Back into Boots
Here's where my journey begins..
After a lifetime of struggles, I'm determined to win this war once and for all.. I'm using a few different things to loose weight.. and by using things, I mean resources..
Honestly, there is a very simple formula to loosing weight.. It's that calories in must be less than calories out.. That being said, there are lots of little things that can mess with both the intake and the output.. If your intake is too low, your body becomes insanely conservative at the output.. And if your output gets too much, sometimes your out of control with your input.. So as simple as the math is, the reality isn't so cut and dried..
As we all know I'm a bit of a freak for looking everything up.. I've (obviously) spent a tonne of time looking this kind of stuff up.. In the scientific literature, in the sports news, and in some more "normal" places.. And well.. There is pretty much a general consensus that there are only 3 factors involved in all this.. Where your head is, what your fuel is, and what you are doing.. In other words, your mental state, your nutrition, and your exercise.. So, since I believe I'm finally in the right mental place to not constantly sabotage myself (yes, that's what we all are doing when we're yo-yoing.. Nobody else MADE you eat that doughnut or ice cream, or pop or whatever your vice is.. That was entirely your own choice.. ), I am going to focus on the other two aspects, each with their own sub-category.. To that end, this section is broken into Stats, Exercise and Nutrition.. I'm keeping the stats up there, so you can see what my progress is like (and I feel somewhat accountable.. ;) )
After a lifetime of struggles, I'm determined to win this war once and for all.. I'm using a few different things to loose weight.. and by using things, I mean resources..
Honestly, there is a very simple formula to loosing weight.. It's that calories in must be less than calories out.. That being said, there are lots of little things that can mess with both the intake and the output.. If your intake is too low, your body becomes insanely conservative at the output.. And if your output gets too much, sometimes your out of control with your input.. So as simple as the math is, the reality isn't so cut and dried..
As we all know I'm a bit of a freak for looking everything up.. I've (obviously) spent a tonne of time looking this kind of stuff up.. In the scientific literature, in the sports news, and in some more "normal" places.. And well.. There is pretty much a general consensus that there are only 3 factors involved in all this.. Where your head is, what your fuel is, and what you are doing.. In other words, your mental state, your nutrition, and your exercise.. So, since I believe I'm finally in the right mental place to not constantly sabotage myself (yes, that's what we all are doing when we're yo-yoing.. Nobody else MADE you eat that doughnut or ice cream, or pop or whatever your vice is.. That was entirely your own choice.. ), I am going to focus on the other two aspects, each with their own sub-category.. To that end, this section is broken into Stats, Exercise and Nutrition.. I'm keeping the stats up there, so you can see what my progress is like (and I feel somewhat accountable.. ;) )
Wondering about the title of this section? Melanie came up with the title of the whole page.. She's 3.. My husband liked the sound of it.. So.. I pondered it.. My first adventure into sports and fitness was via rugby (pretty much my only one, I'll be honest..) I love the game.. And I've only managed to play a total of 3 seasons (in the last 7 years..).. My first season was 2004-2005 while I was in England going to University.. I played league over there, for the University of Manchester's women's side for those that follow the sport.. My oldest was born June of 2006, which is near the beginning of the Canadian rugby season, so my first season here wasn't until 2007.. I loved every minute of it.. I even started sports conditioning with some of the most amazing coaches ever that winter.. I managed to loose all that baby-blues weight, and was in the best shape of my life in spring of 2008.. I felt amazing.. (I wasn't fit by a long stretch, but I was well on my way..).. I got tackled in a non-contact drill early in the season by a team-mate, and sprained my SI joint.. UGH! After 8 weeks of rehab, just as I was cleared to get back on the pitch, we discovered my daughter was on the way.. So no rugby in 2008.. Spring of 2009 I was back out on the field.. I wasn't in anywhere near the shape of 2008.. Pregnancy can do that.. Especially in those of us that were still on route to fitness.. It's hard enough on those that are already fit! So it wasn't the season I had envisioned for 2008, but it was great to be out there anyhow.. And then spring of 2010 brought pregnancy 3, which was the most difficult pregnancy of the lot.. George sucked the life out of me, literally! I was weak and exhausted for the entire pregnancy.. I lost 30 pounds while I was pregnant! That's right, I was 240lbs at my first prenatal appointment, and 209 at my last one! Yes, I had weight to spare, but that's definitely not easy on the body! And then came his delivery.. It was full of complications and disasters.. I lost half my blood volume and had an emergency c-section (far cry from the 2 drug-free, natural births before him!).. Needless to say, for the 2011 season, contact sports were definitely on the forbidden list.. Considering that on New Years I fainted in the grocery store from the exertion of a 1 hour shopping trip! And as I'm sure you can imagine, the recovery was not smooth sailing.. And as someone that's still trying to find the right answers for fitness, I spent the year on quite the roller coaster.. I ended up starting 2012 at my heaviest ever.. A whopping 246lbs! Between organizing 3 kids and all that excess weight, playing rugby in the 2012 season just isn't in the cards.. (It's the very beginning of the season as I write this..).. So, my goal is to get myself back into my rugby boots, and have that amazing season that 2008 was supposed to be.. Or even better!