Nearly a month has gone by since the new year started and I haven't given any updates regarding how my diet has been going. To be honest, it's not going very well at all even with the exercises I've been doing and the changes in what kinds of foods I've been eating. My weight has gone up 2 lbs/1 kg since the last time I posted an update so I was a little embarrassed and hesitant to post it on here.
the graph should be going down....
I think my weight gain has a bit to do with biological factors being a girl, but I was sure there was something else going on in my body. As I watch Blogilates everyday (I follow the workout calendar) I decided to watch this video to see if any of reasons applied to me.
Turns out you can gain weight from
1)being stressed 2)not getting enough sleep 3)not drinking enough water
I feel like I'm drinking a lot of water these days, up to at least 5 cups and I keep a 1L bottle of water with me wherever I go, so that wasn't the main reason I'm retaining weight. I'm moderately stressed out and for some reason I am having trouble going to sleep at night recently. I'm going to work on all those things in the upcoming weeks and hopefully I'll see good results.
So, after browsing the internet last week (I was googling "how to get slimmer legs" ¬_¬) I found this blog by Kelly Konomi where she shares tips on dieting which I found to be helpful. There are many tips on foods to eat and teas to drink as well as other things to do to avoid water retention (hot baths at night!). I do think she's already so skinny though....
In terms of what I've been eating, it's a lot less breads/sweets/meat/dairy and more vegetables/grains/nuts/fruits. Since the beginning of the year, I have been trying to eat less processed foods as well. I learned that the food consumed actually determines our weight more than exercise (I learned this from a Blogilates video, but here's a short blog post explaining how it works). I'm trying to eat more natural and/or organic as well as making my own food instead of buying something pre-made. I started to make my own vegetable stock! It's super easy (takes a long time to simmer though) and it tastes great. I use the one from Whole Foods because I happened to have most of the ingredients in my kitchen. It's great to have on hand as a quick side or a component of a main meal (eat it with quinoa and a salad). Also, whenever I crave something sweet, I eat a teaspoon of raw, organic honey.
It's so sweet that I need only one teaspoon to kick my sugar craving and honey is also a good source of vitamins and anti-oxidants (see here). It's also not that expensive, I got mine for about $5 at Trader Joe's, and it lasts a long time.
Anyway, that's what I've been doing to try and lose weight. I'll continue to post updates biweekly (that's one update every two weeks) and let you know if any methods are successful for me.
Stats .Weight: 119.5 lbs/54.2 kg .BMI: 21.1 .Current routine: Blogilates daily (haven't had much weight loss, but I feel stronger & my arms and stomach are less flabby), more stretching .Goals: continue to do Blogilates, eat cleaner (more veg/fruit/natural less processed), more cardio, definitely try to sleep more
Hello! It's been a while since I made a post...It's not because I was busy, but I didn't have anything prepared to post so I've been working on that lately. Happy (belated) New Year, though! So, for Christmas last month I was avle to receive a new camera! I finally have a DSLR and it has a 24.2 megapixel definition.
This is a tremendous upgrade to the digital camera I've been using so far. My old one was from 2009 (when I was studying abroad in Oxford at the time) and it's kind of falling apart so I was happy to get a new, nicer camera.
selfie w/ new camera!
I'm still reading the manual and getting used to using it, so I'll be gradually using it to take picture for this blog.
Also, I haven't been updating the status of my diet. With the New Year people make resolutions to eat healthier and be more active, but that's what I started doing a while ago. I think it's about 22 weeks in already...? Anyway, I'm still not near my goal of 108 lbs/49 kg (my weight is currently 118 lb/53.5 kg), but I am following the Blogilates workouts daily and incorporating better foods in my diet. I want follow meal plans/recipes from Whole Foods and the Blogilates website. And I got a new weight scale!
It's so pretty and accurate! I like using it even though seeing how much I weigh makes me anxious. Well, thanks for checking out my blog and sharing this journey with me in beauty, style, and health. I'll be posting new stuff soon, namely reviews, so be patience and be sure to visit again~
I'm still working on this diet/fitness thing. I would say it's going decent as I've been mostly sticking to it for the last 5 months. I will say that the exercising part has become more routine and easier with Blogilates. I started following her monthly calendars last month, the beginner one, and now I just started the regular one for this month.
The workouts for the regular calendar are much more difficult and painful, but I do my best to finish them all. I feel my body getting stronger and I was glad to discover I've lost about 1" around my calves. Those leg exercises are doing something after all. In terms of diet with food, I think I'm doing better. I'm more conscious about what I eat and I eat less of things. This past Thanksgiving wasn't as bad as previous years when I would basically eat all day. I'm a little worried about my upcoming trip to Chicago...I want to stick to my workout schedule and eat healthy, but it's going to be difficult when I have family and friends to see. I have to try though.
Stats .Weight: 117.5 lb/53.3 kg .BMI: 19.5 .Current Routine: Blogilates workouts, stretching, running when I can, eating less .Goals: Finish this month's Blogilates Calendar, eat more healthy (esp. vegetables)
Hello! This is a slightly late update..I was on a short trip to Northern California during the weekend and I could exactly blog. So, it's already been about four months into this diet. To be honest, there hasn't been much progress in terms of weight loss and I haven't been doing a lot of what I said I would....but! I have started and nearly completed the Blogilates for Beginners workout calendar! Oh my gosh, I'm on the last week of it and I'm surprised I kept up on it everyday.
It was really difficult at first, most of the workouts were painful and I felt terrible after doing them. After three and a half weeks, I've developed a routine and the workouts aren't so bad. There are some that I really didn't like so I just swapped them out with another video working out the same are on the body. The routine I've developed is doing all the exercises in the morning. I used to separate the workouts and do them throughout the day, but I figured I'd rather get everything done with once. The calendar is a helpful guide to keep you track with exercising. I like that the rest days have easy and healthy recipes to try. Some are tasty, but some weren't...probably because I messed them up since I don't usually have all the ingredients. What I like most about following Blogilates is that it's not too difficult and it's free. My body feels stronger and I'm more conscious about what I eat. I'm also doing more cardio! Though the running I usually do is on a break though...I'll get back to it soon enough.
Stats .Weight: 117 lb/53 kg .BMI: 20.7 .Current Routine: Following the Blogilates for Beginners calendar, leg exercises on the rest days, eating healthier .Goals: Finish the beginner's calendar & move onto the regular one, more running, healthier & smaller portioned meals
Time for my twice weekly diet progress report! I'm back on track with exercising, not necessarily eating right, though. I've been drinking so much water (back to the sparkling mineral water which is very filling)...Also, I started drinking a fiber supplement daily. The one I'm drinking is from Trader Joe's and it's not that expensive, about $7/tub. It lasts me about two months or so.
I like this fiber drink because it's made of natural ingredients. It's just plantago husks which really help to clean out the body from the inside.
Anyway, I haven't really lost that much weight since my last update. I think I need to change what I eat & portion better, which is what I keep saying. I just have to do it. In work out news, I started following the Blogilates for Beginners Calendar. It makes it a lot easier to do workouts everyday (videos are assigned) as well as track my progress. Everything on Blogilates in completely free (yay!) and I hope to advance to the regular monthly calendar soon. I should try more recipes from there too...
Stats .Weight: 117/118 lb, 53/53.5 kg .BMI: 20.7/20.9 .Current Routine: Following Blogilates for Beginners Calendar, run 30 min/day, drink lots of water daily, fiber diet supplement 2x/day .Goals: def more vegetables, soup & smaller portioned meals, start wearing those compression socks, more walks...
Oh my, I haven't been keeping up with this. I was very busy for the last 3 weeks almost when guests came over to stay and I wasn't keeping track of my diet. I was exercising a bit so I'm happy about that, but it wasn't nearly enough to make a difference. I've eaten so many things I shouldn't have or in quantities I'm not proud of and all I can do is start being cautious about what I eat again. Anyway, I'm pleasantly surprised to find out my weight is about the same after all that happened. I'm still doing Blogilates and drinking lots of water also still trying to incorporate more cardio in my workouts.
I want my legs to be slimmer already...well, I bought some compression socks again so I'll see how those work out and eventually do a post on them. I'm fearful of what's to come this holiday season...the end of the year can be a disastrous time for staying on diets. I'm already eating pre-Halloween candy. ~(>O<~)
Stats .Weight: 118/119 lb, 53.5/54 kg .BMI: 20.9/21.1 .Current Routine: Blogilates 2-3x daily, drinking lots of water, 30 min run .Goals: slimmer calves with compression socks, more cardio, check out the Blogilates (for beginners?) calendar, smaller portioned & healthier meals
Yes, I'm still doing a diet. I can't believe it's almost been 10 weeks! I've changed how many times I do diet posts. It's now biweekly (every two weeks) instead of weekly because it was getting too difficult keep up and this is primarily a beauty/make-up/style blog so I didn't want to flood it with diet stuff. To be honset, I don't see any significant progress in my diet. I seriously need a new weight scale because the one I'm using now isn't very accurate. Surprisingly, in the last two weeks I got down to 116 lbs/52.6 kg. I was thrilled that my weight had gone down then, but it's gone up a little since then (╥﹏╥).
I've been doing Blogilates everyday, 2-3 workouts/day, and I've noticed my body getting stronger, though not necessarily leaner. I've also been mindful of what I eat and snack on throughout the day. Here are my legs again. Have they gotten any thinner? ...I can't really tell...
Anyway, I'm going to continue this regime and incorporate more vegetables in my diet. I've been drinking a lot of water, especially before meals, and it's really helped to lessen my appetite and how much I eat.
Stats Weight: 118 lb/53.5 kg BMI: 20.9 Current routing: Blogilates, 30 min running,lots of water drinking, eating healthier (vegetables, fruits vs. too sugary/salty/carb-y foods) Goals: more cardio & walking outside, eating more soups & salads, get a new weight scale soon, look for some compression socks.
The last two weeks haven't been great for me and my diet has suffered. Let's just say it's been difficult despite my exercising efforts and attempts to monitor what I've been eating. I have been drinking a lot of water, though, which I'm happy about. Another thing I'm proud of is doing 2-3 Blogilates workouts a day. I just need to manage my meals and snacks better...
During difficult times in a diet, when you end up doing things that totally sabotage what you've been working so hard for, it's nice to have support and inspiration to continue from other people. Friends, family, internet communities are great sources for motivation. I particularly like going on Twitter and looking at posts with the #diet or #ダイエット because it gives me the aspiration to achieve my goals. I just need to work harder...
oh, no~~ xOx
Stats .Weight: 119 lb./54 kg .BMI: 21.1 .Current Routine: More Blogilates per day, finally eating more salad, drinking more water Goals: I want to try and follow the Blogilates calendar, smaller portioned meals/snacks, healthier food options, more cardio!
Wow, I can't believe I'm into my seventh week of this diet. I look in the mirror and I think I look the same, but the weight scale says differently. I apparently lost about 4 pounds this week. (⁎❛ ꒩ુ ❛⁎) !!! I'm not sure what I did to lose that weight, but I'm happy. It might have been healthier eating habits, like actually eating soup and salad for dinner, drinking so much water, or doing one Blogilates workout a day focusing on different parts of the body. It's painful doing Blogilates and it really makes me sweat so I'll be glad when I see results.
As working out can be difficult to keep up everyday, I like to keep myself motivated.
I bought these shorts from American Apparel two weeks ago when there was a sale on sale (it's still on sale, 30% off all sale items, 40% sale items if you're a Le Club member like me, and I'm certain to purchase more clothes). Soo, these are actually unisex shorts and the description suggested that women size down for a better fit, which I did, but I neglected to try these on in store and they were too small. Like two sizes way too small. Anyway, since the shorts were on sale and nonreturnable/refundable, I've resolved to keep then and one day (soon...?) fit into them comfortably (like slightly loose on my hips and legs). Diet advice of the week: be motivated with incentives! Once you reach your goal it'll be so satisfying to attain your awards for your hard work. ^^
Stats: .Weight: 115 lb/52.2 kg .BMI: 20.4 Current routine: Lots and lots of drinking water, doing Blogilates daily, eating more salads/vegetables .Goals: fit into those AA shorts, work out different parts of my body, eat more soup and vegetables, and ( know I keep saying this, but I don't really do it) do more cardio.
Hello~ It's time for another diet update. I know it's a little late, I'm so off schedule with posting and I'm very sorry. I should really be doing more reviews (they're on the way~!), but I want to get this done before I procrastinate anymore. So during week 5 of my diet, I was in Chicago for a wedding and to see my boyfriend. That wasn't the best week for me because I only seriously exercised once and I ate so many foods at weird times...It was a difficult time for me to stay on track. The week I came back, I had to recover and I'm just starting to progress on my weight loss.
I've been doing Blogilates daily and drinking more water again. I feel better nowadays ^^. A new thing I've been doing is using a weight recording app. I started using Kiloku and it's been very helpful with helping me see how well I'm doing on losing weight.
weight tracking!
I don't usually weigh myself everyday, but I started to do so recently in order to get an accurate view on my progress. I'm glad my graph has finally started to go down. (๑╹◡╹๑) I also believe that since I started incorporating more soup (well, liquids in general) in my diet I've been able to lose more weight. My skin is feeling the benefits as well and it's not as dry anymore.
Stats .Weight: 120 lb/54.4 kg week 5, 119 lb/54 kg week 6 .BMI: 21.3/21.1 .Current routine: still doing Blogilates, 30 minutes of jogging everyday, drinking lots of water, getting back to food journaling, I need to eat smaller portions especially for dinner...
It's time for my weekly diet update. First things first, I'm going to tell you all straight up, this diet is not going so well. I've been eating more, I think, and eating food that I shouldn't be eating...I also got sick this week. I got a fever and went to the doctor. I ended up being diagnosed with a flu caused by a virus (~TT A TT)~
I'm still recovering from being sick. During the most intense sick days, I didn't feel like moving so it was difficult to get up and exercise. I did a few Blogilates workouts and I tried to do my 30 mins of cardio when I started to feel better. After seeing the doctor and being sick this week, I was reminded of the importance of being hydrated. I needed to drink a lot of water with the medication I received.
I drank normal water and Perrier water and I ate soup. I like Perrier or other mineral waters because the carbonation in them makes you feel full. I think these are great to drink during diets because you don't feel hungry and you stay hydrated. As of today, I weigh 118 lb/53.5 kg. I'm so excited I lost a pound~but I don't know if it's going to stay that way or go down. I really want to get a new, digital scale because the one I used before broke and the old, manual one I've been using is difficult to read...Anyway, I look forward to staying on track to lose weight. I'll also be gone for the next week because I'm going to Chicago for a wedding and to see people (like my boyfriend). When I get back I promise to get more reviews posted. I know I really need to..
Stats .Weight: 118 lb/53.5 kg
.BMI: 20.9
.Current routine: Blogilates, 30 minutes of running, drinking more water/liquids, eating more vegetables
.Goals: I want to try the soup and salad dinner routine when I get back from my trip. I also want to get more intense cardio/running into my workout routine
Oh my God~! I haven't made a post in a while...I've been busy and distracted (and a whole lot of lazy), but here's a two week update on how my diet's been going. Spoiler: it's going terrible. Anyway, my boyfriend visited me last week so I had a difficult time trying stay on track with being selective with what I ate and how much I exercised. When I did have some time to myself I did some Blogilates workouts for legs. Here are my two faves/the easiest I've found to do without any equipment or running around:
I wonder if it would've been easier if I made a playlist; at least I can just use this post to have access to these workouts all in one place...anyway, I enjoy (!!!) following these videos and I think they're really helped with sculpting my legs. Helpful tip of the week: keep a food diary! I make mine more of a list, but do it daily and record the things you eat and drink as well as your weight to keep track of your progress and see which foods help you lose weight the most. It also helps you eat less because eating less means you have less to remember to record at the end of the day. (This is something I've been doing for the past six years.)
Stats .Weight: 119 lb. /54 kg last week, 120 lbs./54 kg this week .BMI: 21.3 .Current routine: Blogilates! 30 minutes of running, soup dinners with salad, smaller portioned meals, less sugar/sweets Goals: I'd like to get down to 117 lb...like by the end of the week. Let's see how that goes.
Hi~ This is my weekly update on the status of my "diet". I don't think this is an official diet, to be honest, it's more like something to keep track of what I'm doing. It includes anything diet related, I suppose. Anyway! This week hasn't been that great. I gained one pound! So I'm up to 119 lbs/54 kg and I want to blame it on things going on in my body that come once a month, but I have to be real with myself, taking accountability for the poor food choices I've made and lack of exercise being done. I have been doing Blogilates nearly everyday, mostly the leg workouts because that's where I'd like to tone the most (oh, to have slim calves...)
Still working on them....I think I'll start having soup for dinner in a few weeks. One thing I've tried that's kind of beneficial is drinking a full glass of water before every meal and drinking whenever I feel like snacking throughout the day. After this week I'm going to work extra hard to get back to normal and lose more weight. Time to put on my hardworking face again.
Stats .Weight: 119 lbs. (54 kg) .BMI:21.1 .Current routine: more Blogilates, running 30 min/day, stretching .Things to do: try to add more vegetables soups/liquids into my meals, don't eat too much sweets/processed foods, get compression socks, get more sleep U.U
Hello. I have another quick announcement before I start reviewing again. Soo...I'm going on a diet. I remember many years ago when I was in high school and I went to the see the doctor, the nurse weighed me at 136 lbs./ 61.7 kg. I was scared and embarrassed...That was probably the heaviest I've ever been (but I can't say for sure because I never liked to weigh myself). To be honest I don't think I've ever formally been on a diet, I've just changed my eating habits over the years and incorporated more exercise into my daily routine. Right now I'm at 118 lbs/ 53.5 kg with a BMI of 20.9, which is in the normal range. Over the course of 7 years I've lost about 18 lbs./ 8 kg. It was really strange for me last year because I suddenly lost a lot of weight, like 10 lbs., within 2 weeks. This really gave me the confidence and motivation to lose a little more weight. Ideally, I would like to be at 100 lbs./45.3 kg, but then my BMI would be getting into the unhealthy range...so anything under 50 kg. will be my goal for now (that would be anything 110 lbs. or less).
I don't look terrible in this full body selfie..at least I don't think so. If there's one thing that I would really like to make lean it would definitely be my calves. I'm quite sure I inherited them from my mom...which upsets me...and no matter what I do they always stay so big. TT^TT. There's not much I can do about them...but I'll try stuff like this, especially long distance running again. I've also been doing exercises on the Blogilates youtube channel. The exercises are easy to follow and to do anywhere so I've been trying to do them everyday.
So I just wanted to share this news with whoever comes across this blog (and any dedicated readers) and record my progress. Here are my starting stats:
Weight: 118 lbs BMI: 20.9 Current routine: 30-45 minutes everyday of running/dancing/Blogilates
I don't know what else to put at the moment (the type of food and how much I eat?), but I'll aim to update weekly. Also, any post relating to diets in the future will have the title..."Diet". That's all I wanted to let you know. Thank you (*U*)/
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