hikushoo

HW: 145
LW: 110 (last summer)
GW: 118~120.

I was a super into exercising the summer before Senior Year of highschool and from then I went from about 136 to 110lbs over the summer. It was fun, but I got a bit tooo obsessed and developed a mini food disorder. I was eating about 1200 calories a day but I was working out 2-3 hours a day, burning approximately 1200~1800 calories a workout! Eventually I recovered, but with that recovery I gained most of the weight back, although my Body fat % had dropped from 35% to 20% despite being almost the same weight.

I was happy with my body for a while, worked out 4-5 days a week for about an hour, ate what I want in smaller portions, but then I felt it was time for a change so I'm back on watching what I eat more carefully so I can be back to 120! (a weight I liked when I first dropped a lot of weight. I was thin but still kept my boobs and butt haha).

Tips:

-Push yourself, if you can. Trust me, it feels GREAT to be drenched in sweat after a high heart rate workout. Get out of your comfort zone!

-Log EVERYTHING. Even "nibbles" like a few M&Ms Little things add up. And log even after you reach your goal weight or the weight WILL come back--I promise you.

-Not in the mood for exercise? Just put on your exercise clothes. Was that hard? Nope. Alright, now tell yourself JUST 10 minutes at the gym and you can go. I PROMISE you once those 10 minutes are over you'll keep going. Promise. 10 minutes out of your day is all you need to motivate yourself to workout. On days like that, I just tell myself "eh, 5 more minutes and I'll go." I end up staying for an hour or more.

-Eat bad foods, just eat less of it then you would. Want some cake? Eat a little slice. As long as it's in your calorie limits, enjoy the foods you like balanced with healthy foods. Don't ever cut a food out of your life unless it's for serious health issues, or you'll end up ONLY wanting that food (Again, I promise this will happen).

-Your weight fluctuates quite a bit during a day. Don't be discouraged if you ate perfect and worked out everyday but didn't see a loss on the scale. It's possible you lost, but the food in your tummy and water you've drank is hiding it!

-Get a heart rate monitor if you can afford it. You can find some cheap ones (about 40 dollars) online pretty easily. I love my Polar HRM. Its AMAZING and INCREDIBLY MOTIVATING. I recommend anyone serious about weight loss and being fit get one.



So.

Started to kick myself into gear on the Oct 12th..
Oct 12th: 131 lbs
Oct 22th: 127 lbs
Nov 6th: 125 lbs
Nov 24th: 124 lbs
Nov 26th: 123 lbs
Nov 30th: 122 lbs
Dec 6th: 121 lbs
I maintained for a while but school anxiety and other life issues freaked me out and my bodies appetite increased DRAMATICALLY. I caught it, so I'm working back down again.
April 7th: 133 lbs,
April 11th: 131 lbs
April 14th: 130 lbs
April 16th: 129 lbs

Resting heart rate=62bpm