So I decided in November I needed to trim it down a little. I hadn’t workout consistently since I had my foot surgery last June. So the pounds crept on and the muscle tone slowly disappeared. I know people think I don’t need to lose weight, but I’ve had this body all my life so I know when things are getting out of control. Plus it didn’t help when my younger sister called me pudgy.
Me and two of my co-workers decided to do a fitness challenge. The idea lasted about a week. So we decided to just encourage one another. My cousin Kelly, the personal fitness trainer (http://www.anewyouinside.com/), gave me lots of encouragement and pointed out areas to work on. My sister Crystal gave me tips on what she did to lose weight and tone.
December 1, I began my workout routine. I started getting up at 4 a.m. to do my workouts. That lasted until a week ago; now I workout in the evenings. As soon as I walk in the door, I head straight for my workout draw. By the way, I need some new workout clothes. The ones I have are from when I was 160 lbs and knocking at size 14 door. I’m a lot smaller now; size 8 and some size 6, and my last official weight in had me at 148.9 lbs. I’m only 5’4-1/2”; I just look tall because I have long legs.
Anyway, I started from the beginning with Beach Body’s Turbo Jam and Zumba. When I first learned Zumba, NeNe was here on winter break and she was so tickled at me trying to learn the moves. I cannot get my hips to move that way, yet. I’m glad my hair is natural because when I get done working out, I’m dripping wet. After my workouts, I take a nice hot bath and drink a tall cup of ice water. AHHHH! Since I started working out again, I’ve notice my size 8 pants are not as tight as before. The size 6 pants are still a little snug. Payton has joined her sister as my workout buddy. Yes, they get in the way, but it means so much to them. Granny’s girl and Granny’s baby are learning about fitness early.
On January 16, I started limiting my calorie intake. I joined http://caloriecount.about.com/ to keep track of my calories. That damn website said I was overweight for my height and age. HUH? It suggested I drop down to 128 lbs; I suggested not. I’m sure if I get these fibroids removed, that will take a good 5-7 lbs off.
Monitoring my calorie intake is very challenging. So far I have went over the limit 4 times. Actually paying attention to what I eat and how much I eat is kind of eye opening. I never knew how much sodium is in packaged food until I started reading labels. I see why so many people have high blood pressure. Looks like I will be going back to cooking from scratch.
If I follow my current schedule and stick to my plan, I should be at my goal weight by May 25; in time for my 30th class reunion.
