First, may I take this moment to show off my new “kicks” as the young ‘uns like to call them? Is that what they still call them nowadays? I never was one to keep up with slang and, now that I’m this old, I never will.
Earlier this week, I vowed I would not buy any more clothes until I would reach my goal weight. However, rather than focus on weighing less, I want to focus on looking slimmer. Even wearing a size up no longer flatters my body and I hate how fat my face always looks in all the photos taken by my boyfriend (photos taken by myself are obviously biased due to the close proximity and carefully chosen angles, haha, that’s right, it’s ALL A DECEPTION).
After boycotting working out for so long, I decided I’d start running, even though it’s a form of exercise I hate the most. To motivate myself, I formulated a list of all my excuses for not working out and immediately followed them up with solutions.
1. The only pair of workout shoes shrank in the wash and are killing my feet.
Solution: Buy a new pair within the weekend. Don’t think about the cost. It’s a good investment.
2. I hate running. It’s boring as hell
Solution: Run with a friend. Invest in a cheap MP3 player or use the one built in the cell phone. Run w/BF. Use FM Radio on cell phone to receive BF’s FM transmitter on his iPod.
3. I have no gym membership
Solution: Work out from home. I have a yoga mat AND a yoga ball I’m not using.
4. I currently have no room for yoga at home.
Solution: BF is always happy to make room for me when I need it. Get over feeling bad about making him do it. Don’t need that much room for the yoga ball.
When I noted to the boyfriend that new shoes and setting up my cell phone to receive music from his iPod via FM transmitter would be all I needed to get off my arse, the boyfriend offered to take me to the Eugene Running Company for new shoes as an early Christmas gift. Hurrah!
This store is unlike anything I’ve experienced before (which makes sense when one considers I’ve always bought my sneakers at outlets and Nordstrom Rack, and I hardly ever think about running). The sales rep has you run bare-foot on a treadmill for a “gait analysis”, in which he video-tapes your feet for a few seconds and plays it back slowly to analyze the angles of your feet and whatnot. Then he determines what kind of structure is needed in your running shoes to minimize any problems you might have when running. I apparently needed extra support along the inner soles, so Ryan, my sales guy, brought out a huge stack of shoes for me. He had me try on each of them and run outside for a quick minute to see how they felt. It was cool that I could feel how good each pair of shoes felt. I finally settled on the Adidas Supernova Control and was giddy like a little girl with a sack of candy for the rest of the day.
I just got back from a brisk morning stroll with the boyfriend and I feel great.
Oh, and, here are the promised Thanksgiving photos. Haha, look how quaint it looks.
Sorry it’s so dark.
Our seven-pound Turklet.
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First of all, as a non-red-meat eater, your turklet looks delicious! I think 7 pounds is really enough for a small group… my other half’s parents always get birds that are too big (I think last Christmas, they went for a 15 pound turkey, and there were only four of us).
Congratulations on starting to work out!! How are those runners working out for you? They should be comfy and good for the road. I applaud you for not focusing on the number on the scale… it’s dress sizes that matter more than how much you weigh. But even with dress sizes, don’t get too hung up on the number, cause two people wearing the same size can look quite different because of their shapes.
Good luck!!
haha, thanks, Liz
it was still a LOT of turkey for the two of us @_@ but it came out quite nicely. no pink, no cold parts, no dryness etc… just perfect. we’re rather proud of ourselves, haha
hey, i could learn a thing or two from you regarding workout and motivation! you should be our forum trainer, haha. that’d be AWESOME. thanks for the encouragement
that turklet looks absolutely stunning. I did thanksgiving one year with just myself and the (now ex) bf. I thought it would be weird because I’ve never celebrated T-day with just one person before. But actually, it was really nice. Plus he did all the cooking so it was pretty sweet.
i have the same problem with weight going on my face. I’m perfectly happy with not being the stereotypical asian stick girl, but it’s frustrating that any weight I gain show up TEN TIMES on my face.
you remind me i should start exercising too. i’m thinking of walking circles around my building at school….it’s warm and snow-free.
Zero, hey, you should do this with me: http://www.glamour.com/bbg/myhome
I’m registered as bemil302. I only get on it once or twice a week to keep track of my weight and workouts, etc, just to stay on track. We could be workout buddies
And, yea, a quiet TG dinner w/the boyfriend wasn’t bad at all
I was really stressing about it but, in retrospect, I’m glad we did it.
actually, I try to avoid those weight monitoring thingies. Monitoring weight in any form whatsoever hits a sensitive spot with me. I had eating disorders in its various forms ranging from ano, bulimia, orthorexia (i’m not kidding) to nonstop overeating. Dark times -wasn’t fun. I don’t even understand how I could have all of those things, which are totally contradictory to each other. The only way i really found to conquer it is to not think about food/weight too much.
I think it’s only recently I’ve developed a more relaxed attitude towards food. I envy people who can deal with food/weight issues head on
You flatter me! :8) But I’d be happy to help with any questions you’d have, here or on the forum.
I’d have to agree with Zero. Obsession in any form is ugly. I would not recommend monitoring your weight or even dress size too closely. I’ve met lots of girls with eating disorders of some form in class. Or some people, as in myself years ago, would eat normally but develop a work-out disorder (sports bulimia = compulsion to work out all the time). That said, a general food and workout diary is good for you to pinpoint your problem areas. For example, a food diary allows you to analyse your eating habits, what types of food you are having too much of or too little, times of day that you’re eating (are you really hungry or just comfort eating), etc.
mang, zero, sounds like you went through some serious problems there, but i’m so glad that you’ve survived them. hey, why haven’t you joined my forum yet? you’re a lot of fun to talk to and i’m sure the other girls there would love to interact with you. we’re eating up liz like tapioca pudding, haha.
haha, liz, you wouldn’t have to worry about me obsessively counting calories and monitoring my digits. anything that mundane makes me lose interest quickly. fact of the matter is, i want to make myself enjoy the process of losing weight; if it agonizes me or bores me, i won’t stick with it
Tapioca pudding huh? Haven’t had one of those in ages! I wonder where I can find it here….
Sounds like you have the right attitude. Best of luck!
I thought your forum was invite only, and I never got an invitation. Now I feel less unloved
haha!!! you are a riot, girl
xD i can’t wait for the other girls to meet you
Zero, hey, you should do this with me: http://www.glamour.com/bbg/myhome
I'm registered as bemil302. I only get on it once or twice a week to keep track of my weight and workouts, etc, just to stay on track. We could be workout buddies
And, yea, a quiet TG dinner w/the boyfriend wasn't bad at all
I was really stressing about it but, in retrospect, I'm glad we did it.