RoyalCinderella
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2004
After looking for a great software program to track my workouts, I've decided to make a W.I.S.H. training journal. This will keep data on my progress in this lifestyle improvement process that includes training for my happily ever after!
Stats
January, 2005: 262
January, 2006: 248
February, 2006: 244
May, 2006: 248
January, 2007: 250
Every journey begins with a single glass-slippered step, so here goes!
Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - Overall UpdateWorking out - I am now able to walk and jog for an hour straight on the treadmill and can complete the ab roller video beginner and advanced workouts. This workout involves a 70 - 75% HRmax during walking on the treadmill at 2.8 and a 75 - 80% HRmax during jogging on the treadmill at 3.0. I'm considering moving to other forms of working out, like water aerobics or the eliptical trainer at the Y. My left knee is sore and tight, but perhaps some stretching exercizes will help that.
Eating - I am now keenly aware of my eating habits whereas for a while I didn't give it much thought. Fast food has been completely eliminated from my diet - at any cost, convenience- or time-wise. If we need a quick meal at home, I fix a frozen entree for dinner. If I'm out and need a pick-me-up, I enjoy a Nature's Valley energy bar until the next meal-time. I've also tried to drink at least .5 - 1 L of water each day, although it is much easier on the working out days.
Friday, June 2, 2006Working out - I've now started a water aerobics program at the Y and it is so much fun! I look forward to going to it so much!! Now Val's coming with me and it will be extra cool.
Friday, July 21, 2006Working out - Val and I have so much fun doing water aerobics together! Especially with my favorite instructor, Becky. She reminds us so much of Mrs. Trest from RHS. Anyway, I just completed a second hour of jogging 3 miles @ 20 min/mile pace and it feels incredible to be in such better shape. I remember not being able to fathom jogging at this pace for an hour back in the spring. Now I have a really great reason to finish my one-year goal: A WDW vacation in May, 2007! I'm thinking of ramping up my working out with a spinning class - we'll see. I'm nervous that everyone in the class will be skinny-minnies and fit and that I'll be behind and unwelcomed. We'll see next week. So, here's to continued fun and fitness in training for my happily ever after!
Tuesday, January 2, 2007Of course, school starting in August and the holidays have thrown me off track. Here's to a rededication to my health and fitness goals before we leave for our May, 2007 Disney vacation! I've received many comments on how good I look after losing 15 pounds over the course of 2006. A glacial weight-loss pace, for sure, but I've read and heard that that's the key to lasting success with losing weight. I watched an Oprah show back in early December featuring Dr. Oz - an internist (so it seems) who has the best outlook toward losing weight that I've ever heard. So, onward, using the tips and guidelines posed by Dr. Oz and a renewed commitment to making 2007 my most healthy year ever!
Thursday, September 6, 2007As I go back and read through my training diary, I notice how I set long-ish term goals and sometimes achieve them and sometimes don't. I'm struck by how much conviction and dedication I have maintained over the past couple of years towards taking care of myself. If I could just harness all of that well-intentioned affirmation and apply it to each new goal, I would set out to achieve the next goal for myself building upon the successful experiences - and failures - of my past efforts. I'm finished defining physical well-being as numbers on a scale - oh, I'll check it next year or something - but my health is not determined by a number. So, no more weighing. I'm going to determine my success in taking care of myself by the objective measures I set forth, like the ECs and OPs, striving to complete both long- and short-term goals for completion of those measures. In that way, I'm affirming my right to fail, but recognizing that if I do, it doesn't make me a bad person. Self worth and body image are mutually exclusive! Girl power!
