Crown of Glory » Exercise http://bloglorious.com A Young Woman's Journey to Embracing Nappturality, Sisterlocks, and Financial Independence... Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:47:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Activity http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/activity/ http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/activity/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:39:33 +0000 Neci Baby http://bloglorious.com/?p=89 I just came back from the gym and I am so proud of myself because that was my second workout this week! Yesterday I went to this cycling class and I thought it would be a breeze but it was surely intense to say the least. The instructor had us standing up on the bikes and stuff…I could barely keep up, lol. Today I decided to try a stepping class. That class was a little less intense but my feet were giving me hell. I need to get it together! I decided that I will keep going to different group fitness activities at school until I find one that is at my level (over time I will step it up a few notches). I think I might give swimming a shot next week. To help keep me motivated, I’ve joined The 50 Million Pound Challenge. I’m not looking forward to it, but I definitely need to purchase a scale to keep track of my progress of losing my goal of 24 lbs. I think I’m off to a good start!

]]> http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/activity/feed/ 0 Gaining Weight…and MORE Weight http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/gaining-weightand-more-weight/ http://bloglorious.com/2008/09/gaining-weightand-more-weight/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:10:01 +0000 Neci Baby http://bloglorious.com/?p=87 I guess this week I’m realizing some things that I need to work on. Weight has never really been an issue for me. I was always a very skinny girl. Friends and family would joke around and tell me things like, “girl you need to get some meat on your bones!” No, I didn’t like how skinny I was,but there wasn’t anything to do about it. I ate anything and everything I wanted and still didn’t gain any weight. I would look at other girls and (black) women on TV (read: video vixens) and wish I could be as voluptuous as they were. Well, about 2 years ago, my wish started coming true. After taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen to treat my acne, my weight slowly started to increase. I went from a steady 115 to ~125. Then within ~1 year, I gained approximately 30 pounds! Some idiots that I hadn’t seen in a while even asked me if I was preggers! Right now I am 5’5″, 174 lbs and my measurements are 42-35-45. I like to give my measurements because I don’t believe my weight alone does me any justice. I do have the fab curvy figure that I’ve always wanted and I am (excuse my ghetto slang, but I am from Dade county so it’s bound to come out) definitely “supa thick”. I have no cellulite, no stretch marks, my girls sit up nice & proper, and the only thing that jiggles on me is my backside. BUT I would like to TONE up on some areas (mostly the middle section). When I want to really look glam I wear a corset to pull me in, but I would like a natural solution. Most importantly, I don’t need to gain ANYMORE weight!!

I went to the doctor the other day and he recommended that I lose ~25 lbs. Seems fair enough. My solution is to get active first, and then I’ll work to incorporate eating healthier. Right now, I am the MOST inactive person imaginable. My chest and legs hurt just from a brisk <10 minute walk. I used to have a gym membership, but I barely ever went. It was all so intimidating! These super thin women would come in looking all fab and just get to work doing their thing, but I didn’t know what the heck to do! For the most part I would spend a few hours on the treadmill and call it a day/week/month, lol. Anywho, I’ve located some group fitness classes at school that I could squeeze into my schedule. I’ve had them on my calendar for a few weeks now and only managed to go to 1 class, but I’m sure I’ll get into the routine as soon as I get used to juggling my schoolwork.

This is me last month….

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