Quick Update.

I must keep exercising. Even if it is so cold my fingers might drop off. This whole getting up at 6am to exercise is killing me. I am so tired all the time. I hope after a week I get used to it so I can update some more.

Going to sleep now! I have another date with dawn tomorrow. Night. xox

I want...

I want to be the type of girl a person immediately thinks "she is hot"

Weigh In -- FAIL! :'(

Dear Diary,
I must admit, after this weeks weigh in, I gave up. I immediately though "fuck this" and gave up. This is not something I am proud of. I have been avoiding updating this very blog because I gave up. The whole point of this very blog is to stop me doing that! I have already been reminded by Jasmin to post my measurements and weight and pictures. And they are sitting here ready to be done. I suppose I am a little, no A LOT, disappointed with myself and how little progress I have seemed to make after so much hard work. It means I need to work on what I eat and push myself further for longer.

So I fell off the bandwagon. I succumbed to Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I was slack and didn’t go for that walk. I of course made up excuses. It is raining. I have a cold (I actually do really have a cold, horrible thing) etc and etc. I am very good at justifying why I am not doing something.

I have decided I need more to keep me doing this. I am going to print off my fat pictures and stick them up somewhere that I will see them everyday. I will make a list of what I can and cannot eat and stick it on the fridge. I will (try) and stop making excuses allowing me to be lazy. Stay where I am. Not get healthy.

And thus, without further ado, this fortnights weigh-in:

Weight: 85.2kgs

Measurements:

Bust: 104
Waist: 95.5
Hips: 108
Thigh: 67
Upper Arm: 32.5

No real change really…/sigh

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Resistance Training.

I find that the more I read about exercise, and the different ways of going about it, the more I learn! You will be surprised how much knowledge other people have of exercise and training as well from their own personal experience.

I am currently looking into resistance training. This helps build up your bodies muscle tone. Now I didn’t think of my muscles, I thought exercise was all about the cardio my thoughts were actually incorrect! Resistance training helps fight the flab as the muscles you are building up use your bodies fat stores. Now apparently if you build up your muscle tone to a certain extent those muscles could burn fat during your sleep!

There seems to be many different types of resistance exercise you can do. I have been shown exercises where all you need is a bench! Push ups, sit ups, chin ups, dips, squats and lunges all help. Now with this kind of exercise don’t expect to be able to do 50 squats your very first try! You need to build it up, gradually increasing the amount (or weight depending on what you are doing) to the point you would like to reach. However weights are often used and you can use the rubber bands as well.

Now I was talking to Anna about this who said that you will find that as soon as you start working on your muscle tone you will find that it helps burn the fat in all areas of your body! She would know as this is what happened to her personally when she very first began training. It certainly sounds like it would help speed up the whole process of losing weight.

I am going to start of doing more resistance training. I think a starting point of 5 of each where you don’t really require any equipment will be sufficient enough. I am thinking that with this kind of training you also need to be careful as you could probably easily over do it and will not be able to move the next day! I hope to buy some light weights to train with once I get the funds to do so. I think I could also benefit from having the weights that you wear around your wrists whilst walking.

I found the following article quite an interesting read:

http://www.medicinenet.com/weight_lifting/article.htm

It also links to a lot of other articles which would be interesting to take a look at!

Rain Rain And Exercise.

What to do when it is raining and pouring outside? I have on my exercise clothing. I think I shall try and go out for a quick walk today(if the weather allows), as I have had A LOT of bread today. [SEE: hot cross bun, French toast and cheese on toast]. Not very good for my diet at all. I have managed to avoid fast food for the most part, now I need to work on not eating as much bread or cereal products. I read something interesting last night:

“Carry a palm-size notebook everywhere you go for one week. Write down every single morsel that enters your lips -- even water. Studies have found that people who maintain food diaries wind up eating about 15 percent less food than those who don't.”

15% Less! I am thinking I must try this. It is always a battle not to eat anything I want whenever I want to.

Thinspiration:

This is me 4 years ago. This is a picture of me at my ideal weight. I tried this dress on and I cannot even get it over my ass. This picture is where I want to be by the end of this journey.

Exercise

So far my exercise has consisted of:

-40 Minute walk to a park w/ hills and walking up and down them.

-40 minute walk to King street, up and down it two times, and the long way home.

-60 minute walk on the soft sand at Coogee beach.

-30 Minute walk through the suburbs.

-2-3 Hour walk along the coast from Coogee to Bondi beach (and back again).

-60 minute walk along Maroubra beach rotating between wet sand and the dry sand.

Eat Less!

The Easter Weekend. Surrounded by delicious looking chocolate eggs and bunnies covered in bright wrapping paper. Abundant amounts of endless food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Freshly made hot cross buns from the bakery down the street. All holidays are as much about the food you eat as well as the significance of the actual day. And how hard is it for us that are attempting to lose weight.

I managed to avoid it for the most part. I ate sensibly. I ate the salads and chicken and only had three small chocolates. Then when I got home I ate two pieces of Joey’s pizza. I have never felt so sick in my life. It has been a good two weeks since I have eaten fast food and last night I was reminded that I should stay well away from it.

To make up for it today I went for a three-hour walk along the coast. We walked up to the famous Bondi Beach. It was beautiful. All along the coastline was beautiful. It was the perfect day for a walk, the sky was full of clouds keeping the direct sunlight off of us, and it was not too hot. The beaches were all separated by rocks jutting out to the sea. The path itself goes up and down hills, with lots of stairs in between! A very good work out, Stairs and I do not agree at the moment so I may need to work on that.

And to think I have the rest of the weekend to go until hot cross buns are not baked any more. Oh this shall be hard!!

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Diet and Exercise.

Moving to Sydney and getting lost whilst going on your walk does certainly help get that hour-a-day in!

As Jasmin has pointed out we didn’t do our weigh ins. And I must admit I have not been a very good blogger. I used be awesome at updating, but these days, well I get distracted by other things. I promise that from now on I will try better!

[EDIT] Jasmin did do her weigh in! Well done! I however just discovered I don't even own a set of scales. Need to add them to the shopping list!

Okay so we didn’t do our weigh in because I moved from Perth to Sydney. Now that doesn’t sound like much of an “excuse” however Jasmin and I first drove to Adelaide. That meant 3 days of sitting in the car, and an additional day sitting at the airport/in the plane for me. As for Jasmin, well she had to drive all the way back to Perth! Mind you I think we did rather well in avoiding the roadhouse food on the most part, however we did eat a lot of processed food. So yes, I know I have made no progress what-so-ever. I am quite sure Jasmin is in the same boat.

Good news however, since I have gotten to Sydney I have not eaten any fast food. Nor have I had a particular desire to eat it. When I had the option I decided I would like Japanese – a much healthier choice. I have also been making the effort of eating home cooked meals. More fruit and vegetables. I just need to add some more salad to my diet – I am passing by the fruit and veg shop today so I may buy a few salad things. I have cut down my coke consumption, I only drink that every few days (usually when I am out and about). However I have started drinking a lot more coffee. I am starting to limit my consumption though. At the moment I am not letting myself drink it after three in the afternoon. Soon I might try and limit to two a day, and then one. I do need to drink more water. I find the taste of water not too appealing, however I have read about squeezing fresh lemon or lime juice in there helps with the taste, so I might have to try that.

Now as for the exercise. That has been a bit of a bust. I have only just started exercising. The hard thing about it is keep exercising. I found a park near me that has the hills from hell. So I might need to trek up those at least 4 times a week. I am going to walk for a week and then I am going to try this whole “running” thing. That should be interesting.