June 1, 2013

• My "Bikini Body"

  As in, mine's NOT anywhere close to being ab-tastic. I am so short I struggle with my weight... well, that and my love of carbs and chocolate. I have managed to nix much of my junk food consummation over the past few months, but pasta and muffins and such have been my go-to lunches for work. 

  I had asked my doctor a couple of times what my idea weight should be for my height, but he said not to worry. Excuse me, but I am worrying. I don't like the way I look and my genetics tend to various health issues. I wanted to know what I should weigh so I could stay healthy! Then again, my doctor doesn't seem to care that my dad is a hundred pounds overweight and a heart attack weighting to happen, either. The most advice my dad got was to stop going back for third helpings and eat more salad.

  I have done a bit of research, but that was a bit hard given that most online calculators only go from 5-feet tall and up. Hello? There are short people in the world, too! I can't help the fact my spine didn't grow straight and am stuck being miniscule! Regardless of this obstacle, I have decided that based on what I've figured out online plus my past-weight knowledge, I should to try to loose ten to twenty pounds. 

  Now that my work schedule has changed to just four hours every afternoon, I am making a few changes to my life that should make me healthier and thus happier.

  First, less frikken microwave dinners! I'm pretty sure they are the main reason I've gained over ten pounds in the last year. Okay, my lack of exercise may have been a problem, too. I walk to work every day, but that is only 15 to 20 minutes total. I also try to take the stairs as much as possible, so that rather than using the phone to talk to someone I walk to a person's desk no matter what floor they are on. But it just isn't enough to keep my weight down, so I'm going to try to continue improving my eating habits. I'm not eating salad though, I'm not a rabbit or a goat and thus lettuce and celery and other disgusting grass-flavoured things are not even going to be considered.

  Second, I'm going to start doing more exercise. @Karoline1982 has a couple challenges on a previous post that I thought were a good idea. Below are the three that I'm going to do every day for the month of June. Or I'll try to anyways. The plan is to do them each morning after waking up, but that might be difficult on the days I get called in to work extra hours. I suppose I could do them after work, but it wouldn't be the only think I'm doing... I shall just have to do it anyways, right? I am also thinking of doing two mornings of extra cardio for a half-hour to start. Both my parents go to work early on Tuesdays and Thursday, so I should be able to jump on my mum's elliptical trainer on those days without worrying about waking someone up. 

    

  Third, I intend to do editing every day rather than just when a due date is coming up. This way I won't be doing six-hour stints, but rather a couple hours from Monday to Friday before I go into work. I figure this will help me continue waking up at a decent hour every morning --no more sleeping in until noon or later-- which will mean I get to bed at a decent hour too. This will help for whenever I'm called in early to work, give me a set time period to work within, and thus be more like a real job. 

  So that is my plan. I'm not sure what I should do after the month is up so that I con continue on my daily exercise plan. Can I just do the same challenges over again each month or will I need something different? I understand that when it all gets too easy I should change things up, but how long does that take? Will I be okay doing the three challenges for the summer (three months) or will I need something more difficult before then? Any helpful hints would be appreciated! 

  SUMR

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