this losing weight thing is hard. i don’t enjoy exercising. i know it’s good for me, it will help my arthritis and i need to do it, but it’s not exactly what i would call fun. i would much rather be scrapbooking than riding our stationary bike.
it is fun, though, to see my muscles growing. i wish i could see a difference in the rest of my body from the cardio i’m doing. joe says it takes time, but it’s already been a couple of weeks, and i’m ready to see results! i hate waiting, and i hate how slow of a process this is going to be, especially when my clothes still feel like they’re getting tighter and tighter, which joe says is all in my head.
i joined sparks people yesterday. it’s a pretty cool site where you log what you eat and how much cardio you do, and it tells you how many calories you took in and how many you expended in exercise. it also tells you what your calorie range is and how many calories you need to burn through cardio each week. i’ve actually gotten kind of addicted to it. for those of you who also are trying to lose weight or get in shape, it’s definitely worth checking out.
there’s one thing that’s keeping me going: the closet in our spare room filled with my size six and size four skirts and pants. i really want to fit into those again, so that’s my motivation right now. and, of course, the fact that losing a lot of weight will be a very good excuse to go on a shopping spree. joe better start saving his money! 🙂
Lisanne says
Seems like everyone’s talking about exercise lately! hehe 🙂 I’m not the only one! Good luck with your goals!
Laura says
Stick with it! You’ll be SO glad you did 🙂
Chas says
I don’t know what size you are, but I’d stop worrying about fitting back in size 6 and 4 clothing and just go by how happy you are with how your body looks. I kind of like the way I look and people always tell me how thin I am and how they can’t believe I had a baby 9 months ago, and I usually can’t even wear a six…I’m more of an 8. Clothing is sized so weird anyway…just go with what makes you feel good.
Sara says
I just signed up for Spark People. I spent the last hour playing around on it and now, thanks to you, I’m hooked too! It’s really neat though…it even has specific foods like Kroger brand stuff….thanks for telling me about it!