My new obsession
January 13th, 2010 by mitone
My collarbones are showing!
A sure sign of weightgain (on me) is the disappearance of my collarbones (and my rounder face). I’ve been working out for some time now and my collarbones are finally showing. Not prominently, but they’re there. They are clearly visible now and it’s wonderful to see and it helps to motivate me to “keep pushing play”.
Growing up I wasn’t the athletic one. I led a very sedentary life. I didn’t play sports, I wasn’t particularly active, I prefered staying indoors reading books over going outside and riding a bike. At one time or anther, my parents had me in tennis, swimming and ballet but not long enough to really develop a habit of or love for any of it. It wasn’t untill college that I was really introduced to “working out”. My school had a great gym and I started going because my friends said I should. I went to the gym for social reasons and then it became a habit and then there was a time when I just enjoyed going. I was at my most fit during my senior year in college.
A couple years after graduating, I had joined a women’s gym and had gotten into a workout groove and really got into awesome shape. I was doing a lot of strength training and sculpting classes. I was fit (I could run up a couple hills on Montara Mountain no problem!) and toned, I ate well and I fit into size 6 clothes with no problem! This time is probably the time I look back to with fondness and envy. I’d like to get back into great shape, toned body and healthy eating habits. Ah, to be young and fit again.
Ten years, marriage, 2 kids and a lot of extra weight later, I’m working on getting that body back. I started to get serious about getting fit again in June of 2008. That’s when I hit 35 and realized losing weight was getting much harder to do and with all the extra poundage, it was going to take longer. I was dabbling on weight loss and exercise by eating well but working out at Curves just wasn’t giving me the kick in the pants I needed.
Phil was going to kick start his weightloss and fitness regimen by using P90X from Beachbody.com . I figured I would “help” him stay motivated by working out with him. I didn’t realize that I would be just as much of a fan if not a bigger fan of P90X! In 2 short weeks I was seeing results and feeling fantastic! My enthusiasm was so contagious that I got a few other friends and family members to try it.
I lost 12lbs and a lot of fat and inches the first time I did P90X. I was feeling great and getting back into my size 6 pants felt fantastic! I wasn’t at my goal weight yet, but I was getting closer. Shortly after that I was working out just as hard but I started to get lax in my eating. Soon, I was putting the weight back on and then stopped working out completely. Feeling miserable about my regression, two months of no working out and eating aweful things, I decided to put an end to that and get back to working out and eating well.
I’ve been watching what I eat and focusing on my workouts since mid-September and I’m seeing and feeling the difference! I’ve committed to myself that this is going to be the time that I turn things around and really make eating well and working out a part of my life and maintain that lifestyle. We try to have at least one outdoor active day in our weekends to help maintain this active lifestyle and bring the “workout” outside. I have to do this to be an example for my girls. I want them to have an active lifestyle and eat well and be happy.
I know I’m obsessed with my weight and working out right now. I just want this to be focus for me and I can’t wait to see the day I reach my goal. I’ve only got 11+ weeks to go… April 2…
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