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Most of my life growing up I was overweight. I know BMI is just an indication, but I was at some stage in the ‘obese’ category and at other stages just borderline. Like I’d lose some weight occasionally but then gain it back, sometimes more. Basically I just had a really unhealthy lifestyle.
Then like, I think it would have started in about February 2010, maybe a little before, I started to eat healthier and this time managed to stick to it for long enough for me to ENJOY it. Around this time, I started an online journal here to keep me on track where I was inspired by a couple of others to start the couch to 5k. Then I got into running (I struggled to run for five minutes straight before I started). Over the year I went from 85kg to like… I think I was about 56g by Christmas. My goal was 60kg, but when I continued to lose another four kilos it didn’t bother me. I was still healthy. Then for some reason it 2011 I continued to lose weight- unintentionally. I moved out of home to be closer to Uni, during which time I experienced a lot of stress and lost weight almost sub-consciously, despite ceasing Tae Kwon Do since it was impractical to travel two hours for a class.
By about August 2011 I was on what I admit was the VERY low side of the BMI and not really what I am aiming for. I continued to lose a lot of weight, but also looked strange and out-of-proportion because I hadn’t been doing any strength or core exercise. At one stage I was something like 47kg, which by BMI indicates borderline, if not underweight. But this was not intentional… I think because I had such a low level of physical activity I was just less inclined to eat and was maybe underestimating how much food I needed. I was trying to maintain my weight and in fear of gaining weight, lost weight.

Anyway, in my attempt to make sure I didn’t lose any more weight, I started to gain weight. I felt a LOT healthier at about 52-53kg. But a couple of weeks in a row of eating badly, in my attempts to kind of ‘relax’ about this sort of thing, resulted in me gaining a bit more weight than I intended. Not to say I was unhappy with my weight itself as I’d been that weight before and looked BETTER than I did at 47kg. Rather, the pattern I was seeping back into over the Uni holidays. Going out and drinking, which stimulates my apetite, and then binge eating. It had been okay for me previously to eat a bit of junk food after the occasional night out without it effecting my weight. But because it was so much more frequent on the holidays I began n to gain weight in an unhealthy way. I don’t have a scale, but when I checked at the chemist about a month ago I was 56kg. Which is NOT a problem to me, as the weight itself is healthy. Except that I was not eating healthily and wasn’t doing any exercise. So I kind of officially went back on my health kick, but have promised myself to simply be healthy without being extreme about it. And have started exercising more. I checked earlier this I went on a mini stress-related binge. It wasn’t too bad as there is no junk-food in my house now. But I mean like eating grilled cheese on toast with lots of butter and drinking really sugary tea at like 1am.

Since Uni is starting again, I’m hoping the structure will help me also stick to my health goals as it has in the past.

So basically, I really don’t have any set ‘goals’ YET, I’m just going to try and stick to a mostly healthy lifestyle, without being obsessed, and just kind of see what happens. I don’t want to lose any more than 2kg and if I do lose weight I want it to be balanced out with toning/muscle. I am already a fair bit toned in my arms from years of Tae Kwon Do... but my stomach is like jello. Next week is ‘come and try’ week at the Uni gym, which means I can try group fitness classes for free. So I plan to get stuck into that. I gained so much cardio fitness that I would possibly have more endurance than a a lot of my friends, but I'm so lazy when it comes to anything that involves strength and muscle. So I would be a totaly beginner, really, but I have been getting advice on different toning excercises and I can't wait to get stuck back into them when I get back into a good pattern.

And I feel that posting about it will help me stick to it.

Anyway, hope I haven’t bored you too much.

Tuesday Twenty-Eighth of February, Two Thousand and Twelve.



Exercise:
7am- Body Balance (60 minutes)

Thursday First of March, Two Thousand and Twelve.


Exercise:
None confused Woke up late, and neglected to exercise, whilst also forgetting to have a proper breakfast.

Saturday Third of March, Two Thousand and Twelve.

Feeling a lot better this morning. smile Just got back from my run. Probably won't have time to update the rest of the day until tomorrow. I'm going to be hanging out with a friend after work. He offered to cook me dinner and since he's been going for runs with me, I'm assuming what he cooks is going to be fairly healthy. May or may not go for a couple of drinks later.

Thing is, although I only drink sugar-free pre-mixes (which still have the calorie content of the alcohol, but not the sugar of soft-drink), and although I'd only be having one or two, I often get the munchies whenever I drink anything alcoholic. I just have to have the discipline not to eat greasy food.

Exercise:

Run (30 minutes)
Ab work

Monday Fifth of March, Two Thousand and Twelve.

Wednesday Seventh of March, Two Thousand and Twelve.

Exercise:

Run (30 minutes)
Ab work



Snacks:
3 baby carrots
1 apple
1 cup of tea (with milk)

Saturday Tenth of March, Two Thousand and Twelve.

Went out to dinner with some friends tonight and then into the city to catch up with some others. Went halves with a friend in two entres and the curry dish. This post is where the true nature of my weekend late-night habits come out. I think it's just that when I'm awake past midnight, I get major munchies, regardless of how much I've eaten. Since I'm used to being asleep before than. I know it's a lame excuse.




Snacks (before 12am)
2 carrots
2 tall glasses of mango smoothie
1 cup of coffee with milk and sugar
1 caramel late

Midnight snacks
1 piece of toast with vegemite and avacado
1 piece of toast with avacado and satay sauce
2 small vegetable patties
1 apple
Wheat-bix with strawberry jam

Monday Twelfth of March, Two Thousand and Twelve.


Trying to get back on track and stay there.



Run (30 minutes)
Ab work



Snacks
1 apple
1 cup of tea (with milk)