my journey to fitness

curves!! and lines!!

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:40:10 -0400

curves!! and lines!!

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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:59:40 -0400

Breakfast! A green apple, 1/2 a cup of OJ and Kashi GoLean...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:43:58 -0400

Breakfast!
A green apple, 1/2 a cup of OJ and Kashi GoLean cereal! Usually I eat more fruit but there’s no variety today. :(
It’s okay though - ill be eating again within an hour or two!

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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:23:01 -0400

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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:22:35 -0400

The time to start is now!

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:20:52 -0400

The time to start is now!

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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:15:34 -0400

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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:14:59 -0400

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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:14:31 -0400

The snow is melting!

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:12:31 -0400

It’s been quite an adjustment, moving to the East Coast…it was 40 degrees outside and the sun was out, and it was warm and beautiful…

I must be insane. Back home, at 60 degrees, jackets start coming out.

BUT most importantly what this means: running outdoors again! And in a few days, I’ll be back home to visit so even mooore trails and routes to kill.

Outside is much closer than the gym, so there’s no excuse!

how has your body changed?

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:57:00 -0500

The weight gain really crept up on me! Really it was about 10 pounds, and two inches on my waist and hips each, but it ALL went to my tummy. :(

Little rolls and all….ugh. But thankfully, it can be solved.

At the same time, I was surprised at how much I gained and how little it affected my body elsewhere…now I know. I’ll def be squatting and lifting to keep the booty! ;)

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Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:46:01 -0500

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Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:42:43 -0500

I'm 5'9-5'10 and I've done some modeling before, but I've put on just a LITTLE weight and now I have to get it off before I can start modeling again. The only problem is that my family loves junk, and it's hard for me to resist because I love good food. I'm at about 122 right now and I need to be 110-115. I was this weight before the summer, but I was unhealthy so it's hard. I'm willing to work hard and be healthy about it, but it's so difficult, I feel like I'm trying to climb a mountain. Help?

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:40:59 -0500

Hey Anon! So I don’t know how long this has been in my inbox, but I’ll answer anyway…

You CAN eat AND enjoy it! Just find yourself some healthy snacks you won’t feel guilty pigging out on! I have fallen in love with dried fruits, berries, and bananas. The beautiful thing: I have to eat tons of them to take in the same amount of calories as I would, say, a handful of Cheetos. Of course, this means I still have a handful of Cheetos every once in a while.

Also, keeping track of what you eat really helps you be held accountable for it! Whether you want to do Instagram or MyFitnessPal or even just writing it down in a journal, RECORD YOUR EATING HABITS SOMEWHERE. Then you look and say “Why did I feel the need to get fast food at 5 PM if I ate a nice lunch at noon and I knew Mom was gonna be serving dinner at 7?”

And understand it’s ALL about choices. Just like there’s a ton of junk food, there’s probably some veggies and fruits that you can choose to eat INSTEAD. Don’t hate yourself for any slip ups, just get back on the wagon and get ready to tear it up again!

WOW I forgot I still had this.

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:33:09 -0500

I was about to create a new tumblr, but my e-mail was already registered. I assumed I deleted this, but I haven’t, and I’m so glad I didn’t!

Literally almost a year later, I have these things to add:

-Prom season was around May last year. I bought a prom dress in February that was a bit tight, and by the time May came around, there was quite a bit of room in my strapless dress! I was working out 6 times a week, running and strength for an hour a day, and eating well.

-Summer I was HOT!!! Then I began college…

-Freshman 15 got me. It’s so easy as a student adjusting to a super rigorous school, 2000 miles from home, viewing food socially instead of as fuel to gain weight. BUT I am also eating a greater variety of foods and enjoying a lot of healthy options so there is hope for me yet.

-I’m ready to get back on the wagon. I make excuses every time, skip one day of workouts then everything falls apart…but I am ready to make a change again. (Starting next week though because I’ve been sick with strep for two weeks and I JUST got the flu).

-If you’ve been following me all this time (and still do - I appreciate you!) please, let me know how your progress has been! A year is a hell of a long time to change yourself, and I’m so blown away at how much I could’ve been doing but did not do!

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Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:28:10 -0500

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