We have been super busy juggling everything on our plates. I have been fortunate enough to be working at least 4 days a week at a great middle school, and Evan continues to tackle teaching, grad school, and my culinary skills.
With so much going on, we realized that we were neglecting ourselves. The day came when I reached for one of my favorite cardigans (required teaching attire) and it didn't fit. Like, I had the embarrassing button gaps that are so very unflattering. Oy. My first reaction was to wonder whether I had accidentally dried my sweater, but my super logical (scumbag) brain was like, "Oh honey. Don't make excuses."
Of course, I lamented to Evan, and he mentioned that his favorite jeans were just a tad too snug for comfort lately.
And so, we've embarked on a journey together to start bettering ourselves. We have a gym membership, and we actually started using it. I've been taking Zumba, Pilates, and yoga classes, and Evan has been busting himself on the weight lifting machines. Since those still intimidate me, I prefer to get yelled at by Jillian Michaels at home.
I also read some research into what can help in making weight loss and fitness plans more successful, and after all my reading, here's what I have come up with:
1. Tell people: I have told a few people that I have embarked on Mission: Get Sexy. As embarrassing as it can be, it feels good to know that people have your back. And now, I'm telling all of you. Yep. Hey everyone, I am tired of being a FattyMcFatFat, and I'm working my tush off to be better.
2. Track your food: Ev and I have started obsessively tracking our food and calorie intake on myfitnesspal.com. It's free, and it gives you a relatively personalized program. Plus, you can be friends on there and cheer each other on. Also, knowing I have to track every freakin' morsel that goes into my mouth makes me rethink choices. Do I really want to track those 250 calories worth of Pirate's Booty (my carbohydrate bff/nemesis) or would I rather track 25 calories worth of baby carrots?
The cool thing is that we've already seen results. I am feeling better, have more energy, and don't have quite as many "maybe it just shrunk somehow," moments. I recently tried on that cardigan again, and it fit! Whoo!
Evan is feeling better too, and it is so awesome having a partner that can nicely tell me to get off the couch and accompany him to the gym. He has been super supportive, and it has made a huge difference versus doing this on my own. We recently did an hour-long interval training bootcamp called Hot Sweaty Mess, and it was great to push each other through it.
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| Busting my butt on some boxes! |
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| CrossCore exercises! |
I know I've posted about this before. I've been struggling with my weight for a few years now, but I feel empowered this year to start off my married life as healthy as I can. I want to ring in my anniversary feeling awesome and looking hot. I am committed this time to making this successful for me, for Evan, and for our lives together.
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| So this is me in a wedding in 2003. Back then, I got to this weight in unhealthy ways. This time, I'm doing it the healthy way! |
Anyway, I definitely plan on posting more about how this little journey of ours is going, and posting more in general! Summer is right around the corner, and it is going to be epic! Definitely more Tyler tales to come!
