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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

so yesterday i turned 23... my co-worker put it to look at is as though i'm not getting old, but that i'm getting older -- which means i am getting wiser, more experienced, wordly, etc.

i have been MIA from here for a few weeks, which i mentioned in my last entry. but i am going to make an great effort to improve. i need to do this for myself. i constantly talk about eating better and exercising more, but this needs to be happening more often and not so half-assed, which is what i am doing right now. it's like a game i am playing in my head. i am telling myself oh yeah kristin you're doing great, even though it's not a 100% effort on my part to do what i really can be doing to make myself a better, healthier person.

the clean eating is actually going pretty ok. for the most part all of what i eat is on the clean path, but (and i knew this when i wanted to start eating clean) outside forces are just preventing me from doing it 100%. i do feel great that i am doing it as much as i can though, that's a good step i feel.

  

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SWEETZMIX 3/12/2009 12:09PM

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!! Report Inappropriate Comment

BIGGIRL2082010 3/10/2009 9:58AM

I suspect if you are making MOSTLY healthy choices, you're going to be fine. As you noticed, there are plenty of situations when it's not actually possible - in those cases, you choose the least of the evils, and move on. Perfection is not required, so all you have to do some days is simply show up! ;) Cheers, Maya Report Inappropriate Comment

HILLARY0803 3/10/2009 9:53AM

Happy Belated Birthday! Report Inappropriate Comment

and so...

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

these last few weeks have been rough. i have been feeling unmotivated, so tired, so lazy. things have been hectic at work and i have been sick with a rough cold for the past week i just feel like temporarily fell off the bandwagon of becoming a better me.

i feel somewhat discouraged because i told myself that starting this year i would want to make better choices in my life, and really thought that by now i would have some kind of results. i haven't lost as much weight as i thought i would have by now. i lost maybe a pound or so and that isn't significant seeing as though you can loose and gain that back daily. it's just very frustrating.

my birthday is monday. from that point forward i have got to start going harder on myself. i must work out, i must eat properly, i must do the things that i told myself i was going to do from the get go. otherwise i am going to feel like a disappointment to myself.

  

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BIGGIRL2082010 3/4/2009 3:06PM

Hmm. Sounds to me like you hit a bump in the road. But nothing that you cannot recover from, after all! :) Okay, so your weight didn't go down as much as you'd have liked. You have two choices. You can just be unhappy about it, or you can look at *why*. Maybe the eating was off a little bit, or the exercise. Maybe that cold took more out of you than you thought (when we're sick, we *all* turn to comfort foods to help us feel better!) Only you know the answers - and if they're accurate, then you know exactly what to change to achieve the results you want. In my own case, if I exercise *and* eat healthy, I lose weight. If I decide to neglect either of these two factors, I gain, or, at best, I maintain! :) [Yeah, read MY whiny blog from this morning, too ... :)] Every time I gain, or don't lose quite as fast, I usually can pin-point the culprit - me! :) That may NOT be true in your case, which is why I said you should carefully analyse what's going on. Is there a thyroid issue or some other hormonal issue going on? Any underlying illness that maybe makes it more difficult? I don't know. All I can say is, as long as you KEEP on keeping on, you WILL lose the weight! That's simple math ... you can't consistently keep burning more calories per day than you consume and NOT lose weight! You ARE doing this. Take heart in even the small successes - maybe you can run a tiny bit faster, or your arms look a little bit stronger, your tummy a tiny bit more toned? Maybe a favourite pair of jeans is beginning to fit just a little looser ... :) Keep going! You'll get to goal if you just take ONE step at a time! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, in advance - hope you have a wonderful day on Monday! Cheers, Maya < BR> Report Inappropriate Comment

first blog!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

i don't know if anyone will read this, but none the less here i am... my first blog. i think i'll be using this a lot more than i think i will be using this. we shall see.

things have been going good so far for me and entering kristin defatification V2.0 hahaha. i have slowly entered into the realm of eating clean. it's not as bad as it seems. i asked about eating clean here on SP, and got some great feedback.

i also have become a turbo jammer! i'm obsessed. it's the best thing ever! i don't have time to physically get to a gym anymore because of my work schedule and i do the dvd's at home after work. it's tons of fun!

on SP i have also become a community member! i'm super excited about that!!! i think it's a great outlet for me to become more involved with the site (which is something i have been meaning to do anyway), and to see everyone else's story and be here for support.

anyways, gotta get back to work. be sure to check back here i plan on writing more, but work is kicking my butt lately!


Kristin

  

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PHAT.GIRL 2/11/2009 2:17PM

Good first blog. I wish you much success! Report Inappropriate Comment

NANCY-160 2/11/2009 11:53AM

Good work! I think you'll really like SparkPeople. Report Inappropriate Comment