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04 January 2013
Day 3.
Okay, entry for Day 2 was a little out of control. I didn't realize that this is not a private journal unless I make it so, which I won't because I could use the extra push :)
Today I was a bit off schedule and I was not able to make it to a class that was suppose to show me the ins and outs of LinkedIn. Stupid MUNI. Ay... I am reminded AGAIN that I need to stick to schedule and get out of the house sooner rather than later. So, I missed my morning class but I was NOT going to miss my 1pm YOGA class. It's the first fitness class I've ever taken at my gym, The Crunch. Class was great! I can not wait to take more classes. My gym has a bunch of fun fitness classes, including one that involves drumsticks which I intend on taking. The drumstick class, Zumba, and a class called Buti which has African style dance moves. Super excited about future classes :) I have never been this excited about working out or sticking to a diet. But these are the tools I have discovered that is helping me stay motivated:
1. Healthywage.com Monetary incentives gave me the push I need to keep up with the workouts and healthy diet. You invest a little money and a lot of time and effort. In return, not only will you get your money back, but you will get double the amount...depends on which challenges you choose. Money is nice!
2. Get your friends and family involve! I am telling everyone I know about weight loss goal. I even recruited a friend of mine to join me on a weight loss challenge through HealthyWage. My team is called A Bunch of Potatoes. I created my team and now I have 4 potatoes (one whom I know personally) that I hope I can help motivate them to stick with their personal fitness goals as well as the team, which is to be the team with the biggest losers who will win a lot of money. Again, money helps! With the support of my family, old friends, and new friends...I know our goals will be reached.
3. Last, there are a ton of tips and motivational tools on the internet. Most of mine are coming from Pinterest. Look for AimeySF next time you're there!
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02 January 2013
Day 2 has been challenging because I have been going from one place to another and it's kinda hard to eat when you're on the go. I woke up at 9 after going to sleep at 1am. Yes...I got my 8hrs, but I need to change the time I actually start my 8hrs seeing that I have a couple of early morning work coming up. And one must have at least 8hr of sleep to get this weight off, right? Anyways, woke up at 9 and had a good breakfast around 9:30am. Afterwards, my plans was to leave the house around 10 or 1030 so that I can hit the gym by 11 and work out for an hour. Then I would have my salad at 1230 and head over to Berkeley by 1pm so that I can make my 2pm appointment. That was the plan. So, I placed my TJ Field Chopped Fresh Salad into my cooler bag with an ice pack ready to be eaten around noon-30, had I stuck with the "plan." So I was ready to leave the house around 10:30 when I decided that I needed to create a workout system for the gym. Yup...there's where the problem lies. I sat down to create this system, this tool which I would take with me onto the floor. So here I am feverishly writing out a workout plan when I looked at the clock and noticed it was 1pm. I was a bit behind schedule. I guess I could've ate my salad that has been sitting in my cooler bag, but without the workout, I was still full from my hearty breakfast. Seeing that I was a bit behind, I realized that I will not make it to Berkeley by 2 because it takes at least 30 mins to ride MUNI from my home to the Civic Center to catch the BART, and then another 45 mins on Bart to get to Berkeley. So I called a cab and took my salad with me to Berkeley with the intention of eating it after my appointment. So, 2pm comes and goes. It's now 3pm. I did not get a chance to eat my salad because I needed to rush back to the city so that I can hit the gym by 4pm so that I can work out for an hour. I was very hungry so I ended up eating a protein bar instead. A delicious Caramel Brownie Luna Bar. YUM. 8 grams of protein. Hopefully enough to get me through my workout. I figured I'd eat my salad after the gym when I am at my next destination. So, I get to the gym and there is a problem with my card. Also I needed to figure out how to get my weight verified by the gym so that I can participate in the challenges I have signed up for on HealthyWage.com. Nevertheless, 1/2 hour later, I am finally on the floor. I do 15 mins of cardio and then 45 mins of Bosu Ball activity. I put to good use my little workout system and learned that my “system” needed a bit of tweaking. Regardless, I think I had a good workout :) So, 530 rolls around and I realized that I needed to wrap up my workout and start prepping for my next event at 630, which is a writing session at a cafe. I was hoping to the get to the cafe a bit early so that I can eat my salad. Didn't happen. I got out of the gym at 6pm, as planned, and headed over to the bus stop. I mistakenly jumped onto the wrong bus. Jumped off and waited 10 mins for the correct bus. Then I got to my stop and started walking in the wrong direction towards my destination. When I realized I was going the wrong way, and started going in the right way, I had barely made it to my writing session which is where I sit now. My salad is still in my bag because I felt kinda strange to be eating my salad at a place that has food. I am new to this location and I didn't know what their policy was on outside food. So, I order their Veggie Sandwich which is fresh veggie, cheese, hummus, and whole wheat bread. My dinner is done and I think I may have to toss my salad seeing that it's no longer chilled. Could be a bit dangerous to eat my salad now. ALSO, it is currently 7:30. At the beginning of my weight loss journey, I had decided to not eat past 8pm and to be in bed by 10am. It has definitely been a challenging day...but it has given me something to work on as far as creating a diet plan for days like today.
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01 January 2013
Tue 1.1.13
I am putting myself up to the Healthy Wage challenge to lower my BMI from OBESE to HEALTHY by the end of the year. If I succeed, I will earn $100. If I decide to invest $300 in addition to my time and efforts, I will be awarded $1000 instead of $100 by Healthy Wage. So, yes...I would like to earn some cash by changing my dietary and active lifestyle. Plus it will be good for my heart & wardrobe. Someday, I would like to be able to wear boots that goes over my calves or have the towels provided at the gym wrap around my belly.
5'5" + 212lbs = BMI 36.4
Per Web MD, my caloric intake should be 1760 if I am to lose 1lb a week and be lightly active.
Goal is to weigh 135 by the end of the year.
I am hoping I will lose a bit more than a 1lb a week because I plan to be a lot more active in 2013 than I was in previous years.
In addition to Fat Secret and Healthy Wage, I plan to blog my journey on TheShrinkingPotato.com
I believe that the more exposed I am about my goals, the more incentives I have to keep them.
I really really want to be able to wear boots that goes over my calves without having to special order them.
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01 January 2013
Weigh-in:
212.0 lb
lost so far:
0 lb
still to go:
77.0 lb
Diet followed N/A
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