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Day 47 Update: Gymra

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Gymra is another YouTube channel that is saddled with the uploading of workouts that ranges from Pilates to yoga, total body workouts, upper body, lower body and other circuit training. Judging by the little time, I spent with working out to those videos. I think they are awesome and glowing with sweat was achieved effortlessly. My only reason why their 5 stars maybe reduced to 4 is this funny observation. The workout instructors or actresses as the case maybe keeps smiling even when they are breathless. I don't expect them to squeeze their faces but it is not as easy as it seemed anyways. If they hope to sell their videos to me with that strategy, I am not sure it will work. Checking out fitnessblender, they know when you should be tired even the instructor's voice is stressed at that point. I love those! Check her out!

Day 46 Update: BreakDinner

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Hey friends, Physiological issues had not allowed me to be working out as consistent as I would desire, but I have been doing something else i.e. eating healthy. The new style is eating dinner for breakfast and vice versa. I had not only been enjoying it but, * I had been eating light at night * I don't need to be doing so much work after the tiredness of the day * GO likes it a lot * I think I could categorically say my weight dropped from 177.2lbs to 176.6lbs, that is the initial weight at the start of BLC. I am still giving myself some pep talk on how I can still keep this streak alive and working. Healthy eating, I decided to do some Nigerian Pancakes as seen online.

Day 40 Update: LIFE

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I am sorry to start this way, but just as I was thinking of what topic to write today. I saw my colleagues going for someone's funeral, a young mother of two kids, a banker and somehow she had impacted her society so well, great people in the city knows her and took time out to pay a last respect to her. It made me think right now. All our struggles will actually be over and for those who are still alive, life goes on, the battle continues...

Day 36 Update: Fitness Blender

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I had always known Fitness Blender as YouTube channel with lots and lots of workouts. I always saw the video as slow and sluggish moves that will not challenge the body the way I always wanted. Can I be permitted to say that I wrongly judged the book by it's cover. In 45 minutes with lots of modifications and rests today, I was panting heavily and of course glowing with sweat. I could not imagine the moves will wind me out that way. What else can I say?

Day 35 Update: Out of Shape

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Working with Jessica Smith this morning (40 minutes abs/walk) really showed me how 11 days off could completely take me out of shape. As I said earlier, 11 days of No-Deliberate-Exercise is what I had but I am never a couch potato and I will never be again. I take long walks, stand to walk around every 30 minutes etc.

Day 34 Update: Skelewu

I broke the intentional exercise rut today. Thank God for the dance that motivated me to do it. I have not done any DVD since 7th of this month, that is 11 days break. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eME4ckLLmaE

Clean eating 101

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Articles I love Eat clean

Day 30 Update: Unscheduled Walk

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Story so far... Today is the day 30 of the 10+ minutes streak. According to the mini book that Chris Downie wrote I am supposed to be on a habit with this streak within the last nine days but alas, it had been my down moment all through. Days 31 to 89 is a test of my ability to stick to this whole stuff, I really hope I will not fail the test. I may not be having deliberate workouts but there is hardly a day I am not on the move but that is not the idea, I am supposed to be on a streak working out daily. I have the power to do with and I will show you I can...

Day 29 Update: Laziness

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I have been lazying around, my bad. No deliberate workout for some days now but there are what BLC calls IFM [Intentional Fitness Minutes]. I will most def be up on my feet again today.

Fit 30: Helpers

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Day 7: Do your parents know you are trying to lose weight? Do they care? Yes, my mom knows I am trying to lose weight and she is a firm supporter. She gets inspired by my efforts too. We shared the fatness from her. Day 8: Your Workout Routine Monday:  Shoulders and Arms Tuesday:  Plyometric Circuit and Legs Wednesday:  Rest or Cardio Thursday:  Back Friday:  Chest and Shoulders Saturday:  High-Intensity Interval Cardio Sunday:  Rest I try to follow the above religiously. I use workout videos mostly now. Day 9: Did people ever make comments about your weight in a negative way Maybe behind my back, but in my presence NO. I am a little stern as a person so I won't hear it and most likely I don't care. Day 10: What was the hardest thing you gave up during this"weight loss"? Big meals and my lazy attitude.

Day 26 Update: Struggles

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It's Day 26 of my 10+ minutes streak today. I have have had my ups and down moments through these days. For example I have not worked in like 3 days now and there is no reason other than that I am not feeling it and then of course a rise on the scale, I hate those moments [especially when I have worked so hard] and my subconscious goes on holiday somehow. Right now I just have to move on, yes move on... That is what life gives, we gat to move on and face other matters. An adage says in my culture that "when one falls from a horse, one gets up and mount again". It is not the falling, it is the rising that shows determination and accountability. I always expect this increase in weight but when it becomes overwhelming, then I become passive with my workouts. I have had to change the allergy drugs today and hopefully, this should give me a better result. If it doesn't then I need to see a dermatologist fast. On my wishlist is a need to workout after work today.

Day 24 Update: Polyvore

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Stuff I love : PINTEREST I had been glued to this site today and I was pinning as many ideas and fashion statements as possible. I love great styles and so many ideas were rushing for me to come out grand gradually. It was the surprise of the millennium what the scale said to me today. I am most definitely re-weighing myself tomorrow morning. Today is Water Wednesday and I am sure I have taken enough for the day. GOAL MET!!! You can click the link on my homepage to see my pins on pinterest.

Fit 30: Binge

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Do you Binge? If yes, explain why you think you do? The question for the day is if I binge. Binge is an eating disorder, a compulsive overeating disorder [well, I don't suffer from any disorder of any kind] Sometimes, when I am anxious about a matter, I may search for sweet stuff to calm me down a bit but not eating as if something is pushing me to do it. Therefore my answer to this question should be a NO, I don't binge.

Day 22 Update: Strength Training

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I did my workout for the day tonight. I worked my upper arms and a little in moves for the core. Meanwhile, I think I touched something in my "jiggly bits" as a friend calls it [arm flab] because my arms were terribly shaking during my cool down and stretching sessions. I know that I love to strength train much more than allow my heart to be thumping horribly in my chest with cardio, but there is a dire need for balance too. If weight loss must be achieved then there is need for balancing everything. While working out today, I remember a line that says "you cannot outdo a bad diet" this means that you cannot use exercise as an excuse to eat wrongly either. Talking about food today, I was very conscious of what I was eating and how I was eating it today because of the allergy drug I had been using, the reactions were more in my favour today because there was no case of excess binge. I thank God.

PROTEIN SOURCES without meat

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Fit 30: Be Fit

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Why do you really want to lose weight? Are you doing it for you? Yes, I am doing it for myself and my health and to be able to keep up with my family too. I want to lose weight to be fit and healthy.

Day 21 Update: Leslie Sansone

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60 minutes this morning  Some awesome time of dancing in church too. So tired right now. Need a nap

Day 20 Update: Dancing

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I had opportunities to dance today [introduction ceremony and a music concert in church] and I will be counting that as my exercise for the day. It was fun and there will be much more tomorrow God's willing. Nothing like praising the name of the Lord and becoming more healthy in the process of doing that.

Fit 30: Plateau

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Question of the Day: Your greatest fear about Weight Loss? Plateau is my greatest fear in weight loss and that is what I am experiencing right now. I have been here for the past 2 years and it's making me really unhappy. Right now with the new style of intensity of HIIT which I have decided on, I know something positive will start happening to me soon and the pounds will surely start to drop.

Tope Tunde

I have done this before and I am doing this again. I call it a familiarization tour, just my little way of letting you know me. Since today is 3rd, I will start with the 3rd question: A picture of your Thinspiration. What features do you like about this person? I will rather call it Fitspo or Fitspiration, I wish I had any at the moment. What we have all over the media is a photo-shopped bodies of the so-called models etc but... I actually have one aunty [She lives abroad] who I watched shrink in a healthy way in just a year. She was so determined and strong willed, I would like to be like her when I grow old. I am not really fantasized about her physical features but her mind set which is taking her to places health-wise. Find below her sparkpage link... http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage.asp?id=FEMISLIM

Day 19 Update: HIIT

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HIIT = High Intensity Interval Training I did this workout with Jessica Smith this morning. It was not all sweaty but my heart rate was high and I knew something was going on there. I just read yesterday that if I really want this weight loss so well I must be ready to do the HIIT at least 5 times in week with at least 50 minutes timing. Today I could do only 20 minutes before I felt fainting and tired but I will surely get there soon. One day [If I push on today) soon, this blog will become so popular and become a reference point because I will have lost weight in a healthy way then.

Back to Life

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I had been off working out for two days (self imposed rest), I think it's GS or.... that is too early to start misbehaving though. Anyways, I did the exercise I was supposed to do yesterday this morning, it was not sweaty [the weather was cold] but my heart rate was high [I will try that again] and I felt a little dizzy so I stopped. It's my IF day (spiritual though) [don't mind my abbv today]. You are not to understand it. I think my blog is more like a diary, Ok, a fitness diary or something like that. Or fitness rantings. Or fitness babblings. Or fitness gleanings. Whatever... I love that I am doing this and I can only see a end that is not near soon. To cut the long story short, I took off from where I stopped with my streak this morning. I am most definitely working my way up. SEE YOU AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER OF FITNESS AND STRENGTH.

Who are they???

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Weight Loss Requirements

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I just stumbled on some articles now and after reading them, I am getting to the point where I know why I have been on a plateau for more than 2 years... I have been consistently working out to maintain my weight and be healthy (That is actually the initial goal, just exercise to be healthy) but now I want to lose weight and it is going to be better I up my workout sessions and more period of cardio/HIIT sessions too. These are some facts I gathered: Stay Healthy - 20+ minutes a day/5 days a week (moderate exercise) Maintain Weight - 45 - 60 minutes a day/5 days a week (moderate/high intensity exercise) Weight Loss - 60 - 90 minutes a day/5 days a week (high intensity exercise) http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/How-Much-Should-You-Exercise-Lose-Weight-20090267 I need a greater determination into this journey, I am tired of this front and back position on my weight loss. If I wish to do it, let it be done if not let it stay.

Day 18 Update: HIIT

HIIT is my intention for today and I wish to use myself less so that I can do this tonight. I rested on our independence yesterday [not intentional]. I will most definitely resume today. I love my life. What do you do to nagging friendships. It's so hard to tell them they are a nuisance to my life. Ish

Hairstyles we love

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Happy Independence to NAIJA

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Wishing all Nigerians a Happy Independence today.