hey all!
I havent really talked about what are my goals, both short term and long term, so this post will be just that =D. I have many goals i have short term, monthly (every month i have different 'monthly' goals), and long term. I think having to break them down makes it way easier and more do-able (is this a word?)/reachable for me to accomplish. here are my goals.
Rosa's short term goals (more like daily):
1. drink atleast 8 cups of h2o.
2. try to ignore temptation (i say try because it's hard when everyone around eats what temps me)
3. Last but not least track my food intake. I always start doing but then at the end of the day i only have my lunch and prior. Maybe i should write it down here? all i know is i need to write down what ever i eat because it helps me keep on track.
Monthly goals:
(I only have one a month, I've done this since last june)
this month goal is to exercise atleast 3 times a week for one hour.
i'm on a budget so i cant go to the gym at the moment but i do have dvd's that help me and i do sometimes go out for long runs (i do need to up my runnings)
Long term goals:
1. is to be from 115 to 127 pounds.
that's the ideal weight for my hegiht. Hitting that number will make me feel so accomplish.
2. Being able to run a marathon.I love running, its super fun, and it makes me feel liberated.
3. Maintain. Yup i want to maintain and not go over alot of lbs when i reach my goal.
I think that's it for goals. If i think of any more i'll surely put them up.
P.S I only weigh myself on saturdays, so every saturday i'll be posting my loses, or gains and my thoughts about it.
talk to you soon!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Blogging for accountability
Hello again blog world. =D
On my first post I didn’t really talked about how much I weigh or how I got here (to my weight today), and why I really created a blog.
Let me begin with my weigh. As of today (January 30, 2010) I weigh 179.4 and my height is 5’3.
(I’m labeling every paragraph in case you’re not interested in reading the WHOLE thing…;) )
People’s comments about my size
Maybe some might say I’m short but I feel REALLY tall. Why? You might ask, because I am the tallest of the girls in my family, even mom. Funny, right? All my sisters (I have four) and mom are either 5’0 or 5’1; two are older (they are twins) than me! This doesn’t really bother me because I know I’m not really tall in fact I wish I could be 5’5 but there are times people tend to comment about it. They compare me to them especially my older sisters, family and friends always have to remind me I’m younger than they are and I’m really tall and BIG (they either say BIG or VERY BIG). For example a friend of my mom came to visit (I haven’t seen her since I was in high school) and when she saw my older sister and me together she said “wow, Rosa you are really tall and big” then she asks for both our age. I don’t think people actually realize that it bothers me but I don’t show it by staying quiet and smiling. I don’t care about the fact that I’m taller but I hate how people compare me to them.
Here’s a picture of me (right), my twin sisters (middle), and my cousins (left) on Thanksgiving 2009 at that time I weigh 173.8.
My gains and loses
Yeah I was lighter during thanksgiving I had actually lost a total of 24lbs. One year ago I was at around 197 and I was REALLY depressed because of it. In early 2007 I was 190 and decided to lose weight because I saw a picture where, in my eyes, I look really huge my older sister had recently had a child and she wanted to lose the baby weight we began to run together every other night. It really feels good when someone is doing it with you. She lost her baby weight and was happy with where she was at so she stopped, that resulted in me stopping. At that time I was weighing 172lbs (at this time I was in grade 12) I was so happy because the lightest I can remember ever being was 168 in grade 10, when all the students were weighed in P.E class, I also remember lying to some friends saying I weighed 165 I don’t know why I lied and took only 3 lbs off maybe because 165 is less than 168? Oh goodness was embarrassing to admit. Slowly but surely two years later I gained all my weight back plus seven pounds more. In May 2009 I decided again that this will be it and will lose the weight for ever. So I began eating healthier than I use to, started running (by no means am I really good at it, I can only run one mile non-stop) again with my other twin sister, got a circuit training class for my P.E credits and again I began to lose weight. The week after thanksgiving I hit 172.6 (I write all my weigh-ins down) but since it was the holidays and I got my winter break I decided to take an exercising break too. That idea was the worst decision I could have made because I’m gaining again!
What got me to be overweight
I should say obese because I am obese just for 8-10 lbs but I am. I’ve always been a big kid since a baby there pictures and school ID’s that proved it. I always was but I NEVER paid attention to that because I never felt fat until I was in high school in P.E class when I weigh 168, but I never really did anything about it, only the opposite, I’m a fool for chocolate, oreo cookies and rocky road ice cream. See what I mean? I LOVE CHOCOLATE. So when I was younger and had a dollar to waste I would make sure that dollar would go to anything chocolate. So I’m thinking that my love for chocolate brought me to be obese.
Reason(s) why I’m blogging
I’m blogging because since the longest I’ve been following many bloggers, and as I mentioned on my first blog I wanted to do one to keep me accountable. Trulyjess is my main inspiration I’ve followed her journey since the beginning on youtube and all I can say is that she is truly motivating. I also follow Melissahaslotstolove she has a youtube account aswell and she seems like a very sweet girl, both girls seem sweet, as other bloggers do. I’ve been REALLY hesitant about creating a blog. I was nervous because I was only thinking negative things like what if people aren’t interested, what if I have nothing to say after a while or what if I FAIL in front of many. I thought about it and decided that not wanting to fail in front of many readers (if I have any) should be motivation for me. This blog will make me want (even more than I want it now) to lose weight, it will help me stay on track, I want to share my ups and downs, and I hope I can inspire and motivated people like other bloggers have.
Until my next post, talk to you soon!
P.S next post will talk about my goals...=D
On my first post I didn’t really talked about how much I weigh or how I got here (to my weight today), and why I really created a blog.
Let me begin with my weigh. As of today (January 30, 2010) I weigh 179.4 and my height is 5’3.
(I’m labeling every paragraph in case you’re not interested in reading the WHOLE thing…;) )
People’s comments about my size
Maybe some might say I’m short but I feel REALLY tall. Why? You might ask, because I am the tallest of the girls in my family, even mom. Funny, right? All my sisters (I have four) and mom are either 5’0 or 5’1; two are older (they are twins) than me! This doesn’t really bother me because I know I’m not really tall in fact I wish I could be 5’5 but there are times people tend to comment about it. They compare me to them especially my older sisters, family and friends always have to remind me I’m younger than they are and I’m really tall and BIG (they either say BIG or VERY BIG). For example a friend of my mom came to visit (I haven’t seen her since I was in high school) and when she saw my older sister and me together she said “wow, Rosa you are really tall and big” then she asks for both our age. I don’t think people actually realize that it bothers me but I don’t show it by staying quiet and smiling. I don’t care about the fact that I’m taller but I hate how people compare me to them.
Here’s a picture of me (right), my twin sisters (middle), and my cousins (left) on Thanksgiving 2009 at that time I weigh 173.8.
My gains and loses
Yeah I was lighter during thanksgiving I had actually lost a total of 24lbs. One year ago I was at around 197 and I was REALLY depressed because of it. In early 2007 I was 190 and decided to lose weight because I saw a picture where, in my eyes, I look really huge my older sister had recently had a child and she wanted to lose the baby weight we began to run together every other night. It really feels good when someone is doing it with you. She lost her baby weight and was happy with where she was at so she stopped, that resulted in me stopping. At that time I was weighing 172lbs (at this time I was in grade 12) I was so happy because the lightest I can remember ever being was 168 in grade 10, when all the students were weighed in P.E class, I also remember lying to some friends saying I weighed 165 I don’t know why I lied and took only 3 lbs off maybe because 165 is less than 168? Oh goodness was embarrassing to admit. Slowly but surely two years later I gained all my weight back plus seven pounds more. In May 2009 I decided again that this will be it and will lose the weight for ever. So I began eating healthier than I use to, started running (by no means am I really good at it, I can only run one mile non-stop) again with my other twin sister, got a circuit training class for my P.E credits and again I began to lose weight. The week after thanksgiving I hit 172.6 (I write all my weigh-ins down) but since it was the holidays and I got my winter break I decided to take an exercising break too. That idea was the worst decision I could have made because I’m gaining again!
What got me to be overweight
I should say obese because I am obese just for 8-10 lbs but I am. I’ve always been a big kid since a baby there pictures and school ID’s that proved it. I always was but I NEVER paid attention to that because I never felt fat until I was in high school in P.E class when I weigh 168, but I never really did anything about it, only the opposite, I’m a fool for chocolate, oreo cookies and rocky road ice cream. See what I mean? I LOVE CHOCOLATE. So when I was younger and had a dollar to waste I would make sure that dollar would go to anything chocolate. So I’m thinking that my love for chocolate brought me to be obese.
Reason(s) why I’m blogging
I’m blogging because since the longest I’ve been following many bloggers, and as I mentioned on my first blog I wanted to do one to keep me accountable. Trulyjess is my main inspiration I’ve followed her journey since the beginning on youtube and all I can say is that she is truly motivating. I also follow Melissahaslotstolove she has a youtube account aswell and she seems like a very sweet girl, both girls seem sweet, as other bloggers do. I’ve been REALLY hesitant about creating a blog. I was nervous because I was only thinking negative things like what if people aren’t interested, what if I have nothing to say after a while or what if I FAIL in front of many. I thought about it and decided that not wanting to fail in front of many readers (if I have any) should be motivation for me. This blog will make me want (even more than I want it now) to lose weight, it will help me stay on track, I want to share my ups and downs, and I hope I can inspire and motivated people like other bloggers have.
Until my next post, talk to you soon!
P.S next post will talk about my goals...=D
Friday, January 29, 2010
First Time Blogger...
Hi everyone who reads this..=D
My name is Rosa, and this is my first blog post.. ever. It's a bit scary to be honest. I have never done anything like this before but I have read other really cool blogs that have inspired me to create one of my own. I'm overweight and have been since...well forever, and it totally sucks because it has made me feel insecure about myself since I can remember. I always say i'm going to start losing weight and I do but once I lose a certain amount of weight I slowly start gaining it back. I'm hoping this blog will help keep me accountable on my weighloss journey even if no one reads it.
A few random facts about me:
My name is Rosa, and this is my first blog post.. ever. It's a bit scary to be honest. I have never done anything like this before but I have read other really cool blogs that have inspired me to create one of my own. I'm overweight and have been since...well forever, and it totally sucks because it has made me feel insecure about myself since I can remember. I always say i'm going to start losing weight and I do but once I lose a certain amount of weight I slowly start gaining it back. I'm hoping this blog will help keep me accountable on my weighloss journey even if no one reads it.
A few random facts about me:
- I'm a 19 year old full time student.
- I'm the biggest in my family. (everyone always reminds me of this =( )
- I love to listen to music, read, and love to laugh
- I like to take pictures of random things (maybe i'll share some here)
I think this is it for today (or i should say night), it's quite late over here! I'll do another post talking more about my exact weight, goals, and other things related to weight. I'm new at this so please bear with me.
Talk to you soon! =)
P.S I'm truly sorry for any grammatical errors on this post and my future ones.
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