I am going to be really honest, no matter how much my pride hates it.
Yesterday, Luke and I bought a bathroom scale. Very scary.
I weighed in at an all time high of 140 pounds.
Now, some of you are going to stop reading this sob story because maybe you’re heavier than me for whatever reason. But don’t stop. My body was not made for 140 pounds, and it got there through an intense combination of junk food, constant eating out, and laziness. Every body has a healthy weight, and mine is not 140.
The problem: Beyond my lowered self esteem, I also cannot fit into my jeans, and I simply don’t have the money to buy bigger ones. I also don’t want to have any of the heart problems that I know come with extra stomach fat.
Deeper issue: sometimes, after I eat something greasy, I lie in bed afraid that I will die in my sleep because of the fat clogging my veins.
Anyway, none of this is desirable.
So last night I finally got off my couch, put down the boneless wings and worked out. I put Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred and did the lowest workout. I have done it before, with no problems, but this time was different.
I couldn’t finish the push ups.
I didn’t wear a shirt, and was furious with my stomach’s appearance during the crunches.
My feet went numb during the lunges.
And my flexibility during the cool down was nothing short of pathetic.
So I am going to stick to it– the whole 30 days. After 10 days, I will move up to level 2, and after 20, level 3.
Although I would love to show you pictures of my progress, I would actually hate to do that, so I won’t.
Jillian, I trust you. Let’s make a change. (cue man in the mirror, instrumental version).
Maybe later I will show you how I made the yummiest meatballs and smashed potatoes ever, and they are actually healthy.
Kels.
im right there with you girl. i’ve gained 20 pounds because of the same reasons you listed. i also recently did a workout video that used to be easy but just about killed me a few weeks ago. it sucks!
i’ve been upping my workouts too to see if i can get some results.
good luck to us both!
Good luck sheena!
Hey Kelsey, I just had a baby and am also at my all time high. I plan on doing Jillian workouts as soon as my dr okays it! She’s hardcore! I know how frustrating it is to not fit into your jeans, but you can do it!! Good luck!
Hey! you should try turbulence training! you can find it on youtube, just search for it. Only drawback is that you kind of need a gym,or at least some dumbbells.If you do their resistance training coupled with intervals, you will surely shed some weight fast. The interval workouts can be googled if you can’t find them on youtube.I think he may have his own special website with workout videos. 140 is low for me, my target weight that i maintained during track. And you are about my size! So don’t feel bad about weight, it is just a number. Remember you will always be beautiful, no matter what some dumb scale reads. Take care and have fun with it!
Hey Kelsey:
Thanks for your post, I needed it this morning. Been reading through your blog and loving it all the more, when I came across this one, I almost cried. You put into words exactly what I’ve been feeling the past month or so, and it cracks me up, because 140 is my all time high as well, but I know that’s low for so many people so that’s frustrating too. Anywho, I’ve been hitting up the gym for about a week now, and am down three pounds. Its just nice to know I’m not the only one.