Day 5 - I am on a roll (and loosing them too!)

Well, you know your fat when you loose 8 pounds and can hardly tell a difference.

But there IS light at the end of the tunnel...I see that there is a lot less tummy flab! I still have a bunch, mind you, but slowly its going...going...gone...(one day!)

5 days, and I am down to 161. That's 8 pounds! This is incredible! I am not even starving myself OR working out that hard. I mean my work out are diffucult to ME, but to anyone mildly fit they would probably seem like a peice of cake (mmmm....cake.)

I know I am not gonna keep loosing weight this rapidly. It's just not possible. I like to imagine though, in 5 weeks...being 50 pounds lighter. That would be the best.

Come on fat...melt away! Weekly check in...two days away! Wonder what my measurements will be!

-Alexa

Day 2 - Some Progress

I have kept to my diet! But yesterday, I didn't get to weight lift because as soon as I got home from school I had to go to work, and then I got a major headache at work so I just went straight to bed.

So I am doing weight lifting today then aerobics tomorrow...

I don't think i am going to do daily updates though, that'll just get repetitive, but I will update weekly.

I have already lost 4 pounds...down to 165! Yay!

The Begining of a New Me - Day One

Well, this is it. The start of my journey to becoming a thinner, healthier, more active me.

My ultimate goal: To loose 50 pounds by July

Why, you may ask, do I want to loose so much, and why July? The answer is simple: Hong Kong. In July, I will be taking a trip to Hong Kong, the place I have dreamed of going for years now. But when I go, I want to look good. I want to not have to squeeze into all the cute little clothes I will be buying, I want to stroll the streets (or beaches!) with confidence. I want to feel my best when I travel to the best place in the world!

I also realise that 50 pounds seems like an unobtainable goal, and maybe it is. But with enough hard work, maybe I can come close.

Besides my trip to Hong Kong, there are other dates in which I hope to have made significant progression in my weight loss.

Mid April: 20-30 pounds. Reason: New York City!
Middle-End of May: 35+ pounds. Reason: Senior Prom and Graduation!
June: 40 pounds. Reason: Bathing suit time!

But maybe you want to know a little bit about my -current- body.

Well, I am 17 years old, hovering between 5'9'' and 5'10'' and am currently 169 pounds. When I stepped on the scale last night (something I often avoided) I nearly died. I new I was chubby but now I think it is safe to say I am overweight. And believe you me, none of this weight is in womanly curves. I have big hips, yes, but not much boobs to speak of. So all my weight is concentrated in my stomach, thighs, and upper arms. It's really gross and I look wackily out of proportion.

My hips are 36 inches and I hope to loose at least 2 inches off of them.
Waist: 32 inches. I want to be a 24!
Chest: 36 inches (but cup size only a B.) This is gonna shrink unfortunately, nothing I can do about that.

So how am I planning on loosing this weight? Simple. Eating lost of small meals consisting of only vegetables, fruit, and lean meat, drinking lots of water, and exercising daily (one day cardio, the next weights, and so on.)

I am going to be doing daily progress reports of what I ate and my exercises along with my weight (my next blogs won't be quite as long as this one!) as well as weekly check ins on my measurements.

So...here I go!

Day one: Meal Plan

Breakfast: Banana, Green Apple, and cranberry juice.
Mid-morning snack: Carrots and Water.
Lunch: Mixed Salad (leafy greens with grilled chicken and egg whites), -NO dressing-, and a glass of milk.
Afternoon snack: Celery and Water
Dinner: A glass of milk, cod (1 fillet), corn (1 cup), and spinach (1 cup)
Dessert: Strawberries, Kiwi, and a glass of milk.

Day one: Exercise Plan (Cardio)
15 minutes of stretching
-20 minutes of jumping jacks/Jump roping
-10 minutes on the stair stepper
-10 minutes air strider
- 5 minutes of sit ups (100), crunches (up the middle and side to side - 200), and push ups (10)

Day One: Weight 169.

Lookout for tomorrow's post!

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