The other day, I achieved my primary goal of losing 40 pounds to get my weight down to 175! That is what my weight was when I first moved to Chico over three years ago, and now the new goal is to get down to 165. I'm a size 12, and I recently upped my daily minimum morning run from three miles to four.
LIFE IS AWESOME!!!!!
I recently got a new bike and on the first night riding it I had to brake quickly to pick up a dropped flashlight and managed to flip over the handlebars, sending my silver dolphin cuff bracelet flying where it will probably never be found again... My new replacement bracelet says "Dreams become reality one choice at a time" and I feel like this is especially true in my life these days, so I love it. I dreamed of being healthier, but had no chance of reaching any goal until I started choosing healtheir options like walking to school instead of being dropped off and having a chicken salad instead of a hamburger...
In any case I wanted to take today to comment on a few realizations that have hit me in regards to my healthierness...
The first one is that I have been blowing through sizes as I'm shrinking and I recently offered to pass some of my clothing to my mom and sisters now that they are too big for me. The fact is that when I was gainning weight I passed my too small clothes to my mom and sisters, and now I'm doing the same thing in reverse... I feel a sense of accomplishment knowing it took me three years to gain almost 50 pounds but that I've lost 40 pounds since deciding to get healthier in December.
My other realization happened last night when I was doing the p90x video with my friend Karey. We were doing squats for leg exercises and I was holding the 25 lb kettlebell as extra weight. I suddenly turned to Karey and told her that I just realizes that I used to have that much extra weight on my body, and she pointed out that it was that weight PLUS an additional 10 pounder AND a 5 pounder... How did I have the energy for anything? Last night I was also able to do a few sort of pull-ups on the pull-up bar, which is something I could never imagine doing a year ago...
So I guess my main comment about my successes for my friends and family to know is that moderation is key in all things! I don't believe in DIETING persay just because I've found that it usually means some kind of extreme, and doesn't teach me good eating habits that will last forever... If I cut out all carbs (Atkins?) then I suddenly eye every piece of french bread or plate of pasta like I can't resist it to save my life... If I was to give up meat (vegetarian) I would have to go to a lot of trouble to find protein substitutes, not to mention that as a poor college student that's not really affordable sometimes.
Also on the subject of moderation is the concept of not over-doing exercise... I just mean, if it starts to hurt, don't keep going, and find something else to do. For example, when Karey and I do her p90x video, there is one move that requires you to balance on your hip bone. It's uncomfortable, and even though I'm sure the exercise would be awesome for my slowly developing ab muscles, I won't do it just in case it might cause an injury in not doing it correctly...
In other news, most of my friends know this already, but today I went to the WREC center (college gym) pool in my new bikini, swam a bit and then sat in the sun for an hour reading and getting darker... I haven't worn a bikini since elementary school, so this was a huge accomplishment! Now that I've survived it one day, I plan to make it a regular visit until my Colombia trip!
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