Fit by Fifty

It's not happening as fast as I would like for it to, but I do believe it is happening.  My body is getting STRONGER!  My legs, especially have better muscle tone.  I also feel like I have more energy and more stamina.  Example: I can (almost) do burpees properly now, and in the beginning I just stepped back and stepped forward instead of jumping back and jumping forward.   So... as LK says, consistency is the key!  So I shall do my best. My food has been a bit hit and miss while I'm traveling.  (I'm in Japan now.) Sometimes while I'm traveling I just have to eat what and when I can.  Running through the airport just to stand in more lines in Shanghai does not give me a lot of choices.   (WORST layover ever, btw.) I am doing my best!  And I do believe it will pay off.   But I'm ready to be home and get back to the Y and back to being in control of my food.   5 more days...!

This is a good body.   It's not even close to perfect. It has many flaws and many areas I do not like to look at.  It has bladder issues. It has hamstrings so tight that touching my shins is as far as I can stretch sometimes.   But nevertheless, it is a good body. These are the thoughts I was thinking today as I did my workout here in my hotel in Spain.  This body can work hard.   This body can do all the things I am asking it to do.  This body is growing stronger- I can feel it.   I am grateful. I have a dear friend who would love to be able to exercise, but absolutely cannot due to back issues.  She is very limited in what her body can handle, and that is a  tough thing to accept.  We all have limitations, but hers are extreme and cause her a lot of physical pain and mental anguish.   I can get very down on this body. Critical. Judgemental. Wanting it to change quicker than it is able to right now.   But what this body needs is my gratitude.   This body h

This was a CHALLENGING workout. But I did it!   Walked 10 min on the treadmill to warm up,  Walked and biked for 15 to cool down. Also walked around town for an HOUR after dinne r.   ...this had better work...

Proof that I was a "deer" and worked out my first day in Spain- even though it would have been easy not too!!!  After lots of travel I was exhausted.  But I still did it!   More food I didn't eat.   The lovely diner I *did* eat.   (and yes... a tiny cup of sugar free mousse was my desert)

Huffpo says so.   It is MUCH harder for me to lose weight than it was even 2 years ago. Why oh why did I stop working out 2 years ago???   ALL THE CRY EMOJIS!!!!   I just got lazy and stopped.  That's all there is to it.   And now... I regret it.   Because this is HARD .   I've worked out and ate well consistently for almost a month. And... teensy little weight loss .  :-(   *sigh* So...  I have to up the cardio. I have to keep eating well - focus on meeting my macro goals.  I have to keep my attitude positive.   Because... WHAT ARE MY OTHER OPTIONS?!?!?  REALLY!!!???  What other choices do I have??? Just give up and accept that this is what is going to continue to happen to me???  No.  I will NOT accept that.  I want to be healthy and fit and to feel better in my clothes.  This lady did it in her 50's.  So it CAN be done.  It's not easy... but it is POSSIBLE.   So... ON I MUST GO. 

I know it's *just* been 3 weeks... but I am a bit frustrated.  I've lost 4 lbs.  And I know that is considered completely normal.   Average weight loss is 1-1.5 lbs per week.  But I lost that ALL in the first week, and NOTHING since.  That's really annoying me. I've been eating right. I've been working out 3-4x per week.   I've been pushing myself really hard. So when I weighed in this morning I wanted all that hard work to have paid off. AAAAAAANNNDDDD... nothing.  Same as last week.  Same as the week before that... That really bummed me out.  I want to see the fruits of my labor!   I WANT THAT NUMBER ON THE SCALE TO GO DOWN!!! Am I doing something wrong???  My PFCs (Protein, Fats, Carbs) have been okay.  I'm not eating any bread or sugar and hardly any dairy.  Is my thyroid off???  Am I going to do all this work and see no success?!?!??? Okay.   Self Pep Talk time. I feel stronger.   I can tell my muscle tone

I'm staying on track.   I'm resisting temptation.   It's not always easy.   So, to celebrate my little victories, I am taking pix of the things I am able to resist.  Here are a few from last week while I was in Houston for work: This sweet treat I was gifted went right into the trash.   These snacks they pass out in first class.   These cheeses in the Admiral's Club. These cookies and brownies in the Admiral's Club.   Proud of myself for staying on track!   And I've been killing it in my workouts!   #progress #slowbutsure

I love this feeling of progress!  I do realize that I have a looooooong way to go.  I am still at the beginning of my journey, and I still feel I will fail.  As I said before, I'm a good starter- not a great finisher.  But rather than focus on my fears, I'm just going to focus on the good feeling I have today after working out and eating right.  It's progress! Baby steps...

I travel for work.  Like- a LOT.  Like, in October I will be out of town more than I will be in town.  The first week of this new lifestyle change I was in town the whole week.  I stayed on target with my food and exercised four times... and lost 4 lbs!!!   This past week I was out of town four days... and maintained.  Which is good!!!!  I wasn't able to eat perfectly and I only worked out 3x... but still.  I'm staying positive and still focused. Let's celebrate what I DIDN'T do... I didn't eat the yummy biscuits and rolls put on my table when I went out with co-workers. I didn't take anything from the basket of snacks when they passed it around first class on the plane. I didn't have a cookie or brownie in the Admiral's Lounge on my layover.   I didn't have a creamy dressing on a salad.  I didn't have read meat. I didn't eat junk food which is FAR TOO EASTY TO DO WHILE TRAVELING!!!   So I'm calling it a WIN and starting