Yesterday, I decided I needed another additional commitment. So I signed up for Phuket Half Marathon which is taking place in 6 months. I thought that was a good way of motivating myself and getting committed to what I am doing.
I also joined a challenge on the Polar website but not sure my watch model allows me update my data automatically. Will see!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
New Year resolution
New year, new year, new year... and it's typical tradition of beautiful resolutions and targets for the year. Well.. here's my turn.
Hi, I'm Mimi, I'm 162cm high and yesterday, 31st December, before going for New Year's Eve dinner, I weighted 66.5 kg. Technically, that puts me in "normal" BMI, but it's simply not acceptable: I've been trying to lose weight for 2 years now but have simply failed. On the contrary, I'd say I've been very successful at PUTTING on weight which is pretty much the only thing I've been doing consistently.
So now is a new year and since it's 2010, I thought to myself.. this is it! By end of 2010, I will be (at least) 10 kg less. I was at my lowest adult life weight when I was 20, that's when I weighted 52kg. I'm now 28 years old and weighting 66.5kg. By this time next year, I hope to be... 56.5KG.
What's the plan? The plan is simple and here are some of my principles:
1. NO STUPID DIET: I don't follow anyone else's crazy diet, I will need to find what fits me. Also, I'm not going to do any diet where I eradicate anything too extensively for too long because that's not sustainable.
2. SPORTS ADDICTION: Sports will drive my weight loss. I've started running/swimming an hour a day for the past 10 days and one of my key objectives is to become ADDICTED to physical exercise. I have to need my sports as much as I need my breakfast in the morning and you can just ask my husband how important my breakfast is... that is addiction!
3. COOK LESS, SERVE LESS, LEAVE MORE: I have this nasty habit from childhood which consists in always finishing my plate. As a kid, my mum always put me up as a role model to my brothers who were a lot more difficult with food and showing them how Mimi was such a good girl and had finished off her plate. Yeah. Nice one. And now? Now this is one of the worst things that I could wish because I tend to help myself with a good size serving (or eat out a lot due to my work) and I only realize how much I've eaten once I have emptied my plate. So I have to rewire my brain and learn to cook/serve less and leave more in my plate.
4. MAKE IT PUBLIC: Apart from my husband, not many people know about my trying to lose weight. So now I'm making it absolutely public because I think this will put me with my back to the wall: no choice, got to do it now! I am announcing to the world that I'm going to lose 10kg in a year and I'm a pretty competitive person so I'm really going to have to try my best. On the other hand 10 kg is a lot, many people around me would say it's impossible or it's too much. And that's precisely why I've chosen the number 10, because it takes away the fear of losing! This idea of "conquering" the fear of losing comes from Idris Jala, ex CEO of Malaysia Airlines. I will apply some of his "business transformation program" to make it a "personal transformation program" (referred as PTP in the future entries). More details on this PTP in future blog entries.
5. THINK PHYSICAL P&L: When I eat, when I exercise, when I drink, my mind needs to be focused on the impact on my physical "Profit and Loss sheet". It is worth eating an ice-cream? No, let's have an infusion instead. It is worth walking or is it better running? I will get into the habit of thinking numbers. Without going into counting every calorie, I will use common sense and look into the energy values whenever possible. My Xmas gift from my husband was a new POLAR watch. It comes with a belt that you tie around your chest and the watch will track your heartbeat while you exercise and therefore your calories spent based on time, sex, weight and heartbeat. So I've started tracking my training programs and I will update a diary with all the data. For example, for me, running an hour at a reasonable rate burns 500-600 KCAL, swimming burns 400 KCAL. I will also try to do some group and other activities, but running and swimming are my basis.
I think that's about it for now. I will probably add more as I go.
If you want to join my challenge, please email me or leave me a comment. If you want to follow me thoughout the year, sign up as a follower and do leave me comments once in a while!
Cheers
Mimi - 65 kg
Hi, I'm Mimi, I'm 162cm high and yesterday, 31st December, before going for New Year's Eve dinner, I weighted 66.5 kg. Technically, that puts me in "normal" BMI, but it's simply not acceptable: I've been trying to lose weight for 2 years now but have simply failed. On the contrary, I'd say I've been very successful at PUTTING on weight which is pretty much the only thing I've been doing consistently.
So now is a new year and since it's 2010, I thought to myself.. this is it! By end of 2010, I will be (at least) 10 kg less. I was at my lowest adult life weight when I was 20, that's when I weighted 52kg. I'm now 28 years old and weighting 66.5kg. By this time next year, I hope to be... 56.5KG.
What's the plan? The plan is simple and here are some of my principles:
1. NO STUPID DIET: I don't follow anyone else's crazy diet, I will need to find what fits me. Also, I'm not going to do any diet where I eradicate anything too extensively for too long because that's not sustainable.
2. SPORTS ADDICTION: Sports will drive my weight loss. I've started running/swimming an hour a day for the past 10 days and one of my key objectives is to become ADDICTED to physical exercise. I have to need my sports as much as I need my breakfast in the morning and you can just ask my husband how important my breakfast is... that is addiction!
3. COOK LESS, SERVE LESS, LEAVE MORE: I have this nasty habit from childhood which consists in always finishing my plate. As a kid, my mum always put me up as a role model to my brothers who were a lot more difficult with food and showing them how Mimi was such a good girl and had finished off her plate. Yeah. Nice one. And now? Now this is one of the worst things that I could wish because I tend to help myself with a good size serving (or eat out a lot due to my work) and I only realize how much I've eaten once I have emptied my plate. So I have to rewire my brain and learn to cook/serve less and leave more in my plate.
4. MAKE IT PUBLIC: Apart from my husband, not many people know about my trying to lose weight. So now I'm making it absolutely public because I think this will put me with my back to the wall: no choice, got to do it now! I am announcing to the world that I'm going to lose 10kg in a year and I'm a pretty competitive person so I'm really going to have to try my best. On the other hand 10 kg is a lot, many people around me would say it's impossible or it's too much. And that's precisely why I've chosen the number 10, because it takes away the fear of losing! This idea of "conquering" the fear of losing comes from Idris Jala, ex CEO of Malaysia Airlines. I will apply some of his "business transformation program" to make it a "personal transformation program" (referred as PTP in the future entries). More details on this PTP in future blog entries.
5. THINK PHYSICAL P&L: When I eat, when I exercise, when I drink, my mind needs to be focused on the impact on my physical "Profit and Loss sheet". It is worth eating an ice-cream? No, let's have an infusion instead. It is worth walking or is it better running? I will get into the habit of thinking numbers. Without going into counting every calorie, I will use common sense and look into the energy values whenever possible. My Xmas gift from my husband was a new POLAR watch. It comes with a belt that you tie around your chest and the watch will track your heartbeat while you exercise and therefore your calories spent based on time, sex, weight and heartbeat. So I've started tracking my training programs and I will update a diary with all the data. For example, for me, running an hour at a reasonable rate burns 500-600 KCAL, swimming burns 400 KCAL. I will also try to do some group and other activities, but running and swimming are my basis.
I think that's about it for now. I will probably add more as I go.
If you want to join my challenge, please email me or leave me a comment. If you want to follow me thoughout the year, sign up as a follower and do leave me comments once in a while!
Cheers
Mimi - 65 kg
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