I am back and better than ever. I must first apologize to my fan (only one at the moment but growing) for my absence, I fell off the wagon. I am the ultimate saboteur, I started out wonderfully – I was motivated and I had a deadline- I made great progress ( almost 10 lbs.) and then I just stopped. I don’t know why I do this but I have the ability to make a 5lb. weight loss feel like a 50lb. loss and then I start to “treat” myself. I am so full of it at times that it hurts me to even conjure up the thought of some of the excuses that I make and subsequently believe about my habits. But why am I “better than ever,” it’s because I started over. I have been going to the gym since last week as well as watching what I eat. It’s only been about 10 days, but I feel good. I feel stronger.
So if you have read any of my previous posts then you know that I was dieting for my vacation. Well I went on vacay last month and I had the time of my life. It was great! I don’t think that I would have had a better time at my goal weight.
So here’s the problem. I am about to say something that I rarely ever say or even admit to. I have a pretty face. I have been told this enough in my life to accept it. It is my Achilles heel. It is so hard to get motivated to lose weight because I can fall back on my face and still be considered attractive. I know that if you are reading this and do not know me then you are probably beside yourself right now and thinking all sorts of things about me and you are probably wrong about most of them. I am a fair, honest, caring, and loving person. I just use my face as a crutch to not work as hard or as consistently as I should, but I have had enough of being overweight. I am not healthy. It is also really hard to find clothes that look right- I own more girdles, shapewear, and spanx then one person should be allowed- and I am increasing unsatisfied with the strange girl that stares back at me when I look in the mirror.
So I just started moving. I got dressed and went to the well equipped gym that my complex provides and just did it. I watched The Biggest Loser the night before and I felt like if I did not do something to change my life then there was no reason that this problem would not balloon out of control. There is no difference between me and any of those contestants I already know what to do, but I needed some help so I did some research and came up with the plan below. I don’t know if I will follow this to the letter everyday, but I will try my hardest and if I mess up I won’t give up. I won’t be my own worst enemy.
Mel’s plan
Exercise
4 hours of resistance training per week in a circuit program
(20 min arms and upper body, 20 min abs and core, 20 min legs and lower body) 4x/wk
Nutrition
1600 calories/ day
(400 breakfast, 200 snack, 400 lunch, 200 snack, 400 dinner)
Acai’ Berry supplement/ 1/day
1/2 of my body weight in water/ day
Green tea before bed
