So it's been a while~ I've been sick for about a week but persevering
on by exercising. I've been walking to work when I haven't felt awful
and have been walking home as well. It takes me an hour to get to work
and an hour to get home so sometimes I walk 2 hours in 1 day.
It seems to have paid off because when I went to check myself this morning, I'm at 90.3kg (199lbs). Actually earlier around the 11th of October I had gotten up to 94.5kg (208lbs) and been struggling to get back down under 200 all month. I'm glad to say that I've lost 4.2kg and above and beyond my actual goal per month which was just 1-2 kg per month. I hope it continues too.
Mid-October I changed my eating and my exercise. Like I wrote above, I've been walking more and exercising more. I've changed how late I eat and how much I eat. Youngsu and I don't order out anymore and have worked together to keep each other accountable about food.
Anywhoo now I'm rambling but just wanted to update about how good things actually have turned out and hope they continue.
Updates will happen more often (hopefully).
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
working out~
So I'm proud to say that I've worked out for the last 3 days~!
Woohoo! I really hope it pays off!
That's all really... hahaha sorry~~
Woohoo! I really hope it pays off!
That's all really... hahaha sorry~~
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
fail~
So this week so far... I've failed. Monday was a holiday so I went out to eat with Youngsu and we cooked at home too. Not bad really. Good yummy Korean food. But yesterday, in celebration of Youngsu passing his test, he asked me to cook some BLT (without the T) sandwiches. So I did. We both ate 2 sandwiches a piece... then come the side dishes.
So Youngsu and I decided yesterday that it was the last time we'd eat like that again. This blog will keep me on track. writing all that food made me feel super bad and it puts it a lot more into perspective how much I need to cut down.
Tonight, we both promised to exercise and start eating better.
It can happen and I'll make sure of that!!
- salad (good)
- some left over stew (less than a cup really)
- chips and salsa (lots of them)
- radish cubes
- ramen
- a pear and kiwis
So Youngsu and I decided yesterday that it was the last time we'd eat like that again. This blog will keep me on track. writing all that food made me feel super bad and it puts it a lot more into perspective how much I need to cut down.
Tonight, we both promised to exercise and start eating better.
It can happen and I'll make sure of that!!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Kelsey's Plan ^^
The Plan
Ok, well. Since I'm putting off my school work (shame on me) I thought I would take a moment and write out my goals and plans for my weight loss ^^
For those who don't know, I'm Kelsey, the other co-author of this blog!
Since I got back from Korea, I have gained around 45 lbs, on top of already being overweight. Eek! I know... scary. So it's been pretty drastic and I think part of it was change in diet and exercise and part of it was due to the increase of stress in my life.
The Plan? Loose weight... DUH. lol. How much? starting out, 8 - 12 lbs a month and then 5 lbs a month as I get closer to my goal. Overall, 115 lbs. In what amount of time? Hopefully, In approx. 10 months to a year. realistically? in a year and a half to two years.
Goal 1: Lose 25 lbs by Nov. 14th 2011
Goal 2: Lose 50 lbs by Dec. 25th 2011
Goal 3: Lose 75 lbs by Mar. 15th 2012
Goal 4: Lose 100 lbs by Jun. 1st 2012
Goal 5: Lose 115 lbs by Aug. 31st 2012
If all goes well (fingers crossed) I will be heading either to grad school for my PhD or back overseas to South Korea to teach English. Either way, in less than a year, I'll be starting a new chapter in my life and I want to look damn good for it. More than that, I've started to have some health issues and I want to nip that in the bud before it becomes a real problem.
Plan:
Exercise (once again...DUH...)
Swimming -
I plan to swim 6 days a week. Starting a 45 minutes a day, then 1 hour a day and eventually 2 hours a day. I swim hard laps, with a variety of strokes, but mainly freestyle.
I also plan to mix this with:
-Weight Lifting
-Cardio (push ups, crunches, sit ups, all the ups :)
-Walking -> Jogging -> Running (If I can ever get the torn ligament in my foot to heal...)
-Eliptical
-Biking
Yoga-
Lastly, I plan to practice Yoga three times a week. either on my own or in a studio setting, I haven't decided yet. It will depend on what I can afford ^^
Food:
-NO more excess sugar, carbs, etc. Healthy food! This is a tad difficult because A) I work in a chocolate shop with an "all you can eat durign your shift" policy, and B) I am addicted to food and use it as a crutch when I am stressed. Since I'm a full time grad student, and work a full time job, that's pretty much all the time. LOL.
-In cases of public or family meals, will take half the portion size I used to take
-Drink? Water(EW), Tea, coffee, Sugar free mixes, juice on occasion. = NO MORE POP! (The horror) This is REALLY hard for me, because I'm addicted to pop. and I mean addicted. it's like my crack cocaine. No joke. Not having 3-4 diet ginger ales a day might just kill me...
Also, I plan to use this blog as a food journal. It will be my way of tracking what I ate and how much. I also plan to use the weight watchers system to help me with portion control and the types of food I put into my mouth.
Ok, So there it is - my rough around the edges plan to lose weight!
Wish me Luck!
P.S. I plan on taking pictures for a before and after effect. Look for that soon!
Ok, well. Since I'm putting off my school work (shame on me) I thought I would take a moment and write out my goals and plans for my weight loss ^^
For those who don't know, I'm Kelsey, the other co-author of this blog!
Since I got back from Korea, I have gained around 45 lbs, on top of already being overweight. Eek! I know... scary. So it's been pretty drastic and I think part of it was change in diet and exercise and part of it was due to the increase of stress in my life.
The Plan? Loose weight... DUH. lol. How much? starting out, 8 - 12 lbs a month and then 5 lbs a month as I get closer to my goal. Overall, 115 lbs. In what amount of time? Hopefully, In approx. 10 months to a year. realistically? in a year and a half to two years.
Goal 1: Lose 25 lbs by Nov. 14th 2011
Goal 2: Lose 50 lbs by Dec. 25th 2011
Goal 3: Lose 75 lbs by Mar. 15th 2012
Goal 4: Lose 100 lbs by Jun. 1st 2012
Goal 5: Lose 115 lbs by Aug. 31st 2012
If all goes well (fingers crossed) I will be heading either to grad school for my PhD or back overseas to South Korea to teach English. Either way, in less than a year, I'll be starting a new chapter in my life and I want to look damn good for it. More than that, I've started to have some health issues and I want to nip that in the bud before it becomes a real problem.
Plan:
Exercise (once again...DUH...)
Swimming -
I plan to swim 6 days a week. Starting a 45 minutes a day, then 1 hour a day and eventually 2 hours a day. I swim hard laps, with a variety of strokes, but mainly freestyle.
I also plan to mix this with:
-Weight Lifting
-Cardio (push ups, crunches, sit ups, all the ups :)
-Walking -> Jogging -> Running (If I can ever get the torn ligament in my foot to heal...)
-Eliptical
-Biking
Yoga-
Lastly, I plan to practice Yoga three times a week. either on my own or in a studio setting, I haven't decided yet. It will depend on what I can afford ^^
Food:
-NO more excess sugar, carbs, etc. Healthy food! This is a tad difficult because A) I work in a chocolate shop with an "all you can eat durign your shift" policy, and B) I am addicted to food and use it as a crutch when I am stressed. Since I'm a full time grad student, and work a full time job, that's pretty much all the time. LOL.
-In cases of public or family meals, will take half the portion size I used to take
-Drink? Water(EW), Tea, coffee, Sugar free mixes, juice on occasion. = NO MORE POP! (The horror) This is REALLY hard for me, because I'm addicted to pop. and I mean addicted. it's like my crack cocaine. No joke. Not having 3-4 diet ginger ales a day might just kill me...
Also, I plan to use this blog as a food journal. It will be my way of tracking what I ate and how much. I also plan to use the weight watchers system to help me with portion control and the types of food I put into my mouth.
Ok, So there it is - my rough around the edges plan to lose weight!
Wish me Luck!
P.S. I plan on taking pictures for a before and after effect. Look for that soon!
Gabi's goals~
Hi!
My name is Gabi and I'm doing this weight loss with my friend, Kelsey~
This I think is a great idea (thank you Kelsey), because it'll hopefully keep us focused on losing weight.
I'll be getting married next year and need to lose weight for the wedding. In the last year I've gone from 251 (113.9kg) to 200 lbs (91kg). and I'm happy for the 51 pound weight loss but I need to continue. Unfortunately, I haven't been exercising or eating well so I've hit a plateau. Thankfully I've only gained about 1kg or 2 (I'm using kg because that's what my scale is in >.<)
Living in Seoul has made it hard to buy clothes for my size so this is another reason for me to try to lose more weight.
My long-term goal for my wedding is to lose 50 pounds. My doctor told me that for my height and bone structure that I should be at 140-160 pounds so I think trying to shoot for 150-160 is reasonable (if I start to develop muscle then it'll put me on the higher weight side).
My short-term goal is a per month goal is to try to lose 3-5 pounds. It's not much but I don't want to set myself up for a huge goal to then get disappointed by falling short of my goal. Later on if I see that I can achieve this goal of 3-5 pounds a month, easily, then I'll make it bigger.
So by my wedding, I'd like to be about 150 and if I can lose 3-5 pounds a month, then I can reach that goal in time for my wedding.
Wish us luck~~ ^^
My name is Gabi and I'm doing this weight loss with my friend, Kelsey~
This I think is a great idea (thank you Kelsey), because it'll hopefully keep us focused on losing weight.
I'll be getting married next year and need to lose weight for the wedding. In the last year I've gone from 251 (113.9kg) to 200 lbs (91kg). and I'm happy for the 51 pound weight loss but I need to continue. Unfortunately, I haven't been exercising or eating well so I've hit a plateau. Thankfully I've only gained about 1kg or 2 (I'm using kg because that's what my scale is in >.<)
Living in Seoul has made it hard to buy clothes for my size so this is another reason for me to try to lose more weight.
My long-term goal for my wedding is to lose 50 pounds. My doctor told me that for my height and bone structure that I should be at 140-160 pounds so I think trying to shoot for 150-160 is reasonable (if I start to develop muscle then it'll put me on the higher weight side).
My short-term goal is a per month goal is to try to lose 3-5 pounds. It's not much but I don't want to set myself up for a huge goal to then get disappointed by falling short of my goal. Later on if I see that I can achieve this goal of 3-5 pounds a month, easily, then I'll make it bigger.
So by my wedding, I'd like to be about 150 and if I can lose 3-5 pounds a month, then I can reach that goal in time for my wedding.
Wish us luck~~ ^^