A smaller and stronger me.

So I'm 35 years old and as lately have noticed a decrease in my metabolism. How have I noticed this? My waistline has increased. A couple weeks ago I had to go buy some new jeans and in the process had to get one size larger than I have been in for the past few years. This and the love handles that have grown above my hip bones have spurred me into action.

I have decided that I need to lose 10 pounds of fat, exercise and get replace my soft frosting covered abdomen with a well toned one. Along with that I need to increase my overall muscular tone and cardiovascular health. In short I want to get healthier and look that way too.

To accomplish that I have done a number on things: There's an app for that was never more true when it comes to calorie tracking and weight loss. The app I use on my iPhone is called Lose It! I have input my goal to lose 1 lb. each week and the app does the rest, calculating my allowed caloric intake based on my height and weight. I enter everything I eat, and all the exercise I do and it calculates the calories I burn while exercising and throws that into the equation on the fly.

I began this process on September 23rd at a weight of 153.6 lbs. As of my most recent weigh in I am now 151.6 lbs. My goal is not pure weight loss, it's body toning and I can already see the difference in my gut and around my sides (you know those love handles.) Part of the process I have been using is a DVD workout one day and walking/jogging on the other days.

The DVD I use is called "Tom Holland's Total Body Workout: Volume 1." If you want a good workout that you can do in about 45 minutes that will make you sweat and feel like you've accomplished something even after the first session then this is the DVD for you. I have improved my stamina, my ability to do all the exercises and increased my weights for the upper body portions of the workout in this short amount of time.


I hope my success will help others realize that lifestyle change is possible no matter now large or small. It's a choice, how healthy do you want to be tomorrow, five years from now, even a
decade or two from now. It all comes
down to your personal commitment to
health.

Your's in Health,

Me, GC