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I hope all is well for my fellow Fatsecret peeps! I thank you all so much for your support/ suggestions/ cheers. I have made so many developements in such a short time being a member, that I really have to thank each and every one of you for giving me a safe haven for my thoughts and feelings. It really helps, especially when I tend to emotionally eat.
This is a reflection I had while at the gym today. I was thinking (more like reaching) for an answer/ inspiration to work harder at my goals. What is my motivation to accomplish a healthy life style?
I feel comfortable, for the most part, in my own skin. I have really grown into myself as far as accepting who I am. I do get uneasy at times about my stomach, but other than that I am completely happy with the way I look. I realized that I am pushing myself and will continue to push myself in honor of my father, who I lost 4 years ago when I was only 18. He had passed away due to complications with heart disease and obesity at the age of 49! I miss him terribly, and I feel the best way to honor his memory, is to embody the healthy life style I know he would want me to have for myself and his grandchildren. It's so hard to miss someone so much. It still stings, and puts a lump in my throat when I think of him.
Not only do I want to get rid of this tummy, I want to get rid of this lifestyle of fast food and over eating that I have grown so comfortable in. I want to be there to see my children grown, my grandchildren grow, my great-grandchildren grow. I'm sure no one can argue with that.
His demise I believe was not only due to the fact that he was born with a heart condition but also he ate fastfood/really bad fatty foods for most of his adult life. I do not want to become this, not because I'm disgusted by that or anything, trust me, if anyone can understand the LOVE for that kind of food it would be me. I just want to be a healthy person and live my life the way I intend. My father was such a bright and determined person, and I admire him sooo much because despite his weight, he persued his dreams.
**This is my main goal, is to adopt a healthy life style so that I can live a very full life. **
The fact that he had heart conditions raises concern in my mind for my health right now. Sometimes when I get done jogging, my heart skips a beat and causes me to lose my breath for a second. I am going to set up an appointment for my doctor tomorrow so I can get my heart checked out. This kind of freaked me out today, it didn't happen last week when I went to the gym. I don't know if maybe it is because I had my favorite coffe, a red eye this morning, which is a shot of espresson and coffee to top it off. Or because I pushed myself extra hard today to sweat some more. I hope it is just a combination of the two, but it does raise concerns in my mind because I do have heart conditions that run in my family. Regardless, I will get it check out and until then I will do my usual 20 min jog/ 20 min bike, but maybe at a slower pace.
I really love this whole exercising thing. <3
I FEEL the BURRRRRRRN!
Diet Calendar Entries for 19 February 2014:
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1240 kcal
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Fat: 67.01g | Prot: 59.19g | Carb: 114.24g.
Breakfast: Coffee with Cream and Sugar, Trader Joe's Blueberry Scones. Lunch: Potato French Fries, Barbecue Sauce, Lettuce, Sweet Onions, French's French Fried Onions, Ground Beef (Frozen Patties, Cooked, Broiled). Dinner: McDonald's Iced Coffee with Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup (Large), McDonald's Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken. more...
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3697 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 11 minutes, Bicycling (moderate) - 13/mph - 20 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 2 hours, Desk Work - 7 hours, Resting - 7 hours, Sleeping - 7 hours and 29 minutes. more...
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