ATTENTION LADIES!!! Your Health Starts with... YOU!
I have been meaning to post about this topic FOREVER!
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When will we take responsibility for our physical health and fitness?
Time out for all of the excuses. You must take responsibility for you. We spend all of our time blaming it on the husband, kids, career, and everything else we can think of. When will we put the responsibility on ourselves? We determine our destiny. No one but Us.
I will tell you my story.
I gained upwards 100 pounds after the birth of my Sunshine. After giving birth, loosing a little of the weight, I stood 5'7 and weighed in at 190 lbs. I wasn't in the least bit of shape. I thought being big was my destiny. I figured, I had had a child, and my time to shine was over.
That was until I started working for a MAJOR fitness gym. While working there, I noticed there were women 10 to 15 years older than me, with 3 to 5 children, who were in IMPECCABLE shape. It was surreal. I looked at myself (then 22 years old) and thought, "I have no EXCUSE". I then began a work out regimen which included working out 5 times weekly, I changed my eating habits, and made more time for myself. Six months later... I looked at my 5'7 frame with 70 less pounds on it! Truly remarkable.
I received tons of "crackhead" jokes from friends, but I felt good about myself. That was 2 1/2 years ago. About 2 months ago, I noticed I had put on about 15 pounds (new relationships will do that to you if you aren't careful). I had to make a change in my life. AGAIN! Now I am a firm, toned, 135, size 6. It feels good. Though I am not as small as the fitness model above (Sara O.) We have similar body types.
I talk to and see women daily, who want desperately to make changes in their lives. They want to look and feel good, but don't know how. Let it be known that the point of this post is not to tell women what to do. Rather, I would like to enlighten you all on what work (ing) s for me.
Rai's (ways) of Fitness:
1. WILLPOWER: Ladies! You must want to change your body!
2. MIND over MATTER: It all starts in your mind. If you believe you can do it, trust me, you can! Changing your way of thinking is the beginning of the transformation.
3. NOURISH your TEMPLE: Be EXTREMELY selective about what you put in your body. It is really simple... EAT HEALTHY... not processed and or fried food, sugary junk food, high sodium foods, and too many starches. Try grilled lean meats and fish. Vegetables. Fruits (substituted for sweets). Leave the red meat ALONE. And PLEASE...PLEASE... DRINK WATER! Say bye bye to the sodas and a lot of the juices. It is too much sugar! You will notice that H2O hydrates you longer than anything else. Why waste time?
4. KEEP it MOVING: EXERCISE! EXERCISE! Ladies! You should be working out at least three times weekly for about an hour each session. "Working Out" consists of cardio (anything that gets your heart rate up... running, walking, jumping rope, etc...) and some form of resistance training (weights... start light and build up from there). If you are reading this post you must have Internet access. Get online. Check out fitness sites. Get a membership to a fitness center. Go to the park. Utilize the workout facility in your apartment complex. Do something!
All in all... It starts with YOU! I can write forever about changing your eating habits and working out more, but... you have to WANT to do it! If you don't aspire to look and feel better about yourself, it will never happen. Always remember... Any thing worth having is worth working for! You can earn a Million dollars by sitting on the couch eating "bon bons". A healthy happy body is worth far more than that.
Don't get it twisted. If you are 240 lbs, and reading this post, know that you don;t have to look like the model above. You maintain a weight that is healthy and right for YOU! Get a work out buddy, someone who is as adamant about weight loss as you are. Hold each other accountable for work outs and healthy eating habits.
You can do it!
For further info, check out these sites:
The End.
~Ahealthyyoustartswithyou!~
posted by CRay at 1:06:00 AM
1 Comments:
this is great! i joined 24Hr fitness 1.5 weeks ago and I'm proud of my efforts thus far. Overall taking control of my eating and fitness... you'd be proud!
It feels a bit different this time too. Purposeful, maybe?
Wish ya girl luck!
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