Whelp. New year brings about new changes, as well as the reminder that my days of hiding behind the educational system and avoiding the real world is about to come to an end. Luckily, being in a place of good mind, and getting better, I actually don't feel too bad about it. A little spooked, but not really.
Being 16 days into the new year also means I'm only 1 day away from completing the first 17 days of my diet. I have to do a little more reading (because I forgot) about what comes next. I know I can eat more starchy veggies, like squash, and a little bit of slow-digesting carbs, but I don't remember which ones.
As far as progress goes, it's actually been really minimal, or at least, that's what the scale as been telling me. I'm still, supposedly, at 161 (says the new digital scale that I bought the other day), but definite changes can be seen on my body. My hips are more slender, my torso is more slender - so perhaps it's muscle being gained? My workout consists of 20 minutes of stair-stepping cardio, around 20 wide pushup, 20 tricep pushups, 20 pikes on the yoga ball, 50 crunches, 25 bicep curls, about 15 lateral raises, and about 25 mason twists . . . so, I dunno.
It also doesn't help that the old scale got to the point where it was so inacurate that there was a 5 pound difference in a matter of 30 seconds. For all I know, I was closer to the 170 range when I started, and now I'm down to the 160 range. Who knows. All I do know is that I officially have a scale with nice big digital numbers that is now telling me "OH. HEY. Your butt? 161. Sorry to disappoint."
As far as progress goes, it's actually been really minimal, or at least, that's what the scale as been telling me. I'm still, supposedly, at 161 (says the new digital scale that I bought the other day), but definite changes can be seen on my body. My hips are more slender, my torso is more slender - so perhaps it's muscle being gained? My workout consists of 20 minutes of stair-stepping cardio, around 20 wide pushup, 20 tricep pushups, 20 pikes on the yoga ball, 50 crunches, 25 bicep curls, about 15 lateral raises, and about 25 mason twists . . . so, I dunno.
It also doesn't help that the old scale got to the point where it was so inacurate that there was a 5 pound difference in a matter of 30 seconds. For all I know, I was closer to the 170 range when I started, and now I'm down to the 160 range. Who knows. All I do know is that I officially have a scale with nice big digital numbers that is now telling me "OH. HEY. Your butt? 161. Sorry to disappoint."
Faith has not been lost, by any means, just a minor bit of disappointment. Like I also said, visible changes are happening. Numbers are just different than I expected them to be.
So, though the first 17 days almost is officially over and the scale says I haven't made any progress, working out will continue to happen at least 5 days a week (Monday and Thursday I have work/class from 9:00am to 10:00pm) as well as continuing to eat right and mentally kicking my ass into gear.
I also have to start drinking more water . . . starting to realize I don't do that enough during the day. Good thing I have a plethora of Hello Kitty waterbottles to keep me going. Hahaha.
I also have to start drinking more water . . . starting to realize I don't do that enough during the day. Good thing I have a plethora of Hello Kitty waterbottles to keep me going. Hahaha.
So. Progress. Slow, but happening. :)
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