Yes, really. Kiki *may* be correct... I might be a little nuts. In my defense, I often do yoga instead.
Balance is good. If you are sore, do a nice, slow, stretchy yoga class or something else that interests you. Let your muscles heal. Do NOT overdo it or you will not reap the benefits. Take a walk. With dogs. Without dogs. Doesn't matter. Just do it. Walking a lot is the best thing you can do for yourself other than changing your diet.
You simply MUST change your diet. No way around it. Don't ever go grocery shopping when you are hungry. Meal plan, make a list and do not deviate from the list. Doing this will help teach you self control. Of course, you have to want to do this. If you don't truly want to, you will fail. So, want it!
Nah, not nuts!! If it works for you, it works! Plus you must be in pretty good shape! lol for me, I am totally not and I think I may have overdone it lol but I don’t feel like actual pain, just super sore already even just a couple hours later and can barely walk LOL and feel it in my shoulders and stuff. Idk, I wanted to impress lol and it sounded promising. So I did it. I think it might have been okay if I hadn’t already worked out once today. And done so much leg stuff lately. Definitely don’t want to overwork one group cause if they get overworked/tear, it doesn’t actually build any muscle, right? Plus of course possible damage. So I think tomorrow I will just rest and not work out. And maybe Sunday too LOL or I might go for a slow walk or try to find some sort of cardio or something that does not use my legs which idk if that’s even possible. But I think I definitely jumped into it way too fast with the 25 sit ups, 5 crunches, 5 push ups, 5 squats, 4 leg lunges, 45 jumping jacks, all in the first work out and then the 100 squats with that one and really it was probably closer to 103 or 105 with the extra few I did so it was probably 110 squats today. Plus the stair running yesterday, 8 reps (I counted a rep as once down and once back up so 16 times up and down total). Yeahhhhh, probably way too much and probably going to feel it in the morning
But anyway, I think I will start walking more. I like it. Especially when I put my music in. Except my headphones are a little squeaky being rubber which gets annoying LOL but can barely hear it once I get going and volume up. But anyway, I think I like walking more than all this torture stuff
but I think I will keep doing the torture stuff but maybe just like once or twice a week instead lol idk. I do want abs though... hmmm...
I want to eventually start running though too but I’m so out of shape lol but normally I hate running, or at least I think I do, but I surprised myself when I did that long walk pretty quickly and I actually really liked it so I think I would like running too once I got in shape. Maybe. Idk. I think for now I will start with walking. Want to get at least a little more in shape/able to walk longer distances before summer because I get really overheated really easily so I think it would be good to go into the summer a little bit more in shape. Plus the wedding is coming up in September and I need to lose weight. Plus I have a bunch of concerts coming up this spring/summer and I want to be in shape and able to stand/walk around easier and also look good lol also, speaking of looking good, I am going to Minneapolis in 2 weeks for a concert and I NEED to look good and lose weight for it lol my friend’s band broke up in November but they are having one final show and playing every song and stuff so I knew I had to go. I normally don’t go to final shows if they’re far away but this one I really like them and they are all really nice. But anyway, long story short, I have not seen them in a year (since I went to Brooklyn for a show lol) and one of the members I actually have not seen since summer 2016 because they played here and then he left the band March 2017 right before they played here in August 2017 so I didn’t get to see him. Plus there are some people from Twitter that either live in the area or are coming out for the show too who I have not met yet and might finally get to meet after following each other for a while. So long story short, there are going to be a lot of friends, old and new, at this show so I need to lose weight and look my best lol which also means I need to start working on my teeth and face lol
Anyway, sorry for TOTALLY rambling and going off track there! I normally hate lists and planning and stuff cause what if I decide I don’t want what I planned? Lol idk, lists, planning, etc. just seems so old and boring. BUT. I am going to give it a try because I seriously need to eat better and not get diabetes and not be overweight and not look and feel horrible lol although I do kinda wish I could just pick up a ton of veggies and not really have a specific plan but just stick to eating the veggies and fruits lol but it might be kind of fun to try cooking different things I guess. I normally don’t and either just eat out or make things like my chocolate chip marshmallow pancakes or just don’t make anything and end up snacking all night. All of which is bad. Very bad. And speaking of snacking, what do I do about the fact that I HAVE to snack while watching TV even if I am completely and totally full?
x2!! Grocery lists are important.
Lists just seem so booooooringggggggggg. Also even if I had one, I have a feeling I would not stick to it and if I walked past something particularly appetizing, would grab it anyway.
but I guess I should probably work on that and I guess lists could be good because sometimes I do tend to also forget stuff that I wanted. Not a lot but sometimes. But I also don’t always do all the shopping. So can’t always control junk being brought in. But I guess I could try. But I think perhaps more important than list making is my self control. And I don’t think I am ever going to get anywhere if I don’t practice that. But it is hard. And I think the iPad/internet/technology and the sugar thing are both almost addictions that I need to break first. But idk, maybe that is an excuse. I guess I could try to be more adult like. But it is hard for me and even harder is avoiding sugar and the iPad. The iPad is easier. Once it is away for long enough, I sometimes don’t even think about it, and I can do stuff without it. But the sugar, I cannot not eat it. If I see something I want, I typically just eat it. And way too much of it. And it is almost impossible not to.
That is another good option! But I am weird about going to gyms and being around other people. I think it could be fun though. I might try it. I might like it if I tried it. I am just kind of a private/shy person
