Chez FitMercy

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.