Thursday 29 November 2012

Truth.

Hello again, today was quite a busy day as I had a full 8 hour shift at work, which was then followed by 35 minutes of cardio at the gym before I finally made my way home. I've for sure been feeling the pain in my muscles for the past 2 days since my first work out session with Rily on Tuesday, yet find myself excited about tomorrows hour long session with him, yes I am of course also dreading it because I am already in so much pain. 

A few people have been speculating that I have joined the gym for one reason, and one reason only. That being that my current crush just so happens to work out there as well. This is false, and I am actually quite hurt people would assume I'd join a gym just because of that. I joined the gym for myself, it's something I knew I wanted to do before I even arrived in Alberta from Ontario, I had even in fact asked my friend Hayley if she wanted to be my work out buddy. However she sadly lives on the other side of the city from me so that wasn't going to work out. That left me deciding I may not join as I didn't care for the idea of going on my own. Finally after months of saying I'd work out from home, and failing to do so, and feeling crap about myself, I decided enough was enough and that it was time for me to join a gym. I decided on the one next to work, because it just so happens to be next to my work, this way I could get in a work out after work, and then head home. So to sum up, I 100% joined the gym for myself, for my self confidence, and to lose those few extra pounds that make me feel bad about myself. 

In any case, I'm really not too sure I'd want my crush to see me at the gym, as I'm still very self conscious, and don't wear makeup to the gym, and although I'm trying to work on my issues of thinking that I'm not good enough, I still haven't gotten through the faze of thinking I look far too plain without makeup on. So there we have it, the absolute truth.

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Healthy Life.

So I will now be following sort of a strict "diet" if you will. Which really only means I'll now be ensuring I eat the proper amount of calories, drink enough water, and eat much less junk food. My grocery list will generally stay the same, but probably with a few veggies changing out a bit here and there. So I thought I'd post this blog as a constant reminder to myself to stick with it. I will be allowing myself a treat every 2 weeks, so every second Sunday, I will be allowed ONE item of junk food; such as a cookie, or a small piece of cake, or a little bit of ice cream. Only once every 2 weeks will I allow myself to do so, and I have to fit it into my calorie intake of the day as well.


  • Frozen Berries (mixed)
  • Gelatin Free Yogurt
  • Milk
  • Bread
  • Almonds, Cashews, Walnuts, Pecans, and/or Pistachios
  • Quinoa
  • Lentils
  • Apples
  • Bananas
  • Nectarines
  • Strawberries, and/or Raspberries (fresh)
  • Carrots
  • Lettuce, and/or Mixed Greens
  • Tomatoes
  • Cucumbers
  • Broccoli
  • Spinach
  • Asparagus
  • Green Beans
  • Vegetarian Meat Supplement (veggie nuggets, veggie burger, etc.)
  • Raspberry Vinaigrette
  • Oatmeal
  • Peanut Butter
  • Special K, and/or Mueslix Cereal

Well that about sums everything up I believe. So once I manage to do this very large grocery shop...money will be holding me back from being able to actually start this for right now; but I will hopefully get it done on 7th December. So technically on from 7th December grocery shopping shall be much easier, and stress free, as will planning out my meals. Hurrah!

Byeeee :)

Self Confidence.

Here I am again. No more long silences I promise, or at least I hope not. Today was my first day ever actually going to a gym...on my own. I went every now and again with my dad when I was a kid, and also went with my mum for a short time (however my mum and I only went to play Tennis and Squash). Today I had my trainer, who's called Rily. I will only have a total of 14 training sessions with him, which sort of sucks, but it will be nice to have him showing me the ropes on things, and getting me settled and started off on the right foot. 

I went in there with a goal to get down to 125 lbs. not realising how close I actually was to the mark I should be aiming for. Rily took my measurements, BMI, etc. and it turns out I should be aiming for 123 lbs. which is only 2 lbs. less then what I wanted to aim for, wow. Only did a short little circuit workout today, but actually ended up rowing 50 lbs, which is mental. I also did pushing squats with my legs however only lifted about 5 lbs there. Still my legs and arms both feel or rather felt like they would fall off for the first few hours after my workout.

I'm not too sure I'm keen on the change room, as I despise changing out in the open, although it's a woman's change room I'd much rather my privacy and be able to change in the comforts of a stall. However they do not seem to have any changing stalls in the locker room, only lockers, and showers. I also wish there was a punching bag, as I love those, but they do not have any. That being said, I didn't feel as uncomfortable in the gym as I thought I would once we got started, and definitely can already feel my self confidence being built on. 
It's nice going into a gym thinking you'll look a fool and terrified you won't be able to do anything, and then coming to the realisation that you can do it, and that it's really not so bad.

Apart from that really not too much else to report on at all. Other then I'm going to have to get cracking down on my healthy eating plan as soon as possible, and bring my calorie intake up as I am now working out. I generally eat about 1200 calories per day, but was told by my trainer I'll need to try and bring that closer to 1600 calories now that I'm working out...terrific. I have a hard enough time reaching 1200 as it is, now I have to try and reach 1600, yikes. I also need to try and cut pasta out of my "diet" which is horrific. Pasta is one of my major foods, and I'm not sure how I'll manage. Now he hasn't said to cut it out entirely but I need to ensure that my suppers are a replacement of that lean meat that I don't get as a vegetarian, so things like my veggie burgers, or a veggie and lentil salad will from now on have to do for dinner.

Well that is all for today, byeeee!

Sunday 25 November 2012

Silence.

I apologise for those of you who actually read and look forward to my blog posts for the silence in the past month. It was pointed out to me by a friend tonight, that I haven't been blogging. The reason behind this is because I really just don't have much to say as of late.

I've been busy with work, and life in general I suppose. Having good and bad days, and some very random fantastic days, where I feel like I'm on cloud nine and everything is right in the world. Those fantastic days are for some odd reason usually followed by a bad day. 


I joined the gym next to my work on Friday, and have a session with a trainer on Tuesday, which I'm actually dreading, yet looking forward to...if that makes any sense at all. The main reason I'm looking forward to it is because now I have no more excuses. I will finally be getting that kick in the ass I need, to lose the weight I want to, and I also think it will be very good for my self confidence. Today I spent a portion of my day writing some recipes in my Recipe Binder which is going to eventually be filled with yummy Vegetarian recipes ensuring I get the right amount of calories per day. Aside from that the rest of my day was spent being driven crazy by my nieces (whom I adore), watching some youtube video's, and trying not to die of boredom.

I will be going to my work Christmas party on the 8th of December as a way to get myself out of the house and have a social evening out. I think it will be really good for me as work is now my main "social outing". Thankfully I will also soon have the gym to keep me busy, and not just work.

I suppose that is all for now, so until next time byeee!