I'm doing it; I'm starting a new blog. One with a little bit more of a focus; staying fit w/o a gym membership, and hopefully (one day!) staying fit for free. See fitforfree.wordpress.com.
I'm really really thankful for this blog, where I now have a record of the ups & downs of my relationship with food and activity over the past year. It's time for a fresh start :-)
Monday, 22 December 2008
Friday, 19 December 2008
12/19, and a new blog turn?
I think I have an idea for how to focus this blog. My goal is to find a sustainable fitness routine that combines yoga, outdoor cardio, and strength training... i.e., staying fit without a gym membership. Maybe this is the angle I should take? It's a big goal of mine, and one I want to chronicle over the next few months (if not longer). I'm planning on "freezing" my gym membership starting next week (so I can go to the gym during work on Monday and Tuesday, if needed), and after that, I want to be gym-free!!
If I decide to do this, I will post before pictures (so you can see the kind of halfhearted "gym shape" that I'm in) and after pictures on my birthday in June, which will be a six-month span. Hopefully I'll be straighter, stronger, fitter, and more confident by then. I think that's a good goal!
If I decide to do this, I will post before pictures (so you can see the kind of halfhearted "gym shape" that I'm in) and after pictures on my birthday in June, which will be a six-month span. Hopefully I'll be straighter, stronger, fitter, and more confident by then. I think that's a good goal!
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
12/17, thoughts
I have that "helpless" feeling again all of a sudden - like no matter what I do I'll never feel healthy and fit again.
But I know that's a huge overreaction. It's a response to having an annoying day yesterday (no sun, freezing, forgot gym clothes and couldn't work out, tired and thus craving sugar all day).
Today WILL BE BETTER. I'm going to yoga during lunch, cooking a healthy meal with a friend tonight, and doing my best to go to bed before 11. I really need to start getting more sleep if I want to have the energy to work out and LIVE!!!!!
I am really torn on whether to keep my gym membership. I haven't gotten into a good schedule with my new commute. Maybe mid-day is the best time for me to work out... maybe I should go after work... maybe I should quit the gym and just do more yoga...
I am torn!!
All of this is making me feel paralyzed, which is silly; I should be ACTING. Okay, first step, back to work.
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OK, it's 4 PM now -- I went to yoga, had a big bowl of veggie soup with some crackers and almonds, and feel WAY better. I've been thinking for awhile now that I want to quit my gym -- I get sick of it so fast, and I feel like there are things out there that are MUCH better for my psyche (i.e. walking/running outside, YOGA, maybe even dance class?!). I don't want to be a gym person forever -- I see it as a means to the end of staying healthier in a city without a whole lot of outdoor activity. But it's a waste of money! For the money I spend on the gym, I could go to 4–5 great yoga classes every month. I have the time, and now I live in an area without easy access to a gym. I want to spend more time practicing music, reading, writing, and exploring this city. Quitting my gym would be a means to that end, too.
However, the last time I quit the gym, I got realllly out of shape because I didn't give myself enough cardio options. If I buy a bike, that will be a step in the right direction. If I walk more (which I'm doing already since I moved), that will be another positive step. If I go to yoga a couple times a week (in addition to my Wednesday at-work class), that will be a third step.
I just DON'T want to look back on my twenties as a time when I beat myself up over not going to the gym/spent valuable time there/wasted my $ on a stupid gym membership!!! There are other WAY more effective ways to stay fit. And I enjoy being in yoga shape or running shape way more than being in "gym-shape" anyway :)
But I know that's a huge overreaction. It's a response to having an annoying day yesterday (no sun, freezing, forgot gym clothes and couldn't work out, tired and thus craving sugar all day).
Today WILL BE BETTER. I'm going to yoga during lunch, cooking a healthy meal with a friend tonight, and doing my best to go to bed before 11. I really need to start getting more sleep if I want to have the energy to work out and LIVE!!!!!
I am really torn on whether to keep my gym membership. I haven't gotten into a good schedule with my new commute. Maybe mid-day is the best time for me to work out... maybe I should go after work... maybe I should quit the gym and just do more yoga...
I am torn!!
All of this is making me feel paralyzed, which is silly; I should be ACTING. Okay, first step, back to work.
____
OK, it's 4 PM now -- I went to yoga, had a big bowl of veggie soup with some crackers and almonds, and feel WAY better. I've been thinking for awhile now that I want to quit my gym -- I get sick of it so fast, and I feel like there are things out there that are MUCH better for my psyche (i.e. walking/running outside, YOGA, maybe even dance class?!). I don't want to be a gym person forever -- I see it as a means to the end of staying healthier in a city without a whole lot of outdoor activity. But it's a waste of money! For the money I spend on the gym, I could go to 4–5 great yoga classes every month. I have the time, and now I live in an area without easy access to a gym. I want to spend more time practicing music, reading, writing, and exploring this city. Quitting my gym would be a means to that end, too.
However, the last time I quit the gym, I got realllly out of shape because I didn't give myself enough cardio options. If I buy a bike, that will be a step in the right direction. If I walk more (which I'm doing already since I moved), that will be another positive step. If I go to yoga a couple times a week (in addition to my Wednesday at-work class), that will be a third step.
I just DON'T want to look back on my twenties as a time when I beat myself up over not going to the gym/spent valuable time there/wasted my $ on a stupid gym membership!!! There are other WAY more effective ways to stay fit. And I enjoy being in yoga shape or running shape way more than being in "gym-shape" anyway :)
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