Take me to the river, drop me in the water

Ugh, while these two seem to be really motivated, I however, am not! How long after the holidays can one continue saying “I’m still on Christmas mode”? I was going to the gym 3-4 times a week, eating really healthy, and WHAM! Christmas decided to show up…with a warning of course, but still! You can mentally prepare as much as you can, but 3 months later you’re still trying to clean up the mess he left behind; that bastard! I’ve been procrastinating though “I’m tired, I’ll go tomorrow”, “my favorite TV is on”, “I need to wash my hair”…I’ve even pulled out the “No matter what I say, or tell you, you have to force and guilt trip me into going to the gym”. Which always resulted in “why are you being mean to me, just leave me alone!”. Every time I tell myself “THIS WEEKS THE WEEK, BABY!”, it always ends up never being “THE week”, so I figured I’d try a different approach.

Basically, my plan is to take it easy, and slowly; no rush. I’ll start with basics, and bring it up gradually. 30 minutes of cardio a day (walking to here and there, counts right?), drink 1 L of water a day, and eat healthier. I’ve been doing this for the past week, and the thing that’s surprised me the most, and has made me feel the best was drinking a lot of water. Everybody always says “drinking is good for you”, and I’m always like “ugh, just leave me alone, you’re annoying”…but they’re right. I feel more awake, and it cleanses my body (nicer skin). It’s like a sugar rush, but way better………….sort of.

So, next month my gym membership expires (May 5^th to be exact), and I can’t wait; I hate my gym! As Monday May 6^th, I vow to go back to the gym gradually, 3 times a week to start, and then try and bring it up. I need to be realistic here.

We’ll see what happens, right?

Feel the Buuuurn!

Ok so here I go again... I have been exercising and dieting off and on throughout my 20s. I mean I've tried every diet and exercise you can think of! Dieting ranged from Atkins, intermittent fasting, high protein, low fat, calorie counting, weight watchers etc. As for exercising I've had gym memberships in several different areas of Montreal lol, spinning, kick-boxing, jogging group, aerobics, Bikram yoga, cycling etc.

It's always a struggle and a learning process. The things I believed about dieting, exercise and my body 10 years ago (wow that sounds old) is completely different today. I've learned that I won't be fit by spending 2 hours at the gym every day and then go out drinking every other night. My trainer would always tell me if you want to lose weight and be fit you have to forget you social (party) life for the time being. But seriously, who wants the pain without any pleasure?!?!  We all need something to look forward to get us through those tired feet dragging days to the gym. I know that after a long hard work week at the office and the gym, I want to reward myself with some winning and dinning! I think my struggles with fitness are due to the frame of mind I had when I went to work out. Now I schedule 1 hour at the gym, no more 2-3 hours gym sessions where I leave feeling exhausted and resentful. My frame of mind is not to go to the gym to work out as hard as I can to burn as many calories as I can, that's where the resentment comes in. I will work out for 1 hour, enjoy my favorite 'pump up' music and I am doing it for that great empowered feeling you get after a good workout! Feel the Buuuurn!

And here we go...

It really sucks being cursed with a crap metabolism. I’ve struggle my whole life with weight and my brother, born with a horse shoe up his ass can’t gain weight. Thank you gods for dealing me the crap hand! It’s easy to use my terrible metabolism as an excuse for my weight problems, but in reality it’s my fault because I loathe the gym and I love poutines and wine. Now that I’m 30 (eeek) this whole weight loss thing is apparently a lot harder. I have to work harder, eat less, eat healthy, drink less. Dear god, save me now…. My goal is obviously to live a healthy life and get my ass into shape. Ideally, I would like to lose 15 pounds by June…. That’s 1.5 pounds a week… I can do that, right? Overall, I’d like to drop 30 pounds…. DUN DUN DUN!

Alright, here’s the plan.  Eat healthy and exercise, which is the obvious answer to "how will you do it?" but still….ugh kill me now. I’m going to try and have 1200 calories a day and exercise at the gym 3-4 times per week. This will get harder in the summer since I spend weekends at the cottage and let’s be real. I am not going to go for a jog at the cottage, I’m there to lie in the sun and drink wine.

So, I will do my best to keep you updated on my progress and setbacks... I know that I’m going to indulge every once in a while- I’m not going to start this journey off based on a lie. Plus I refuse to live without wine.  

Wish me luck!

Welcome!

temp·ta·tion

noun 

 1. the fact or state of being tempted, especially to evil. 

Example: “Hey girls, lets go out for drinks tonight!”

re·sist

verb (used with object) 

1. to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation. 

Example: “Ah hell no, we gotta get our asses to the gym!”

And voila! resistance has overcome temptation and the weak move forward once more!  Though the image of the fun times with wine remains in the thoughts of those that have won, the overpowering “feel-good” feeling prevails thus letting no one and nothing get in our path. 

Stick with us and we will take you with us on our journey as we strive for fitness and happiness! :)