I have been doing some research on exercise that is low impact but still fat burning for me to do on my off days when I'm not running, and after reading dozens of articles I have come to the realisation that in most aspects rollerblading (in-line skating) is better than running for weight loss and building stronger muscles, not to mention freakin fun!!
Throughout most my teenage years I used to rollerblade for miles to exercise my dog, and just because I enjoyed it, and I remember being so fit, lean long legs and better abs than most the boys my age (minus the guys that spent most their lunch times in the gym). So I am going back to my roots and putting my skates on, I just bought AU $100 skates from my fave sports store and need to buy some wrist guards next pay so that I don't break my wrist =P Anythony is being really supportive of this, because being 26cm taller than me, he can run a lot faster than me even at a jogging pace, so this allows him to go really hard while I'm on my skates and recover when I am running next to him. So here is for hoping, but all going to plan I will also train my dog Lilly to run next to them, and pray it doesn't end up like when I almost ran her over with my bike when she was about 12 weeks!!
My inspiration at the moment is my trip to Bali in March, where I'll be spending 2 weeks chilling in a bikini, and if I can't fit in my Ralph Lauren bikini I'm gonna throw a hissy fit, because its the only reason I bought it, coz I couldn't pull off the tinny bottoms where I live. I'm aiming to loose at least 20lb between now and then, and I think that is a pretty achievable goal. I really want to walk out of my bungalo and for my girlfriends to be like "holy shit! How does she do it?" in regards to bikini weather I have been lucky as its been surprisingly cold so I haven't had any excuse to be in a bikini in front of anyone, except at the pool when I'm swimming laps but the last thing people are looking at is my fat thighs (I hope).
I'm loving herbal tea at the moment, it fills me up so quickly!! and as a treat I'm loving jelly beans, although after 4 or 5 of them I feel ill because the ones from the chemist are sickly sweet. I'm eating many small meals at the moment to keep my metabolism going, my average day goes as follows:
Breakfast: Porridge with sultanas and apple w/ cup of tea (1tbs milk)
Lunch: Usually orange and passionfruit juice, or if I didn't get time for brekkie (usually work related) I have a chicken, avacado & tomato toastie
Dinner: Usually a small portion of whatever mum (or Anthony's mum) cooks me
Snacks through out the day are usually fruit, museli bars and nuts
I'm still struggling to cope mentally with all this, and I find myself very down in the dumps about my body, particulary trying to find things to wear when going out, which in result I don't go out much anymore because more often than not it ends up in tears about me feeling fat and having nothing that fits mein my wardrobe (I refuse to buy bigger clothes, as that is not only wasting money I don't have but inspiration to loose weight so all my amazing clothes fit again). I do have my good days, but most of them are spent freaking out about whether I'm going to ever be 50kg again or stuck at 59kg for the rest of my life...
Love all your posts, you guys make my journey that much easier
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