I would post more, but my brain just isn't working right now. I promise a longer post next time.
Tara
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Trails of time travel.
I'm back! Back in Canada and no longer 13 hours ahead of my friends and family. I'm still getting over jet lag, and have been busy as hell since I got home so my exercise has not been what it was. I plan to start back in with the circuit training and loads of walking on Monday, for now I'm just walking. I'm still counting my calories and making progress, also I now have regular access to a scale meaning I can know my weight on a more regular bases.
I would post more, but my brain just isn't working right now. I promise a longer post next time.
Tara
I would post more, but my brain just isn't working right now. I promise a longer post next time.
Tara
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Just for the record...
Wow I can`t believe it`s almost July! IT seemed like winter went by really slow but fast at the same time. Any who, my week was pretty good considering that it rained alot but we needed it so I am not complaining. So I didn`t get a whole lot of walking in this week but that `s okay. I did however go to see my awesome doctor who told me that I was right about my medication and the fact that my meds are holding on to most of my weight and making more difficult to lose it as well.... isn`t that just super... yah I thought so but the best part was when she told me that there was NOTHING I could do to make it any better just keep doing what I have been and eat less than what my dietitian has been telling me to eat. yepp thatès all I got for now still a little peeved at the fact that the meds I take to help me live a normal life SUCK balls to try and lose weight on .. . yay!
Monday, June 20, 2011
why does my body hate me ?? WHY?
Hey everyone ... sorry I didn't write my friday post I was dying on my couch, literally...the day started out well enough went to my dietitian appointment and that was disapointing I gained 5 pounds but then went to my dads house with Inara and by the end of the day I felt like shit on a stick.
After Damian came and picked us up we went home and then I got worse I have never felt that sick EVER. I honestly felt so sick I was shaking and thought that I was going to have a seizure. Not good at all. then my sinuses decided that I didn`t need to breathe through them anymore and that was that. Since Friday I have slowly been feeling better but other than my walking everyday I haven`t gone to the gym hopefully tomorrow I will get back to the gym .
Thank god I have the worlds best boyfriend to take care of me and Inara.
After Damian came and picked us up we went home and then I got worse I have never felt that sick EVER. I honestly felt so sick I was shaking and thought that I was going to have a seizure. Not good at all. then my sinuses decided that I didn`t need to breathe through them anymore and that was that. Since Friday I have slowly been feeling better but other than my walking everyday I haven`t gone to the gym hopefully tomorrow I will get back to the gym .
Thank god I have the worlds best boyfriend to take care of me and Inara.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
My house filled with company and my legs filled with pain.
Hello all, this maybe my last post for sometime. I have two days left of work followed by a week long race around Japan, so I don't know when I'll have access to a computer. I will try to post once more before I leave.
On the workout front thing have been a little different. Jeremy arrived Wednesday night so my very small apartment now has twice the amount of people in it that it was designed for. This means I just don't have room to do me circuit training like normal. I'm continuing to do my 100 burpee challenge (43 down, 57 to go) and walk insane amounts. How insane you ask, over 30,000 steps a day insane, it's not an intentional thing Jeremy just always walk a lot when he's here. However this does mean that for both of us our legs are screaming in pain.
Hopefully if we keep up the same amount of walking the pain will go away, because walking less just isn't an option right now.
Tara
On the workout front thing have been a little different. Jeremy arrived Wednesday night so my very small apartment now has twice the amount of people in it that it was designed for. This means I just don't have room to do me circuit training like normal. I'm continuing to do my 100 burpee challenge (43 down, 57 to go) and walk insane amounts. How insane you ask, over 30,000 steps a day insane, it's not an intentional thing Jeremy just always walk a lot when he's here. However this does mean that for both of us our legs are screaming in pain.
Hopefully if we keep up the same amount of walking the pain will go away, because walking less just isn't an option right now.
Tara
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
only two more boxes woohhoo!!
Yes that's right people I said two more boxes to go! I can't wait , to unpack those boxes. Mind you I have no idea where I am going to put the stuff it's not that I don't have room for it , it's just that I really don't know where i should put things I am still kinda staring at my house wondering where things should go and moving stuff around still. I know things will eventually find a home in my house it just all depends where that home is.
But I have decided that Inara loves books and wants t o read every single book we own OR she just wants to lick them and eat the pages. She has a fascination with ripping the books off of the shelf and then on to the floor, all the while looking at me then giving me this evil little smile ... it's almost taunting me saying " ya that's right you are going to have to put them back on the shelf EVENTUALLY and when you do I will take them off AGAIN mwahahaha" something to that effect.
NO seriously people things have been good just been doing the walking and gym thing and playing outside and getting ready for Inara's birthday same old same old .
catch ya later
Fran
But I have decided that Inara loves books and wants t o read every single book we own OR she just wants to lick them and eat the pages. She has a fascination with ripping the books off of the shelf and then on to the floor, all the while looking at me then giving me this evil little smile ... it's almost taunting me saying " ya that's right you are going to have to put them back on the shelf EVENTUALLY and when you do I will take them off AGAIN mwahahaha" something to that effect.
NO seriously people things have been good just been doing the walking and gym thing and playing outside and getting ready for Inara's birthday same old same old .
catch ya later
Fran
Sunday, June 12, 2011
GTFOutside!
Not everyone goes to the gym to workout, working out at home can be very effective. But, just like the gym home work outs can get a little dull. Now that nice weather has arrived a third option is now open, exercising outside.
Outdoor work outs are a nice option because like working out at home, it's free. You can go to a park, beach, or your own backyard and use the environment to aid your workout. There are some set ups for outdoor workouts that can be found online. The basic lay out off all seem to be;
1) Stretch and warm up for about 10 minutes.
2) A cardio activity for 3-5 minutes
3) A strength activity for 2-3 minutes
4) cardio for 8-10 minutes
5) strength for 2-3 minutes
6) repeat steps 4 and 5 till you're a sweaty mess.
The cardio options while outside are pretty much anything you could do without equipment indoors. So, jogging, jumping jacks, jump rope, oblique twist, or skaters. The strength exercises are along the same lines, you can increase your options if you're willing to bring along a resistance band or dumb bells. Exercises that are good with no equipment are push ups, squats, or lunges. If there's a bench, play ground, or trees with strong, low hanging branches you can add in pull ups, chair dips, and bench press ups. Your options are only limited by your skill level and your creativity.
An added bonus to an outdoor workout is that the uneven ground forces your body to stabiles itself. This means that you burn more calories with and outdoor workout than you would doing the same exercises indoors. Just make sure to wear your sunblock.
Tara
Outdoor work outs are a nice option because like working out at home, it's free. You can go to a park, beach, or your own backyard and use the environment to aid your workout. There are some set ups for outdoor workouts that can be found online. The basic lay out off all seem to be;
1) Stretch and warm up for about 10 minutes.
2) A cardio activity for 3-5 minutes
3) A strength activity for 2-3 minutes
4) cardio for 8-10 minutes
5) strength for 2-3 minutes
6) repeat steps 4 and 5 till you're a sweaty mess.
The cardio options while outside are pretty much anything you could do without equipment indoors. So, jogging, jumping jacks, jump rope, oblique twist, or skaters. The strength exercises are along the same lines, you can increase your options if you're willing to bring along a resistance band or dumb bells. Exercises that are good with no equipment are push ups, squats, or lunges. If there's a bench, play ground, or trees with strong, low hanging branches you can add in pull ups, chair dips, and bench press ups. Your options are only limited by your skill level and your creativity.
An added bonus to an outdoor workout is that the uneven ground forces your body to stabiles itself. This means that you burn more calories with and outdoor workout than you would doing the same exercises indoors. Just make sure to wear your sunblock.
Tara
Friday, June 10, 2011
Cultural body dismorphia.
First off I want to say sorry for the late post. I have a headache and just couldn't look at my computer screen. Now, back to the post.
Fran, I am so sorry to hear that you have had to deal with unsupportive people. What you need to remember is that they don't know you and more importantly, they're wrong.
Losing weight is not easy. The entire concept goes agains how we as a species have evolved. It was our ancestors who ate everything they could and had energy reserves to survive a famine that lived long enough to enjoy sexy baby making time. Naturally thin people, who can't keep weight on would not have survived in pre-agrucaulteral civilizations. So those people can shut up and silently thank whoever invented the plough. We are filled with genes that makes us want to do nothing more than eat, relax, and enjoy sexy times. It's astounding that people leave their houses at all.
If that doesn't help how about some facts. The average woman's dress size in north america is a 14 (B38", W33", H43"), this is considered a plus size. Oh, and she's 5' 3.8' tall. 64% of woman are pear shaped and can not fit the fashion standard of B35", W27", H37.5". Most people can't recognize what the average sizes are, and more importantly, they don't know what a healthy body looks like. A healthy waist measurement for a woman is under 35", and 40" for a man both these measures are well about the cultural ideal and would probably not be seen as healthy by most people.
The next time you hear someone babble on about weight again Fran give them a good looking over (you know in a non-creepy way). Are they a paragon of fitness and health? Chances are the answer is no, more likely they're skinny fat. Skinny fat is when someone weighs less but has a high body fat ratio, making them look good in clothes but horrible naked. These people may think they're healthy because they can fit into smaller clothing sizes, but they are actually in worse physical shape than a heavier individual who works out.
The most important thing Fran is this, don't give them real estate in your head. These are not the tenants you want. Maybe you should try watching a couple episodes of How To Look Good Naked, it may help your motivation.
Fran, I am so sorry to hear that you have had to deal with unsupportive people. What you need to remember is that they don't know you and more importantly, they're wrong.
Losing weight is not easy. The entire concept goes agains how we as a species have evolved. It was our ancestors who ate everything they could and had energy reserves to survive a famine that lived long enough to enjoy sexy baby making time. Naturally thin people, who can't keep weight on would not have survived in pre-agrucaulteral civilizations. So those people can shut up and silently thank whoever invented the plough. We are filled with genes that makes us want to do nothing more than eat, relax, and enjoy sexy times. It's astounding that people leave their houses at all.
If that doesn't help how about some facts. The average woman's dress size in north america is a 14 (B38", W33", H43"), this is considered a plus size. Oh, and she's 5' 3.8' tall. 64% of woman are pear shaped and can not fit the fashion standard of B35", W27", H37.5". Most people can't recognize what the average sizes are, and more importantly, they don't know what a healthy body looks like. A healthy waist measurement for a woman is under 35", and 40" for a man both these measures are well about the cultural ideal and would probably not be seen as healthy by most people.
The next time you hear someone babble on about weight again Fran give them a good looking over (you know in a non-creepy way). Are they a paragon of fitness and health? Chances are the answer is no, more likely they're skinny fat. Skinny fat is when someone weighs less but has a high body fat ratio, making them look good in clothes but horrible naked. These people may think they're healthy because they can fit into smaller clothing sizes, but they are actually in worse physical shape than a heavier individual who works out.
The most important thing Fran is this, don't give them real estate in your head. These are not the tenants you want. Maybe you should try watching a couple episodes of How To Look Good Naked, it may help your motivation.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
On a random subject I just want to vent my displeasure with people mostly assholes who find it difficult to relate to the people who have a hard time with wieght loss. I know I am having a hard time losing all my baby fat and I have heard random people talk about how easy it is to lose weight and they don't understand over weight people and that they are lazy ... this enrages me !! how dare they say that over wieght people are lazy , I work my ass off litterally everyday at the gym and eat well and try my hardest to lose all this excess fat that I do n't need on my body.
Grr! people irritate me.
Grr! people irritate me.
Monday, June 6, 2011
so much energy ...weeeee
Lately I have found that I have so much energy I think this is mostly to do with the fact that I am not in that horrible apartment building that I was living in for the past year.... please note if you are reading this and you live in Burlington NEVER live at 1460 Ghent ave or what most of us know it as the B building. I sware that place was sucking the energy and life right out of me quite literally!
But anywho , as of late I have been like I said outside most of the day with Inara and loving every minute of it whether I am just playing with Inara or raking leaves, pulling weeds, walking or playing at the park I am loving it. Going to the gym is going well too , I am walking to the gym and then doing my regular routine there which consists of the elliptical the treadmill, the rowing machine and the bike. I feel pretty good after I am done at the gym and the walk home is nice too.
I know I have no right to complain about the temperature outside since you are in the land of the hot with sweat towels and ya need I say more ? However , I will say this it is getting warmer which is great I just know that the humidity is on its way and I am not looking forward to that. But until then I am going to enjoy the sunshine with my little girl and play in the dirt cuz it's fun and frankly I miss the physical labor. I know I never thought I would ever ask to shovel shit again but I want to! I wouldn't care if I got paid to do it, it's kind of a zen thing for me and a great workout.
but anwho , I am going to go to sleep now franny pants is a tired girl
nighty night
But anywho , as of late I have been like I said outside most of the day with Inara and loving every minute of it whether I am just playing with Inara or raking leaves, pulling weeds, walking or playing at the park I am loving it. Going to the gym is going well too , I am walking to the gym and then doing my regular routine there which consists of the elliptical the treadmill, the rowing machine and the bike. I feel pretty good after I am done at the gym and the walk home is nice too.
I know I have no right to complain about the temperature outside since you are in the land of the hot with sweat towels and ya need I say more ? However , I will say this it is getting warmer which is great I just know that the humidity is on its way and I am not looking forward to that. But until then I am going to enjoy the sunshine with my little girl and play in the dirt cuz it's fun and frankly I miss the physical labor. I know I never thought I would ever ask to shovel shit again but I want to! I wouldn't care if I got paid to do it, it's kind of a zen thing for me and a great workout.
but anwho , I am going to go to sleep now franny pants is a tired girl
nighty night
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Benefits
There are a variety of different types of workouts available which can make finding one that not only works for you, but you don't mind doing a bit of a challenge. Since starting this little journey back in November I have been bouncing through the workout videos out there and I've come to a couple of conclusions.
The first and probably most important conclusion I've come up with is that the best workout for you is the one that you'll keep doing. If you hate a workout so much that you never do it, or are bored by a workout it wont matter how efficient a it is you'll never do it. The cold hard truth is this, it will only work if you work it.
One workout style that I find works to keep my attention and doesn't spark my ire is circuit training. I've mentioned it before here that I do circuit training and see good results from it. The benefits of circuit training are that you get a combination of cardiovascular and resistance training, which means you not only burn calories during the workout but get an afterburn effect. Afterburn is when your body continues to burn larger amounts of calories after you workout. Other benefits are that the workouts are not usually long, ranging from 20-30 minutes. Also the programs you usually find work on a progressive system with either 3 or 4 levels of difficulty, so every week to 2 weeks you get something new.
So, if you're looking for a new workout to try, or want to add in something new to your routine give circuit training a go. There are a ton of videos out there, so you shouldn't have trouble finding one you like.
Tara
The first and probably most important conclusion I've come up with is that the best workout for you is the one that you'll keep doing. If you hate a workout so much that you never do it, or are bored by a workout it wont matter how efficient a it is you'll never do it. The cold hard truth is this, it will only work if you work it.
One workout style that I find works to keep my attention and doesn't spark my ire is circuit training. I've mentioned it before here that I do circuit training and see good results from it. The benefits of circuit training are that you get a combination of cardiovascular and resistance training, which means you not only burn calories during the workout but get an afterburn effect. Afterburn is when your body continues to burn larger amounts of calories after you workout. Other benefits are that the workouts are not usually long, ranging from 20-30 minutes. Also the programs you usually find work on a progressive system with either 3 or 4 levels of difficulty, so every week to 2 weeks you get something new.
So, if you're looking for a new workout to try, or want to add in something new to your routine give circuit training a go. There are a ton of videos out there, so you shouldn't have trouble finding one you like.
Tara
Thursday, June 2, 2011
go team you!
So this post is about how awesome Tara is, losing all those inches and still going. I am getting there too but still not happy with the results that I am getting but I am not giving up , there is no way that I is for long, I want to be at my old wieght and I will be at my old weight soon ! Yepp but anyways Go team Tara!!! And have I mentioned how excited I am for you to come home to the land of Canada ? cuz I am!!!!
So as of late I have have been going to the gym every night and walking all the time, and now taking Inara to the Ontario early years centre where she can interact with other kids her age, which is awesome but also very tiring running after her making sure the other kids don't wack her in the head that sort of thing.
On the whole I think that I am still losing weight but it has slowed down again. meh I will just keep working at it.
again go team us !!
So close and yet......
My time in Japan is quickly coming to an end. I have finished work at two of my four schools, and have only 25 days till I hop a plane back to Canada. I have quite a bit to get done before I leave and I'm trying to make sure my last week in Japan wont be filled with mundane moving tasks. I need to get everything done before the 15th if possible so Jeremy and I can run around like stupid tourists for the entirety of his visit. So needless to say things are happening at a furious rate right now.
One thing I have been able to take of my to do list was my last set of measurement to be taken in Japan. After I took this last set of numbers I remembered I haven't shared any specific details of my progress here thus far, vague ramblings of baggy underwear was the most I've done. So here it is what I've accomplished since November 2010.
The breakdown is this, I have lost a total of 10 1/4 inches off my bust, waist and hips. My weight is roughly 170 or 168 lb, thank you Kim for use of your scale. You can see on the chart that over the last 3 months my bust and hips have remained the same, while my waist has been gradually going down. I still have a ways to go before I reach my goal, but it is in sights. To get a better understand here is a revision of my stats
November 2010
Bust: 41 1/4 inches
Waist: 35 1/2 inches
Hips: 43 inches
June 2011
Bust: 38 1/2 inches
Waist: 32 inches
Hips: 39 inches
Goal
Bust: 35-36 inches
Waist: 28-30 inches
Hips: 38-40 inches
Lost
Bust: 2 3/4 inches
Waist: 3 1/2 inches
Hips: 4 inches
Total: 10 1/2 inches
You can see I have reached the goal on my hips, I would like to get down to 38 inches in that area but I'm fine if I don't. I still have 4 1/2 inches left in the bust and waist area till my goal is reached. If I keep going as I am the waist measurement shouldn't be to hard to reach, my bust on the other hand is another story. I'm a busty girl and I may just have to accept that I might never reach a medium size in that area. For now I'm not going to worry about it, I'll keep working out as I have been and see what happens.
Tara
One thing I have been able to take of my to do list was my last set of measurement to be taken in Japan. After I took this last set of numbers I remembered I haven't shared any specific details of my progress here thus far, vague ramblings of baggy underwear was the most I've done. So here it is what I've accomplished since November 2010.
The breakdown is this, I have lost a total of 10 1/4 inches off my bust, waist and hips. My weight is roughly 170 or 168 lb, thank you Kim for use of your scale. You can see on the chart that over the last 3 months my bust and hips have remained the same, while my waist has been gradually going down. I still have a ways to go before I reach my goal, but it is in sights. To get a better understand here is a revision of my stats
November 2010
Bust: 41 1/4 inches
Waist: 35 1/2 inches
Hips: 43 inches
June 2011
Bust: 38 1/2 inches
Waist: 32 inches
Hips: 39 inches
Goal
Bust: 35-36 inches
Waist: 28-30 inches
Hips: 38-40 inches
Lost
Bust: 2 3/4 inches
Waist: 3 1/2 inches
Hips: 4 inches
Total: 10 1/2 inches
You can see I have reached the goal on my hips, I would like to get down to 38 inches in that area but I'm fine if I don't. I still have 4 1/2 inches left in the bust and waist area till my goal is reached. If I keep going as I am the waist measurement shouldn't be to hard to reach, my bust on the other hand is another story. I'm a busty girl and I may just have to accept that I might never reach a medium size in that area. For now I'm not going to worry about it, I'll keep working out as I have been and see what happens.
Tara
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