Hey guys!
For a while now, I have been working VERY hard to reach a very important goal of mine: Weightloss.
Health and fitness is something that hits home with me, because I've spent next to my entire life being chubby, and then overweight, and then morbidly obese. I cannot remember a time that I have been physically fit, or even happy with my body, and last August (2009), I decided I'd had enough of it.
As cliche as this may sound, I had been watching The Biggest Loser tv series online, and Tara Costa (Season 7) had opened up in one of her many video diaries. I totally understood where she was coming from, and by the end of her speal, I had tears rolling down my face!! :P
That's what drove me to get my butt to a gym, heehee!
I joined one of my local gyms, Nubody's, which is now owned by Good Life Fitness centers, with locations all across Canada. (I think they're planning to place some GoodLife clubs in the United States, too!!)
I was given a personal trainer, Josh, and 8 months later (today), I have lost a total of 58LBS!!! I am soooo happy, and super proud of myself!!
I am still categorized as being "Overweight" according to BMI charts, however I am as fit as I have ever been. I am running a 10k in May, and then a 15k in October, and a half Marathon next February!
I was inspired to write another blog today, because I wanted to reach out to everyone- Not only those who are "overweight" or "obese" but every single person out there who isn't happy with their lives. Change is gradual, but gradual change has staying power!
At the end of the day, nobody can save you but yourself. It is the first step that's the hardest, but once you're over that bump, it's a long, rewarding experience ahead of you, I promise!!
Let yourself be happy!
What have you done today to make yourself proud?
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Always smile!
And remember... You CAN do it!
-Alycia :) xoxox
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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You look great-- it's always awesome to hear about people who honestly put in hard work and sweat to get the results they desire. I love that you're getting healthy gradually through lifestyle chance.
ReplyDeleteThe best of luck to you and your future endeavors!
awesome job!! you look beautiful! (:
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I am looking to lose a lot of weight like that, and I have lost 17lbs so far. I was just wondering because I want to lose the weight as fast as I can but not so fast that my skin cannot adjust, so I was wondering if you have any problems with sagging skin? I know it sounds weird, but it's one of my worst fears with losing weight!
ReplyDeleteAwww, thanks girlies!!!
ReplyDelete@ xoxo! That's not a silly question at all! Congratulations on your weight loss so far!! That's super awesome!! After losing 58lbs in 8 months, I do have sagging skin, but a very minimal amount. What happens is that as you gain weight, your skin stretches to accommodate. But once you lose it, the skin has nowhere to go. In order to prevent this from happening, you'll want to tone 2-3 times per week. So, make sure you are getting some weights exercises into your workout. Don't think that if you lose weights, you will look muscular; This is not the case. People who build muscle, do so intentionally :) Tone is muscle!! :)
XOX- Alycia
Thanks for replying and it's great that you've lost so much weight! It shows me that it is possible! I did start adding some toning last week, but I only did it once. I will start adding it more into my routine this week. I'll just have to do it before I do cardio, because after I do my cardio I don't want to do anything else!
ReplyDelete@ xoxo! LOL I don't blame you! Try switching it up a bit! I do Cardio on Monday's, Wednesday's, Friday's and Saturday's, and then I do strength training on Tuesday's, Thursday's, and Saturday's!
ReplyDeleteXOX- Alycia