Hello muffins,
I hope you have all been doing well ( I know have). As I have previously told you guys ( and gals) that I am going to take my measurements and weight once a month. Today was that day. I cam currently taking part in a Fitocracy class that is for women using bodyweight. I am really enjoying this program which consist of 5 workouts a week and to see results we are supposed to do a minimum of 3. I have been doing pretty good at staying at doing all 5 workouts a week. It is trying, sometimes after a day of work and doing all the things mom's do I am tired and do not want to do the workouts and it is really hard to get into the mood ( especially when I am sore).
There is a lot of obstacles that I found in trying ot be healthier but I am slowly finding ways to beat them. The fight to get moving is actually one of the biggest. As much as my says I should it also fights to say I shouldn't. I know that I need to exercises, it has many health benefits ( my brain lists a bunch of them), but I am tired and I can't see any physical results ( you don't look thinner my brain argues back). The on going fight is hard I deal with it every day but I fight it. Although part of my says that I am tired and what's the point because I can't really see any changes I have to remind myself why I am doing this. I want to be healhty and be a good role model for my children. I don't want them to think that sitting on your behind getting physically unfit is good for them. I want them to live a healthy happy life. My life is happy but it is unhealthy which causes problems such as having trouble keeping up with my kids and not being sore all the time. I remind myself that I am doing it for them so they can have a mother that can run and play with them no matter how old they are, but most importantly I am doing this for myself ( plus who ever works out and then tells themselves they regret it).
Food is my second biggest obstacle ( this also needs a lot of fighting with my mind to get over). I am one of those people who crave food all the time for various reasons ( PMS, Boredom, Emotional, Just because). Eating healthy is just as important than the exercising that is why this is probably one of the most frustrating thing is eating. I am not starving myself and I am not eating copious amounts of food. In fact I try for the most part to stick to proper portions through the use of food scales and labels. My issue is the cravings, I have been doing great at not binge eating but I can still do better. Ever since I started to exercise I keep telling myself I can indulge myself a little more and I have to say I did eat a few more cookies and cupcakes then I should've this month. I need to remind myself from now on that the healthier the food I eat the bigger and better healthy result I will get. I am proud though that I haven't binged since this started. I have also learned to fight the cravings by eating small amounts of what I want. For example I crave chocolate all the time but instead of going to the grocery store and buy a ( many) chocolate bar(s) I eat a granola bar instead that has a bit of chocolate and this helps me fight my cravings and keeps me full. I also drink more water, when I have a craving I have a glass of water, I find that sometimes a glass of water is all I need to curb my cravings and make me realize that I don't need that particular item that I wanted to eat. I also don't completely stop eating what I want, I've found this to be a good thing for me because when I deprived myself of all my cravings I binged. I also started eating actual lunches. That was another problem for me, I ate breakfast and supper but lunch was always just putting bit and pieces of whatever food was going on the kids lunch plates. I found that since eating actual meals that my cravings have diminished and I have more energy throughout the day.
I started writing this post yesterday but was uinable to finish due to computer issues, my youngest decided to click a bunch of buttons and deleted the first post I wrote about my weight loss journey and that is ok ( frustrating but ok). Below I have posted the pictures I took of the beginning of the journey and the measurements as well as this month measurements. I will be taking pictures again at the end of the 12 week period.
Now that all that is said here are my measurements from the beginning of this all
Weight : 178lbs
Neck: 14 1/2
Shoulders; 46 1/2
Chest: 43
Waist: 40
Hips: 41
Biceps: 14
Thighs: 26
Calf: 16
This month measurements ( October)
Weight: 175 lbs
Neck: 14 1/2
Shoulders: 46 ( lost half an inch)
Chest:42 ( lost 1 inch)
Waist: 39 ( lost 1 inch)
Hips: 40 1/2 ( I retook my measurement and it's accurate)
Biceps 14
Thighs: 25 ( lost 1 inch on each side)
Calf: 16
In total I have lost 5 inches in total and 3 pounds. I have also gained muscles, in my arms even though there is no changes in the inches.
Now onto the household news. We have figured out the bed time routine for monkey. There is a lot less fighting now to get him in bed and most nights he is now asleep by 8-9 pm instead of 9-10 pm so I am happy about that for sure. BB ( which will stand for BIG BOY for my youngest) is doing good he is walking all over the house now.
BB eats a lot and now we have the fight with Monkey to eat. He rarely eats supper and when he does it is usually later. I am not the kind of parent to force my child to eat and I know that when monkey is hungry he will eat. It is just frustrating as a parent that your child doesn't want to eat at the same time as everyone else. The way I see it though is I don't force myself to eat when I am not hungry so I will not force the same on my child even if that means that he eats at 7 instead of 5 with the rest us.
The hubby has been busy a lot the past few weeks because of town elections for council and mayor. I am practically a single mom right now for about 3-4 nights a week until these elections are over on October 27th and I can't wait to have the hubby back home at night every night.
That's all for now.
Have a good day.
