Thursday, August 10, 2006
Opening Remarks
It is widely known that people are generally more successful in any endeavor if they feel that there is some way to measure their accomplishment. Some way to be held accountable for their actions. It can take many forms, whether it be monetary pay-off or just personal recognition by peers.
I'm going to put it to the test here on the internet.
Backstory follows:
I am a 37 year old mother of 2. I moved from North Georgia to Southeastern Texas 3 years & 2 months ago. At that time I weighed between 155 - 160 lbs (height 5'6"). I've always had an interest in fitness and exercise but wasn't very successful at achieving anything through it. A year before I moved I had started training in Tae Kwon Do and loved it. When I resumed my training in Texas, I discovered that the school I was training at was much more "fitness" oriented than the one I had come from. I like to train hard and I thought that this was really cool. I also discovered that my next door neighbor was a personal trainer and nutrican expert.
To make a long story short, I began training with my neighbor 3 times a week during the day and attending Tae Kwon Do twice a week at night. In roughly 2 & 1/2 months time I had dropped to 135lbs. I exercised all the time and felt great. There was still about 5 - 10 lbs I would have liked to lean down, but all in all, phenomenal change.
I maintained my weight with ease until this past January. I noticed the fat around the middle starting to show up again and workouts I usually would have breezed through became a struggle. Something was just not right. On top of that, I had injured my back in September and made the mistake of going to a Chiropractor trying to get relief, and he made it worse! But that's another story for my other Blog.
After some blood tests, my Doctor discovered that I was slightly hypothyroid. At this point my weight fluctuated between 138-140. No problem, small prescription, done. Unfortunately, it's not that easy. There were rechecks, there were dosing mistakes, blah, blah, blah. For a while, I was being overdosed due to a pharmacy mistake. My weight was going down but I was going crazy, not a fun time for me. Finally on July 10th, my Doc orders me off the Synthroid temporarily to let the overdose level dissipate from my body. My weight at that check up, 138.
Now please remember, I have not been exercising at all during this 6 months for various reasons.
On Aug 1st, I go back on the Synthroid (correct dosage this time). I start feeling better and having more energy, my back is feeling better also, so I'm ready to start working out again. I decided that it was better to start on Monday, Aug. 7th with the new regimen.
This means getting on the scale. Sigh. 145.6lbs
I almost threw up on my own feet! 7.6lbs in less than a month! I wasn't even eating half the time! Holy Shit! That motivated me to grab the weights and hit the pavement afterward.
Now as of this morning (Aug 10) it was 143.
My plan is to try to post every Monday with my weight along with the weight/reps and the amount of cardio I am doing. Just to track my progress and keep myself accountable.
I'm going to put it to the test here on the internet.
Backstory follows:
I am a 37 year old mother of 2. I moved from North Georgia to Southeastern Texas 3 years & 2 months ago. At that time I weighed between 155 - 160 lbs (height 5'6"). I've always had an interest in fitness and exercise but wasn't very successful at achieving anything through it. A year before I moved I had started training in Tae Kwon Do and loved it. When I resumed my training in Texas, I discovered that the school I was training at was much more "fitness" oriented than the one I had come from. I like to train hard and I thought that this was really cool. I also discovered that my next door neighbor was a personal trainer and nutrican expert.
To make a long story short, I began training with my neighbor 3 times a week during the day and attending Tae Kwon Do twice a week at night. In roughly 2 & 1/2 months time I had dropped to 135lbs. I exercised all the time and felt great. There was still about 5 - 10 lbs I would have liked to lean down, but all in all, phenomenal change.
I maintained my weight with ease until this past January. I noticed the fat around the middle starting to show up again and workouts I usually would have breezed through became a struggle. Something was just not right. On top of that, I had injured my back in September and made the mistake of going to a Chiropractor trying to get relief, and he made it worse! But that's another story for my other Blog.
After some blood tests, my Doctor discovered that I was slightly hypothyroid. At this point my weight fluctuated between 138-140. No problem, small prescription, done. Unfortunately, it's not that easy. There were rechecks, there were dosing mistakes, blah, blah, blah. For a while, I was being overdosed due to a pharmacy mistake. My weight was going down but I was going crazy, not a fun time for me. Finally on July 10th, my Doc orders me off the Synthroid temporarily to let the overdose level dissipate from my body. My weight at that check up, 138.
Now please remember, I have not been exercising at all during this 6 months for various reasons.
On Aug 1st, I go back on the Synthroid (correct dosage this time). I start feeling better and having more energy, my back is feeling better also, so I'm ready to start working out again. I decided that it was better to start on Monday, Aug. 7th with the new regimen.
This means getting on the scale. Sigh. 145.6lbs
I almost threw up on my own feet! 7.6lbs in less than a month! I wasn't even eating half the time! Holy Shit! That motivated me to grab the weights and hit the pavement afterward.
Now as of this morning (Aug 10) it was 143.
My plan is to try to post every Monday with my weight along with the weight/reps and the amount of cardio I am doing. Just to track my progress and keep myself accountable.
# posted by Candy @ 11:39 PM 
