After a long period of career exploration, I am still here and slimmer. I don´t really weight myself anymore, but you will be glad to know that my personal trainer turned out to be a good investment. I've lost:
2.5 inches of my waist (6.5cms)
1.17 inches of my thighs (3cms)
1.5 inches of my hips (4cms)
1 inc of my arms (2.5 cms)
Happy bunny
Sunday 9 March 2008
Saturday 9 February 2008
The Personal Trainer Post
In my pursuit of the perfect body, I have hired a personal trainer.
Personal trainers are professionals which can come for a various range of professions, but maily from the professional sports or, yes, army. My personal trainer is a Lithuanian girl very enthusiastic and fun. Thank god. The other two personal trainers at my gym would scare the hell out of anybody.
The one thing you have to know about a personal trainer is that it does cost money and that you have to be able to afford it.
I have just started, though, so I am unable to say yet if it is worth it or not, but I will most definitely let you know.
Regarding exercise, however, you might want to know some things. First, you might already know, cardiovascular exercise is the most effective to burn fat. Second, that everybody has a particular heart rate at which the burn the most fat per minute. The maximum fat per minute that you can burn is 0.6gr. It is not a lot, though. You can easily calculate this maximum performance heart rate applying the following formula.
First you need to calculate your Maximum Heart Rate. This is done by taking your age off 220 if you are a man or 226 if you are a woman. This way, for me:
226-27=199
So my Maximum Heart Rate is 199 heart beats per minute.
From this number, you need to take off your Heart Rate at rest:
199-73=126
Then you multiply by 0.65 and add your Heart Rate at rest:
126x0.65=81.9
81.9+73=154.9
Bottom line, if I exercise at 155 heart beaths per minute, I will be burning 0.6gr of pure fat by minute. That's 36gr per hour.
So there you go, if you plan to exercise, calculate this so you are sure you are getting the most of your workout (I sound like a gym staff member)
Personal trainers are professionals which can come for a various range of professions, but maily from the professional sports or, yes, army. My personal trainer is a Lithuanian girl very enthusiastic and fun. Thank god. The other two personal trainers at my gym would scare the hell out of anybody.
The one thing you have to know about a personal trainer is that it does cost money and that you have to be able to afford it.
I have just started, though, so I am unable to say yet if it is worth it or not, but I will most definitely let you know.
Regarding exercise, however, you might want to know some things. First, you might already know, cardiovascular exercise is the most effective to burn fat. Second, that everybody has a particular heart rate at which the burn the most fat per minute. The maximum fat per minute that you can burn is 0.6gr. It is not a lot, though. You can easily calculate this maximum performance heart rate applying the following formula.
First you need to calculate your Maximum Heart Rate. This is done by taking your age off 220 if you are a man or 226 if you are a woman. This way, for me:
226-27=199
So my Maximum Heart Rate is 199 heart beats per minute.
From this number, you need to take off your Heart Rate at rest:
199-73=126
Then you multiply by 0.65 and add your Heart Rate at rest:
126x0.65=81.9
81.9+73=154.9
Bottom line, if I exercise at 155 heart beaths per minute, I will be burning 0.6gr of pure fat by minute. That's 36gr per hour.
So there you go, if you plan to exercise, calculate this so you are sure you are getting the most of your workout (I sound like a gym staff member)
Monday 4 February 2008
The Monday Post
Weight: 68.8 kg//10.83 Stones
I can't really complain except that 700 grames loss after going to the gym five days in a row is a bit less than I expected. Oh well, it only means one thing, my meals are still too rich.
Ok, I admit it, I did let myself go on Saturday, but it was my day off, rest from the gym and I stayed home. New technique: going to the gym on my days off (2) and three days more during the week. We will see the results...
I can't really complain except that 700 grames loss after going to the gym five days in a row is a bit less than I expected. Oh well, it only means one thing, my meals are still too rich.
Ok, I admit it, I did let myself go on Saturday, but it was my day off, rest from the gym and I stayed home. New technique: going to the gym on my days off (2) and three days more during the week. We will see the results...
Friday 1 February 2008
The Gym Post
I have been in the gym everyday since monday. I am really really tired, but I think it is worth it. It allows me to eat a bit more normally, which is good and hopefully will make me look gorgeous. Eventually.
Funny are some men there, though. Shorts should not be an option for men, believe me.
And I nice motivational story. Back in 1972 a plane crashed in the Andes, South America. It is a very well known story, specially in Spanish speaking countries. The occupants of the plane were from Uruguay and were lost in winter in the middle of the mountain for 72 days. They had no food or propper winter clothes. At least not good enough for being in the middle of constant snow.
Because they had no food they had no other option that eat the corpses of the poor people who actually died. They did have a radio were they got the news. Not 10 days after the crash, the news announced that they would not be continuing the search for the missing plane and its passenger.
I can only imagine the despair and the hope at the same time.
Three of them finally volunteered to try to get out of there and find help. Only two of them went ahead, the third one went back to the plane. They were under the impression that behind the very mountain they were on, there was a valley. It took them 3 days to get at the top only to find out that behind the mountains, there were more mountains. It took the two of them almost two weeks to get through, walking and climbing. They finally found some guy, a farmer maybe, riding a horse who went for help.
Those two guys crossed the Andes by foot, with no equipment, proper clothes, food and with a weight of 38 kilos, sign of their obvious malnutrition. However, they did it and 14 of them were rescued. 14 survivors out of 23.
If that is not will power, I don't know what is. It is, however, a very famous story, mainly because the press made a big deal with the cannibalism part of it.
I can only imagine the kind of hope you need to have to force yourself to give the one step more during more than 10 days freezing cold and starving.
Funny are some men there, though. Shorts should not be an option for men, believe me.
And I nice motivational story. Back in 1972 a plane crashed in the Andes, South America. It is a very well known story, specially in Spanish speaking countries. The occupants of the plane were from Uruguay and were lost in winter in the middle of the mountain for 72 days. They had no food or propper winter clothes. At least not good enough for being in the middle of constant snow.
Because they had no food they had no other option that eat the corpses of the poor people who actually died. They did have a radio were they got the news. Not 10 days after the crash, the news announced that they would not be continuing the search for the missing plane and its passenger.
I can only imagine the despair and the hope at the same time.
Three of them finally volunteered to try to get out of there and find help. Only two of them went ahead, the third one went back to the plane. They were under the impression that behind the very mountain they were on, there was a valley. It took them 3 days to get at the top only to find out that behind the mountains, there were more mountains. It took the two of them almost two weeks to get through, walking and climbing. They finally found some guy, a farmer maybe, riding a horse who went for help.
Those two guys crossed the Andes by foot, with no equipment, proper clothes, food and with a weight of 38 kilos, sign of their obvious malnutrition. However, they did it and 14 of them were rescued. 14 survivors out of 23.
If that is not will power, I don't know what is. It is, however, a very famous story, mainly because the press made a big deal with the cannibalism part of it.
I can only imagine the kind of hope you need to have to force yourself to give the one step more during more than 10 days freezing cold and starving.
Monday 28 January 2008
The Monday Post
Weight: 69.5 kg // 10.94 stones.
Let's not get too excited. It's just that the scale in the gym weights lighter than mine. Though technically their scale is more accurate. Well, one feel better seen a weight under 70.
I went back to the gym today for the first time after a long time. After a 2 hour and a half workout I burnt 1400 kcal. Keep in mind that 1 kilo is more or less 8000 kcal. The obvious thing: it's far easier to eat 8000 kcal than to burn them.
Today is fruit day, at least so far. My friend Eva is coming for dinner tonight and we are ordering chinnese so I am refraining myself to do any proper meal till then. Loads of fruit and water though. I am not starving... yet...
Let's not get too excited. It's just that the scale in the gym weights lighter than mine. Though technically their scale is more accurate. Well, one feel better seen a weight under 70.
I went back to the gym today for the first time after a long time. After a 2 hour and a half workout I burnt 1400 kcal. Keep in mind that 1 kilo is more or less 8000 kcal. The obvious thing: it's far easier to eat 8000 kcal than to burn them.
Today is fruit day, at least so far. My friend Eva is coming for dinner tonight and we are ordering chinnese so I am refraining myself to do any proper meal till then. Loads of fruit and water though. I am not starving... yet...
Thursday 17 January 2008
The Exception Post
It is important to make and exception now and then. If not, you will end up giving up and stuffing your face with all you find.
This way if you can set up the one day you will do exceptions. If possible the same day you check your weight so you have all the week to recover, hehe.
So my "Exceptions" day is Sunday, because I check my weight on Sunday morning before breakfast.
However, this week has not been very good. Too much stress and my will power is still weak. We will see how the results come out on Sunday. Cross fingers.
This way if you can set up the one day you will do exceptions. If possible the same day you check your weight so you have all the week to recover, hehe.
So my "Exceptions" day is Sunday, because I check my weight on Sunday morning before breakfast.
However, this week has not been very good. Too much stress and my will power is still weak. We will see how the results come out on Sunday. Cross fingers.
Sunday 13 January 2008
The Motivational Post
Does the word motivational actually exist?
Anyway...
If you are looking for reasons to go on diet, well, here are a few:
- Health: the obvious one. Being overweight increases risks of diabetes, high colesterol, which increases risks of any kind of heart problems. It also afects your bones as they carry your weight and this is the very light version. I think I will write a more detailed post about the effects of overweight in a near future.
- Self-esteem: nothing like feeling good with what you have.
- Fashion: well, yes. Not for everything, but if you have a taste for daring fashion, usually being out of shape is not flattering at all. Not that you need to be a size 0, actually, I want to take this opportunity to express my wish of seeing more normal, full figure women on fashion shows. The actual fashion world gives a dreadful example to young girls and, more recently, young boys as well. It is one thing not to be overweight and a completely different want to achieve invisibility through it.
I try to keep these things in mind when I crave chocolate.
Anyway...
If you are looking for reasons to go on diet, well, here are a few:
- Health: the obvious one. Being overweight increases risks of diabetes, high colesterol, which increases risks of any kind of heart problems. It also afects your bones as they carry your weight and this is the very light version. I think I will write a more detailed post about the effects of overweight in a near future.
- Self-esteem: nothing like feeling good with what you have.
- Fashion: well, yes. Not for everything, but if you have a taste for daring fashion, usually being out of shape is not flattering at all. Not that you need to be a size 0, actually, I want to take this opportunity to express my wish of seeing more normal, full figure women on fashion shows. The actual fashion world gives a dreadful example to young girls and, more recently, young boys as well. It is one thing not to be overweight and a completely different want to achieve invisibility through it.
I try to keep these things in mind when I crave chocolate.
The Sunday Post
Weight: 71.7 Kg // 11.29 stones.
This is really bad. Well, we are doing something to solve it, aren't we?
This is really bad. Well, we are doing something to solve it, aren't we?
Saturday 12 January 2008
The Team Leader Night Out Post
So I am a manager for a mobile network's Customer Services. It is common practice that, once in a while, the company gives us money to go out, have some fun and get drunk. So I had to skip the diet for one day, though I cut on the rest of the meals, but dinner was mandatory. A good Fillet once in a while doesn't kill anybody, though.
However, I did try to drink as little alcohol as humanly possible. Two glasses of red wine. If you have ever been in Ireland (Republic or Nothern) you will know how hard it is not to drink alcohol. Specially with somebody asking you every five minutes why and if you are sure you don't want to drink. Answers to give:
- I don't feel like drinking today. Though they will let you be for the next five minutes, they do not understand even the possibility of not feeling like drinking.
- I am not thirsty. This never works.
- It's because of my medication. Now, that works, but be prepared for some questiosn about it.
The night itself was not very good for me as I was the only girls in a group of 6. I had to hear who has the better boobs of the Operational Floor and who they would shag and who they wouldn't. Boys will be boys.
However, I did try to drink as little alcohol as humanly possible. Two glasses of red wine. If you have ever been in Ireland (Republic or Nothern) you will know how hard it is not to drink alcohol. Specially with somebody asking you every five minutes why and if you are sure you don't want to drink. Answers to give:
- I don't feel like drinking today. Though they will let you be for the next five minutes, they do not understand even the possibility of not feeling like drinking.
- I am not thirsty. This never works.
- It's because of my medication. Now, that works, but be prepared for some questiosn about it.
The night itself was not very good for me as I was the only girls in a group of 6. I had to hear who has the better boobs of the Operational Floor and who they would shag and who they wouldn't. Boys will be boys.
Friday 11 January 2008
The Friday Post
The Friday Post, which I intended to publish my weight on will have to become the Sunday Post because my scale just gave up. Technology is against me, but I will overpower it.
Thursday 10 January 2008
A New Start
It is one of the most frequent New Year's resolutions and it is the target of millions of women on earth to do so. Go on an effective diet. Well, millions of women except the ones who have to worry about actually finding something to eat. These women are looking for the opposite kind of diet. And with this comment I only mean what I mean: that I am aware there are more important things in the world than diets...
In the past 13 or 14 years, I don't remember a day when I haven't thought about my weight. One would think this would make me take my life and eating habits in hand. Unfortunately, I have the will power of a sausage. Starting this blog is pretty much a desperate attempt to force me to go on this diet.
It is, however, not my intention to offer full information of what I have eaten today and what my weight is everyday. I will offer a weight every Friday and that's pretty much it.
What I will offer in this blog though are articles that might be interesting, some thoughts about diets, nutrition, health and all those things that seem to obsess the world in these past decade and, mainly, complaints about why the hell I am doing this and how hard it is. I hope that, if I get some readers, they will find it useful, or comforting or funny or annoying, but that they will feel free to participate with their own complaints, comments or anything they feel like.
So, welcome, if you are there!!!!
In the past 13 or 14 years, I don't remember a day when I haven't thought about my weight. One would think this would make me take my life and eating habits in hand. Unfortunately, I have the will power of a sausage. Starting this blog is pretty much a desperate attempt to force me to go on this diet.
It is, however, not my intention to offer full information of what I have eaten today and what my weight is everyday. I will offer a weight every Friday and that's pretty much it.
What I will offer in this blog though are articles that might be interesting, some thoughts about diets, nutrition, health and all those things that seem to obsess the world in these past decade and, mainly, complaints about why the hell I am doing this and how hard it is. I hope that, if I get some readers, they will find it useful, or comforting or funny or annoying, but that they will feel free to participate with their own complaints, comments or anything they feel like.
So, welcome, if you are there!!!!
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