Shape Up, Slim Down

So today I went to the gym to workout. My dad pointed out to me that, sense I am currently unemployed, I should have no excuse not to exercise at least an hour ever single day. Today I only lasted 45 minutes, but still, I pushed myself! So much so that my legs gave out and I fell on myself in the middle of my hallway. Still, I agree with my dad.

I have a total of 3 classes (plus seminary), two of them are easy A's, and the other is English--which I speak. It's not like I have a heavy burden on my shoulders to fulfill, I need to spend less time sleeping on the couch, and more time shaping up and slimming down! It's hard to find motivation though, but usually what gets me to go is when I poke my thighs or stomach (as weird as that sounds...) and feel the flab and fat jiggle, it grosses me out, and makes me want to get rid of it.

Pinterest is a big help. My mom believes that walking on a treadmill for an hour is all you need to do to loose weight. Maybe if you're like, super obese and lazy you might, but for her, she's not doing anything besides maybe maintaining her weight. Oh well. Pinterest gives me a few options of various workout routines to try to work specific areas of the body, I'm currently trying to formulate a mixture of my favorite workouts so I can get exercise that is more fitting to my body type.

I'm going to attempt to not look at the scale. One thing that really did get me when I was younger was the scale. I am bigger than other girls. I'm not fat, just bigger--thick-boned if you will--and when I was younger (middle school) that number on the scale always got to me. Eventually I ended up eating nothing but 1 salad a day, and lots of water, and I lost about 20 pounds in 1 month. I was on my way to anorexia, but luckily school started and I got myself into eating more than 1 meal a day.

So, my "scale" is going to be the mirror. If my butt looks a little flat, I'll work on toning it, same with arms and whatever part of my body I am uncomfortable with. The thing I really need is support. When I tell most people I want to start working out they immediately say "oh no you don't need to lose weight, you're fine!" and that honestly doesn't help (and I don't just want to lose weight). Don't worry, I'm not going to be unhealthy about this, I'm going to try to stay as healthy as possible, you know, hence me wanting to exercise more often? I don't know.

I guess another motivation for me to be healthy is this whole "freshman 15" rumor that my brother kept reminding me of. I'm horrified to even think about myself 15 pounds heavier than I currently am.