Operation Get Fit

uuuuggghhhh...I've been dreading this post. Not because it's hard to write, but because (1)this is the bajillionth time trying to lose weight, and (2) I don't want anyone to know and hold me accountable lol...no but really

This is.....

Operation Get Fit! 
[a.k.a weight loss attempt #2435213462987]


So here's the plan- I'm going to get operation...juuuust kidding! hee hee...aaaannyways....

Baby Saleima was easily my most hang pregnancy. I ached more, was out of breath more, got tired, had sore feet, felt super heavy in the pelvic area, and my body didn't bounce back as quickly as I had hoped after delivery. The post partum recovery process wasn't bad, but it just wasn't as quick as the other recoveries were (with the exception of the C section recovery). I'm not that surprised though. I've carried and delivered four babies in 5 years, I'm not in my young 20's, my body is shot and needs to recover. #nomoremusclememory #nomoremuscles

 Now that I am two months postpartum, I've sort of passed the newborn zombie phase (sort of) and Saleima is now sleeping longer stretches through the night (yaaaaaaaay). I'm feeling a whole heck of a lot better and have more energy to start doing exercises. 


 So what are the goals!?


1. Get to my pre-pregnancy weight of 145 lbs. And by pre-pregnancy I mean before Leila lol. I honestly don't know what weight is ideal for my height/age and I don't like those BMI charts cause they are ridiculous. But I did a quick google search anyways and found this..

  • Based on the Robinson formula (1983), your ideal weight is 123.0 lbs
  • Based on the Miller formula (1983), your ideal weight is 129.1 lbs
  • Based on the Devine formula (1974), your ideal weight is 120.6 lbs
  • Based on the Hamwi formula (1964), your ideal weight is 119.7 lbs
  • Based on the healthy BMI recommendation, your recommended weight is 107.8 lbs - 145.6 lbs
    These chart/formula things are so rubbish...how's the last one? Between 107 and 145.....uhhh...Yeah I'll look super hungry at 120 lbs. No thanks. I'll stick to 145 lbs.
2. Build muscle, tone up, slim down...yadda yadda...I'll measure this by how I feel hahhaa....nah I'll ask Aljay to help me set some realistic goals.

3. JUST GET STARTED!

4. Make a lifestyle change to eat healthier and be more active.

5.To LIVE!!!! I'm living now. I love my life, but I think back to my younger years when I had energy to do everything!!! I want that again! I want to run and play with my kids! I want to dance! I want to travel! I want to take a million jumping pics! I want to create! I want to explore! I want to try new things! I want to run a marathon or half marathon! did i really just say that? I want to do the color run or the bubble run! you know...a fun run. I want to climb mountains! okay i think I've made my point.


Gameplan?
  1. Start by doing cardio that last for 15 mins or more 5 days out of the week and following it with squats, lunges, and basically any leg strengthening exercise. 
  2. Drink lots of water! I don't really like soda and don't drink a lot of juice, but I don't think I drink enough water.
  3. Use my trusty planner to track my progress. I did this at the beginning of last year and I tell you the smiley faces drawn in my planner really did motivate me lol. But yeah I'll track my progress by...
    1. Keep using the smiley face system hahha
    2. do a monthly progress report blogpost
    3. Weigh myself monthly (maybe I'll do twice a month after I figure out where the heck our scale went)
    4. take body measurements
    5. log my reps
  4. Tell people so that I can be held accountable...I should just hold myself accountable, but ay I need all the support I can get.....and no I won't be posting religiously on facebook a pic of my healthy meal, or me running, or me wearing my neon bright workout gear (oh wait I don't have any)....but if you see me later on in the year and I still look the same, feel free to call me out on it (not like all the old Samoan Aunties need any permission hahahha...they give free comments and advice all the time). I won't be offended, and if I do get offended I'll get over it real quick. P.s. I'm not teasing anyone who does those things I mentioned on facebook...only the ones who do the hourly status updates EVERY DAY. 
  5. Menu plan!  I mean plan out weekly healthy meals and snacks, incorporating more healthy foods into our diet, trying new recipes. If your picturing rows of tupperware neatly filled with veggies, brown rice, and lean meat you can just stop because that's not realistic for me....can you imagine my rage when I see that someone has eaten my meals? lol....no good
  6. Listen to my body. Don't over do it. Just have fun and stay focused. 

 My current body......
  • loose saggy stomach skin
  • very very poor stamina, muscle mass, tone, just everything!
  • pretty sure I have diastasis recti (separation of the abdominal muscles)
  • plenty of winter fat storage 
  • 200 lbs (from my postpartem checkup 1/13/2016)

!WARNING!>> Disturbing images ahead.

 aaaaahhhh piiiicccttuurreessssssssss!!!!!!!!!! yuck. I haaaaattteeee these pictures!!! Buutttt ugghhh I have to see the progression because I won't believe it if someone says I look slimmer lol. Ew I can't believe I'm actually posting these. If you have a weak stomach please look away now. oh toooooo late hahaha


okay time to wrap this up so I don't have to look at these pics any longer. This better motivate me! or my kids later in life! or someone! anyone!

 Next update: End of February or Beginning March....(who starts on a Tuesday in the last week of January?)




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