#glittergetsfitter

[spindelkanin]

Remember: it's not sweat, it's your fat crying.

motivational gym quote by Louise Pentland

[sofieamalien]

Lunch is left over mac'n'cheese with low fat mozzarella and carrot sticks 🎏 #lunch #macandcheese #carrot #carrotsticks #mozzarella #glittergetsfitter #projektFryd #projectFryd #health #diet #letsdothis (her: Tødsø, Viborg, Denmark)

[sofieamalien]

Post walk napping. 🐶💤 #walk #exercise #health #projectFryd #projektFryd #glittergetsfitter (her: Tødsø, Viborg, Denmark)

[sofieamalien]

Lunch. Egg"cake" with rye bread, tomatoes and red snack peppers with a side of carrot sticks and a glass of diet coke. #lunch #diet #projectFryd #GlitterGetsFitter #projektFryd #letsdothis (her: Tødsø, Viborg, Denmark)

[lucy-makes-a-life-change]

My Current Pet Peeve

With the current life change I am going through there is a question that I keep hearing that annoys me. That question is “What is your goal weight?”  my answer is “I don’t have one.”  Now  after the person hears my answer they usually say “YOU NEED A GOAL WEIGHT!” followed by whatever weight they think I should weigh. Today I heard 115 lbs to witch I laughed and then cut short the conversation.  Now, these people are generally trying to be nice but the way they come off is anything but nice. When they hear me say “I’m trying to get healthy,” they hear “I’m trying to get skinny.” They don’t understand that my main goal in all this is not to lose weight, my goal is to be healthy and active. Sure watching the scale slide left and my clothes fit loser is a plus but that is not my main goal.  My  goals are to be able to run 5K with out stopping, to be able to play with the youngest family members with out getting winded, to be able to finish a hike that I tried over a year ago but could not finish because I couldn’t breath, my goal is to stop hearing “pre-hypertensive” every time I take my blood pressure to feel physically better and be able to do more. I have lost a bit of weight in these last few months and sure that is cool but that is not what I am most happy about, it doesn’t feel like that is my big accomplishment. The changes I am most happy with are the changes that most people can’t see. I am happy that I can do ten jumping jacks, I’m happy that I can sit criss cross apple sauce, I’m happy that I can walk up a set of stairs with out feeling so dizzy that I have to take a break every five steps , I’m happy that I can almost touch my toes, I am happy that I can lift my legs off the ground even if its for a few seconds. In December I couldn’t do any of these things. In December it took me 40 minutes to walk a mile and by the time I was done I was tired and winded. Now I walk that same mile in twenty minutes with ease. 

I don’t know if any of you understand what I am trying to say but I am proud of the changes I’ve made in these last few months but the weight loos isn’t the most important part of it, it’s just a nice part of it. It is not the main goal. 

[findingconfidenceinmyself-blog]

Avacado, mixed veggies, and chicken for lunch!

[findingconfidenceinmyself-blog]

Introduction

Hi.... I’m Rachel. I’m 24, almost 25, years old, living in the middle of nowhere Wisconsin. I am starting this blog as a result of 3 years of being in the most healthy relationship I have ever been in. I owe my boyfriend a lot. He has done for me things that I think only that one person can do for you. I've got supportive friends, of course. Friends I couldn't live without. However he has given me more confidence in the past 3 years than I have had in a long time.

The primary focus of this blog is weight loss. This past January, my best friend and I joined the gym. We are both overweight, and we both know we need to do something about it. My starting weight was 255. I am currently at 241. I workout twice a week in the gym, plus going on walks as often as possible, and adding as many extra activity into my day as possible. I have also drastically changed my eating habits. But I want to put something out there so that I am making myself accountable. 

I’m also probably going to do at least a little bit of personal blogging too. I will probably post about frustrations and things like that. I don’t really know yet though. 

So welcome to my blog!