For being someone who is ‘into fitness’, I realize I haven’t posted anything on this blog about working out, nutrition, losing weight, etc.
It is completely my fault, but then again, I didn’t start this blog thinking I would write about anything but PR/communications.
To give you some perspective, some years ago I was ‘pleasantly plump’ at 5′8 and about 200 pounds. I distinctly remember looking down at my stomach one day while I was sitting in bed and thinking ‘oh hell no.’ I started going to the gym and changing my eating habits, I lost 50+ pounds and (forgive the cliche) never looked back.
That was about five years ago. Now after yo-yo-ing between gaining and losing five, ten, even 20 pounds, I decided this year I would woman up and take my fitness to another level by getting ready to compete as a fitness model.
Losing weight was a battle on its own. But to really tone the way I want to, it’s like starting all over again. I got a meal plan from a fitness trainer, and this is like nothing I’ve ever done before. Basically I eat a lot of chicken and egg whites, and there is NO BREAD in my diet whatsoever. THAT I thought I could never do.
But after one week of following the diet (with the exception of having coffee, something I keep as my little indulgence everyday), and the workout routine I’ve been doing for almost a year now, I was able to see some definition in my stomach, and my weight went down to about 2 pounds (from 149 to 147 approx.)
So on one hand, I’m really excited about the results I could get. Just thinking about where I could get in two, three, or six weeks is motivation enough for me in the gym.
On the other hand, doing that for six weeks assumes nothing happens to mess with my diet or workout schedule. And interruptions have been unpredictable for the last couple of months.
For the first couple weeks of September, I was doing everything fine. Then a chest cold hit me and I was out. I tried to tough it out and workout for the first day despite feeling not so good. I couldn’t push as much weight as I wanted to, and I stopped my cardio short, but I still got in to the gym and that was good. But the next day I felt even worse and didn’t go to the gym.
It’s been about four days since I’ve been to the gym, and although I feel a whole lot better, I also know I’m going back to starting all over again. I have some satisfaction that I know what I’m doing now, and I know that if I hold out and do what I’m supposed to week after week, I will see results.
So this weekend I’m going to get as much rest as I can so that I can fully recover. Then it’s back to the weights Monday @ 7:30am!
