So here we go

I stand on the scale one day and cringe. At 26 I'm obese and tired of it. It's time for a change.

I never have been tiny but I did gain over 60 pounds during my last relationship (which of course was 6 years ago!). Bugger wouldn't let me cook despite my being a decent cook,  and never cooked for us. So we ate out or ordered in a lot. 60 pounds later here I am.

Ugh.

So I've decided on a change and I figure the only way to make me stick to exercise and eating better is to have a blog about it. Then I'll have some personal accountability. I figure it'll force me to keep with it (here's hoping!)

So the plan is:

2 days of doing EA Sports Active on the Wii (approx 20 mins a day)

and the Wii Fit Balance Board for approx 20 minutes a day.

On my "rest" days from EA Sports (you do 2 days on and 1 day off) I'm going to do Kettlenetics. Kettlenetics is basically aerobics with a 4 pound kettle ball. I got suckered into it from an infomercial but only because I can truly see the science behind it working. I figure aerobics with a weight has got to do SOMETHING for you.

The only way I will not do exercises for a day is if I have too much knee or back pain. I suffer from patella-femoral syndrome .  Basically  my knees hurt all the time but if I'm having a flare up of pain I can barely walk let alone do any sort of exercise. I've had surgery twice on my knees but the surgeries have never taken and I still have pain.

I also suffer from facet joint syndrome in my back. It's essentially a form of arthritis. When it acts up I'm in severe pain.

So if those two aggravating conditions flare up I won't be doing my exercises that day. Otherwise I have NO excuse. I'm only working 1-2 days a week right now so I can't say I don't have the time!

Couple all this with a refusal to eat anything candy or chocolate related, which will probably kill me. And no snack foods. I otherwise eat fairly healthy I'm just a horrible, horrible HORRIBLE candy/baking/sugarholic. Carbs and refined sugar are my best friends right now and that's got to change.

So here are the *sigh* disgusting awful stats on me. I'm posting them so I have to be ashamed of them to force myself to get better!

Age: 26

Height: 5'3"

Weight: 204lbs

Measurements:

Calves: 17" (though I have to say they may be big but they're already solid muscle)

Thighs *UGH*: 31"

Hips: 47"

Stomach:46"

Waist: 36"

Chest (bust): 42" (the only part of me I'll be sad to see go!)

Upper arm: 13"

Lower arm: 9.5"

So basically I carry all my weight in my stomach, butt and leg areas. They're massive. I keep having students ask me when my "baby" is due. So it's definitely time for a change. I figure I'll re take the measurements every 2 weeks to see if there's any progress.

There damn well better be seeing as I'm posting all this online!

And the dreaded, never posted online before full body shot. I never can take a good pic and full body shots are ALWAYS soooooo flattering. uuughhhhh. Sad thing is I don't feel like I look this big but apparently I do. I don't subscribe to the camera adds 10 lbs crap.

Yeah I know, I'm wearing a heavy sweater but it is showing what I look like on a daily basis.

So here's hoping my exercise plans and dreams work and I can become a slimmer, better, much more attractive me although I do think it'll take much more than weight loss to fix the last one lol!