Grrr... I don't know if it's because of the absence of lollies but this essay that I am writing is going EXTREMELY slow. It could just be lack of motivation I guess.. I need a PROPER holiday!
did 20 minutes on the step machine today (I really intensely hate that machine!), not because I had to but because I could. Ok, I kinda did feel like I had to when my trainer told me that I could "rest today" by doing 10 minutes... And my legs aren't even dying! Well, they kinda are but it's not down to the stepper, they were dying already. LOL
It's getting a bit strange now. Ppl I know are telling me that they can see change, but when I look in the mirror I see no difference at all. I kinda anticipated this when I created my blog-name (mirroronthewall27), but still.... I know that I probably have changed some (seeing as the scales show a lower number now than it used to), but it seems that my brain is programmed not to recognise it. Not fair. How much before I start seeing it? I'm doing this for me, after all, not for anyone else...
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I used to have a pretty lazy and relaxed life. As a student, one is not forced into a daily routine, as classes tend to start at different times every day. I am a nightowl, and have no trouble staying up till 5am, nor sleeping till 3pm. I realised that this had to change in order to start a healthier life...
I used to eat lollies pretty much every day, and as much of it as I pleased. Chocolate was my coffee, I pretty much had one bar a day, on average. I also used lollies to get through boring readings, studying for exams, and doing chores that didn't tempt much. Dinner was eaten at different times, and my diet was quite high in both fat and carb content. I never really cared what nutritional value my food had, as long as it tasted nice and filled me up. I would often feel fat and ugly, but instead of doing anything about it I'd just mope in bed and eat more lollies. In the end, I realised that I couldn't keep going like this. At heart I am an active person, and I missed being able to do all the things that I used to. Tramping, skiing, land hockey, volleyball... Although I could do them, I would always feel like a burden to my friends, because I am slow. Which would lead to feeling worse, and eating more crap while moping in bed. Uh oh. A life such as this would not be a long and happy one.
I joined the "Just Lose It" competition at Victoria Uni Rec Centre, and this is a day by day account of what it is like to try and change my old habits and start a new and healthy life!
My life before the competition:
I used to have a pretty lazy and relaxed life. As a student, one is not forced into a daily routine, as classes tend to start at different times every day. I am a nightowl, and have no trouble staying up till 5am, nor sleeping till 3pm. I realised that this had to change in order to start a healthier life...
I used to eat lollies pretty much every day, and as much of it as I pleased. Chocolate was my coffee, I pretty much had one bar a day, on average. I also used lollies to get through boring readings, studying for exams, and doing chores that didn't tempt much. Dinner was eaten at different times, and my diet was quite high in both fat and carb content. I never really cared what nutritional value my food had, as long as it tasted nice and filled me up. I would often feel fat and ugly, but instead of doing anything about it I'd just mope in bed and eat more lollies. In the end, I realised that I couldn't keep going like this. At heart I am an active person, and I missed being able to do all the things that I used to. Tramping, skiing, land hockey, volleyball... Although I could do them, I would always feel like a burden to my friends, because I am slow. Which would lead to feeling worse, and eating more crap while moping in bed. Uh oh. A life such as this would not be a long and happy one.
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This blog will inevitably contain a rather copious amount of what is commonly referred to as "whining." The author takes no responsibility for any adverse changes of mood among her readership after reading the contents of this page. ;)
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