Here's a video of the classes I'm taking. It's called the Sizzle Reel. Feel the heat!!!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Week Two: Why Now?
I had a dream last year just after my thirtieth birthday. I was standing on a stage with the curtains open. There were bright stage lights. I couldn't see the audience but I knew they were there. I don't remember if I did anything but I remember thinking, "This is it."
I woke up feeling slightly perplexed about this dream. I went on about my day. Later that evening, I was cooking dinner and I had what is commonly known as a moment of clarity. I realized that dream wasn't about being on stage or anything to do with performing. It was about me and my life. I had arrived in my own life. I wasn’t a kid anymore. I had obligations and responsibilities to my family and friends. I was an official grown up.
My dream and realization brought me some good news and bad news. The good news is that anything I want for myself and my life is up to me. And the bad news is anything I want for myself and my life is up to me. My weight, my career, and my relationships are all up to me…no excuses.
With this new perspective, I made some minor and major changes. But none of which was related to my weight or health. This last December I visited my doctor and learned that I had gained about 15 pounds in one year. Surprised? Not really the waist band on my clothes felt tighter and slightly (okay, okay) really uncomfortable.
After my doctor's visit I talked about in my last post, my mind fast forwarded to a 52 year Keisha who is overweight, exhausted and wondering how did it happened. I have a lot to do in this life and I don’t want to worry about my weight or health. This fate was not something I was comfortable with as I’ve seen the women in my family deal with the consequences of weight related illnesses. Diabetes, strokes and heart attacks.
So I went home and signed up for Weight Watchers and Barry’s Bootcamp. I’ve done the bootcamp thing before but not with the commitment and resolve I feel now. Bootcamp starts on Monday (Feb 1st). I’m very excited to begin this endeavor with my classmates. I think this is just the kind of motivation I need to kick my pants in gear. I’m aiming for 9 pounds by in six weeks (March 16th). That’s losing on average a 1.5 per week with room for alcohol. Must leave room for wine; it makes life worth living.
I've been doing Weight Watchers for the past two weeks. I've noticed three things:
1. I NEVER paid attention as to whether I was hungry or not. I mostly ate when I was bored. Now I have a more of an idea of when I'm hungry.
2. I NEVER paid attention to whether I was full or not. I would just eat until I was too full. With WW I've learned how to distinguish between satisfied and full.
3. I'm a foodie. I love to eat. I like to try new things and enjoy doing so in social context. I used to try to deny myself all the things I love and now with revised eating habits I can enjoy anything I want in small portions.
So these are the things Week Two has brought me. I hope Week Three can turn me into a morning person because my Bootcamp classes start at 5AM. God help me on the treadmill next week.
I woke up feeling slightly perplexed about this dream. I went on about my day. Later that evening, I was cooking dinner and I had what is commonly known as a moment of clarity. I realized that dream wasn't about being on stage or anything to do with performing. It was about me and my life. I had arrived in my own life. I wasn’t a kid anymore. I had obligations and responsibilities to my family and friends. I was an official grown up.
My dream and realization brought me some good news and bad news. The good news is that anything I want for myself and my life is up to me. And the bad news is anything I want for myself and my life is up to me. My weight, my career, and my relationships are all up to me…no excuses.
With this new perspective, I made some minor and major changes. But none of which was related to my weight or health. This last December I visited my doctor and learned that I had gained about 15 pounds in one year. Surprised? Not really the waist band on my clothes felt tighter and slightly (okay, okay) really uncomfortable.
After my doctor's visit I talked about in my last post, my mind fast forwarded to a 52 year Keisha who is overweight, exhausted and wondering how did it happened. I have a lot to do in this life and I don’t want to worry about my weight or health. This fate was not something I was comfortable with as I’ve seen the women in my family deal with the consequences of weight related illnesses. Diabetes, strokes and heart attacks.
So I went home and signed up for Weight Watchers and Barry’s Bootcamp. I’ve done the bootcamp thing before but not with the commitment and resolve I feel now. Bootcamp starts on Monday (Feb 1st). I’m very excited to begin this endeavor with my classmates. I think this is just the kind of motivation I need to kick my pants in gear. I’m aiming for 9 pounds by in six weeks (March 16th). That’s losing on average a 1.5 per week with room for alcohol. Must leave room for wine; it makes life worth living.
I've been doing Weight Watchers for the past two weeks. I've noticed three things:
1. I NEVER paid attention as to whether I was hungry or not. I mostly ate when I was bored. Now I have a more of an idea of when I'm hungry.
2. I NEVER paid attention to whether I was full or not. I would just eat until I was too full. With WW I've learned how to distinguish between satisfied and full.
3. I'm a foodie. I love to eat. I like to try new things and enjoy doing so in social context. I used to try to deny myself all the things I love and now with revised eating habits I can enjoy anything I want in small portions.
So these are the things Week Two has brought me. I hope Week Three can turn me into a morning person because my Bootcamp classes start at 5AM. God help me on the treadmill next week.
Monday, January 19, 2009
That's me in the corner...
gasping at the scale. Thirteen pounds in a year. My goal for this personal project is to lose the 13 pounds plus 7. Yep, twenty pounds. I've decided that this project will be the last time that I "lose" weight.
I've set a small goal of losing 5% of my body weight which is 9 pounds. While I haven't set a specifc date I have made other concrete decisions. I signed up for Weight Watchers and will start using the point system to monitor my food intake. There is a weight in every week to track my progress and I plan to attend a meeting at least once a month. I'm curious what these meetings are all about. I'm certain I will get something out of it.
I've also made a committment to at least 4 workouts a week. This is typically the difficult part for me, but I've signed up for some crazy bootcamp classes and asprin so I should be all set.
I will post my weigh ins on this blog to keep you in the loop. I'm looking forward to this project and what ever goals I reach in the process.
I've set a small goal of losing 5% of my body weight which is 9 pounds. While I haven't set a specifc date I have made other concrete decisions. I signed up for Weight Watchers and will start using the point system to monitor my food intake. There is a weight in every week to track my progress and I plan to attend a meeting at least once a month. I'm curious what these meetings are all about. I'm certain I will get something out of it.
I've also made a committment to at least 4 workouts a week. This is typically the difficult part for me, but I've signed up for some crazy bootcamp classes and asprin so I should be all set.
I will post my weigh ins on this blog to keep you in the loop. I'm looking forward to this project and what ever goals I reach in the process.
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