Lately I haven't been very inspired. I know I want to lose weight. I really WANT to be able to fit into my size 10 jeans and I really want to look and feel better about myself.
I haven't been able to focus on it though. Somehow I make excuses and put off doing what I know I should be.
I have this girlfriend who has done amazingly well with her weight. She began going to see a personal trainer at the gym and has lost at least 2 sizes. She doesn't weigh herself, she just eats when she is hungry and works out.
She is looking so good that she has begun to inspire me.
Summer is just around the corner really. Yesterday it was 30 degrees. I was hot and put on a t-shirt. Then I saw my arms in the reflection of a shop window and cringed.
I know my arms have always been a problem for me because genetically my whole family has the same problem
Before the disc ruptured in my neck I was skipping and lifting weights which had my arms really toned. But because I suffered a lot of nerve damage and lost a lot of muscle, I have not been able to do those things so my arms have really suffered the lack of activity. In fact, for quite a while I couldn't even lift a bag of groceries.
I want to start lifting weights again, but I know I have to start off slowly. I need to get my arms in shape, because if I don't I will be miserable all summer.
I also want to start taking spinning classes. Joining a gym is too big a leap for me right now, but if I can go to a spin class maybe twice a week on top of the walking I already do, I am sure I will have a better chance of losing weight. Skipping is not an option because of the high impact and the jarring of the spine, but I can do some very light lifting and anything at all should help.
I am really going to do it this week. I am. I think I finally feel the kick in the bum.
There is nothing like seeing someone else successful to get me off the couch and working hard.
I haven't been able to focus on it though. Somehow I make excuses and put off doing what I know I should be.
I have this girlfriend who has done amazingly well with her weight. She began going to see a personal trainer at the gym and has lost at least 2 sizes. She doesn't weigh herself, she just eats when she is hungry and works out.
She is looking so good that she has begun to inspire me.
Summer is just around the corner really. Yesterday it was 30 degrees. I was hot and put on a t-shirt. Then I saw my arms in the reflection of a shop window and cringed.
I know my arms have always been a problem for me because genetically my whole family has the same problem
Before the disc ruptured in my neck I was skipping and lifting weights which had my arms really toned. But because I suffered a lot of nerve damage and lost a lot of muscle, I have not been able to do those things so my arms have really suffered the lack of activity. In fact, for quite a while I couldn't even lift a bag of groceries.
I want to start lifting weights again, but I know I have to start off slowly. I need to get my arms in shape, because if I don't I will be miserable all summer.
I also want to start taking spinning classes. Joining a gym is too big a leap for me right now, but if I can go to a spin class maybe twice a week on top of the walking I already do, I am sure I will have a better chance of losing weight. Skipping is not an option because of the high impact and the jarring of the spine, but I can do some very light lifting and anything at all should help.
I am really going to do it this week. I am. I think I finally feel the kick in the bum.
There is nothing like seeing someone else successful to get me off the couch and working hard.
Comments
Shannin
When I'm hitting that wall, I like to try on clothes that are one size smaller when shopping. It reminds me of how close I am to my next smaller sized clothes. I do this when I really want to eat bad food. It's my own personal pep talk.
1. I think i still look good. :-)
2. I'm lazy
3. Exercise hurts.
:-)