SPINNING MY WAY BACK 2 ME... by 40!

ciaoana

ciaoana

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Ok, here is my first journal that I am planning on keeping til I lose my weight. I will reintroduce myself .

My name is Ana.
From Southern California
Had 3 kids in 2 years... 2 are my own, and my stepson came to live with us when my first daughter was only a month old.
I have struggled with weight since I was young...but never REALLYout of control until now. I am only 5' 3" and I weighed 171 when I started this a week ago today.
I have always been athletic, softball, working out at the gym etc. after my first baby, I was in a size 10 within 2 months... 4 months later I found out I was pregnant again and gained about 30 more pounds with that pregnancy and I still had about 10 to lose before that... SO LONG STORY SHORT, I need to lose 30-35 pounds or fit into a size 10 by the end of October... that would be my goal. Right now I am in a tight size 12 but loose 14 so I need to WORK IT!!!
WHY OCTOBER? because I turn 40 this year!! I want to live a healthy active life-style to be able to keep up with my kids. I want to stay young and be happier than now.
With that said I will outline my goals and my plan:
  • LOSE 30 POUNDS OR SIZE 10 BY OCTOBER
  • DO A MINIMUM OF 3 SPINNING CLASSES PER WEEK
  • CONTROL PORTION SIZE AND WATCH CARB INTAKE
  • LESS SNACKING IN BETWEEN MEALS
  • WEIGHT TRAINING 4 TIMES PER WEEK- UPPER BODY AND LOWER BODY 2X PER WEEK
  • MINIMUM 8-10 GLASSES OF WATER PER DAY:rolleyes:
  • NO FOOD 2 HOURS BEFORE BEDTIME
  • MINIMUM OF 6 HOURS PER SLEEP EVERY NIGHT- GOAL 7 HOURS PER NIGHT
  • WEIGH IN ON THE 15TH AND 30TH OF EACH MONTH AND LOG:eek:
  • KEEP JOURNAL UPDATED AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK
  • NO EXCUSES!!
  • GLASS OF WINE EVERY EVENING:D
  • NO SODA'S OR 1 PER WEEK MAXIMUM
  • WALK 2 MILES DAILY AT WORK AT LEAST 2 TIMES PER WEEK WITH CO-WORKERS IN A.M.
  • BE POSITIVE AND PATIENT ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS!
 
Hi Ana!

Welcome to the forum. Your plan looks great!!! You'll be there in no time. Ah and yes patience is essential in weightloss! So many times I've felt like throwing in the towel, so glad I didn't! Good luck on your journey!


cheers
michelle
 
hi

with ninety percent of this journey being attitude, id say youre on the way there easily! you are going to get there by october no problem~!
 
Thanks For The Warm Welcome And Motivation Skinny Kate And Michelle!!

Thanks girls- I was coming in here to update my journal... kind of disappointed in myself because I could not get out of bed early enough to make my spinning class but when I saw your nice welcomes it made me SMILE! Thanks and Michelle, WOW good for you on your weight loss! I will post pictures as I go along because I know that as I am starting, I like to be inspired by others who have succeeded...

SO, the day is not over and the towel has not been thrown it yet. I will get my booty to the gym during my lunch hour and do at least 30 minutes on the eliptical machine.
I will still do my 2 mile walk here at work today and tonight I usually go for a walk with my girls but tonight the girls on my street are having a CINCO DE MAYO party (we just make margaritas and pull our lawn chairs in the street while all our kids play) There are 43 kids on our street!! So we have fun!

I need to watch my portions when I eat!! My husband is a bad influence on me too! He wanted chicken with potatoes last night. So he made the chicken and I was supposed to make the potatoes when I got home... instead I chopped up the chicken, put it in a salad with corn, kidney beans, cucumber, tomatoe, cilantro and red onion.... it was really good. He was surprised and said the salad was delicious. SO I told him we really need to change the way we eat. He is in agreement. He is not overweight but he has borderline high cholestoral and borderline high blood pressure.
Have been doing great on my water intake need to keep it up today!!
 
Good job on keeping on track!~


Cinco De Mayo Party sounds like sooo much fun!!!!!!!!!! I love that type of stuff! Enjoy yourself!

cheers
michelle
 
Hi Ana!

I just wanted to come visit your diary. I met you in the newcomers board.... I am also 5'3" and weigh 171 and I think we have about the same goal.

I have not done very well this week but it looks like you HAVE! Great job!!! Keep it up girl!

I am such an emotional eater and this week has been bad. But I am back to it tomorrow. I plan on walking about 3 miles and drink all my water tomorrow. If I do that I will be happy.

Maybe I'll set up my own diary later tonight.

Have a great weekend....

Debbie
 
Holding myself Accountable

OK, so Friday I was disappointed in myself... no workout! That's ok, I had a good time at my Cinco de Mayo party. Had a good time with my family and neighbors I was pretty proud of myself for eating before I went to the party and I only had one margarita.

I really can't work out on the weekends because it's the only family time we normally have - my DH works second shift... BUT this morning - even after going to bed after 11 pm:eek: I still got up for my 5:45 spinning class.. I pressed snooze at 5:10 frantically got up at 5:25 and washed up, got dressed and got to the gym by 5:40! got to the gym and realized i forgot my gym card I thought about just turning around and going home back to my warm bed but I didn't ... told the guy at the front desk that I had forgotten my card and he said just go ahead... I ran to the spinning room scanned the room quickly, saw my friend Debbie already warming up and notice there are no bikes available.... second chance to go home but just then my friend says "oh! there's one! Right in front!" Like YEAH!? I am only in my second week of this and I am going to sit SMACK in the front where everyone can see me?? YIKES! (third chance to ditch the class) but I didn't want to seem whimpy... so I walked up to the front, adjusted my chair and I was proud! I kept up with the class- OK I HAD TO... I felt like EVERYONE was watching me... when in reality, everyone is really just trying to get themselves through the class themselves... but I made it! I burned another 500-800 calories! I need to drink all my water today and eat well.... I know I wasn't supposed to weigh myself but I did.... I LOST 2 POUNDS! :D
 
Thanks for stopping by...

Michelle, thanks for stopping by, we had a great time at our block party! I didn't eat and I only had one margarita... thank you for your support! Makes me want to keep it going!!!:p

Debbie, start your journal and then I will go in there and support you! WE CAN DO IT! Remember summer is almost here... do you really want to feel bummed when someone invites you to a swim party? Come on LETS DO IT TOGETHER!!!
 
Hey Girl We Can And Will Do This! We Can And Will Be Hot Mommas By 40 This Year! My Daughter Turned 2 In Dec So I Know Without A Doubt We Can Push Each Other And Give Ourselves The Best Birthday Presents Ever!! Lets Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Glad to hear you had fun at your cinco de mayo party, sounds like it was a blast.

Wow you were super determined to get that spin class in, good for you!!! And good job on the 2lb loss!!

Cheers
michelle
 
Thank you Michelle!

I usually don't like to talk about the downfalls but hey, that is part of the life journey right? Well I seem to only post when I workout and I am feeling good but today I am feeling guilty for not getting up to go to the gym but I was exhausted. I am not making any excuses I just didn't get much sleep last night. Usually I have control of that, which is one of my goals, to get an adequate amount of sleep; however, my girls ages 1 and 2 were sick last night so all you mommies, I am sure can relate to that...anyway I am looking at my schedule for today because just because I missed my spinning class, doesn't mean I can't work out today. I have to go home at noon to take over watching the girls because they stayed home from daycare. Daddy is with them... As soon as I put them down for their afternoon nap, my booty will be on the eliptical machine or treadmill or depending on how long the nap is ... maybe both. Tonight, I have to "work" til midnight from home just helping out with a surveillance via computer so I know I won't get much sleep but I am still going to TRY my hardest to get up at 5am to make my spinning class.
My eating habits need lots of help!
I guess I should start by listing my weaknesses...
chocolate- sometimes...usually at night when I am either stressed or right before bed... don't know why...
I haven't been drinking my water as well as I should... need to drink my water! The good thing is that water is all I drink with the exception of one cup of coffee in the morning and once in a while, a glass of red wine in the evening.
I have been trying to cut down on carbs... hmmm other than that, I am ok...
So no more chocolate, more water, and small portions! Try to eat every 3 -4 hours.
 
Sounds Like An Awsome Plan And You Gacve Me An Idea For A New Club Hehehehe
 
Ok Get Your Buns Back In Here We Can Do This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I am back! I didn't QUIT!! I am still here!!

I have had a rough two weeks! My baby was sick and hospitalized for 4 days but she is now out of the hospital:D

So.... I weighed myself this morning and no change... I was not expecting any change but I wanted to make sure I had not gained anything. I have not exercised since my last entry 2 weeks ago oh wait that is not true... I did a cycle class last monday which was on May 15th so here I go again!!
My babies are healthy and my goals for the week are:
  • no sweets! (no ice cream and no chocolate/candy)
  • I need to do AT LEAST 3 spinning classes - try for 4~
  • watch my portions
  • DRINK LOTS OF H2O... minimum of 10 - 8 ounce glasses of water

I CAN DO IT I WILL DO IT I CAN DO IT I WILL DO IT!!!

My reward for reaching my goal this week is taking 1/2 day off on Friday for SCRAPBOOKING!!!!

Thanks REDNECKWOMAN for keeping me in "CHECK"!!! :D :D ;)
 
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I Am Sos Orry About Your Baby I Know Thta Was Hard! I Am Glad You Didnt Gain And We Can And Will Do This Girlfriend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Back On Track!!!!!!!!!

OK! I am feeling like a million dollars.... ok, maybe a thousand dollars! I will feel like a million in OCTOBER when I reach my goal!!!:D
I woke up this morning... washed up got dressed got my water bottle...oh wait!!! my darling son didn't put the water in the fridge like I asked him to :eek: and so I feel kind of guilty for this but I HAVE to HAVE cold water during my workouts so I DUMPED out a new bottle of water and filled it up with our COLD sparkletts water- waste, I know, but worth it... :p my other option, not go to work out because I didn't have cold water... not an option though.. I dumped a whole water bottle... so I get to my spinning class... hmmmm it was only 1/2 full (the class) which is a little odd but then maybe people just like going on MON, WED and FRI ... and today is TUES????

I got on my bike warmed up... sat in the back because I really feel uncomfortable having someone sitting behind me looking at my fat booty- cause YOU ALL KNOW you size everyone up when you walk in a class... like you don't... yeah right! ha ha ....... OK SO I DO!! I look at the skinny girls and wonder if they even eat all day or if they take 3 spinning classes a day... ok all this going through my head......bottom line....I am jealous but determined to have a little body like them....OK so class is SUPPOSED to start at 5:45a.m. it's now that time and there is no instructor in sight! 5:50 still no one there so I was tempted to leave but no one else got up to go so I kept pedalling- warm up is over now and I am breaking a sweat someone went to ask the front where the instructor was... he was no help he didn't have a clue so MR. PERFECT BOD, who takes class every day.. goes up to the front of the class and says-"Let's DO IT!" and starts instructing the class! No music, no microphone!!!

He was nice to look at and motivated me to no end.. anyway he said we all got up early, lets just make the best of the time we had and so he taught the class! I was floored... I thought "when I am in great shape... I will be able and confident to say that when an instructor is a no show!!! I thought that was awesome!! So I got a GREAT workout this morning! I am feeling ALIVE I am not just existing I am ALIVE! I want to feel like this every day! I have only drank 32oz of water and it's 11:40 already! YIKES gotta get on the ball here! more tomorrow!!
 
Woooohooooooo Lets Rock Girlfirned Your Motivating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Need To Plan My Days And Meals Better!!

ok, so today I almost didn't make it to my class because I rely on waking up on my own and I woke up 15 minutes before my spinning class... almost closed my eyes but didn't I jumped out of bed, grabbed my clothes brushed my teeth, splashed water on my face grabbed some water and was only 2 minutes late! I almost didn't go in because class had started but just went in anyway! I had a great class and feel good again today. I just have so much more energy and am in a better mood. NOW I need to work on my diet... It's kind of hard (not making any excuses, I am making changes instead of excuses ... my husband loves junk food and carbs... he also loves to SHARE... "here take a bite" or try this is yummy" I have been telling him no thanks and just a few days ago I told him to please help me by not offering me the chips or ice-cream... he said he was sorry and that he would TRY! Yeah hubby!! SOOOO I need to revisit my original goals and my weekly goals often to meet my goals...

LOSE 30 POUNDS OR SIZE 10 BY OCTOBER
DO A MINIMUM OF 3 SPINNING CLASSES PER WEEK:D
CONTROL PORTION SIZE AND WATCH CARB INTAKE:
LESS SNACKING IN BETWEEN MEALS:
WEIGHT TRAINING 4 TIMES PER WEEK- UPPER BODY AND LOWER BODY 2X PER WEEK:
MINIMUM 8-10 GLASSES OF WATER PER DAY:rolleyes:
NO FOOD 2 HOURS BEFORE BEDTIME:)
MINIMUM OF 6 HOURS PER SLEEP EVERY NIGHT- GOAL 7 HOURS PER NIGHT:rolleyes:
WEIGH IN ON THE 15TH AND 30TH OF EACH MONTH AND LOG:rolleyes:
KEEP JOURNAL UPDATED AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK:D
NO EXCUSES!!
GLASS OF WINE EVERY EVENING:(
NO SODA'S OR 1 PER WEEK MAXIMUM:D
WALK 2 MILES DAILY AT WORK AT LEAST 2 TIMES PER WEEK WITH CO-WORKERS IN A.M.
BE POSITIVE AND PATIENT ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS!

OK the easy things to work on are drinking more water, going to bed on time, weighing in only twice a month, glass of wine to unwind and get to bed on time. Things that will mean more planning and work are: weight training, less snacking- thinking about that one, I am doing pretty good on that... maybe I need to start writing in what I eat every day... ugh... ok HONESTY HONESTY HONESTY... I need to write it all down so I can see what to cut out...
walking with my coworkers is NOT a huge priority but I would like to do it especially on the days I don't make it to my spinning class in the morning.
so ok now I see what needs to be done! WORK IT WORK IT WORK IT!!!:D :D
 
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I Know You Can Do This And Yes That Is Great Set Yourself Weekly Goals And I Will Make Sure Ya Try Hard To Do Them When I Check On You! As For Water Get Flavored And Yes I Want You To Get In Here Or Get A Notebook And Write Down What You Eat I Dont Care If Its A Bite Of Cookie Or Cheating Stuff I Want You Accountable To Me As Well As Mostly Yourself Than You Will Know What You Are Doing And Make The Changes Hehehe
 
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