Repost from 9/17/16

Make conscience choices to exercise
Yesterday, I have chosen to take a break or rather make a break entry because I was too tired. Sometimes, it gets that way.  I wonder if exercise is a good treatment from that as well.  I noticed that I feel differently whenever I just move.  I am not a good dancer, at least not like I once was.  I would like to know if I could learn again.  I am still inspired by the infomercials that I watch often, usually on a daily basis.  Just now, I have been having thoughts about what is okay and I realize that the power is in my hands.  This is true, even with exercise.  I wanted to make a purchase of some dance videos.  Ironically, many of them are free.  I can make the choice of dancing or not dancing.  Either way, the choice is mine.

With exercise, there are times when I wonder with exercise, what I prefer, to be shot or to get stabbed.  It is silly, but I didn't realize how much I hate exercise and found it drudgery.  There has got to be a way that I don't find it drudgery.  On the other hand, should it fun or something I like?  The problem is, I have no idea what exercise I would like to do.  Should I dance for 10 minutes?  Should I life weights for 15 minutes?  What is most beneficial to me at least for now, walking for 15+ minutes?  Walking would be good, but it doesn't seem to interest me much.  Yet, I walk every single day of my life but I have taken walking for granted.  I don't anymore.  I have a list of things or goals or ideas or ground rules that I have decided to follow to making a plan.  I realize that I have a lot to think about, or so I?

Here are the exercise choices that I have?
Dancing, Walking, Lifting weights

Problem areas: Abs, upper arms, weak core, inner thighs

Ground rules or guidelines (to reiterate)
Consider schedule for week.
Consider how much time to exercise.
Consider what exercises I am able to do.
Consider the time of day when to exercise.
Consider my mindset period.
Consider my health.
Consider if I am in need of equipment for said exercise such as shoes or weights.
Consider the length of the actual exercise.
Consider if I am able to exercise that long.
Consider why I think exercise, in my mind, is still somewhat drudgery.
Consider what my own motivation is to exercise.
Consider my emotional and physical state during exercise.          
Consider how I am supposed to gauge how much work I have done.
Consider my results and not forget to log them.
Consider the number of times to exercise per day

Benefits to exercise:
Exercise
Time period
Per day
...anything else

Make conscience choices to exercise

Yesterday, I have chosen to take a break or rather make a break entry because I was too tired. Sometimes, it gets that way.  I wonder if exercise is a good treatment from that as well.  I noticed that I feel differently whenever I just move.  I am not a good dancer, at least not like I once was.  I would like to know if I could learn again.  I am still inspired by the infomercials that I watch often, usually on a daily basis.  Just now, I have been having thoughts about what is okay and I realize that the power is in my hands.  This is true, even with exercise.  I wanted to make a purchase of some dance videos.  Ironically, many of them are free.  I can make the choice of dancing or not dancing.  Either way, the choice is mine.

With exercise, there are times when I wonder with exercise, what I prefer, to be shot or to get stabbed.  It is silly, but I didn't realize how much I hate exercise and found it drudgery.  There has got to be a way that I don't find it drudgery.  On the other hand, should it fun or something I like?  The problem is, I have no idea what exercise I would like to do.  Should I dance for 10 minutes?  Should I life weights for 15 minutes?  What is most beneficial to me at least for now, walking for 15+ minutes?  Walking would be good, but it doesn't seem to interest me much.  Yet, I walk every single day of my life but I have taken walking for granted.  I don't anymore.  I have a list of things or goals or ideas or ground rules that I have decided to follow to making a plan.  I realize that I have a lot to think about, or so I?

Here are the exercise choices that I have?
Dancing, Walking, Lifting weights

Problem areas: Abs, upper arms, weak core, inner thighs

Ground rules or guidelines (to reiterate)
Consider schedule for week.
Consider how much time to exercise.
Consider what exercises I am able to do.
Consider the time of day when to exercise.
Consider my mindset period.
Consider my health.
Consider if I am in need of equipment for said exercise such as shoes or weights.
Consider the length of the actual exercise.
Consider if I am able to exercise that long.
Consider why I think exercise, in my mind, is still somewhat drudgery.
Consider what my own motivation is to exercise.
Consider my emotional and physical state during exercise.            
Consider how I am supposed to gauge how much work I have done.
Consider my results and not forget to log them.
Consider the number of times to exercise per day

Benefits to exercise:
Exercise
Time period
Per day
...anything else

A break

Taking a break.

Today's reflection for 9/14/16

My plan is to perform 30 minutes of strength.  I plan to keep that promise.  The problem with exercise is that however I focus too much on the time.  I just wish that I could just have fun and just enjoy exercise.  Lately I have been using free weights and while it is quite the workout, I have a long way to go into saying that my main problem area, my belly has fully gone down.  I spent most of the night ill.  That was due to my binge eating last night.  My goal is not to fail to plan.  I have made another decision.  It is too not beat myself up when things don't go my way.  I had or still am struggling with a black and white thinking that has caused me to go one step forward and two steps back.  I will make a mistake, but with mistakes, I can learn from them.  If anything, being honest with myself is the best policy. 

Today's reflection 9/13/16

Since yesterday, there hasn't been much more that I needed to add.  However, I did in fact burn 180 calories, which was quite helpful in reference of consuming more calories than I have planned to.  I have learned that with exercise, come better portions.  I have so far been lifting free weights in the morning.  I plan this daily because anything can happen.  Weight lifting and strength training furthermore hasn't been so vigorous however.  But using heavier weights can and prove beneficial. 

Reflecting on today's habits and what I can do to remedy that..

Today, I have learned that one cannot out-exercise a bad diet.  That is a lesson that is much needed. Though I have lost a pound since last week, I wonder if I have not binged yesterday would I have lost more.  That is okay.  I lost a pound and that is okay.  I feel better already and so far, that is also what counts.  I plan to continue to lift weights.  I might even add some more exercises to my routine.  I look forward to exercising more and lifting more weights.  My motivation to exercise is myself. My desire is to be healthy and not consider myself lazy.  For years, I feel like I am lazy and have been putting myself down for a long time now.  That is something that I wish to change.  Today was a day that I did not eat healthy or exercise.  While I could say that was a mistake, I could finally say that this is a lesson well-learned.  

Exercise schedule for 9/12/16

Friday, August 5, 2016
Things to Consider
Consider schedule for week.
Consider how much time to exercise.
Consider what exercises I am able to do.
Consider the time of day when to exercise.
Consider my mindset period.
Consider my health.
Consider if I am in need of equipment for said exercise such as shoes or weights.
Consider the length of the actual exercise.
Consider if I am able to exercise that long.
Consider why I think exercise, in my mind, is still somewhat drudgery.
Consider what my own motivation is to exercise.
Consider my emotional and physical state during exercise.            
Consider how I am supposed to gauge how much work I have done.
Consider my results and not forget to log them.
Consider the number of times to exercise per day

I plan to consume a maximum of 1200 calories per day, which is
300 calorie breakfast
350 calorie lunch
300 calorie dinner
first 150 calorie snack
second 100 calorie snack
That is what, at least I plan to do.  I rounded the number of calories.  However, I tend to consume
200 calorie breakfast
300 calorie lunch
275 calorie dinner
first snack 180 calories
second snack 150 calories
third snack 95 calories

Tomorrow, I have an appointment, which means that I will have to consume a smaller, yet healthier breakfast.  I have an appintment at 8 am, which will mean that I will have a snack between 7:00 since I weigh myself between 6:30 am and 9:00 am.  Different days, however, will mean a schedule that I will have to make daily.  Right now, I can only do a few minutes.