F-f-f-fooood.

Changing one's diet is definitely something that should be done when trying to lose weight. I have done this. More protein, less processed sugars, less bad fat more good fat. Its a good thing. Right?! Well not lately. My food has become the center of entire thought process. I think it is especially bad today because I am bored, its raining, there is nothing to do. That and I want to smoke. Smoke. Smoke. Smoking is bad for you! No smoking!



Holy yum!



Anyway, I have been looking for ways to satiate my incredible need to put things in my mouth (no jokes!) I have been eating dum-dum pops but at 25 kcals a pop it really isn't worth the 25 minute of yum. I discovered something that is pretty yummy. Werther's Original makes these ridiculous candies that are sugar free. They come in coffee caramel and plain caramel. If you don't mind the taste of artificial sweeteners this snack is where its at. 5 pieces is the serving size and it's 40 kcals per serving, so each piece is worth a whopping 8 calories. If one can avoid biting the into the pieces it is a great way to satisfy the need to eat your way to happiness.

Aside from the boredom hunger I am doing good. Egg whites for breakfast, mmm egg whites (right). Lean meats, lots of vegetables, tons of fruits, no ice cream. Not a ton of cheese. I really hate that last one. I am of the opinion that each and every food item would be better with cheese. Not loading everything with cheese almost makes me sad. Hopefully this will get easier, and not harder.

Turkey burgers for dinner!



Success!

I cannot even begin to explain what an amazing week I had, despite the fact that I had to start over with the whole running endeavor. So I think I should make a list.

1. Worked out 5 days this week
2. Found a buddy who wants to run a 5k with me
3. Discovered the difficult rowing machine, and subsequently fell in love
4. Kept up in Zumba
5. Discovered the epic hip-hop infusion class

See what I mean? It was a good week. I met a friend at Zumba last week, we can call her Mrs. Zumba. Mrs. Zumba and I have a ton of the same fitness goals. We have started doing the couch-to-5k program together as well as the Zumba and now the hip-hop class.

Not only do we do the running and the dancing but she also is into strength training. It is fun to have someone to help you with the weights. Technically you should have a gym buddy at all times but we all know that isn't always possible. The best part is to have someone yell at you when you don't think you could possibly do another one of these:

I really am sore today though. It is because I had a superific time at Hip-Hop Infusion. The instructor could possibly be a real dance instructor. It was amazing! I loved the people in the class, no one was super self conscience or anything dumb like that. So I got my swagger on. Yes I have swagger. Who would have guessed?

That is the latest from the fat FitGirl

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The good, the bad, and the not so in-shape...

There are different aspects to every endeavor in life. Some good, some bad, and about everything in-between. With fitness there are two key aspects that seem to exist, motivation and injury.

Motivation

I am beyond motivated. I want to run, hike, jog, skip and whatever else will get me there. I -really- want to go and be all awesomely in-shape to make the kiddies drool at the epic level of fitness I have attained. A level of fitness not seen since the era of the Gladiator. The lean muscle mass will glean under a sheen of sweat as I run to the beat of P!nk... Or whatever...

Injury

Unfortunately in the past I had Achilles tendinitis. An evil little inflammation of the Achilles tendon that causes pain when walking or running. This little inflammatory injury is currently the bane of my existence, as after my last run it has reared its nasty horned head. The pain of stepping seeks to thwart my lofty gladiatorial fitness goals. There will be no awe inspiring lean muscle mass to glean because I can't run when injured!

Solution?

Well I simply must slow down. It makes me so angry. Why, when I finally have the motivation to run my heart out, do I need to walk!? Somewhere out there some little devilish thing is laughing at my frustration. I know it. It is as though the desire to run a 5k has raised some nasty injury giving creature from the nethers of planet fitness. Well guess what?! I am armed with anti-inflammatory, ice, and the will to walk through it until I no longer have an inflamed tendon. Frustrating as not being able to run until I want to collapse will be, I will beat you. No evil injury giving bastard will get in the way of my delusions of grandeur!

Fit Girl is Born

Hello World,

Hope you are doing well today, sincerely. I am fantastic. I have resolved, and determined to become the fit girl. You know who I am talking about, the girl who runs for an hour at the gym without looking like they are about to keel over and die. I want to be the one who goes to the Zumba class and wishes that the instructor will go faster, instead of having to stop because my thighs feel like Jello.

So this is my Blog. I always wanted to start a blog, but never had anything that I cared to write about. This will be my self discovery and hopefully I can share some of my to do's and not to do's with all of you. Maybe you can become that fit person that you have always wanted to be. I know there is one hiding within all of us. Somewhere... deep below the layers of fat and unused muscle...

Anyway, this isn't about how schlubby I am, this is about how fit I am going to be.

Current exercise program

• Couch-2-5k 30 minutes 3 days a week

• Zumba 60 minutes 2 days a week

I am not even close to running a 5k. Though I did run ten straight minutes yesterday. It was the best time I have ever had with the sweat and the panting, aside from the usual fun sweat and panting activities that one does. I Zumba, or try. I am not the best dancer and have never boasted a high level of coordination. But it reminds me of when I used to be able to go to the club and dance, so I go and shake my booty like no one is looking, because let's face it, no one is!

Stats:

5'5"

Female

168 lbs

Eventually that last number will lower. EVENTUALLY! But the goal here, I keep telling myself, is to be fit. Not lose weight, though that should happen if I become the fit girl I have always dreamed of being.

Diet:

Here

That is the only place to go for a diet. Moderation people, not starvation! I eat everything I want within the allotted amount of calories! Calorie counting is the only sensible diet and if someone tries to convince you otherwise you should probably take them out to the woods and leave them there for being less than smart.

Well there we have it.

Fit girl in training,

Signing out-