So that brings us to about 2 solid months of having changed my eating and exercise habits.
(above) Post 2 months of continuous exercise
Copyright Fiona C Yeo @ Cartoon Lagoon 2015
My body is nowhere near what I would like it to be but I am happy that it is showing progress. Not only has back fat been reduced, it's apparent my boobs have erm shrunk. But I'm OK with that if it means losing inches overall.
(above) Tummy still there but definitely reduced!
Copyright Fiona C Yeo @ Cartoon Lagoon 2015
Excuse the pink! Was trying to blot out the background in a fast and most unprofessional way. I realised I did blot out a bit of bum with a stroke of pink. Sorry. Bum DID shrink but not that much. As you an see, I have a long way to go before my chinny chin chin will be reduced. 2 months of exercise, with an average of 5 days a week, has not reduced it. My upper arms are still flabby and my lower arms are still fleshy.
Long way to go to lose inches off the thighs. In my mirror, I can see the orange peel skin all over my thighs and calves. Not apparent unless I rub my skin but nevertheless, something I wish to rid myself of!
Yesterday could have ended really badly. I could have slapped myself for indulging in chips but oh did I learn my lesson? Nope. I ended up gobbling up several snow-skin mooncakes. I ended up in the room feeling exhausted and hubby grabbed my waist. He joked that after 2 months of exercise, it (fats) had all come back after one day of greed! I sighed and was going to give myself an 'off day'. So I just lay there in bed and told him that I suspected I was not feeling very chirpy because I had thought about how I had been treated at work and how I really felt very short-changed. I felt that I had EATEN those chips and copious amounts of sweet mooncake because I was feeling not quite right. I told him what I really wanted to say to some people but what I would do instead. He listened and was agreeable. I told him what I intended to do and he gave me his support. I immediately cheered up and felt so much better! He left the room to go water his plants and I hopped out of bed and got on the rebounder.
I ended up with 30 minutes of power packed rebounding exercises and felt sooooo much better at the end of the workout. I had also stepped on that CRANKY weighing machine hubs had bought for me. Post workout, I was 1 KG lighter than pre workout. I asked him how it could be! He had also weighed himself and he remained the same before I worked out and after I was done. So, if he weighed the same, could the weighing machine be right after all? Haha. That machine keeps me guessing. It'll be a good surprise if I stepped on a really accurate scale and it showed more weight loss than actually perceived! So for now, I'll just continue using the CRANKY one.
You know, I think back to all the years of abuse on my body, NOT EXERCISING and eating RICE like there's no tomorrow. Added to that, my PCOS insulin resistance! Now that I am exercising and being more discerning about what I eat (excluding the chips and mooncake backsliding!), I realise how much hard work it has taken me. TWO WHOLE MONTHS of continuous exercise for just a few inches off and a few kilos off. The good thing is I've incorporated it into my life so it's not just an exercise I've signed up for, for a limited period of time. The best part is I am not starving and I am enjoying it. I am enjoying so much that I wish to clear my room of most of my handbags and turn a part of my room into a mini-gym! LOL. That's how clear I am on this. Can you imagine it? Exercise may just be able to kick my handbag collecting habit for me. I have kind of lost interest in handbags. Yep.
This is my life and my body. I am going to do what it takes to continue this way.
Oh and by the way...am I going to really be a full-time taxi driver?
Join me on my continuing journey!
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