I know her....She is my old me...

  Photo taken on 28th May 2012

I know her....she is my old me...:-).....---This line suits my "past" photo perfectly.

It was taken 10 months ago...2012 Memorial weekend.....I was 143lbs(64.86kgs).

If someone asks me how did I realize & suddenly became a health freak...I have no answer because I started with no expectations. I never expected my body would react so much to clean eating & workout.

My husband is a regular gym hitter but have no practice on clean eating...He eats no junk at the same time not the right proportion of food. So I had no perfect role model in my front.

The only thing that made me kick start is my health. I had gestational diabetics when I was pregnant and got a hint from doctor that I might become risky to cholesterol...I was overweight. what else is remaining...Heart attack!!! lol...

I started with walking for 30mts. I strongly believe, in no thing in this world, a person can become an expert in Day 1. I see people all of a sudden doing a strict dieting(only fruits, only juice!!!) or going to gym & using all sorts of equipment. I also see them totally stopped in a week. Reason is...You cannot directly climb to the 10th step. At least in my case, I cannot.

Progression is important. Progression brings in perfection. Slow & controlled should be the mantra... (Because its going to be slowed process, never delay to start.)

I increased my walking time to 1hr. I did daily for 3 months. As I said I never had an expectation. When I weighed myself during a doctor visit, I was 133lbs....Its 10lbs lost for 3 months....Surprise!!!....Kamal did not believe me until I showed him the printed health report with weight & BMI.....;-)

That is the point I realized my body nature. I started understanding it. I was motivated by myself.

Understanding your body is really important. 

I progressed to jogging. First thing I did...bought jogging pants & tops, perfect shoes....I would say making ourself  "look perfect" for what we do--really helps us....(This is the point I started to spend anything for progression....let it be money, time...u name it!!!).

As I said, no one can be an expert in Day 1. When I started, I hardly could jog continuously...I used to jog for 5mts. Then I make a big stop for 3mts. Again run for 5mts. Stop for 3mts....This was my Day 1. I still remember it because I went out at 11AM and suffered more due to hot sun than jogging...:-)

I slowly progressed in jogging. Important thing is to keep trying. Now I can jog half an hour continuously at my own speed for an hour in total. So its two half an hour jogging with 5mts break in between. I still "Jog" not "Run"...I need to progress.....

My weight was constantly dropping with thumb rule of one lb per week (1 lb = 0.453592kg). I read so much about food, diet, workout. I developed my knowledge.

I started calculating BMI, BMR, Body Fat percentage. I changed my entire routine. I focused on each & every tip that will give a change. (I will post those points soon in another post...Don't assume I ate less....will clarify everything soon....:-) ). 

I removed all junk from my food plan. Weighing Scale was my motivation when I was in losing phase. 

It was December end...I became 116lbs(52.61kgs) and I am sticking to it.

Yes Sticking...Maintaining....Its the next challenge. I don't want to lose. But I need to correct the problem areas. Strength training is the solution. Laura London became my guru. I started with her easy videos and now I can do almost all of them. Its must for everyone who want to look fit to weight train and at the same time Cardio is must. 

Few of the ladies I met used to tell me that they don't want to get bulky.....weight training wont make us bulky. If we need a toned body, we need to weight train. We need to convert the fat into muscle apart from burning some of them.....So weight + Cardio is must for attaining toned body.

Now along with Laura's exercises, I do Be Fit's workouts. Mirror & measuring tape are my motivators during this maintenance phase.

Again, I am not perfect. I just focus on progression. I have equal responsibilities at office & home. I have my own challenges. But the thing is I try to solve my problems and overcome the challenges. I fail many times but I stand up the next moment. I am not doing everything with ease....There are days I walk like a zombie due to pain in legs. There are days where I do not get sleep due to muscle pain. There are days where I cannot extend my hands to feed Tharun due to pain in biceps & triceps.  Choose your path and work towards it one at a time.

I am currently on "Be Fit in 30 Extreme" program. Level 1 is successfully progressed. Moving on to Level 2 next week. Wish me luck...no....motivation...Wish me motivation...:-)

                                                      Photo taken on 24th March 2013