so overweight, what I could do to change. I had gone on diets in the past, I had cut out carbs, I had tried Tony Ferguson (I do NOT recomment this, gosh, yuck.) and none of them had worked. Why would this year be any different?
And onwards to 2007:
In January, I lost a kg before I went on a trip to New Zealand where I had an absolute ball. I remember being weighed in before my bungy jump and canyon swings, and their scales placed me at the 97kg range. Seeing photos of me from that trip where I looked bloated, puffy and outright FAT, made me want to stick to my healthy decision.
I discovered Extrapounds in March. Since then, I've refused to call my journey a "diet". I'm not restricting myself to vegetables. I eat out occasionally. But I'm being careful and I'm watching and thinking about what goes into my mouth. If I choose to splurge, I know the consquences that come with them - but I'm not going hungry and I'm feeling happy. I've been making an effort to exercise (even if it's just walking) every day since March 12th, with a few interruptions such as when I had Laser Eye Surgery done, and when I suffered a horrible flu just a few weeks ago. I started the Couch 2 5k programme, and I'm up to Week 6 now.
And so, here I am.
I've got a long way to go, but I'm going to keep it up. I know it's worth it, and I know I'M worth it. Please stick around for the journey, you all have no idea how much motivation it gives me having your wonderful comments along the way. xo
-Aly
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