That means its time to tighten up my diet and get back into the swing of exercise. It was nice to have a break and eat all the naughty foods, but the scales tell me that a little bit of damage was done. The silly season has added almost a kilo to my body (very grateful that it was not A LOT worse).
I was/am feeling a little less than inspired so, as with everything i went to Pinterest to help me get motivated. I found some great inspirational posters and i will share my favourite ones with you.
I am also going to be brave and share my weight and measurements. Now I am aware that many people believe my weight is fine. I am often criticised for wanting to lose weight. BUT I am the only one who can decide what i would like my body to look like, and I am the only one that gets to choose what weight i would like to be. I am not meaning to offend any one, I am simply wishing to be the best "me" that i can be.
So here in my pinterest induced inspiration!!!
The one's that will help me make good food choices
The inspiration to make good life choices
And this one i have on my phone. Its a good short work out.
Now for the bit where i come clean about my weight and my figure....
I am 173cm tall
I weigh 64.2 kilos
My BMI is 21.4
Here are my starting measurements:
Arms 28cm
Chest 88cm
Waist 78cm
Tummy 95cms
Hips 96cms
Thighs 56cm
And here is what my troublesome mid-section looks like... Oh Gosh... I can do this.... Just take deep breaths
So this is me, and hopefully it is the last time that i will look like this.
i plan to weigh in once a week, measurements and all. I will also tell you what i ate and how much exercise i did.
So here i go on my journey again.... Wish me luck
Please feel free to comment and tell me about your weight loss journey if you are on one of your own.
Good luck hon - i understand where you are coming from as our bodies sometimes just won't budge on one part of us (for me my thighs will never be think again). I am a smidge shorter than you at 172cm and i weight 67kg after finally losing the extra 3 1/2 kg i gained in europe in 2010. my prekids weight was about 63kg and that has been in the back of my head for 8 1/2 yrs but i am turning 40 next month and am not sure it is realistic to expect that weight from myself. i am still losing weight very slowly and would be very satisfied if i got to 64-65 kg. the more i let go of the need the more the weight has come off as i tend to snack from boredom and stress. relaxing and being happier has led to elss of that eating.
ReplyDeleteHey Deb, Maybe i should give not thinking about it too much a try. Congrats on loosing the 3.5 kilos from your holiday. So jealous! i would LOVE to go to europe! Maybe wen the kids are a little older?
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your weight loss!!! You sound very motivated (I wish I was!!!!) I talk about it all the time, hopefully you will inspire me - :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe we can motivate each other Paula? I was a bit slack this week. I did tighten up my diet but i still had some bad snacks and i only did minimal exercise :( Not expecting much of a change on Tuesday when i stand on the scales. But there is still tonight and tomorrow so I am staying positive :)
ReplyDeleteBrave post and very inspiring. I'm the same height as you and my (non pregnant) weight is about the same. Like you I am always on at myself to get fitter,do more pilates, lift more weights, eat better...my own personal version of kaizen. I have a few months to go before bub # 2 pops out but then...well, just watch me GO, go, go as I get into baby weight loss mode!
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