looking back

i still haven't lost enough to make me post progress photos here but after i saw an album at my sister's FB, i thought of posting some photos taken during our stay in my hometown when Daddy died. relatives and friends have been telling me i was at my fattest that time and i think it's true.

my daughter comforting me with a kiss (look at my cheek!)

even my hand's so fat!

a day or two after we laid Daddy to his final resting place

my 39th birthday (a few weeks before Daddy's 40th)

EEEEWWWW!

comforting my li'l boy

funny but true? =)

i saw this as a profile photo of one of the members of the online fitness community i signed up for. i don't know exactly what her message is but i'm reminding myself that in my weight-loss journey, i should minimize having those calorie-laden Starbucks fraps! =)

 

swiped from the MFP site

reward system

when i was trying to lose my post-maternity weight 4-5 years ago, the hubby told me that he will reward me with some stuff i want (that time, it was a pair of Guess jeans and a new pair of rubber shoes).

one of the things that motivated me to take this weight-loss journey again was the 'reward' i'd be getting from one of my good friends, C. i love the wedges she wears! and i'm just so thrilled to get even just a pair of her used wedges! :) but i'm blessed because i think she will give me a new pair. am i correct on this, C? no pressure. :)

last year, i tried getting my groove back, so to speak. during my first two weeks of going to the gym (with so much excitement and motivation), i bought a new pair of Nike shoes, 5-6 pieces of Nike gym outfit, and 2 Nike gym bags! i told myself (and the hubby) they were good enough to motivate me. there is an emphasis on the brand because in the past (when i was still working), i was just using un-branded stuff for the gym. so, it would have been really such a big motivation to go for a Nike! but the motivation was very short-lived. i was back to my unhealthy lifestyle. i'd say it was a big mistake that i got those Nike 'rewards' even before i lost a pound of weight.


i should know better now and i'm quite proud and happy that when i go to the mall and somehow get tempted to buy something (which i could justify as 'motivation'), i stop and tell myself i don't deserve it yet except for the P199.75 coverup i got when i lost 2 lbs. :)

been thinking of getting myself a Chocolate or Mango (yes, these brands are big deal for me because i could not normally afford them) dress when i lose 15-20 pounds or 2 inches off my waist. yes, they better have to be that high because those brands are expensive. =) i hope i get them for summer!


for a weight loss of 5 pounds, 2-3 preloved books from my suki online seller would do. and when i lose 30-40 pounds, i'd really ask the hubby to reward me with a one-year gym membership!

back to zero

Chiara, my fitness buddy, told me that when i do my weekly weigh-in, it should be on the same weighing scale at the same time on the same day as the previous one. i have also read the same thing in most fitness and health sites and books. 

the last two times i weighed myself, they were on different days and not at the same time. for a more-or-less "accurate" result, i decided to start all over again getting my 'base' weight. so, yesterday morning after my toilet routine, i weighed myself on our bathroom weighing scale.

here are my base figures:

weight = 85 kilos
waist = 38 inches

not-so-old photos

for archive purposes in this fitness blog, i am posting two photos which i got from my friend, D's FB. both photos show how huge i was (and still am)!

at the birthday party of one of D's sons (December 2009)

lunch at The Pantry during Pat's visit (February 2011)

note to self and to others =)

saw this in one of MyFitnessPal's members' post and just thought of sharing it here:

"Love yourself in any shape or size, but being the right size makes a whole world of difference ."

a diff'rent kind of day

as usual, i went to the gym yesterday (i see to it that i go there 5X a week because i have so much to lose) after i picked up the little girl from school in the afternoon.


for a change, i did not just do cardio and weights but tried the sauna as well! i didn't stay long in the sauna, though. just 10 minutes for this first-timer. for the first time too, i did 1 hour of cardio exercise broken down as follows:

30 minutes (cardio setting) treadmill exercise 
weight-training (arms and abs)
30 minutes (manual setting, incline of 3 and speed of 6) treadmill exercise


i plan to do the post-weights cardio exercise from now on.


i spoke to the gym's senior trainer about feeling sad that after 2 weeks in the gym i only lost 2 pounds. she told me not to worry about it because sometimes, the loss could only really be 2 pounds in one month. she "pacified" me by telling me to just exercise CONSISTENTLY without also having to be too hard on myself that exercise becomes a burden. 


yesterday was also a different kind of day because i had 2 servings of broccoli for lunch! if you know me so well, this is something! an achievement! :-) i resolve to have at least 2 servings of veggies everyday.