Starts Here.....
Have you ever found yourself driving down the road, not really thinking about anything, when all of a sudden your brain lights up like a sparkler with a thought so clear you can see forever?
Doesn't happen often but when it does you quite simply can't ignore it. When it happened to me yesterday the thought was: " I can't stand this anymore, enough is enough, I can't do this alone"
One of the biggest struggles in my life currently is getting fit and losing weight. UGH! Nothing is happening. I stay the same. I give into these Winter Blues , and eat pasta, lie in my LovSac and watch TV , sleep and get sadder and think tomorrow I will do something.
Well, tomorrow is today. Yesterday I drove to the gym, and told them I had heard a rumor that eating right and working out would greatly increase ones chances of getting fit and losing weight. After they had assured me that this was in fact true I said Sign me the Heck Up. I now have a gym, and a trainer. ( which in my part of the world is an affordable option )
Now, I have always been a big supporter of " You don't need a gym, put your shoes on and go for a walk" which is how I lost the first half of my weight. I lost another chunk reading on Malena's website and following her advice ( which is how I ended up writing to her ) but nothing for the past year. ( darn pastry in the studio and fast food , starving, after gigs )
Today I go for my first workout with Klarissa. ( who I met yesterday, she has as many different colored hair extensions as I do, good omen that ) I'll take a photo today, and in one month, on my Birthday, I'll take another and post them.
And in four months, Malena and I will go to Baltic Con, and I will play for you. Wearing a corset. Feeling really good, and looking like I have always dreamed I did.
If you can change your mind, you can change your life.
Watch me.
Love and Sweat,
Lorraine
posted by Anonymous @ 7:58 AM
15 Comments
15 Comments:
diva of the northern land.
i am so happy that you feel clear, i know for a fact those Lovsacs can be heavenly, so i Understand the dilemna....
am behind you all the way, when i visit, we will have veggies and rice and fishy and fake sugar.
or no sugar. or whatever you feel like.
hope hope hope i am coming to balty-con
as it is my home town. we'll see what the stars have in store for us all.
love to you & your mission. Kitty
::CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!::
(in general, sound of applause)
Good for you! And you have an additional support group, here, that you haven't had before. I, too, find your post inspiring. :)
As far as Winter Blues goes, keeping the curtains open during the day, even on cloudy days, helps me. I even got a lift the other day when I cleaned ::SHOCK! AMAZEMENT!:: the windows in the dining area of the kitchen. It really did make me feel better, and more light was coming in.
YOU GO GIRL!!! Make it happen! I have a seasonal light myself and it helps it does. I have always wanted to try yoga, let us know how you like it - I worry about decreasing flexibility as I continue to age (gads why won't it stop, every time I turn around I'm older) Hope I can get to Balticon and see you in action!
Go for it, you lovely woman! May you be blessed with perseverance and all the encouragement that can be had for such effort!
^__^
I wish you all the best - and lucky you finding a rainbow-haired trainer! That's a sign if I ever saw one (especially in your neck of the woods).
I know you're really, really busy with your new determination but if I could get a spare second or two from you about the emai I sent regarding my own "I'm going to make this work" endeavour I'd be grateful. I need input from people doing thier own indie thing and not only don't have any support here, I get a lot of resistance because it's "Different" (bad, here in this neck o'the woods). I contacted about 8 people but have only heard from one so far. I'm really lost. :P
You have a LovSac? Cool.
I set up StepMania, an open source Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) clone, on the home theater pc in the basement and got two dance pads so Lori and I can compete. I loaded it with 2,200+ songs and we've been doing it 1-3 hours a day for the past week. Yesterday I was able to cinch my belt one hole tighter, back to where I had it when we first got married. (According to the scale I've gained five pounds, though... go figure.)
Great Post Lorraine! Congratulations about the change of mind (change is good)- it is true, you have the ability to change almost anything you want as long as you have the determination.
I love those sparkling moments of clarity - sheer epiphany... I am glad for you, and inspired.
Awesome gurrl!
All of us goddesses should be focusing on the right things.
I eat well and alot of salads, but I love my wine. ::sigh:: Makes it difficult.
Balticon is sure a goal! i'm working toward it. I was reading alot aboutr liver cleansing. I think alot of weight gain has to to with the liver. Just a thought.
Luvvies,
Vanda
Hey Girls! Yeah, losing weight is MUCH easier with a support group. I have so many helpful hints. I think we should make our own support group! You can post your suggestions and rants on my forum in the health section. http://www.milesteves.com/Malena/viewforum.php?f=4
When someone is having a bad day, they can log in and get some help..or just talk about the brownies they made. There really isn't any in between for this group is there? Hey! What if we all get really healthy and fit so when Balticon comes, we can celebrate with chocolate together!
Xylitol is the best stuff ever as far as fake sugar goes. Did you know it prevents cavities...and rebuilds tissue? And it tastes sooo good! I eat it all by itself.
http://www.xylitol.org
Thanks for all your replies. Lorraine and I just love chatting with all of you. She will be here in the 24th, so we must do a webcam party. I promise to dress up and show you some new props. ..The Addam's Family all over again...
Woo hoo! Go trainer! I too have always been a very strong supporter of working out in your own way without forking over a dumptruck full of money to a trainer unless you're dead serious about the training or just loaded with cash and time. That said - doing things your own way will usually get you to a point, and then almost no further. External motivators are great - especially when they have great personalities that actually motivate you instead of making you feel bad. So yay! I hope it works wonders and makes you feel as good about yourself as we feel about you!
And I've heard that the light boxes are like magic. Good luck!
=)
I may be joining the party a little late, but just wanted to add some applause to the general chorus.
Well done for taking a step - not that there's anything wrong with doing it on your own, but sometimes a change can be a great boost to the motivation.
I rejected the idea of joining a gym for ages, and now I go three times a week and like it (I almost feel as though there was some kind of conspiracy to paint gym-training as boring and hard. Not everyone hates it!) I work out on my own, but I'd NEVER have got there if not for a whole lot of fitness bloggers who inspired me. It does help to feel part of a commnunity, I think, rather than just slogging away on your own.
Good luck, and let us know how you get on!
wow, you got some response!
i booked my ticket for Casa de Lolo, and wonder, does Malena have some time to go too??? flying feb2-7
hmmmmmmm?
will discuss next week, yes?
love & thorsday,
Kitty
ps Maureen, i want to hear about your project, write to me too! furrytiger@gmail.com
Lo - email re-sent, any 2cents much appreciated. You're an organized woman who knows business, or how to find people who DO know what you don't know and need to (did that make sense?) and as you'll see by the PS I added to it, it's not small taters.
KittyCat - sent a copy to you too... possibly twice as I had one email addy in my book for you but then saw the furrytiger one here.
DanGuy - muscle weighs more than fat, so that's likely why the discrepancy between the scale and your physique
I'm going to try and get on the fitness wagon, if only because I'm literally going to die of stress otherwise. Those who can read my locked LJ posts know of the cretin holding my dead pets hostage and all that entails...all that on top of losing Jim Dandy. That guy needs some Karmic Coal in his stocking next year. I also have the 2 unpaid publishing hassles to fight though the smaller one may be resolved since as soon as the attorney called and said "I"m an attorney" they mumbled something about sending the check. It's like "speak friend and enter" with Gandalf! It's magic! The movie one could get ugly, but the emotionally and physically draining one is my dogs. I can't eat. I can't even deal with chocolate (how's that for a diet bonus kiddies?). I'd love to work out but I have trouble standing up without getting woozy and losing my balance sometimes. I did eat a salad and a half piece of chicken today, so there's some progress.
Maureen - ::HUG::
I'll look for you on LJ. I have the same username there as here.
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