Ahh yes... the Fitness Journey™
So, I've been working out.
Like really. I have. I know it's hard to believe a lazy person like me has stared exercising. Yeah, I totally get it. My family is pretty shocked too.
I haven't gotten a gym membership nor have I ran every day since beginning what I (and many others) like to call a "Fitness Journey". What I've been doing is Blogilates' Beginners calendar (click here!) and trying to walk anywhere within a two mile distance. I've also decided on walking around Lake Miramar (about a 5-mile trail) at least 3 times a week. I did it for the first time yesterday, and it wasn't too hard. I did feel bad about walking it though, just because I saw a ton of people jogging and biking. I didn't feel as intensive. On top of the walking, I try to do 50 jumping jacks a day, and if I feel like it, some sit ups. That and trying out going vegan has caused me to go from about 177 lbs to 167 lbs in about two weeks. Pretty impressive right?
This whole journey thing started about a week ago officially (this being the second week). To be quite honest, it's been pretty hard and I feel like I've gotten a lot lazier about working out, but I still do it, so small victories. Always good for people.
I definitely feel like I've gotten stronger. I've been pushing myself to do more, eat less, just so I can get to a healthy weight. At my height (5'7), a healthy weight is around 159 lbs. So, yeah. I'm getting pretty close to that, which has definitely been my main motivator.
But, I'm not gonna lie. It's totally been a difficult process.
I have several temptations, basically eating a lot of sweets and rice (avoiding because it's high in calories), and just not doing the workouts I was set to do on that day. Several times I've eaten a lot more than I'm supposed to, but I work out later to try and burn it off.
And even then it's quite difficult to tell myself that I'm not gonna lose another 10 lbs in a day. Like trust me, I totally understand that most people will lose 2 lbs in a week. I shouldn't be seeing the scale move too much. Yet, I still get frustrated when I haven't seen the needle move past 165.
The scale usually dictates my mood for the day. To explain, if I wake up and weigh myself and it's around 165-66, I'm happy. At 167, I'm a little disappointed. And anything over that, I might as well just be home alone all day talking to no one because I will be quite sad and angry.
(Oh yeah, I weigh myself in the morning and the evening, just to see.)
It's also hard because I don't see any changes in my body. I still feel like I look the same. I definitely FEEL the changes. Exercises that were difficult before are slightly less challenging, and I can push myself to do more. I can walk five miles without getting overly sweaty (we'll save the time I walked barely half a mile and sweat intensely at a Target for another time). I can do 2 WHOLE PUSH UPS. I know it isn't much, but again, it is a journey.
It's in my best interest to not expect Point A and Point B to be such a short distance away. Put into practice that it's okay to have fluctuations in weight or that I will eventually get to 3 push ups if I tried. Again, I need to keep telling myself that it's progress.
You may now be wondering about how I went vegan. Sure, let's talk about that.
It was quite an easy change, and just one trip to the grocery store away. My family are really big with eating meat and fish (they are Filipino after all), and of course hey have fruits and veggies, but not really. I basically have to make my own meals now, just to make sure that they haven't put any animal products in it. But really, after you go grocery shopping for yourself, it isn't too hard.
I guess the most difficult part is making food yourself. But it's fun, so it's not too big of a deal. I've been looking at recipes online, watching The Vegan Corner on YouTube, and snacking on fruits. So far, I've made several different vegetable stir fry, smoothies, chili, and ice cream. It's fun and convenient since I can eat a lot more due to the low calories vegetables contain. (Note: I just realized I haven't had any grains/breads in forever. I can't even remember the last time!).
I will say though, I do have exceptions to this vegan diet. They are:
Reason for the exceptions? It's fucking good.
The vegan diet is so far, so good. I haven't craved anything non-vegan except for sweets, which I can somehow manage to make myself.
So here's to following the Fitness Journey™! I hope I have the strength to continue working out and eating vegan. I'll do an update when I reach a healthy weight. I'm definitely looking forward to it.
Like really. I have. I know it's hard to believe a lazy person like me has stared exercising. Yeah, I totally get it. My family is pretty shocked too.
I haven't gotten a gym membership nor have I ran every day since beginning what I (and many others) like to call a "Fitness Journey". What I've been doing is Blogilates' Beginners calendar (click here!) and trying to walk anywhere within a two mile distance. I've also decided on walking around Lake Miramar (about a 5-mile trail) at least 3 times a week. I did it for the first time yesterday, and it wasn't too hard. I did feel bad about walking it though, just because I saw a ton of people jogging and biking. I didn't feel as intensive. On top of the walking, I try to do 50 jumping jacks a day, and if I feel like it, some sit ups. That and trying out going vegan has caused me to go from about 177 lbs to 167 lbs in about two weeks. Pretty impressive right?
This whole journey thing started about a week ago officially (this being the second week). To be quite honest, it's been pretty hard and I feel like I've gotten a lot lazier about working out, but I still do it, so small victories. Always good for people.
I definitely feel like I've gotten stronger. I've been pushing myself to do more, eat less, just so I can get to a healthy weight. At my height (5'7), a healthy weight is around 159 lbs. So, yeah. I'm getting pretty close to that, which has definitely been my main motivator.
But, I'm not gonna lie. It's totally been a difficult process.
I have several temptations, basically eating a lot of sweets and rice (avoiding because it's high in calories), and just not doing the workouts I was set to do on that day. Several times I've eaten a lot more than I'm supposed to, but I work out later to try and burn it off.
And even then it's quite difficult to tell myself that I'm not gonna lose another 10 lbs in a day. Like trust me, I totally understand that most people will lose 2 lbs in a week. I shouldn't be seeing the scale move too much. Yet, I still get frustrated when I haven't seen the needle move past 165.
The scale usually dictates my mood for the day. To explain, if I wake up and weigh myself and it's around 165-66, I'm happy. At 167, I'm a little disappointed. And anything over that, I might as well just be home alone all day talking to no one because I will be quite sad and angry.
(Oh yeah, I weigh myself in the morning and the evening, just to see.)
It's also hard because I don't see any changes in my body. I still feel like I look the same. I definitely FEEL the changes. Exercises that were difficult before are slightly less challenging, and I can push myself to do more. I can walk five miles without getting overly sweaty (we'll save the time I walked barely half a mile and sweat intensely at a Target for another time). I can do 2 WHOLE PUSH UPS. I know it isn't much, but again, it is a journey.
It's in my best interest to not expect Point A and Point B to be such a short distance away. Put into practice that it's okay to have fluctuations in weight or that I will eventually get to 3 push ups if I tried. Again, I need to keep telling myself that it's progress.
You may now be wondering about how I went vegan. Sure, let's talk about that.
It was quite an easy change, and just one trip to the grocery store away. My family are really big with eating meat and fish (they are Filipino after all), and of course hey have fruits and veggies, but not really. I basically have to make my own meals now, just to make sure that they haven't put any animal products in it. But really, after you go grocery shopping for yourself, it isn't too hard.
I guess the most difficult part is making food yourself. But it's fun, so it's not too big of a deal. I've been looking at recipes online, watching The Vegan Corner on YouTube, and snacking on fruits. So far, I've made several different vegetable stir fry, smoothies, chili, and ice cream. It's fun and convenient since I can eat a lot more due to the low calories vegetables contain. (Note: I just realized I haven't had any grains/breads in forever. I can't even remember the last time!).
I will say though, I do have exceptions to this vegan diet. They are:
- Coco Ichibanya
- Slamburger at Denny's (though I will eat it without bacon or cheese, will sub veggie patty if possible)
- Jack in the Box Munchie meal
Reason for the exceptions? It's fucking good.
The vegan diet is so far, so good. I haven't craved anything non-vegan except for sweets, which I can somehow manage to make myself.
So here's to following the Fitness Journey™! I hope I have the strength to continue working out and eating vegan. I'll do an update when I reach a healthy weight. I'm definitely looking forward to it.
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