It’s been a journey already, and it’s only the beginning! Ever since middle school, actually 7th grade, I’ve been interested in fitness and everything health related. I’ve always possessed the desire to be one of the fittest and thinnest girls in school. And, as much as I desired to truly be one of the skinniest girls, I was far from actually practicing all of my healthy habits and, hence,I was far from one of the skinniest girls. I love junk food, what can I say, and, although I love to work out, there are just days I am not up to it!
So to sum up years of yo-yo dieting, yo-yo exercising, yo-yo eating-nothing-to-eating-everything-also-known-as-binge-eating, I have basically remained the same not thin, but not fat girl! I desperately want to change that! And, although going towards the not thin end of the spectrum would be easier and, honestly, probably more fun, I desperately want to be the not fat girl, the skinny girl with toned arms and dare I say toned abs! :-o
What has made me finally desire to go whole-hog, for all the peanuts, the whole nine yards? It’s been a mix of things, but mostly what it took was a disgustingly boring desk (and I mean DESK, like 8 hours of sitting DESK) job. It’s a decent job and anyone my age (ripe old age of 24!) should be proud to have ANY job in this labor market. But I've come to find, I am not okay with the mediocrity and cannot accept the status quo! (Rant Warning) I am not okay with a job I am not passionate about, I am not okay with becoming another woman who let herself go because of a job or a man. I am not okay with my hips growing proportionally as wide as my desk chair. I need to change this pattern! (End Rant) Boring job + No exercise + Boredom eating = not so thin girl.
So I eventually know that I need to change my job and after a lot of soul searching and a lot of unsureness, I’ve decided to pursue my dream of being a fit+tone+healthy chica!
Because I like money, need to pay the bills, and pay for the bells and whistles of my weight loss/tone up plan,I plan to stick with my day job for as long as necessary. Eventually though, I hope to inspire other women to trade in, upgrade, or improve their current fitness situation! I want to become a personal trainer! It feels good to write that, to see it written outside of my mind. Hey, it’s on the internet now, it’s as good as written in wet cement with a stick…this stuff anit ever going anywhere! (pardon the grammar mistakes, it just seemed right for the moment!)
So, what’s my plan you ask?
In less words:
Get in awesome shape
Then,
Earn training/nutrition certifications
Then,
Start teaching classes
Then,
Inspire people to change their own fitness situation!
Okay, so that was really simple! Yea right! Ha! I know the road will be extremely difficult, but, I’m passionate and you can’t beat that.
In more words:
So listen, does this make sense to anyone else? I can’t instruct anyone on how to get their best body or be nutritionally healthy if I don’t feel that way myself! Based on this notion, my first goal on the road to personal training and nutrition inspiration needs to be to become that not-so-fat girl I’ve always wanted to be!
To achieve this mini (actually quite LARGE, I mean HUGE) goal, I have started lifting with my spinning instructor and all around good guy, he gets some crazy notions sometimes (mostly about working out) but he gets fitness! I will be taking his crazy insane kettlebell & TRX bands workout paired with an intense spinning class. Here’s my week breakdown (this is more for me than for any reader I may ever get)
Monday: Spinning (approx. 400 cal burn)
Tuesday: Lifting + Spinning (approx. 900 cal burn) holy shnikies! That’s two insane hours of working out!
Wednesday: 20 minute circuit workout (approx. 250-300 cal burn)
Thursday: Lifting + Spinning (approx. 900 cal burn)
Friday: Rest day…MAYBE
Saturday: Fun work out – Spinning/running/workout video
Sunday: Rest Day or Yoga
Okay, now this will be painful (much more painful than my workout plan) but here are my starting numbers…ouie…why am I doing this again? Note to all: I am not over weight by any means, like earlier posts have said, I have always teetered on the verge between thin and fat.
As of October 30, 2013:
Chest: 32 inches
Natural Waist: 30 inches
Hips: 38.5 inches
Thighs: 22.75 inches
Upper Arm: 10.75 inches
Pants Waist: 36 Inches
Weight: 142 pounds (148 on weekends :-P)
Body Fat %: 28% based on US Navy Calculator
Goals for December 25,2013
Natural Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 35 inches
Weight: 135 pounds - holding strong!
Body Fat%: 25%
So there you have it! Where I am at and where I would like to be by CHRISTMAS! I figure Christmas was a good goal because the holidays tend to be a time when everyone (including myself) over indulges. Although there will be cookies and candy everywhere, I hope that my goal will keep me focused enough to avoid as much as of holiday weight as possible. But that's my path in a nut shell! What path are you building for yourself?
I think some inspirational quotes are in order
