The Month of June

Health, academia, and the future for an aspiring entertainer. Age: 19 Height: 5'8 HW/SW 1: 209 SW 2: 195 CW: 192.4 GW: 150 209 208 207 206 205 204 203 202 201 200 199 198 197 196 195 194 193 192 191 190 189 188 187 186 185 184 183 182 181 180 179 178 177 176 175 174 173 172 171 170 169 168 167 166 165 164 163 162 161 160 159 158 157 156 155 154 153 152 151 150.

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Gym Annihilation

So at the start of my second month, I completely destroyed the gym.

elliptical: 60 minutes

leg presses: 40 x 10

calf presses: 10 x 10

adductor: 10 x 10

assorted arm weights: 10 x 25

I've planned out all of my meals for the rest of the week on Weight Watchers and resolved to not use any of my earned exercise points on food. I wanna see if my weight loss results increase with this or not, so I'll keep you updated! I'm also not going to weigh myself until the end of the month (aka where I will hopefully/definitely be out of the 190s) Yeeehawww lessgo

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Month 1: Complete. 191.0

I've lost roughly 4.4 lbs/ 1.1 lb a week for the month that I've been exercising regularly and monitoring my eating.

Not gonna lie, I'm a little bit disappointed, which is sorta ridiculous considering I can see a lot more than 4 lbs worth of changes in my body. Oh the scale, how you haunt me! I'm considering not looking at the scale again until the end of April just to see if I reach my goal of 184. 

RESOLUTIONS: IN ORDER TO REACH MY APRIL GOAL WEIGHT...

> I will not drink alcohol

> I will not have a calorie-binge night

> I will do Yoga/Pilates/Abdominal workouts on my off-gym days (Sun, Tue, Thurs, Sat)

Wooooo let's gooooo! (to Target, where I will be buying a yoga mat :) )

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One of my best friends lives far away and I haven't seen her in a couple of years. We talk on facebook occasionally and always hope to get together but nothing has worked out yet. 

We're both about 5'8, but my friend is naturally thin. One of the things inspiring me to get fit is so that I can feel confident and beautiful even when I'm standing next to her, so that we can have a genuinely good time together in the sun and out on the town with all of her friends. 

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I VOLUNTARILY ate salad for lunch today. I'm amazed - I must really be serious about this healthy-living thing hahaha!

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APRIL GOALS

April SW: 192.4

April GW: 184.4

My goal is to lose 2 pounds a week, go to the gym 3x a week, do at-home-exercises 4x a week, and not exceed my daily Weight Watchers points. 

186 is the lowest weight I've been since high school, so getting below it this month would make me very happy!

Follow4Follow if you also have a fitness goal!

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eye spy an eye stye (and drinking problems)

RECAP:

Friday Morning. My calves were still burning from Wednesday and I could barely walk without pain so I skipped the gym. I'm not silly enough to injure myself for the sake of perfect fitspo.

Friday Night. I developed some minor swelling in my eye...

Saturday Morning. ...which turned into OMGWTFAMIGOINGTOLIVE / a trip to the health center. I have a stye that I have to keep putting ointment and warm compresses on. This was particularly distressing because...

Saturday Night. ....my roommates have been planning for weeks to throw a giant party. It basically ended with me vomiting up Chinese food and margaritas. My body doesn't like that stuff anymore. But everyone had a good time.

Today.  My eye is still swollen but getting better, I never want Chinese food again, and I'm looking forward to getting in the gym tomorrow. I really really really need to kick some ass, and the exciting thing is that I don't have that urge so that I can make up for the weekend - I have it because my body is hungry to push itself and loves exercise. Suhweet!

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Mmm I want that plate so badly right now.

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SUCKING IT UP (not in)

Today was long.

Between waking up early to finish an extensive assignment, meeting with a professor, a boring 3-hour-long class, having 2 papers due in the next 48 hours that I've barely started, and crashing (> falling) asleep in my bed from mental and physical fatigue, going to the gym was the last thing I wanted to do when my alarm woke me up at 5:30 PM. 

I rationalized not going with lots of Your body needs rest, doesn't it? and You can make up for it another day... and One day sans gym won't hurt, right? But I've made it a priority for the past 2 weeks to go to the gym every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I sure as hell wasn't going to reverse this healthy habit now. 

So I climbed out of bed, went to the gym, and kicked major ass. I've made a lot of progress on my elliptical times and weight lifting strength. This quote is everywhere on tumblr, but "You never regret going to the gym, only not going"

My moral-of-the-day (and of my weight loss journey) is to suck it up! Fight through time constraints, motivation lapses, and all of the other factors trying to block the doors into your gym. Because if you suck it up long enough, you won't have to suck it in anymore. 

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Intervals!

I did my first aerobic interval workout today on the elliptical-runner. Went 30 minutes, alternating between high and low every two minutes. I was completely exhausted, but after I cooled down I had the energy to do arm and leg weights. Yeehaww!

Also, this marks the start of my third consecutive week of moderated eating and regular exercise. I feel great and can already see results. When I get to 189 I will post progress pics. :)

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I really like this song and music video...even if it is sorta like "Urban Outfitters: The Movie," as one commenter said haha. One day in the not-so-distant future, I want to wear her outfit with confidence and be excited for summertime :J

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That Disheartening Moment

When your health-buddy isn't going to the gym, binges a lot, and becomes unsupportive and bitter of your commitment and success. I need positive vibes! Follow if you're a fitspo blog, I'll follow back! :)

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Weigh In #1!

Starting Weight: 195.4

Current Weight: 192.4 lbs!

I told myself that I wasn't going to be disappointed if the number on the scale didn't drop this week, because I can already feel so much development in my muscles and see so much more tone on my body. But I'm really happy to be down by 3 lbs this week! :) 

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Bad day? Binge day? Sad day? Mad day? - float on, it'll be okay! Just keep swimming.

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Today's Workout

Woohoo, very sore but very happy!

Elliptical: 60 minutes

Lat Pull Down: 10 x 3

Shoulder Press: 10 x 3

Calf Press: 15 x 4

Leg Adductor: 10 x 5  (break) 10 x 5

Crunches: 100

Thigh Master: 100