It is now the year 2013! As a kid the movies depicted 2020 with flying cars and cities in the sky. I dont think we are going to be there with the way we are going. In fact I would be surprised if we havent started a civil war and are going backwards by the year 2020! 
Such an optimist I am!!
On to my ramblings. Thank goodness I have spent the past three years on the healthy fitness lifestyle so there are not any huge changes that I have planned more just few adjustments. I do have to say that I am most happy that I started this journey over three years ago because life is sooo much better when one is in shape and self body loathing is decreased. Not that I love my body but it is dang sure better than it was in 2009 when I started!!
This was me when I was pregnant! Over 200# and this wasnt the biggest I got! Blah. Even after I gave birth I was never really able to get rid of the extra baby weight. Mainly because I was stuffing my face and not doing much exercise!
This was me a few months before a I started working out. I was 175# and miserable! This was a few weeks post ACL replacement and is the picture that really made me realize how out of shape I was and that I didnt want to be this way anymore! Bodyfat was about 32%.
This picture was taken after five months of being back in the gym. I wasnt really doing much in the diet department but at least I was working out so I was beginning to have a little shape. My bodyfat was about 28% right here.
So here we are three years later and I know sooo much more than I did when I started! That is a good thing because if one isnt learning and growing then they are doing something wrong!
I have learned that a set program is so much more effective than just going to the gym and winging it! I have the boss to thank for that and even though he will no longer speak to me I am eternally grateful for his help through the first half of the year. Because of his training and teaching I was able to pull 365# on my deads the first of last year! I also was forced to really deal with my diet and not take shortcuts or what I thought were shortcuts and always ended up being longcuts! Trust me ladies and whomever else might read this, fat burners and stimulants do NOT help you and only mess up your body! Since stopping all that stuff I have felt better and have more energy than I ever did on what was supposed to be the best energy supplements out there! Nothing beats clean eating!
In 2013 I want to get back to eating clean. I have really slipped on that the past 6 months and it makes me not like myself and life is way too short for that! I want to feel good and look good and that is only going to happen if I try harder at the eating part of life! No more pizza as a convenience food! Cut way back on the sweets! Eat out less! Those are some good places to start!
Here is a little video that rambles on a few random thoughts!
For several years I took my picture almost every single day! It was a motivation tool I used and something that kept me from putting food in my mouth that I shouldnt be eating. I stopped that a few months ago for a variety of reasons and now I dread taking pictures of myself! Funny how stuff like that works. What used to be a routine is now work and something that I dont want to do! But I will do it occasionally because I think it is important for me to keep me from eating excessively and also to show other woman that one doesnt have to accept being fat and out of shape at 40!
So here I am as of yesterday Jan 1 2013! Bodyfat is probably 15% which is way higher than I want it! I have been down to about 13% and would like to get to 12% and be able to hang between 12-13%!
Last year I really wanted to get my legs shaped up and they improved a lot but still have a long ways to go! This year legs are back on the top of the list for the primary area that I want to change. I would also like to get my lats to develop a bit better. I have a thick back and it is pretty strong but my lats are not very wide and I think a nice set of lats makes ones waist look smaller as well as ones legs. I want to continue to work on my arms and get my shoulders separate a bit more. I store fat there pretty easy and they are very blah right now! I want to be able to press the dang 70# db for bench! I have come close but so far I havent been able to get them up! Abs will be more of the same. I like that I have added in the incline situps. I just need to get my fat down so that one can tell that I have abs. I think that pretty much covers most every body part.
All I wanted for christmas was a treadmill and David got me a very nice one. I am not a cardio bunny so my goal here is pretty low. I figure if I can get on it at least three times a week for 30 minutes that that will sure as heck beat what I did last year which was a bunch of nothing! Who knows, maybe I will find my groove and do better but I am setting the bar low because I do want to achieve this goal.
I think that pretty much covers everything related to health and fitness! I wish you all a most fantastic New Year and much success in the goals that you set! Remember, be realistic and keep things simple! You didnt get out of shape in a month or two and you dang sure wont get in shape in a month or two! It is a lifestyle that you should plan on living for the rest of your life! Enjoy because it really does make life better!
