I have tried really hard this past month since starting my new job to work on creating a healthy meal and fitness routine for myself.
Ever since my senior year of college, I’ve been struggling with getting my weight under control – mainly due to my self-esteem issues and difficult situations I frequently found myself in.
Now that things are a bit more stable (and I pray they continue to be that way), I’m more conscientious about what I eat and how I work out.
In particular, because my commute back home is roughly 35 minutes (1 hr if there’s traffic, which is heavy right after I get off), I give myself 2-3 hours after work to run around Palo Alto; pacing myself so that I can not only keep my heart rate up for a longer period of time but also allowing me necessary time to mentally and emotionally decompress after a productive day.
I don’t have a scale in my apartment, but I can already tell that my waist size is shrinking. When I was the heaviest, I was a size 40. I’m now a 36, and I have to tie my belt pretty tight to get my older work pants to stay up.
I still have a ways to go. I’m not into gaining a lot of muscle. I’d rather be lean and medium build, at least for the time being.
Working on myself, physically and mentally, is going to be an exhaustive task but I’m hoping that this will lead to greater results in the way I live my life.