I'm working on becoming better, faster, and stronger, and becoming 60 lbs lighter as a side effect.
I'm 23 years old and 40% Body Fat. I've got quite a journey ahead of me, but I'm ready for it. The sunglasses are for anonymity, are they working?
I'm just a vegetarian survival enthusiast with an insane sweet tooth. I'm trying to stay away from sweets and I've also cut out most gluten and processed foods.
My goals are to be able to cook, run, lift and climb... Survival, you know?
I'm down 13 lbs so far... This is My story.
Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor. I'm just doing my best here. If you're going to do the things I do, do so at your own risk. I typically follow back, but only if you're a fitblr. If you post lots of "thinspo" or post about starving or purging, I'm not going to follow you. That is NOT going to help/inspire/motivate me to reach my goals. I respect my body, and you should respect yours as well.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
I think this is it for a while
I’ve come to one of those times in life where I need to focus on myself and I just can’t find the time to get on here much anymore. I’m still doing it all, the fitness and such, but I’m afraid the blogging part of my journey has come to a close.
Thank you all for the support and for teaching me so much about strength and perseverance. The truth is, I came to fitblr to keep myself in the heath and fitness ‘spirit’ but I’ve caught the bug. I’m in love with this new life style and now that I’ve learned to enjoy it, staying with it isn’t very hard.
I guess I’m saying I have what I came here for, but now it’s time for me to stop. The more of an ‘online life’ i have, the less of a real life I have. I dove into fitblr head first and made a bunch of awesome new friends, learned a lot of HUGE lessons and saw first hand that I CAN DO THIS. and now I am. The more I’m on tumblr, the more I find myself alienated from my real life and my real friends.
I came here and became fully enthralled in the movement but I’m realizing now that I was using it to escape a lot of things in my life that were uncomfortable to deal with. Being online and having friends here is nice, but I need real life friends too. I became lonely and depressed, and I am now ready to go back to the real world, with my new lifestyle and lessons learned to face everything with a renewed sense of self confidence and focus.
I know its only been 3 months, but I needed them. Now I’m done. These things can only go so far. I’m sorry most of you wont get to see my after pictures or my success, but this thing wasn’t about lbs lost. Maybe for a while it was, but now its just about me, surprising myself.
All of you people are great and wonderful and so inspiring. But now I need to renew my relationship with my friends and family, my mother earth and most of all, my own soul. Fitness will always be a part of my life but now i’m off to search for something more. after all, they say The unexamined life is not worth living.
Healthier Every Day: Saw this on Reddit today
Saw this on Reddit today
I saw you at the gym today. I’m there a lot, so I know the regulars, and I can tell you’re not yet one of them.
You looked uncomfortable walking in for the first time. I could see you glancing nervously at the people in better shape than you, that combination of self-conscious anxiety and envy written clear as day across your face. I watched you out of the corner of my eye as you struggled to lift a little weight and walk briskly for a little while on the treadmill. If you saw me looking, I hope you understood that I wasn’t judging you. I just wanted to make sure you didn’t get hurt.
And, you made me think. You don’t know this, but it reminded me of when I was starting out my new life for the first time. A lot of us that you were watching, half embarrassed and half to imitate, were exactly where you were once too. So know that there’s no need to be ashamed, because we know just where you are and how you feel.
Congratulations on taking the first step. Good for you. I hope you keep it up, come back again and again, and become a regular. And if you do, I know that someday you’ll be standing in my shoes, watching the next scared fat person glance enviously at you as they begin their new lives.
Inspired by everyday occurrences, and the gym anxiety that I know everyone feels once.
* Note from HealthierEveryDay: I hope this is not offensive in any way to anyone. I found it true, for me. I don’t judge people who are working out - whatever their size. I’m proud of them… each and every one of them… for finding the strength to get up and do it. It can be hard, scary, intimidating - but ultimately it’s SO worth it. :)
So… totally had an emotional breakdown yesterday…
…at work. Yeaaaah. Good thing was the only person in the office was my friend, Andrew. It was still awkward to cry in front of him. I totally didn’t mean to, but at around one I was like “I have to leave, sorry…” and in that sentence I choked. SO EMBARASSING. Today I’m trying to get on track and put things into perspective.
Yesterday all I ate was a boca cheeseburger with the works (eating feelings…) and then a protein shake and 2 hard boiled eggs later that night.
Yesterday Workout of the day was:
5 mins warm up on a very stiff eliptical
8 sets, Bench w/ 10# dumbells
(Tried 20 and then 15 before my husband reduced me to 10, I’m a weakling, lol)
5 sets, Bent over rows w/ 20# dumbells
Today, right now, as we speak, I am about to set out on a 30 minute neighborhood run.
I need a good run to sort out all of my crazy.
Wish me luck!
today I’m not feeling well at all
I feel like calling in to work is not an option because the other guy at work has never called in since I’ve been there… not even once.
PFT
Today, I decided to take a good old fashioned, gym-class styled Physical Fitness Test. My PFT today consisted of # push-ups in a minute, # sit-ups in a minute, and a one mile run for time.
Push-ups in 1 minute: 17 (without knees! huge victory for me)
Sit-ups in 1 minute: 31
1 mile: 13:05
The push-ups were really difficult because I haven’t been able to do them, I’d typically do knee push-ups. But today I swore knee push-ups off. I felt awesome!
The sit-ups were ok. I kept trying to go faster, but I’m not sure. But 31 is more that 30, so I’m okay with that :)
The run kinda sucked and I got really discouraged because I started walking early on. A bug flew into my eyes and bit or stung me just below it. I’m not reacting to it, but there was some initial stinging, and now there’s a a bite mark or little cut there. I was more upset that there was no one around to baby me! haha!! My sister had already passed me way up and my husband was waiting at the finish line. I walked a lot, but once I caught sight of my family at the finish line I started running towards them crying out, “I just got stung by a BEEEEEEE waaaahhh!!” Haha! I was hella wanting attention! Its always really weird for me when I realize how ridiculous I am. But anyway, my husband said it was beastly that I kept on going, so I’m gonna go with that.
I’m trying to think “positively”, if you cant tell =) I’m hoping it will help.
Those vibrams are so cool looking! Do you like yours? They kinda remind me of tree frogs, so interesting, haha. If I weren't scared of getting awkward stares I'd probably check them out too.
Yeah! I’m starting C25K Monday, and I think it would be cool just to know that there is someone going through it as well as me! I’ll definitely keep checking in to see how its going for you and to offer up support =)
As for the Vibrams… They are AWESOME! I’ve always had a hard time finding a shoe I could run in without major foot pain, and I have found that in my VFFs. I was telling everyone and anyone who crossed my path to get them at first, but now I’ve realized its definitely not a shoe for everyone. If you are barefoot as often as I am (I’m a child of the earth I suppose, either that or a Flinstone, lol) they will probably work nicely. I didn’t even go through a transitional period of discomfort the way most people do when they are first getting used to the shoe. It’s like they were made for me =)
Oh yeah, workouts!
I keep forgetting to post my work outs and I’m sorry. Here was last nights:
Only 1 Round (should have done 2) w/ 35 lb Kettlebell
10 around the body (10 clockwise and 10 counter clockwise)
10 bent over row (10 each arm)
10 Deadlift
10 Figure 8
10 Half get ups (5 each side) (with a 10 lb dumbell)
10 Front squats
10 swings
10 wind mills (5 each side)
Nomz
Last Nights Dinner: Black Beans, Brown Rice, 2 Eggs Fried in coconut oil & a pinch of cheese.
Today’s Breakfast: Eggs, Spinach & Garlic, Scrambled
Today’s Lunch: Pinto Beans, Brown Rice, Totilla Chips, Hard Boiled Egg
fatfridays replied to your post: Oh Snap! Zombies are taking over the globe. What 5 famous characters (literature/tele/movies/plays/etc) do you choose to be on your Zombie Squad?
I love you a lot for choosing Ash. Like, A LOT a lot. I’m going to run off and brainstorm my own list now
Woo-hoo! I loved you list too! I was THIS CLOSE to picking Michelle Rodriguez!
Best. Question. Ever.
1. The Bride/Beatrix (Kill Bill)
2. Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
3. Ash (Evil Dead)
4. Alice (Resident Evil)
5. Sarah Connor (Terminator)
My biggest inspiration has to be my husband. I know I give him a lot of credit on here, but that’s because over our almost 7 years, he has inspired me to do so much!
When we met in high school I had a 0.something GPA. Seriously. I wasn’t stupid, just really, really bored. I had nothing but drugs and general bad-assery (not in a good way either) ahead of me. I was just more interested in weed and socializing. I met Eddie and liked him immediately. But he was NOT my typical crowd. Dating him was actually something I got a lot of shit for from some friends, especially guy friends. He was a nerdy white guy and I was kind of a little wannabe chola. Eddie has taught me how to be a human being. Before I was just bitchy and disrespectful and straight up rude. I thought I was intimidating but retrospectively, I was just a spoiled little cunt who was just waiting to be put in her place. Since I met Eddie, he’s taught me manners, true spirituality, strength (physical and mental) and love. He has helped me develop in so many ways as a person.
I am not going to give him credit for everything I am in my entirety, but he has inspired me so much in life. He’s always believed I could do anything, but what’s more is that he has helped me to believe that as well. You all can see all he does for me in terms of this journey toward health just by reading my blog. I think it’s easy to say my husband is my inspiration for obvious reasons, but it’s way more than that. We’ve grown up together. I remember when he convinced me to give oral sex a shot. And when I decided to go vegetarian almost 5 years ago, he was on board just as my support system at first, and then after about a month as my partner. We have seriously gone through so many changes side by side. People don’t think high school sweethearts can last, but with Eddie and I, well… I guess it works out because neither of us are insisting that anything stay the same… ever.
Yes, I drink alcohol sometimes but other than that I don’t do any other drugs aside from weed (I smoked hash that had minimal amounts of opium once).
My sexual orientation is confusing to me and to others. I’m married, to a man and I plan on spending the rest of my life with him. If I wasn’t married, I could fall in love with anyone.
If I wasn’t married and fully committed, I’d identify as pansexual. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality). I fall in love with people’s personalities rather than their sex or gender identity.
I’ve never done TMI tuesday, but maybe today will be the day.
Anon enabled, go crazy.
I don’t do this often, but here are my crushes for the week:
SuperEddieZombieDestroyer a/k/a My Husband =)
