"There are some days I feel fat. I'm not convinced there's going to be a moment where every woman in the world wakes up and feels like a million dollars. So, what I want to do is give women the tools that will help when those moments come up. Sometimes it can be as easy as telling yourself that you are beautiful." ~ Ashley Graham
Boy oh boy! I'm in need of getting in shape because I want to feel better about myself in a [healthy] way and I am pretty sure I "look" fine the way I am. As of lately, I've been doing Yoga for Belly, Butt & Thighs with Chrissy Carter (I normally do the Thighs and Complete Core segments) and I should get back into the Daily Yoga which is about 44 - 45 minutes long so worth the time (and energy). My personal goal is to increase strength in my core but more than that is to focus on my workout routine for the next eighteen months of Daily Yoga (both morning if I have time when the time permits and if I can I would do the evening yoga if I'm not totally exhausted at the end of the day), Yoga for Belly, Butt & Thighs with Chrissy Carter, and Shape: Ultimate Bikini Body Workout but I will also squeeze in Rodney Yee's Yoga for Your Week and as well as Self: Sculpt Sexy Legs Fast! I have an idea on how I'm going to do this, for Week one: Three days of Shape: Ultimate Bikini Body Workout and two days of Daily Yoga, Week two: Shape: Ultimate Bikini Body Workout for three days and Rodney Yee's Yoga for Your Week for two days, Week three: Shape: Ultimate Bikini Body Workout for three days and Yoga for Belly, Butt & Thighs with Chrissy Carter and Week four: Shape: Ultimate Bikini Boyd Workout for three days and Self: Sculpt Sexy Legs Fast! for two days then I'm going to repeat but in reverse, meaning three days of yoga for three weeks/cardio for the fourth week and two days of cardio/weight training. If I could afford it, I would go to Body By Berle in Fresh Meadows for that one-on-one personal training and I could save myself $200 bucks for about ten sessions, I feel like I need the extra help in getting in shape which is why I need the extra help! I don't know who to ask for some fitness help without emptying my wallet or even the bank account just to have a personal trainer assisting me whenever I'm not feeling as confident as I would like. It's between Body By Berle; Better Body Bootcamp or Bootcamp Republic for my personal weight training experience. Once when I achieve my goal weight of anywhere between 125 - 130 pounds, I plan on shopping at Trash and Vaudeville for some Tripp pants (I'm good on shirts for now), shoes or boots and some accessories to compliment most but not all Goth outfits once when I have my finances together in the mean time!
Main areas of my body I know I need most help with are inner thighs; arms; building my core muscles and minimizing that back fat. I mostly need help improving my posture as I workout and build stamina at the same time. I need to get back into doing 'Shape: Ultimate Bikini Body Workout' and 'Daily Yoga' more just to get in shape when I can. I ever want to get into some yoga classes, there's the HotFlexYoga for more of a workout when I have some sort of income coming in and I haven't had a chance to check out HotFlexYoga since they've opened several years ago. I haven't been asking around for a personal trainer because of my financial situation and financial concerns. I would do the whole gym membership but decided not to because why spend more money on a gym membership if I haven't asked anyone to go with me and having to spend more money than I should when I can either go to a place like Body By Berle or Bootcamp Republic to get in shape? I would personally ask my sister, Gwen for her assistance since she's a certified personal trainer at a gym in Las Vegas, Nevada but however, she can't be at two places at once! I may as well find someone who wouldn't mind helping me out and if I were to do Bootcamp Republic for three-weeks then I'll take on the 22-Day Vegan Challenge to speed up my weight loss effort so when I go to the beach or the pool, I wouldn't have to worry about other people silently body shaming me either amongst themselves or with friends. Partly I am doing this to prevent other people from body shaming me just because I've lost my motivation to lose weight since 2009 and partly I want to lose weight because I want to lose weight and feel better about myself. If I'm going to take on this fitness challenge then I would have to change my diet in order to lose weight and get in shape to have a successful relationship with both food and fitness. When time permits, I'm going to head to Barnes & Noble to purchase 'Mandy Ingber: Yogalosophy'. Again, I could use all the help I need to get in the best shape ever!
I'm going to give myself sixty days to get in shape but I should start with thirty days with a combination of Daily Yoga, Shape: Ultimate Bikini Body Workout and as well as Yoga for Belly, Butt & Thighs with Chrissy Carter with hope that I would feel the difference within thirty days without having to change my diet (yet). I'm too intimidated to do my workouts out in public without a trainer, for example: At a park like Marie Curie in the Bayside area of Queens (New York) where they have a little area for those who want to focus on their workouts because I mostly feel awkward in working out solo without having a personal trainer at my side helping me out! I've considered in having someone who has trained people for the half marathons and whatnot, I haven't found the person who trains people for marathons or just a regular personal trainer. I realize I've gained some weight and no point of mentioning it but thank you for your concern(!). I feel like I need a trainer because I feel like I need that extra push/motivation and I would start my workouts strong then I'll slowly fall off the band wagon but I have struggled to get back on track. Once when I go on the 21-Day Vegan Challenge, I plan on preparing meals from '1,000 Vegan Recipes' by Robin Robertson and if you're wondering on how you would get protein through food, look for pages xii and xiii of '1,000 Vegan Recipes'. For more information, please check out pages 585 and 586 along with Recommended Reading on page 587.
Before you all start making erratic comments about my weight, here is what I will say is: "When was the last time you saw your whole body in the mirror? However, I would take you to an eating competition, but it looks like you already won. Twice." If I were to weigh in at (let's say 120 pounds or less) my goal weight, I'm sure people would make comments such as "You know, just starving yourself isn't gonna make you look like a supermodel. You have to actually look good too." or other comments such as "Good luck finding a guy who likes 'em bony." (Having people say "Eat a hamburger!") My best advice is to leave the person alone because you never know what their situation is [health wise] when it comes to their weight and food. I am that type of person who is made fun of because of my weight, I feel like it encourages me to eat much more than normal instead of being encouraged to lose weight and let me be the one to lose weight when I'm ready! I've honestly had people asking me if I was pregnant and my response was that I've never lost my pregnancy weight that I've gained then plus some. I'm not sure if I should be insulted by that question or if I should just laugh the question off and I realize it's an innocent question. Which is part of the reason why I want to lose some weight so I can get people to stop asking me if I'm "pregnant".
Before you all start making erratic comments about my weight, here is what I will say is: "When was the last time you saw your whole body in the mirror? However, I would take you to an eating competition, but it looks like you already won. Twice." If I were to weigh in at (let's say 120 pounds or less) my goal weight, I'm sure people would make comments such as "You know, just starving yourself isn't gonna make you look like a supermodel. You have to actually look good too." or other comments such as "Good luck finding a guy who likes 'em bony." (Having people say "Eat a hamburger!") My best advice is to leave the person alone because you never know what their situation is [health wise] when it comes to their weight and food. I am that type of person who is made fun of because of my weight, I feel like it encourages me to eat much more than normal instead of being encouraged to lose weight and let me be the one to lose weight when I'm ready! I've honestly had people asking me if I was pregnant and my response was that I've never lost my pregnancy weight that I've gained then plus some. I'm not sure if I should be insulted by that question or if I should just laugh the question off and I realize it's an innocent question. Which is part of the reason why I want to lose some weight so I can get people to stop asking me if I'm "pregnant".
Warm blessings,
Jennifer
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