Workouts

I am back. Since a week actually. I was vacationing the whole of May ! And the best part is I also lost some weight while having fun ! Yaay! So on my last weigh in before the vacay, I was at 102 kgs/ 224. 8 lbs. And post vacay my weight was....drum roll...99 kg/ 219.7 lbs! Whoopie! This awesome loss has been a much needed boost and I am already killin' it!

Two weeks of good workouts, and sensible eating ...done ✔! Hoping for a good loss this month too. I really want to get below 98kg. Its been 2 years since I was that number!

Today's workout was 20 mins of jogging! I was a sweaty mess at the end of the workout!

Sorry for the weird look. I was trying to make a funny face 😨. I am so bad at taking selfies. Urgh.

I am gonna post my before pic soon...
So stay tuned

XOXO
CJ

On the wagon

  A week passed since I restarted the weight loss journey . Here's a report of how it went. To summarize, it went pretty good. There are still a lot of issues I need to work on and a lot of room for improvement . Lets have a breakdown of the week that went by and see what was good , what was bad and what was ugly. 😲 

  First the good part. 

  I was within my calorie goal throughout the week. Even on days I didn't workout. Usually I end up in red on those days. But this week I managed to stay in my limit of 1400cals. Speaking of workouts, In last 10 days I did 5 workouts burning on an average of 250 cals per workout! Woot!😀💪. I ran on 2 days, one day of stationary cycling, one day of walking and one bodyweight workout. Yeah! I'm mixing it up baby! The scale also moved in the right direction finally! Todays weight was 223.4 lbs . Which means I am down by 1.6 lbs this week! 🙌 yay.

  Moving to the bad part. Firstly my major kryptonite is boredom eating. I succumbed to this twice this week and ate more than necessary. Both the times I knew I was full, yet I ignored the cues and overate. I really need to learn to stop when I am full. There were also a couple of times when I craved sweet and caved. Ate some chocolate, leftover ice cream ...But the good thing is this happened only twice . Today after lunch when I was craving something sweet I ate some grapes instead of junk! Score for me! Mostly, I noticed that I have been eating consciously this week and there have been less slip ups than the past. Now I just need to keep this momentum going . The next on my list is to make sure I workout 5 days a week. And include 2 strengthening routines too. 

  Overall I would give myself a B+ for my efforts this week. I am still a work in progress. Hopefully my report will be even better for the next week. ✌

  Sunday happens to be my real test. I have a party to attend to and I need to make sure I dont just let go of myself and end up overeating. Its all about mind control.

  I'll be back soon

  Happy weekend !

      CJ XOXO 

The beginning

Day 1.
 
 When 2017 began, I decided to make this my year. I began with great motivation and put in some really good effort into losing weight. I didn't lose much but at least I was working towards the goal. But then life happened and I fell off the wagon . Next thing you know I was 10 lbs away from my highest weight of 235 lbs. I am doing so well in other spheres of my life that losing weight became a secondary thing.

So past few days this whole issue has been gnawing at my mind. I know I need to lose lits of weight. I am not getting any younger. I know all the tools that are required to help weight loss . I know about calorie counting, strength training, cardio .....everything. The secret to weight loss is simple. "EAT LESS AND MOVE MORE". So why am I still fat?

 Because I lack three things
1. Consistency
2. Commitment
3. Discipline

 Ok. I finally understand what I probably knew,deep down, all along. I get spurts of motivation time to time. But what I lack is consistency. Once the motivation wanes I begin to slack. I have no discipline. In all the success stories that I have been reading , to know how to be successful, I realized that the common strain was discipline and commitment.

 Armed with my new found wisdom I am yet again going to enter the treacherous terrain of weight loss journey. This blog will help me be accountable to myself.

Before pic 225 lbs

This time I hope to finally reach the finish line . While I start this day with tons of motivation, I plan to finish it with dedication and discipline.

XOXO
CJ