I just don’t get it!

At the beginning of September I was chosen to participate in a “Healthiest Loser Challenge” put on by my local Lions Club. If you missed my post about that check it out here. Well every week there are voluntary seminars (they are only an hour long) that talks about different ways to make this a lifestyle change NOT just a diet to win money, per say.  I know there were going to be people that wanted to just do this to win and their thought process would be just to walk for 20 mins but still eat crap. That just gives me the upper hand already. Well at last nights seminar we were talking about going to the grocery store and reading nutritional labels. During the beginning part of the seminar the lady that is part of the “in charge committee” asks how we are all doing so far. And then says “What week are we in? 3? 4?” Most people say 4 and some lady in the crowd says “Can we eat yet?” HAHA…Funny right? But in reality I really think she was being serious.

Another part of the challenge is to track food and exercise for the week. We can turn in the logs every week for points that go towards our total points for the challenge. I over hear another person tell her friend “Who has time to do that?” Oh…Mmm…Gee!! Are you serious? I understand people work but it’s an EASY 14 more points to write down what you had to eat. The logs were made up for us. So all you have to do if you want to use those ones is write what you eat.

I know that you are probably saying why are you venting about this? I know it’s not my life but it’s frustrating because I’m taking this challenge serious. I’m putting in all the work to change my lifestyle. I just don’t get why people don’t want to put in the effort to change and make themselves healthier. This post may sound petty to some but I guess that’s just the “helper” side of me that wants to make everything better.

I guess the upside to this is that I know I’m putting in the work and the work will pay off for me. Who know’s all this work may make me the winner of the challenge!! Ok, vent over! I promise!! 🙂

 

Tone it up Tuesday!

Stick with it Saturday!

Why did you choose to start changing your life? This is my story!

It all started when a new chapter in my life began. This new chapter was called “college”. I moved away from home, the late night dinners with friends, and the not so healthy snacks became my lifestyle.

I was becoming more aware of my weight increase and how I thought I looked in clothes. Comfortable clothes became a staple in my closet because that is what I was comfortable in. As the years passed I always said January would be the start of a new me. About a month into the “new me” lifestyle I would cave and the old habits would rear their ugly head.

About 8 years ago I gave up fast food and have not been through a drive thru since. 2 years after that I gave up pop and have only had a sip here or there since then.  Even though I gave up two major things that were very much a part of my life I still wasn’t doing everything I could do to better myself. Fast forward to 2011, one day I realized I need to make major changes in my life to become healthier. I started cooking healthier meals and cutting down on junk food.

When I finally realized that I needed to make those changes Anytime Fitness was opening in Norwalk. What a better way to get motivated! The day I walked in, I have been hooked. Even though there was some setbacks, such as losing motivation I have a new outlook on my lifestyle. Every day is a new day and that means it’s a new set of goals to be met. I try my hardest to make the right choices in my life to become the healthiest and fittest person I can be.  Keeping a food journal helps me a lot. It keeps me accountable for everything that I eat.

Since joining AF, I have felt better about myself. I feel better in the clothes that I wear.  Having more energy and keeping the motivation alive to better myself keeps me going. I know that the weight wasn’t put on overnight and so it won’t go off overnight. On days that I do not make it to the gym I do at home workouts.

I truly believe that because I am in a place in my life where my motivation to “eat clean and train dirty” is at an all-time high, I hope that I can be motivation for someone else to realize that old habits can be broken as long as you want them to be. You really have to be in a good mental place to know that you are worth every minute spent working out and eating healthy. Fad diets don’t work. It’s a lifestyle change that needs to be made and I have made it. It was hard at first but every day that goes by it gets easier and easier. I become more and more aware of everything I am eating.

Looked over the edge and I jumped!

So today was the day I decided to sign up for the “Healthiest Weight Loss Challenge” put on by my Lions Club. I filled out the sign up paper and sent it in. I should know towards the end of August if I was selected to be apart of the challenge. I don’t know why it makes me so nervous. Eekk!!!

Even though I am nervous about this, apart of me is super excited (if I get selected) to be apart of the challenge. I know that the end result; whether I win or lose…will give me the motivation I have to stay involved. I know that (if I get selected) I will be very grateful for the opportunity and take full advantage of all the challenge I am able to.

The basic idea of the challenge is to get points. I would get points for losing BMI percentages, attending seminars, submitting food journals and exercise logs, and other extra point opportunities that will be announced during the course of the challenge. 

 

So fingers crossed I am able to take advantage of this opportunity and make the most of it!