WEIGHT LOSS V – (not quite there yet)

Hello today fellow growers. I haven’t done a weight loss blog in a while so I figured I’d fill you in on it today. But before I get into it, how have you been doing with your weight loss goals? (Because everyone has weight loss goals.)

I’ve been doing okay. Remember how I wrote before that I have that 7 week challenge to just keep doing my current routine and see how much progress I make. Well, I’m at the beginning of week 6 already and I’ve got to say, I’m not overjoyed.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s a stellar routine. It’s got the right balance. Just taxing enough that I have to convince myself to do it every day, optimal in the sense that now, even when I feel reluctant to get on with it, I literally cannot rest easy until I have done it. So psychologically speaking, it’s become the habit I’ve been trying to get it to become for months. (Yep, I’m back on the bandwagon people…T.T I’m so happy!!!)

Basically the routine is just right. I can do it every day without burning out and it still wrings me out every time. However the, the reason I’m not jumping on any couches yet is this. While I have had significant weight loss thus far, it’s hardly a beach body. Heck! My belly, while significantly smaller now, is still there!

I’ll admit, I had hoped to have made more progress than this, I mean with all the discipline I’ve built up, but I can be patient.(the discipline I what I lacked initially anyway, so now I have it, it will be easier for me to work with.) And It’s not like I was going to quit working out once the  7 week period was up, I’ll just have to set another deadline I guess. But before I jump to taking such measures, first I’ll see this thing through to the end. Let’s see what this body looks like next week on Saturday. (Because Sundays are my cheat days)

Still, it’s important to count my blessings and acknowledge what I’ve achieved so far. My clothes are looser and baggier, my makeshift under arm wings are starting to vanish and I have a thinner waist now. Oh and also, my legs are much more toned now. And I’m happy about these for now and I’ll keep going.

Even as I do this though, I’ve been lately been considering my routine going forward once this 7 week period is over. My current routine is good, but I definitely can’t say I’m working every muscle in my body. And so I’m in a situation where I’m trying to decide if should risk disrupting the balance I’ve built in this routine by adding new exercises to cater for this loss (for instance, I’ve been feeling like my routine could use  a little more weight training because I do a lot less of it than cardio and abs)

Or should be patient and stick with my routine while it’s still working until the day I can complete it without breaking a sweat. (Because, while it’s easier for me now that I’ve done it for a while, I still feel its stress while I work out, which means it’s still good… right?)

Or alternatively, I could just modify what I’m doing now to make it a little more difficult. (But this would mean that I would more or less be building just the muscles same I’m already using and not really working on the neglected ones. I don’t know)

I also wanted to get into dance workouts (you know, for the flexibility and overall stability id get from all that movement, hehehe, and not to mention dance floor swag! :p)  but considering the situation, I don’t know when I’ll be able to do this.

But I won’t give up hope. I mean at my growing endurance level, I could probably work it all into my work out schedule in the near future. By the end of this year probably, so I won’t stress too much about it.

 Other stuff I’ve been doing for weight loss includes drinking lots of acv (Apple Cider Vinegar) water. (Also wonderful for the skin by the way) And ginger water too (my mom’s been trying to get me to take this with cinnamon and honey. Apparently it’s also very beneficial. But cinnamon only tastes good in wheat products from my experience and I’ve never really been a honey person. I don’t know. ) But you know, if you think about it, the medicine and food that’s really good for you more often than not tends to taste icky. So this is nothing new. (And moms probably right. As usual.)

And finally, that routine I was trying to build up for only eating before 6 o’clock, was kidnapped and murdered by my terrible time keeping tendencies. I’m in the process of trying to salvage it, but in probably going to have to do a giant reset for this, because I don’t want to give up on it.

Anyway, that’s all from me folks. I hope things are going fine on your ends. Remember, it’s always better if you enjoy it rather than dread it. See you next post!!! 🙂