Sexy for Summer
Ever since starting tea@elevensies, I've been contemplating what to do with my livejournal. Several times, I've thought about deleting it just because I never post anything here any more, but I've stopped myself because I like being able to keep up with the few lj friends that I have. I'm not sure if any of them read this anymore since I never really post anymore, but I'm going to start again. I have a mission, a mission I want to document, that I need to document, and I don't feel tea@elevensies is the proper venue. That's for my more professional/public persona. This livejournal is where I can give the TMI insights of my life in a sense. This could potentially drift into that realm.
I love watching the Olympics. Obsessed is probably a more accurate term to describe my feelings toward it, but the bad thing about the Olympics is how crappy it makes me feel. When I watch these athletes, some of them younger than me, I see how much they've accomplished in their lives, and I am in awe. I marvel at how strong they are physically and emotionally and mentally. I'm jealous, so I'm going to do something about it. It's time to make those $25 the YMCA takes out of bank account every month worthwhile. I'm getting in shape, people! Not scary Olympic athlete shape. I'm not going to be unrealistic, but I am going to be fit. Also, the goal is not to lose weight, necessarily. Right now I'm sitting at 5'5" and 120 lbs. That's pretty average for my height, but it's all flab. I have a belly roll over my jeans that wasn't there before. Those love tabs that were once so cute are quickly becoming full on handles, and my thighs aren't as tight as they once were. So my goal is what every woman wants: flat tummy, no love handles, toned arms and thighs. I want to be sexy for summer. I want to feel good in my bikini when we go on our California vacation this summer. I also just want to be healthier. I want to do what I can to ensure I have a healthy future. John and I aren't sure if and when we want to have kids, but if and when we decide to, I want to have a healthy body to grow babies in and a workout routine in place for after the babies are born to shrink back down again.
How am I going to get Sexy for Summer? Starting out, I'm going to be just doing cardio in the form of swimming laps for 30 minutes, three days a week. Swimming not only burns calories but builds muscle at the same time. I'm going to need to add some actual weight training eventually if I want to really tone up, but right now I need to get in a habit of just going to the gym. Not only will swimming give both my heart and muscles a workout, but it has the built in motivation of having to wear the swimsuit. Three times a week I'll be putting on a super tight one-piece that shows off every lump that I'm trying to get rid of. Now that's motivation. I'm also going to try to eat better. I'm still a baker, so there will still be baked goods, but the majority of my in-between meal snacks and the meals themselves I'm going to attempt to make healthier. So far for breakfasts and lunches I'm subsisting on a diet of Total cereal, peanut butter on whole wheat toast, PB&J sandwiches, tuna sandwiches, string cheese, grapes, oranges and pretzels. For the sweet stuff, like the Dove chocolates John bought me for Valentine's Day, I'm trying to limit myself to one serving (5 chocolates; one can of soda) a day. My weakness is sitting at school for hours at a time and having enough healthy/filling food to get me through the long hours between classes. Any snack ideas would be appreciated.
I have 15 weeks (almost four months) before we go to California. That's 45 swimming sessions and a lot of string cheese and grapes. I'm blogging this for accountability, so leave me some comments. I can't decide if I'll post weekly or after every workout. My first workout was last night. I swam ten sets of 100 yds freestyle (1000 yards) in 30 minutes. It was rough. I was exhausted the rest of the night. I'm going to do it again today and tomorrow. Cheer me on, please! I need your support. I can fall off the bandwagon so easily, and I need to do this.
I love watching the Olympics. Obsessed is probably a more accurate term to describe my feelings toward it, but the bad thing about the Olympics is how crappy it makes me feel. When I watch these athletes, some of them younger than me, I see how much they've accomplished in their lives, and I am in awe. I marvel at how strong they are physically and emotionally and mentally. I'm jealous, so I'm going to do something about it. It's time to make those $25 the YMCA takes out of bank account every month worthwhile. I'm getting in shape, people! Not scary Olympic athlete shape. I'm not going to be unrealistic, but I am going to be fit. Also, the goal is not to lose weight, necessarily. Right now I'm sitting at 5'5" and 120 lbs. That's pretty average for my height, but it's all flab. I have a belly roll over my jeans that wasn't there before. Those love tabs that were once so cute are quickly becoming full on handles, and my thighs aren't as tight as they once were. So my goal is what every woman wants: flat tummy, no love handles, toned arms and thighs. I want to be sexy for summer. I want to feel good in my bikini when we go on our California vacation this summer. I also just want to be healthier. I want to do what I can to ensure I have a healthy future. John and I aren't sure if and when we want to have kids, but if and when we decide to, I want to have a healthy body to grow babies in and a workout routine in place for after the babies are born to shrink back down again.
How am I going to get Sexy for Summer? Starting out, I'm going to be just doing cardio in the form of swimming laps for 30 minutes, three days a week. Swimming not only burns calories but builds muscle at the same time. I'm going to need to add some actual weight training eventually if I want to really tone up, but right now I need to get in a habit of just going to the gym. Not only will swimming give both my heart and muscles a workout, but it has the built in motivation of having to wear the swimsuit. Three times a week I'll be putting on a super tight one-piece that shows off every lump that I'm trying to get rid of. Now that's motivation. I'm also going to try to eat better. I'm still a baker, so there will still be baked goods, but the majority of my in-between meal snacks and the meals themselves I'm going to attempt to make healthier. So far for breakfasts and lunches I'm subsisting on a diet of Total cereal, peanut butter on whole wheat toast, PB&J sandwiches, tuna sandwiches, string cheese, grapes, oranges and pretzels. For the sweet stuff, like the Dove chocolates John bought me for Valentine's Day, I'm trying to limit myself to one serving (5 chocolates; one can of soda) a day. My weakness is sitting at school for hours at a time and having enough healthy/filling food to get me through the long hours between classes. Any snack ideas would be appreciated.
I have 15 weeks (almost four months) before we go to California. That's 45 swimming sessions and a lot of string cheese and grapes. I'm blogging this for accountability, so leave me some comments. I can't decide if I'll post weekly or after every workout. My first workout was last night. I swam ten sets of 100 yds freestyle (1000 yards) in 30 minutes. It was rough. I was exhausted the rest of the night. I'm going to do it again today and tomorrow. Cheer me on, please! I need your support. I can fall off the bandwagon so easily, and I need to do this.