Out of Shape

Hello,

I have always been over weight, not really surprising because of my love for foods that are just not good for me haha. I use to be quite athletic in high school, I played both softball and basketball. I've never been a runner tho I have tried my hand at that as well. My real passion is books and art, which is why I am a commercial artist. But lately things have gotten to the point that I know I need to make some changes. There is nothing like stepping on a scale and reading that you weight almost 200 lbs to put things into perspective. I have always weight around 155 through most of my college years and now that things have settled and I have graduated and things have become less hectic in my life I have noticed a jump in my weight.

I have never been one to whine and cry about how much I weight or about how things dont fit. I am even one to joke about my own fat rolls, and abundant love handles. Knowing this I was raised in a family of people who were like minded and all a bit over weight. I think things started changing when my sister began college and started dropping the pounds because of her strict softball training. She had always been a little more over weight than me so the change to her diet and attitude was the first thing that made me want to get on a path to a better me. Also my brother who was always the little man, the chubby boy, grew up last summer... and when I mean up I mean in feet! He got TALL!!! Not to mention he turned into a string bean on us all. He took up weightlifting, track, baseball and cross country. He is the runner in the family, thats for sure, he has currently set his goals to run 10 miles a day this summer, so far he is up to 6. Now envy is a big part of the reason Im getting fit, but also because its a good time, it feels like a good time to get into shape.

Starting today June 1, I began the workout Insanity. And let me tell you, Its EXACTLY that. I haven't felt like passing out on the floor from a workout in a long time, Highschool even. The workout consists of different videos for different days, they are set up on a calendar for the ease of knowing what to do each day. Day 1 begins with a Fit Test, to check out your cardio and ability. You tally how many times you can do each exercise in 60 seconds... needless to say I am QUITE out of shape. I couldn't make it through any of the exercises all the way without stopping and even had to pause the video and rest a bit cause i thought I would puke. (graphic i know, but true). In the end I managed to finish the exercises and I think it was a good starting point for me, realistically, since I know that I have done basically no exercise.

Tomorrow I begin the next exercise, and I am hopeful that I will be able to at least get to learning the moves and get into it. Having a good time doing these is part of the work I know, and seeing that its a 60 day program, I am confident that by the end of the summer I will not only FEEL healthier I will BE healthier.

If you happen to stumble upon this blog and read into it, I hope it gives you the courage to start a new you just as I am dedicated to do. I will be posting daily my trials and successes. And if you are like minded, please leave me a comment, suggestions , or anything else

over and out
R.