Week One

Hey.

No zombies yet.  Thank gods.

I haven't weighed myself this week, due to the aforementioned lack of scales.  The same goes for my blood pressure.

I did measure myself, though, and to no surprise, there is little to no change.  My measurements are:

Bust: 105cms (41.5in)
Waist: 90.17cms (35.5in)
Hips: 107cms (42in)

There was no weight training Tuesday, as my trainer was away in Montreal attending a concert.  Perfect venue for getting penned in and trampled or turned during the zombie apocalypse.

Anyway...

I did train Thursday, and had written it all down, but accidentally threw away the list.  I'll be better about it next week, so you'll see what I do during my pre-martial arts training session.

As far as food goes, here are the numbers:

(Note, I don't have the numbers from this weekend for two reasons. 1. I was far too busy to fill in the numbers for the weekend.  2. My laptop died, and I couldn't easily enter the numbers.  I will readily admit, I ate far too much over the weekend and did too little exercise.  We're allowed weekends like that every so often, right?)

You'll note that the amount I ate was over the calorie goal each and every time.  The thing is though, I did a lot of activity:

Well, except Monday.  Monday was actually a pretty crappy day in terms of exercise to food ratio.  I can't remember why, actually.  I think I woke up late and had to take the bus to work instead of my usual hour-long walk to work.

Now, this matters, because the goal of a daily 1200 calories is the number of calories I require to function normally.  For a healthy body, for the body to do just what the body does, it needs 1200 calories.  Any exercise over the top of basic bodily functions must be compensated, or the body is pulling calories from its basic functions to fuel exercise,  That means vital functions don't have the fuel they need.  This is not healthy.

Again, Monday, on the day I did virtually no exercise, I ate far too much.  You'll note that I struggled really frakkin' hard to get enough calories on the days I was training.  On those days, I have to consume some 3000 calories.

That's a lot of food, guys, and I'm not sure I can physically eat that much.

So.  This is where I am right now.  Perhaps it'll come to something.  Perhaps it won't.  I'll post next week with more of the same.

It must be boring to read.  I'm really only doing this to keep myself in check.  You're welcome to read along if you really want.

Comments are open, but you'll be blocked faster than lightning if you're being a prick.  No one needs that shit.

The Beginning

So.

Hello world.

I am Sonia, a chubby 34 year-old woman who is tired of being chubby.  I figured this blog would help keep me accountable to my goals.

Also, quite seriously, Zombies may happen, and I refuse to be the girl they get first.  Fuck that.

My starting point is thusly:

Height: 168cms (5'6")

Weight: 79kgs (174lbs)

Measurements:

Bust:  105 cms (41.5in)
Waist: 91cms (36in)
Hips: 107cms (42in)

Blood Pressure: 132/72

Not great.  Could be worse.

So, since food has been a continual issue, I've decided to use My Fitness Pal (you can friend me if you really want) to keep track of what I eat and when.  Turns out, I failed in a big way today.  Thanks Dairy Queen.  In my defence, I just spent two hours heavy lifting with friends at the gym.  Still... It doesn't look good:

700 calories over.

Oops.

Oh well.  Tomorrow ought to be better.

I have a problem, really, in knowing how much food is too much and how much is not enough.  For example, I'm over here, but I inputted my planned meals for tomorrow... and I'm almost 600 calories shy of what I need to eat to stay healthy.  Now I'm scrambling to come up with more food to eat tomorrow.  I'm sure I'll figure it out.

Anyway, this is where I'm starting.  I'll check in every week to let you all know how I'm going, where I'll list my daily caloric intakes (if you want details, you'll have to friend me), and my exercising.  My weight may not be registered, because I don't have a scale at home, and so have to wait for times when I have access to one.  When I know it, I'll post it.  It's not that important.

The measurements are what matter, really.

So... yeah.  This is me.  This is my starting point.  You can follow along if you want, and feel free to comment, but if you're going to be a prig, I'll delete and block you.

No one needs your judgements.