I am awful. I know.

I really need to work on this commitment thing haha. I am starting up on my weight loss again. Have to go really hard this time. I have a con in about 8 weeks (two months) to get ready for. We all know cosplaying is a little easier when you are thinner. Plus now that I am getting the point where I am having the no neck (double chin) syndrome, I really need to do this for myself. As I am writing this, I am getting things ready to head to the gym for an hour minimum. Once I find out if there is a bike rack at the gym or not, I might bike there also, which will add extra to my weight loss. Back a couple years ago I would ride at least 4 miles a day and I lost twenty lbs quick. This time, I am going to go hard. My goal by Nebraskon is to have lost thirty lbs at least. By February (my next possible convention) I am hoping to be down a total of fifty lbs. By July (Anime Iowa) I want to be down a total of eighty lbs. And finally, by November (Anime Nebraskon) I would like to be down at least one hundred lbs. If I keep at the goal of one hundred lbs in fourteen months, that translates to at least seven lbs a month, and about 2 lbs a week. My ultimate goal weight would be 135-150 lbs. I haven't been that light since probably sixth grade. I know that I can do this. This will take a lot of dedication and hard work. I have to make healthier choices for myself in regards to food choice and life balance. If I got to my goal weight by next November, I will seriously cry/have to reward myself greatly. I think by having these goal dates/cons I will be able to better manage my weight loss. I realize that there are often plateaus in weight loss. One hundred lbs in a year would be remarkable, but I would love to have that freer feeling again. I feel like this weight I am carrying around is a reflection of all the crap I have had to deal with. My stress has negatively impacted me. I need to take control.


From now on, I will try to update this blog once a week. I will keep a personal food log and exercise log to keep track of my progress. I will also do weight loss updates on my youtube channel. The big thing is that I need your support. Don't go easy on me either. Needing some tough love with this.

With love and such,
Amber

HCG Start

I haven't been able to update in a few days so I thought I would do it real quick. I am laying on the couch of the people I babysit for. The kids were insane tonight. So needless to say, I broke sweat lol.

Ah, I suppose I should let you all in on the newest thing I am trying out for my diet. Yesterday, I went and bought HCG. I am on day one currently. The first two days are "binge" days. Pretty much, I can eat anything and everything that I want. When the two days are up, I start my very low calorie diet (VLCD). This will be highly kept track of. I will also be implementing my exercise routine so that I can lose even more weight. I have heard of people losing 8 lbs in a couple days. I am not sure how it will work out for me, but I will keep track of it!

Exercise Log-
3 hours of playing with children
1 hour of walking

Nutrition Log-
Oven roasted chicken breast sub with lettuce,spinach, tomato, pickle and little lite mayo.
pasta with alfredo chicken and broccoli.

Day two

Well hello blog. I am at day two of working out. I feel quite accomplished =] I managed to fit in 1.5 hours of working out despite putting in 8.5 hours in at work. Plus I had homework to get done for classes. I am going to take a long relaxing bath now with bubbles and everything. =]

Exercise Tracker:
Wii Fit- 1.3 hours
Treadclimber- .2 hours

Nutrition Tracker:
1 spinach salad with little cheese and crotouns and a little parmesan asiago balsamic
1 baked potato with lite butter, small amt sour cream, and sprinkle of cheese
20 pomergranate seeds

Rebooting!

Hey guys! I know I have been horrible about updating this! I am trying to make fitness and nutrition fun again. Things have been extremely stressful. However, my mood is getting better all the time. I am doing great in school again. Money isn't quite as tight anymore. So here is my fitness and nutrition tracker!

Exercise:
Played with dogs- .5 hours
Wii Fit Plus- 1.25 hours

Nutrition:
B'fast- granola bar
Lunch/dinner- spinach salad w/ Fat Free Parmesan Italian dressing, corn on the cob w/ light butter and a little salt, baked potato with a little butter sour cream and cheese.
Dessert- Rainbow Serbert and pomegranate seeds


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