My body definitely isn’t what it used to be. Realizing this and learning to accept it has been the hardest thing for me to grasp mentally. I’ve always been pretty confident but when I look back at pictures of me sharing my outfit of the day I can’t help but get depressed at how much weight I’ve allowed just to pile up on my body. I held a part time job in the fast food for about 10 years and as much as I ate all the fatty fried foods I not once had a problem with weight gain. It wasn’t until I turned 30 that my metabolism and fat burning abilities decided to go on part time status.
This is me at age 27, 140lbs and solid as a rock. I was going to a great gym, took great workout classes and even had an amazing personal trainer. Now I’m 31, over 180 lbs, and I resemble a cup of cottage cheese. Since I’ve moved up north I’ve found that gyms that offer amazing classes and even trainers are 3x’s more expensive than they were in the south. If I do find a gym that offers great classes they nickel and dime you to death to make it so that all you can afford to do is use their treadmills.
I’ve talked about weight loss here before and this last time I was really doing amazing. I was down ten pounds and was even able to put on my size 8 jeans! While out for my morning run the unthinkable happened. I twisted my ankle something serious. I knew when it happened that I should have stopped but because I was so determined I powered through the pain and finished my run. I came home and iced it but the next morning I was paying the price. I could barely put weight on my ankle and it was grotesquely swollen and hurt to touch it. After seeing my doctor I was told to lay off the cardio and to let my ankle heal. Two months later I was still in pain and so I went back because I knew something else had to be wrong. The doctor reported that the swelling had gone down and prescribed some more pain meds and told me to give it another month because ankles just take a while to heal since we never truly rest them. So here I am.. a little over a month later back at it again.
I gained all my weight back and some. Self pity is real. I was so depressed that I didn’t care what I was eating and it shows. So here I am starting all over again just a tad bit heavier than I was 4 months ago when I first started. I know weight loss for me right now is going to be more mental than physical. I’m going to have to power through the fact that my body isn’t what it used to be and accept the fact that it’s going to take a bit longer to drop the weight. Yesterday in honor of me officially having no ankle pain the hubs and I went to the Nike outlet to grab some new workout sneakers and attire. This morning I got up, popped a Performix SST pill, and did cardio and arms. Here’s to day One and starting over.
9/29/30 Workout
15 Minutes Elliptical
10 Minutes Stair Climber: Level 7
10 Minute Arc Trainer
Fit Sugar Tightest Arms in Town 10 Minute Workout (done twice)
I plan on putting my daily workouts on a separate page. Hopefully this will keep me going and motivated as I am holding myself accountable for sharing what I’m doing to get the weight off. I also plan to share my healthy recipes and my thoughts on the new Performix SST Thermogenic supplements that I’m taking. Weight loss Take 323434234.. Action!!!
You GOT this!!!! I think the hardest part about weight loss is pushing past the feelings of sadness of what we used to look like and feel like, and the thought of “how could I let this happen, how could I slide ‘backward'”? It sounds like you are on the right track and I’m rooting for you! With things that I went through earlier this year I gained 35 lbs of my 70 lb weight loss and right now I’m on the road to getting back, so I understand your struggle. 1 lb down my first week. Enjoy the journey and getting there, Melody!!!
Good luck on your weigh loss journey. It’s hard sticking to a routine, but once you get into one you like that works for you, you got it. I look forward to your posts and tips.
You can do it, Melody! I can imagine how hard it must have been to see all your progress just go “poof” because of the injury, but you can always start again, since you’re young and healthy. This post motivated me to start exercising again, because while I don’t look big, my body is basically cottage cheese.
You can do it!
I´ve gotten so lazy in the last couple of months when it comes to working out :S
Good luck! I really need to get back into some kind of regimen, but I’ve been so dang busy. It’ll quiet down a little here in the winter, and things should calm down so I’ve got time.
Good luck on your weight loss journey! I’m on a get fit journey myself 🙂
Just wait till you get older, lol! I studied obesity at The Rockefeller University and wrote my dissertation on exercise addiction, but it’s been a lifelong battle. Good luck with your journey!
Don’t be so down on yourself, girl. You are beautiful, and it doesn’t have to do with size at all. But making yourself feel confident is important so you do what you gotta do! Hard work and clean eating is what helped me drop a lot of weight a few years ago. Although I’m more lax about it now, I’ve at least been able to keep it off– It’s important to remember there are no shortcuts 🙂 You got this!
I would recommend to you the Health At Every Size book and movement. I think it’s important to love and respect your body at every stage, not just when you’re at your ‘ideal weight’. Even if you want to lose weight, berating yourself or feeling bad about your body isn’t going to help you get there any faster, if at all. Enjoy the journey. HUGS!
I am right there with you. I am 31 and trying to find my way back into a size 2 or 4.
You have my support. I’m all about health and fitness! I was at my heaviest too when I was in my late 20s. The biggest hurdle to weight loss is the motivation so keep it going! I do occasional fitness posts myself (there’s one coming up this Wednesday) so let’s rally e/ch other!
You go girl… you can do it. Weight loss for me has been a battle or a challenge since having my children… especially when I look back at when I was just about 120 lbs… man, I miss those days. But girl… motivation and lots of support is key and you have my support 😀
I hear you girl, it’s much harder work with every year that goes by. I’m struggling a lot lately.
You can do it! I totally understand – I am in the middle of a major weight loss (my last major weight loss – I refuse to go down the road of being depressed and eating too much again) and I am really having to work for this one much harder than before. I believe you will be a huge success!
As someone who lost 220 pounds (at my heaviest I was over 400 pounds and a size 28W) dealing with the aftermath of weight loss can be quite traumatic. I ended up gaining 20 pounds just to balance out my features. I know you can do it. It will be hard but worth it in the end!
Good for you getting back on the wagon! I have a lot of trouble getting motivated and having been slim my entire life, when menopause hit I gained 40 lb in 4 yrs. I’m going to take inspiration from you, girl!
Weight loss is the pits at any age. I used to be really fit but since I got married the gut has appeared. I blame my husband, really 😉 You’re my inspiration, get it, girl!
You look amazing ! I also just went shopping for inspirational clothing to help me stay motivated
I am 31 also…and, I feel ya.