Starting to feel good

Ok so I've been on the treadmill everyday since I got it and my body is starting to like the exercise. The only problem is I have to go out of town for a few days and I won't have access to sports equipment. On top of this I have to go out for an Indian meal and don't know what to order that could be half healthy! I've been doing do good I don't want too ruin it all now. After a week of being focused and good I don't want to fall of the wagon now... I'm making myself sound like I have an addiction but I suppose it is in a way. I have an unhealthy addiction and I want to turn my eating and exercising habits around.

Remember food is fuel!

Exercise... woah I'm unfit!

I just got my treadmill! I love treadmills, for me it suits my lifestyle, you can just hop on for a brisk walk and jog when you want. But wow I underestimated how unfit I really had became!

Monday- 15minutes on the treadmill, 51 calories burned

Tuesday- 15minutes, 50 calories burned

I know this just isn't enough exercise but it is actually hard to get started!

I am going to build and increase this amount slowly, so that I can gradually gain fitness!

I checked my weight today also and it has gone up to 75kg, I think it is the muscle working as muscle weighs more than fat- more so, I hope it is muscle.

I am going to check my measurements in a couple of weeks time to see if there has been a change.

Fingers crossed folks.

Also my friend said something to me yesterday which I thought I should share:

'Food is just fuel, the cleaner the fuel that is consumed the better the body will run.'

Perhaps might make that a motto for motivation.

Stay focused!

Hard weekend

The sun has been out all weekend and it has been so hot! Bbq all the way, however it's not exactly healthy so I have backtracked quite a bit. I got a lot of sun and tan which is great but it would look better on a toned body.
Every time photos are taken and I see them after it always spurs me on to reach my goal. I have a wedding to go to at the beginning of July. I am going to a party mid July and I am going on holiday at the beginning of August. I want to tone the shape of my body so that I will be confident and love the shape I am.
My treadmill it's coming tomorrow. The beginning of my exercise routine and I can't wait.
If anyone is on the same boat as me. Stay strong, keep motivated, do some exercise that you enjoy and remember your goals. It's not all cardio, do some weights and get strong! The results will be amazing. Share your stories folks. It makes weight loss that bit more manageable.
I'll be putting up some tips soon to keep on your goals... Look out for them.

The beginning...

I have started to blog, for the sole reason that I need to loose weight and gain strength and muscle. I have watched and known how my body has gained the pounds ever since I started university and moved out of my home. I have done nothing about it, purely thinking... just one more take-away doesn't matter, sure I need a reward. I find myself justifying my eating habits with, 'sure it's the end of my exams....it's sunny today, too hot to cook.....just one more take-away, I'll start the diet next Monday.'

Well...today, which is a Thursday, mid-week I have decided to make a change. Now there are several reasons why I've decided TODAY to make this change.

Last night I was at a BBQ at a friends house, my friend is in really great shape. I decided to go shopping and get a nice outfit. I tried some shorts on and tops and realised my size doesn't fit, that's 3 sizes I have gone up since I began university....whattt!

I didn't try on the next size up, I just bought it, with my embarrassment at peak. I put tan on and put the shorts on, and they were even a bit tight on my thighs, but not only that, my thighs are flabby and red veins are spreading on the back of them, I have red veins on my muffin top as well. I know this is brutally honest but it is time I got out of my denial. This is not healthy....my asthma is the worst it has ever been. I have no stamina, I am obese for my age, height, frame....everything.

So today is the beginning of a long hard journey, I know I will need help...encouragement.... some other people who are doing the same as what I am, I need to stick to my exercise routine and healthy eating, losing a couple of pounds a week, slowly and maintaining my weight loss after.

I am going to post photos-

What I look like now and see how this develops, it won't be pretty but it is going to be great when I see the change of shape.

My measurements are-

Bust- 93cm
Chest- 88.2cm
Waist- 82.5cm
Hips- 94cm
Butt- 111cm
Left thigh- 67cm
Right thigh- 66cm
Right arm- 32cm
Left arm- 32.2cm

Weight- 75kg or 11.8 Stone
Height- 160cm or 5'2
Current dress size- large 12-14 depending on fit