Week 2 Pics Sept 3

Week 2! Last week flew by as I started implementing some of my new fitness ideals. Water? Check. Hitting my step goal? Check. Drinking less calories? Check. Getting veggies and fruits in was a challenge as I didn't have a ton on hand. Dan and I were taken to dinner by friends to celebrate our anniversary so I ate very carefully early in the day so that I could enjoy dinner guilt-free. I took home half of my dinner in a to go box and skipped dessert. Baby steps make all the difference in the long run. I'm quite pleased with my first week. 

Woot! I dropped two pounds. I know it's probably just water weight, but I'll take it!

Week 1: Starting Out August 27, 2023

 Here we go! These are my week 1 photos to establish a baseline from our starting point. These photos are difficult for me to look at even thought I am well aware of what I look like to other people. While I remind myself that how I look is the least important or interesting thing about me, I also balance that with wanting to live long enough to be covered in great-grandbabies before I go to meet Jesus face to face. And so, here we are. At the starting gate of a journey towards getting myself healthier so I can accomplish that goal. I can do this!

Starting Weight: 169.0

New Goals for Getting Fit for 50

    Friends, this blog has lain dormant too long, with my fitness goals along with it. Since I've last posted in here, I have become a grandmother 3 times over, there has been a global pandemic that lasted 2+ years, and I've retired from nannying and moved into being an office admin at a private school here in town. Oddly enough, while my weight has fluctuated a bit up and down over the years, it has largely remained within the 155-165 range. What has changed is my age, my pant size, and my activity level. Chasing toddlers and teens is much more physical activity than largely sitting at a desk all day. And so here I sit, staring 50 in the face and I knew that it was TIME to make a change..for good. 

I have lost muscle mass in the past 3 years, I get winded walking across a room, I am uncomfortably hot all the time because of all of my 'padding', and I am continually exhausted. My knees creak and my back aches, and over the past 6 months I have seen the chiro and massage therapist dozens of times each, trying to ease some major pain in my right hip. And well, 49.5 isn't THAT old that I should be having some of these issues. Here are my goals and some ways that I'm going to reach them. 

    
Current Stats on Day 1:
~Weight 169.0 lb
~Size 16 and XL/1X depending on cut and stretchiness of fabric

By my Birthday in late December, I want to:
~lose 30 pounds
~drop 3 pants sizes
~be able to run up a flight of stairs without needing 10 minutes to recover
~be able to have a small lap when I sit down/be more flexible as my ab flab shrinks
~have a smaller waist than my chest and hips (currently they are all 45 inches each)
~be able to have a dance party with my people without sitting down halfway through the first song
~deadlift 50 pounds 10 times
~bench press 30 pounds 10 times

Here's how I'm going to do it:
~Drink at least 72oz of water each day (that's 3 of my current favorite water bottles)
~Get my steps in (current goal of burning 70 calories, tracked in my phone)
~Do at least one 10 minute workout in GetHealthyUTV/YouTube/DVD
~Eat my fruits and veggies first at each meal, followed by protein, followed by carbs
~Cut down on desserts, late-night snacking, and calories in drinks 
~Cut way back on eating out, and when I do, only eat half of the meal.

My plan is to post pics each week in the same clothes with new stats each week to keep myself motivated. Wish me well on my journey!