So I clearly have commitment issues with diets and this blog...but I'm having fun while doing it so I guess it's okay? (Maybe...)
Anyway!! I am not following the six week diet I had tried, and I'm not on my detox (because of course I got my period on the 2nd day and had so many cramps sooo that was out the door). But I'm back on track for being healthy, without having a crazy diet plan. It's time to relax and lose weight at the same time. I'm tired of every diet being so uptight...it's hard to live life that way! But I am still definitely ready to lose weight. So I'm going to try out a few of my own things.
For one, here's how my desk is set up today (I know, my first official picture!!)
It's a little bit blurry but look at that! Right at my convenience are three fruits that I must eat by the end of today, and 2 cups of tea (a mix of roasted rice and chamomile, yum!). This way, I'm staring at them all day...when I get hungry for a snack, I have no reason to go looking through our junk food (why do we still have that in the house? Oh right, because I don't do the shopping and for some odd reason, my Mom loves junk food!). The only things not set up at my desk are water and lotion, and that's done on purpose. Why? I have to get up every time I want water and walk around :) And I have an addiction to lotion (not sure if many people know) but I'll also have to get up if I want lotion!
Anyway, enough about that. Guess what I found in MY room today? (Last week, I found an awesome heat/water/foot massage, two great neck cushions (one of which has a massager!) and a great heat pad. (Who knew?! I guess my family got it awhile back and stored it in my room since no one was living there!) Anyway, I found what's called The Slendertone FLEX Abdominal Training System. I'm still researching it at the moment (I just spoke with a representative from their company), but if it seems good, then I will use it for 8 weeks since that is how long the clinical study was. I guess it won't do any harm, right?
Also, more great news!! I have my bike set up (and cleaned-it was so gross sitting in my Uncle's basement) in front of the TV! This means that I can start working my way up to a good workout on the bike. At PT (physical therapy/physical therapist-depends on the context), my PT started me at 5 minutes and worked me up to 8. She said I can slowly start increasing at home, so I'm going to start with 15 minutes plus a bunch of resistance exercises for my legs. I'm also going to do some crunches on our medicine ball because that requires nothing from my feet! I'm excited to put together a routine that will both help my foot and let me exercise!
Lastly, before I leave...there is one thing I've actually stuck to doing! I have been washing my face with honey. This might be "TMI" (too much information) but during my period, my skin usually becomes a little rough (I don't get acne, knock on wood, but it is different). This time, it wasn't! As a girl of science (kind of), I can't say that this is a cause and effect situation, but it might be! We'll see what happens with time :)
Anyway, have a wonderful day everyone! Work out, eat smaller portions, eat more fruits, eat more veggies, but don't forget to live life while you're doing it!
Take care!
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