Day Two of Weight Loss Attempt #2

I am beginning with Day 2 in my weight loss attempt. But before I start there, I need to explain how this exercise journey started. In Fall of 2007, I was 163 pounds, and very out of shape. I was eating out almost constantly, and only worked out when I walked to my next class. I was still the thinner one in my family, but I had been on countless random diets, which, needless to say, didn’t work.

I had been talking about getting healthy for the longest time. What made the difference? Probably the Halloween picture on the left. So as of January 1st, 2008; I joined the gym, hired a trainer, and stopped eating junk. Six months later, I was 130 pounds, and bought my first bikini. I wasn’t comfortable enough to wear it yet, but it was such a difference. I went from a size 13 to a size 7/8.

So, why am I starting this blog now, you ask? Because the holidays, the economy, and laziness hit. I no longer have a trainer, and junk food is cheaper than healthy food…I gained about 20 pounds back in the past few months, although I tell everyone it's 10 pounds and blame Christmas. I’m at 149 lbs today and almost all the weight I’ve lost, I’ve put back on.

My body type is still a lot better than it used to be before the weight loss. I still haven’t had fast food in over a year. I haven’t gained a size, but it is clear that I have gained weight. Nothing fits right, I wear the baggy clothing I own. I am no longer happy with how I look. I have fallen off the wagon and it’s time to get back on. Preferably before my 21st birthday this summer.

Since I don’t have the money to hire a personal trainer, I did the next best thing. I bought “Jillian Michaels: 30 Day Shred” DVD. I put it in the DVD player and took some canned food out of my cupboard until my weights arrive in the mail. And boy did Day 1 kick my ass! It’s only 20 minutes of circuit training, but I was aching and sweating. And loving Jillian even more than I did watching her on TV.

Today is Day 2. I woke up with my body aching. I could barely move. And yet, in went the DVD. And I made a sandwich to eat at work instead of getting something on the way. They say healthy choices lead to more healthy choices. Why workout so hard just waste calories on takeout chinese food?!

The cardio exercises were much easier today. And the strength training was so much harder. I'm climbing stairs at work in slow motion. But I did it. For myself this time. Not for my family or friends, or all the skinny people I see at school. And now I’m more committed to weight loss and getting healthy than I have been in a long time.


--Steph