I've made some health goals both for myself and for the baby (that doesn't exist yet).
I want to eat better (more nutrition and less "junk"), drink more water, and lose 30 lbs. I'm at 172 lbs now and at 5'4" that's definitely overweight and almost obese. I need to lose some weight for my health and to protect myself and my baby from risks. Here's a website with a list of risks for obese pregnant women.
So now I just have to make sure this time I stick with it and keep working out, even if it takes a while to see a result.
I got a little discouraged last year because I felt like I was working out quite a bit but after the first couple weeks I didn't SEE any results. It makes it hard to keep on going if it seems like nothing has changed in a month.
BUT this time I'm not doing it for me. This time it's for unborn babies who need a nice, safe, healthy place to grow. So, if I want to give up... I'll just think about having a healthy baby and hope I can make weigh the dice a little in my favor with some hard work.
Calories in minus calories burned = weight loss.
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! You can do it!! I believe in you! Woo hoo!
THANK YOU. :D I did it again today. I gotta keep it up. consistency is the key.
ReplyDeleteDo you do tape measurements? It can help when the pounds aren't telling the whole story. Especially if the workout you do adds muscle (which is denser than fat) - there will come a point when the scale will say you've gained weight instead of losing it. Or you'll plateau, even though it seems like your clothes are getting looser. The main thing I've found is that while having a goal and meeting it are nice things, in the exercise arena, they're not all that constructive. Exercise isn't a short-term fix that you apply with great discipline until you get to your fitness goal and then stop. It's more like picking up a new genre of books that you intend to read for life than like picking up a book and reading it until you're done. Does that make sense? Work out because it's fun, or because you feel good after you're done, or because you want to be fit and that's how you get there. If you're working out to hit a goal weight, or a goal dress size, you're eventually going to get there (or get frustrated by lack of progress) and THEN what do you do?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, my 2 cents on the topic. I found tape measurements helpful because they continued to show progress even when the scale didn't. And once I got about halfway to my goal, I revamped my plan to build and maintain fitness and the good feelings I had going, rather than re-shape my body.
well, since I'm working out to prepare my body for the optimal pregnancy experience I'm not sure how to gauge when I'm technically 'ready' other than weight. all the health advice is based on weight and BMI. hrmm...
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