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I'll admit to being somewhat shy about sharing my decision to attempt to get more active and loss weight but admitting I'm overweight and rather unfit is one of the key places to start in rolling out a positive lifestyle change.
Moving to the US saw about a 2 stone increase in my weight. It's big mixture larger food portions, the cheapness, range and ease of take outs (which wasn't the case when growing up in the countryside), I have a very sedentary lifestyle - I use to walk a good couple of miles everyday walking to and from the bus stop to around York and just generally being lazy. It's been bugging me for over a year I've never been willing enough to make a change but recent photographs of myself (once I gain more confidence I'll share them) I know it's time to make the time and the effort to help myself.
The changes have been slight but in the two weeks I've been doing this I've seen a difference already - yey! Every couple of week i'm hoping to reflect and share the journey, the hurdles, the workouts I love to meal planning and such. But to start off I want to explain the small differences I've already made;
Moving to the US saw about a 2 stone increase in my weight. It's big mixture larger food portions, the cheapness, range and ease of take outs (which wasn't the case when growing up in the countryside), I have a very sedentary lifestyle - I use to walk a good couple of miles everyday walking to and from the bus stop to around York and just generally being lazy. It's been bugging me for over a year I've never been willing enough to make a change but recent photographs of myself (once I gain more confidence I'll share them) I know it's time to make the time and the effort to help myself.
The changes have been slight but in the two weeks I've been doing this I've seen a difference already - yey! Every couple of week i'm hoping to reflect and share the journey, the hurdles, the workouts I love to meal planning and such. But to start off I want to explain the small differences I've already made;
// Being more active
Sitting down all day in front of a computer and the only commute to work being form the bed or sofa to the computer chair makes me an extra lazy person so i'm now aiming to do 3/4 40 minute work outs a week alongside all the walking we do at weekends which in the past two weeks I have been achieving. I've been bookmarking fitness videos on Youtube like crazy and switch back and forth between types of exercise so I love having a huge back stock of workouts and I particularly love those by the FitnessBlender, Popsugar Fitness and BeFit channels. Most mornings begin with a workout and the day i'm typically not doing a workout i'll make up with having a big cleaning session which is still calorie burning.
// Eating better
We recently made the switch to organic fruit and veg which I think has helped in my decision to be more healthy although my eating has never been too I just tend to overeat when it comes to snacks, chocolate and home baking. Daily sandwiches have been intermingled with to taco wraps, eating more salads, no more snacking on an evening and drinking a lot more water alongside eating a lot fruit and veg. While I don't try to calorie watch I do document everything into my Fitness Pal food and exercise dairy which is great for seeing calories burned through exercise to food content and a place to measure your progress.
While I don't feel brave enough in writing how much I weigh (at least not right now), in a little over a week I've lost 4lb so it's great to see it's working and I do feel better in myself for being more active. For me it's not just about loosing weight it's about helping myself while becoming both healthier and better for it.
I thought i'd leave you with a couple of my favorite work out videos from the past couple of weeks that I've been using (all youtube links);
- Bikini Body
- Inner thigh and triceps
- Zumba workout < love this one!
I'd love to hear your weight loss and exercise stories! Share your favorite workout videos and exercise below too! Any tips and hints to share for those of us just starting down the weight loss and exercise journey?