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DragonflyBoudica
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Originally in Jan 2014, my goal was to lose 10 pounds of fat, not muscle. So far I've lost 5, so 5 more to go. These 5 pounds were hard to lose!!!
One of my non scale victories is to go from shirt & skirt size medium to size small. I'm excited to announce that was accomplished! Last weekend, I finally fit into a blouse & skirt I'd been sort of working towards for a year & half.
But I didn't get serious until last Feb. when I signed up with My Fitness Pal. MFP, by logging in food & exercise, forced me to see I was eating worse than I thought & being lazier than I thought. Yes, I tried to eat somewhat healthy & I did exercise a little, which was better than I had done before but it was just by my daily whims with no set goals, no accounting for my intake and output. I didn't understand what it really took to accomplish what I wanted. MFP & lots of reading about all this taught me a lot, so now I have a more efficient fitness path to my fitness goals. I learned not to let my excuses get in the way, to take small steps consistently, to push myself harder, & to include my family in fun physical activities and better nutrition.
The last couple years, I've gradually increased fitness and nutrition goals & accomplishments, as tiny as they are, and I am excited about the results so far & am motivated to get stronger, run faster & farther, lose that tiny bit of love handle still there, get totally awesome abs, & wear a Victoria Secret purple ruffle halter top bikini by the summer of 2015. Yes, I picked out, already. It's on their website. It'll be the first time I've ever worn a bikini except in the fitting rooms!
What has your fitness journey been like? What are your goals, strategies to get there, and what have you learned along the way?
One of my non scale victories is to go from shirt & skirt size medium to size small. I'm excited to announce that was accomplished! Last weekend, I finally fit into a blouse & skirt I'd been sort of working towards for a year & half.
But I didn't get serious until last Feb. when I signed up with My Fitness Pal. MFP, by logging in food & exercise, forced me to see I was eating worse than I thought & being lazier than I thought. Yes, I tried to eat somewhat healthy & I did exercise a little, which was better than I had done before but it was just by my daily whims with no set goals, no accounting for my intake and output. I didn't understand what it really took to accomplish what I wanted. MFP & lots of reading about all this taught me a lot, so now I have a more efficient fitness path to my fitness goals. I learned not to let my excuses get in the way, to take small steps consistently, to push myself harder, & to include my family in fun physical activities and better nutrition.
The last couple years, I've gradually increased fitness and nutrition goals & accomplishments, as tiny as they are, and I am excited about the results so far & am motivated to get stronger, run faster & farther, lose that tiny bit of love handle still there, get totally awesome abs, & wear a Victoria Secret purple ruffle halter top bikini by the summer of 2015. Yes, I picked out, already. It's on their website. It'll be the first time I've ever worn a bikini except in the fitting rooms!
What has your fitness journey been like? What are your goals, strategies to get there, and what have you learned along the way?
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Welp started at 167lbs on here 310 days ago! I workout from home just about everyday. I do HIIT cardio 2X week, strength training 2X week, Pilates or yoga once a week, and kickboxing or something fun the other 2 days. I strive to eat 2.5 servings of veggies, & 1.5-2 servings of fruit per day & the rest of my diet kind of falls into place. I'm a creature of habit & typically eat the same foods everyday.
My future goals are to continue to workout, eat at maintenance (1680 + exercise calories) until I get pregnant with our second child. My motivation for losing weight was that I wanted to be at a healthy weight before trying for our next baby.
I feel so much better on the inside & outside. I'm not a hermit anymore. I go play outside with my daughter & have the stamina to play with her, get housework & errands done, etc. it feels good to have energy again!
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I thought I was healthy as sometimes I would choose a salad and go to the gym a couple of times a week but once I was pregnant with my daughter (who will be 3 in April) I knew that things had to change. I've since lost 6 stone from my heaviest but still so much I can learn exercise & nutrition wise, 2015 is the year I want to tone up and celebrate my 30th birthday (august) feeling my best ever! I will need to check out the bikini later it sounds amazing!0
