Today we celebrated our first Chinese New Year as a married couple. We put up a couple of decorations in our apartment and I hung a decoration up in my cubicle. Then we went over to the in-laws to have dinner.
It is fun to celebrate my husbands culture and I look forward to opening our red envelopes next week. But boy is it hard to turn down food from my mother-in-law.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Admitting Defeat
I have finally decided to admit defeat to the scale. I no longer want the scale controlling me, or when I decide to reward myself for healthy living. I want my focus to be on living a healthy life with portion control, clean food, and an active lifestyle. If the scale does not want to cooperate with me and go down in numbers then I do not want that to deter me from continuing with my healthy lifestyle
A healthy lifestyle is more important than the number on the scale. I can not let the number on the scale depress me and make me lose motivation. In the past I have given up on living the healthy life because the numbers weren't going down so I wasn't able to get the reward I wanted to give myself. I would give up and just purchase the reward and go back to the inconsistent diet I was at before.
I got frustrated the other day when the numbers on the scale went up. It was at this point that I just wanted to give up, admit defeat. But I gave myself a challenge this year, to do a different magazine diet every month and I can't give up on that challenge less than a month in. So I decided that I needed to keep plodding along with succeeding in the challenge. Then I got to thinking how unfair it would be if I kept on with this challenge with no reward, other than feeling a bit more energy and healthier. I came to the conclusion that I would reward myself for following the healthy lifestyle for 2 months. So every 2 months I get a reward no matter what the scale reflects, as long as I can honestly say that I was striving toward a healthy diet and active life. If I hit a goal weight then the two months start over.
Now I honestly want to keep up with this program, knowing that no matter what I will get my iPhone on March 2nd. Even if the scale doesn't go where I want it to go I will still get my iPhone.
I got frustrated the other day when the numbers on the scale went up. It was at this point that I just wanted to give up, admit defeat. But I gave myself a challenge this year, to do a different magazine diet every month and I can't give up on that challenge less than a month in. So I decided that I needed to keep plodding along with succeeding in the challenge. Then I got to thinking how unfair it would be if I kept on with this challenge with no reward, other than feeling a bit more energy and healthier. I came to the conclusion that I would reward myself for following the healthy lifestyle for 2 months. So every 2 months I get a reward no matter what the scale reflects, as long as I can honestly say that I was striving toward a healthy diet and active life. If I hit a goal weight then the two months start over.
Now I honestly want to keep up with this program, knowing that no matter what I will get my iPhone on March 2nd. Even if the scale doesn't go where I want it to go I will still get my iPhone.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
3 Pounds
I am really focused on losing 3 pounds right now. I know I need to lose more than that, but these three pounds will put me below my upcoming goal weight. Plus they are the three pounds I was unable to lose last year. I still have like 50-60 pounds to go after these 3 pounds, but right now all of my vengeance is on these 3 pounds. When I lose these 3 pounds I can go buy myself an iPhone (I know, big reward for small goal but it works for me). Not only am I rewarding myself, but I have then pushed myself past an almost year long plateau. I am then getting a lot closer to fitting into more of my clothes, and just generally getting closer to a better body.
Three pounds may seem silly, but right now it is driving my motivation.
Three pounds may seem silly, but right now it is driving my motivation.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Rewards and Motivation
So far this Magazine Diet is working, but of course it has only been a week. I'm starting strong with the second week though and I'm determined to see this month through. I know I went over my calories today and I will again on Saturday, but that is because the meals were beyond my control. I did control as much as I could though and I'm proud of myself for not just throwing in the towel entirely and not giving myself a pass for the night. I will be praying for the strength to do the same thing on Saturday at the potluck.
When I was browsing Pinterest the other day I saw a pin for a 2012 Resolutions Bracelet. I was getting really excited about the idea and was about to buy one when I remembered that I bought myself a gorgeous faux pearl ring on New Years Day.
I decided that this ring would be my 2012 Resolutions Ring. I wear it every day and it is motivation to me. I think about wanting to lose enough weight that it will fall off. Maybe I will buy myself another pretty ring when that happens.
I also get highly motivated by rewards, so I have decided on three rewards for myself. I will get my first one when I have lost about 4 pounds and kept it off for a week. The other ones will follow every 5 pounds. Without further ado, my rewards in the order which I will receive them.
1. iPhone
2. Yarn from Loopy Ewe
3. A Pedicure
I'm hoping that I will be able to get the iPhone for my birthday which is February 10th. If I keep making progress like I did last week then I will. It will also mark me breaking through a plateau that I feel like I have been at for a year. No matter how hard I worked out or how little I ate I just haven't been able to get under a specific weight. I'm looking forward to when I reach that first goal.
When I was browsing Pinterest the other day I saw a pin for a 2012 Resolutions Bracelet. I was getting really excited about the idea and was about to buy one when I remembered that I bought myself a gorgeous faux pearl ring on New Years Day.
I decided that this ring would be my 2012 Resolutions Ring. I wear it every day and it is motivation to me. I think about wanting to lose enough weight that it will fall off. Maybe I will buy myself another pretty ring when that happens.
I also get highly motivated by rewards, so I have decided on three rewards for myself. I will get my first one when I have lost about 4 pounds and kept it off for a week. The other ones will follow every 5 pounds. Without further ado, my rewards in the order which I will receive them.
1. iPhone
2. Yarn from Loopy Ewe
I'm hoping that I will be able to get the iPhone for my birthday which is February 10th. If I keep making progress like I did last week then I will. It will also mark me breaking through a plateau that I feel like I have been at for a year. No matter how hard I worked out or how little I ate I just haven't been able to get under a specific weight. I'm looking forward to when I reach that first goal.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Magazine Diets
I'm kind of proud of myself right now. I've been following a diet plan from Fitness Magazine since Monday. This means that I have been prepping my lunches the night before while cooking dinner for Mr. Badango and myself. While prepping the lunches I have also been making my breakfast for the next morning as well. I'm following the recipes presented in the magazine and they have all tasted pretty good. I haven't been hungry at all.
The front cover of the magazine claims that I will lose 10 lbs this month if I follow the plan. I'm not holding my breath that I will actually lose the full 10 lbs, but if I can lose anything between 5 and 10 pounds I will be ecstatic. I think I have figured out that I am good at following these "Magazine" Diets that promise big results, as long as the food intake is reasonable. If Fitness Magazine doesn't have another promising diet in its next issue that I can follow in February then I will have to scour the news stands for a different magazine with one of the promising diets.
The workout routine that is included in this months Magazine Diet is difficult, but I can already feel it getting easier after the second time around. The only exercise that I really don't like is the crab walk. You know, the exercise where you are face up with your hands behind you and your feet under you and you walk like a crab. Well, every time I do this exercise, in the two times I have done it, I realize exactly how big I am. The first time I did it I found myself face to face with my fat pooch. When I did it tonight I looked in the mirror at the gym and just saw a big tummy. I guess those images are pretty good motivation to keep up with this Magazine Diet.
The more that I think about it, the more I think I may try to do a year of Magazine Diets. Every month I will try something different, as long as it promotes healthy eating, and the recipes don't look too ridiculous to make up ahead of time so I'm not cooking like a mad woman every night.
Fitness Magazine, January 2012 Issue
The front cover of the magazine claims that I will lose 10 lbs this month if I follow the plan. I'm not holding my breath that I will actually lose the full 10 lbs, but if I can lose anything between 5 and 10 pounds I will be ecstatic. I think I have figured out that I am good at following these "Magazine" Diets that promise big results, as long as the food intake is reasonable. If Fitness Magazine doesn't have another promising diet in its next issue that I can follow in February then I will have to scour the news stands for a different magazine with one of the promising diets.
The workout routine that is included in this months Magazine Diet is difficult, but I can already feel it getting easier after the second time around. The only exercise that I really don't like is the crab walk. You know, the exercise where you are face up with your hands behind you and your feet under you and you walk like a crab. Well, every time I do this exercise, in the two times I have done it, I realize exactly how big I am. The first time I did it I found myself face to face with my fat pooch. When I did it tonight I looked in the mirror at the gym and just saw a big tummy. I guess those images are pretty good motivation to keep up with this Magazine Diet.
The more that I think about it, the more I think I may try to do a year of Magazine Diets. Every month I will try something different, as long as it promotes healthy eating, and the recipes don't look too ridiculous to make up ahead of time so I'm not cooking like a mad woman every night.
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