Because of the impending day of doom, also known as L’s wedding, I have been hardcore healthy girl lately. This week has been the best week I have ever had for eating right and working out.
Only problem? Every day I feel like I am starving!
Of course I am not actually starving. I am eating plenty of calories to keep my body functioning properly. The amount I am currently eating is what a healthy, normal sized person my age should be eating. But nevertheless, I get hungry quite often during the day.
What this has made me realize is how silly I have been with my “healthy living” until now. What a joke I have been making of my efforts! Being hardcore makes me realize that I was not even close to doing well with my weight loss process. I was eating way too much and definitely not working out hard enough in the gym to lose weight. Sure I was doing cardio that will help keep my heart healthy, but it was not enough to make my body drop weight.
I told my trainer friend that I needed to lose as much weight as quickly as possible so he gave me a couple different workouts that have been kicking my butt. My first trainer recommended workout was climbing stairs. Gotta be honest, that was not something I would have done without his encouragement. 20 minutes of climbing up and then climbing down 3 1/2 flights of stairs is HARD WORK! Apparently I only do HARD WORK when I am in HARDCORE mode which is silly, but really I am amazed at how lazy my workouts have been before lately before this period of hardcore activity.
Now on to the food part of my hardcore plan… I am not eating anywhere near as much as I was! I am eating much smaller meals and snacks. And I am telling myself “NO” when I have cravings or want to eat a ton of food that I don’t need. And I have been telling myself “NO” to my dearest love: sugar. Yes, I have cut out as much sugar as possible because the first thing Trainer Friend told me was, cut out sugar. So I have… and I miss it. I will definitely bring back sugar after the wedding is over (hello wedding cake!).
This is hard, but I have to do it. L’s wedding is in 16 days!!! I hope I fit in my dress by then. I would give you an update, but honestly I am scared to try it on. But I think it will happen because I am Hardcore Mary.
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thats great you are doing so well! if you are exercising more, you probably need to eat more because you are burning off more, and need to fuel your body. try to find some heatlhy snacks..almonds always do it for me in the afternoons.
Hi Mary, I have also just started to realize that I was overeating and under training. As much as I like working out by myself I have found that it is good every now and then to train with someone else. Perhaps even someone who is fitter than you to get a good idea of where you are at and how hard you are pushing it.
“No you’re not hardcore
Unless you live hardcore
And the legend of the rent
Was WAY hardcore!”
Ahem… It sounds like you’re doing great. I’m sure you’ll fit into your dress as it sounds like this really means a lot to you, and you’re putting in so much effort.
Go Mary go!! You’ll get into that dress!
@ Heather: Yeah, I do need to eat more and I made an adjustment with the snacks I was eating so they give me more protein and keep me full and able to workout. I think it will be gooooooood.
@ Jessica: I am glad you realized it! That is definitely not the way to achieve success.
@ FLG: Thanks. :) And I will totally comment on all the blog posts I have read but not commented on today…. You are such a better commenter than I!