ANVIBEXTOR's SparkPeople Blog

Progress pics, July Evaluation & August Goals

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:21:54 EST

First, some fancy progress pics for you guys -

I like the side profiles. You can really see my tummy shrinking!

July

24 ~ Yoga and stretching every morning right after waking up.
DONE ~ Keep doing C25k
DONE ~ Do NROLW 3 times a week.

DONE ~ Tea, water etc.
D...

C25K graduate

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:49:57 EST

Ok, running news. I finished C25K this week. Now I am gonna start a bridge to 10k program. Like I said earlier, I am running a 5k next Saturday and I am pretty excited about that. BUT, I am more excited about the 10k I signed up for. It's in September. I have never ran a 10k so I hope I can do it. IF I do that successfully and still enjoy running as much as I do now, I will make my plans to train for a half marathon official.

I want to take Krav Maga classes. And MMA(mixed martial...

Like being crushed by a rock

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:36:32 EST

Hehe, I love dramatic titles. This is me pretty much in real life btw, very melodramatic. Anyway, point being - when I was running today morning there was this guy smoking on the sidewalk. Right when I was next to him he turned his face and blew out smoke right in my face. Now, don't curse the poor guy. He had no idea I was there and he started apologizing right away. Anyway, so I inhale the smoke, think mmmm nice ( I love that smell as an ex-smoker, bite me) and then almost fall to the groun...

LA dance walk, oatmeal and running shoes

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:41:34 EST

Did I blog about this already? Oats soaked overnight in some milk, yogurt with almonds, raisins and a banana is sex in a bowl! If you are eating some other kinda breakfast, my breakfast kicks it's a** for sure. I eat half of this wonderful meal before and the other half after my run. Sigh! Sooo delicious.

In other news, I found a peanut butter I actually like. The Costco brand(Kirkland, I think?) anyone know if it's the healthy kind?

I love my new running shoes. I have...

Why I love hugging myself

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:48:59 EST

Now, most of you might know that I was never at a normal weight. I weighed 175lbs in 10th grade and I never weighed myself till I was done with college after that but considering I was 214lbs then, it is safe to assume that I gained weight at a steady rate. Then I joined SP after college and lost some 50lbs. And then, grad school turned my life upside down but I always fluctuated between 160-170lbs.

Weird thing is, I am still not used to this new me. It has been 2 years but every ...

So scared. What if...

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:05:55 EST

I am about to finish C25K and am running a 5K race on August 7. Then, I plan to run a 10k in September. And then, I am hoping to train for a half marathon, probably the Vegas rock n roll marathon that's on December 12. But sooo scared. What if I sign up for it but can't do it? That's a lot of money to waste. What if I 'fall off the wagon'? I will disappoint myself if I don't go through with this after signing up for the marathon. I don't know...soo confused.

In other news, I am not...

Boo scale but yay me!

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:26:40 EST

So, it looks like the scale isn't ready to move. It's been more than a week and it stays at the exact same spot! Oh well, we all know better than to rely on it for any signs of progress.

Speaking of, I am pretty sure I keep getting better at running with every single run. Well, because I keep running farther than I did last time in the same amount of time. And burning lesser calories, which is not so good but oh well! I am so excited to run my 'practice' 5k in August, my real 5k in...

Why flexibility is important

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:16:40 EST

No, I don't mean the 'look I can touch my feet with my nose while my hand is scratching my ass from over my shoulder' kind of flexibility here. I mean the willingness to change your plans if something goes wrong brand of flexibility. I have noticed for me that is key in this lifestyle change.

I agree that planning is crucial if you want to succeed. But for me, I have also noticed that I need to be very flexible if things don't go as planned. Or sometimes, I just get bored if I am d...

I am an idiot!

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:17:11 EST

So, I was late to the archery lessons because I misunderstood the directions! But that part doesn't make me an idiot. I was actually really smart about it. I was up early and it was my rest day so I just walked around the archery range for an hour or so. It was beautiful, and people were running, biking on trails around the range so that was a good experience.

THEN, I walked to this amaaazing yogurt place and had a vanilla yogurt with (real) pistachios. I know it's high fat and ev...

Gold shoes and archery lessons

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:46:42 EST

So, that's my picture from yesterday. I LOVE those shoes.

And I didn't post it yesterday because I went to bed at 9.30! And it's 5.30 am now and I am up (on a Saturday!) because I found these really early archery lessons that I want to take. Alright, gotta get ready for it now. Will update you guys when I come back, I also have a lot of other stuff to share. :)

Picture a day

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:50:06 EST

So, I have decided to click a picture every single day for the rest of this year. Usually, the sentences I begin with 'I have decided' don't hold true for more than a week, but we shall see.

Also, winkwinknudgenudge sleeveless shirt, ha!

Alsoalso, damn that stretch mark on my left arm(right in this picture). I swear, I have more stretch marks on my arms than a woman-who-just-had-triplets's bel...

My very vanity based goals

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:14:27 EST

I realized I never really wrote down my specific goals. And I have a lot of them, sooo here it goes.

@ last year I was on a bus and I saw this girl(goddess) glide across the street. She had the perfect body. Bulging muscles and ripped abs that I could see even though her stomach was covered with her tight shirt. Oh, she was on a skateboard (explains the gliding). I want to be that girl! I want to look so 'cool' that people do a double take when they see me.

@ I love da...

BIG ACHIEVEMENT

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:36:38 EST

OMG so I totally forgot to blog about my mega achievement this week. The last time I wore anything sleeveless in public was 10 yrs back, and I am 25 (yeah, not kidding sadly). But I did it yesterday! I wore a tank top for 6 hours in public yesterday.

I know what caused this. I have always, always been super conscious about my arms. I have a million stretch marks on each arms, and I am dark skinned so you can really see them. Plus my arms are flabby and not very attractive. A week b...

The highs and the lows

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:30:16 EST

Hihi beautiful people! Here's my weekly blog. I really, really wish I had more time to blog. I love reading your blogs and am jealous of people who do it more often. Oh well, here it goes.

I have been really good with everything so far. I started working out in the AM before work and that makes me feel sooo good all day. I have to wake up pretty early for that, like 5.30 which I know is not that early for some of you superhuman crazies(and I mean that with all the love in my heart!...

June Evaluation and July goals

Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:22:57 EST

OMG I did so well on my June goals, I am pretty happy with myself.

June Goals

DONE ~ Do C25K 3 days a week. (in the AM _ Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
DONE ~ ST at the gym 3 days a week. (in the PM_Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) This will be followed by 20 min cardio
DONE ~ Yoga and stretching on rest day (Monday)
DONE ~ Drink 8 glasses of water everyday
DONE ~ Eat out no more than 2 meals/week
DONE ~ Pack lunch
Well, kinda DONE ~ No...

I am alive!

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 10:06:36 EST

Craaazy week. I have realized, if I want to get atleast 7 hours of sleep there's no way I can log on to SP during the week. Between 3 hours of commute everyday, 9 hours at work and one hour at the gym, all the time left is spend cooking dinner, breakfast and lunch(done at night for the next day). I do use the SP iPhone app to track some food though. Like I said, I am not tracking everything now. I end up overestimating portions and starving myself. I only track things I am not sure about. Aft...

Revelation, sorta!

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:57:01 EST

So I had a revelation which might totally backfire. But we shall see. On Wednesday, I felt dizzy after lunch and almost passed out. And then yesterday the same thing happened again. Holy sh*t, I was actually sick because I was starving myself. Not on purpose, but a lot of days I was hitting my lower calorie range, and somedays not at all.

Solution- no tracking calories from now on. I'm gonna eat healthy, eat frequently, and eat when I'm hungry. Aaand I am gonna keep working out an...

C25k W3D2

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:38:36 EST

I have been running on a treadmill because I workout after work, around 8pm and I don't feel very comfortable running outside after sunset. I am pretty sure I live in a safe neighborhood, but hey, I really don't want to take any chances, plus if I am running outside, I want to be seen clearly by car drivers and such, for safety reasons.

We all know how running on a treadmill is easier, so to make up for it I have been running at an incline of 1.0-1.5 and always between a 5.5-6 spe...

Very inspirational Nike commercial

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:43:29 EST

www.youtube.com/watch?v=obdd31Q9PqA

Most of you must have watched this already. But if you haven't, do so now. And bookmark it for good measure. I wanted to start ST last week, but never did it because of all the excuses I already told you guys about. I didn't have work today so I meant to start today but one thing lead to another and I ended up not going to the gym till 9. And then of course it was too late to go. Luckily, I went to my youtube favorites page and r...

I ran for 3 minutes!

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:50:28 EST

When I started this journey again, I felt worthless. After being a 5k runner, I was ashamed of myself for letting go of my healthy lifestyle and becoming a 'slob'. I started C25K when I came to Sparkpeople. It felt better to run again, but it also stung, knowing that a minute of running was enough to make me feel like I am about to pass out!

Not anymore, I ran W3D1 today. I ran for three minutes! This is not a minute, or 90 seconds, this was serious running. In my head, 3 minutes i...

I've been bad

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 01:09:04 EST

I did not work out on Sunday and Monday. I was busy running errands all day on Sunday and yesterday I started a new job and I was just too tired to do anything after that. Excuses! So today when I got back home around 8, I had convinced myself to not go run today either. And this is the funny part, I walked into the door, and the first thing I did was to change into my running shorts. That was it! I had to run now! It is funny because I really didn't think about it. It was almost like my body...

Successes and frustrations

Sat, 5 Jun 2010 17:26:10 EST

Let me start by asking, is it impossible to find a full coverage bikini top if you have big(ish) boobs? I tried hard yesterday, I went to Old Navy, H&M and some other stores, nothing! I need to lose some more weight I guess before my side boobs can be contained in a bikini top.

In other news, I joined a gym! Did my first weight lifting session after 2 years yesterday and owwww my arms. I am dreading washing my hair today, cannot lift these arms at all. Don't you love this feeling...

June goals and plans

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 20:37:37 EST

Idea stolen from SPARKGIRL32

June Goals

~ Do C25K 3 days a week. (in the AM _ Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
~ ST at the gym 3 days a week. (in the PM_Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) This will be followed by 20 min cardio
~ Yoga and stretching on rest day (Monday)

~ Drink 8 glasses of water everyday
~ Eat out no more than 2 meals/week
~ Pack lunch
~ No diet soda (or any kind of soda!)
~ Drink atleast 1 cup green tea eve...

First picture!

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 04:57:31 EST

My first picture post on SP. Ok, so this is a dress I bought last year. Never wore it because I thought it made me look fat and now I am too fat to wear it. The side zipper doesn't even go all the way up. This is my goal, to fit in this dress again. I will weigh myself whenever I buy a scale but I am going to try the dress on in a month and it better fit!

I am going crazy

Sun, 30 May 2010 20:08:30 EST

So my legs were pretty sore from the running yesterday, so I decided to go swim. And then I couldn't find my full coverage swimsuit so I want to go buy new stuff. Now, I am seriously considering buying a bikini.

I don't know what it is, but I just feel very confident ever since I started working out again. I don't care if my too big for a bikini body offends anyone. And hey, you know what, it might motivate me. Wouldn't have done this a week back, yay for SP!

Changing attitude

Sat, 29 May 2010 18:59:11 EST

I am in a really good mood right now. I just did W1D2 of C25K. It was hard! Probably harder than day 1, because I was pushing my speed but I loved it. Somewhere around the 4th running interval I realized I was running the way I used to back when I was a runner. It is hard to describe, but just the feel, what I was thinking etc. reminded me of the 10ks I ran. I actually did a little dance on the street when I realized that, haha!

I feel like this was it, this was my breakthrough mom...

SO far...

Fri, 28 May 2010 17:50:22 EST

It's been 2 days since I joined SP and two days since I started working out and OMG my body hurts! I did the first day of C25k and my legs are kinda sore but I also did one of coach Nicole's pilate inspired core workout and my abs are dying right now. I have allergies so I keep sneezing and going 'owww' after every sneeze.

I was a 10k runner. And I used to do weight training for an hour AND then go swimming for cardio. It just makes me sad when I think about how unfit I am right no...

What went wrong

Thu, 27 May 2010 05:26:53 EST

I have tried to lose weight before. I went down from 214 to 150 and look at me now! I am well on my way to 200s again. I just cannot let that happen. I have to learn from my mistakes. I realize now that I was just too strict about everything so I finally burnt out. I am NOT doing that again.

I am not going to weigh myself everyday. I am not going to cry if I eat a slice of pizza. I am NOT going to look at this like a diet. This is my life and I only get one chance. I have to do it...