The plans for last night changed a bit, since one of the girls who were suppose to come to my place, got ill.. So instead, I spend the entire day and evening with my other friend, whom I went to the mall with.. It was nice to spend time with her again, as we don't do that too often now that she's married and lives a bit far away. Well, not that far.. But an 11 minute train ride away.
I took the train home around 11:30 PM. It was clear, that the city she now lives in, is much smaller than where I live. Teenagers were at the station, dressed up for party and drinking. Here in Denmark you have to be 18 to drink, and some of these guys had just barely crossed that age. As I stood there, listening to the girls' conversation, it reminded me of my own early days of clubbing. I used to love that. And I still do, which is probably why I was starting to feel a bit jealous of these happy young people. I knew where they were headed. Cause living in a small city, of course you would want to get on a train out of there, to go clubbing in the big city. Personaly, I live in a suburb myself, but with only a few minutes to the center, it feels like the city out here, too. Especialy after the mall came out here... And Ikea.. I now think of this area, as the center, cause we have it all here! Except for the clubs.. But that's ok.. They're only a bus ride away.
I couldn't sleep when I got home. But eventualy, I went to bed at 2 AM.
I woke up at 6 AM.. I'm serious.. I really think zumba is boosting my body with energy in a way, that I don't feel so tired.. Well, in the evening I will yawn, but that's all. Or maybe it was because I was excited about today, that I had woke up so early.
Today, my parents throw the annual birthday/ summer party for the family at their summer house.. It's a tradition that everyone asks about.. Fine by me, cause that means my aunts and uncles still buy me presents. The same thing happens with my younger brother's birthday.. As he was born December 25th., everyone in the family comes to an anual birthday/ Christmas party as well.
I was a bit sceptic about the weather. And I still am. It keeps changing from rain, to something that looks like it's clearing up, then turns grey and rainy again.. That is giving me many thoughts on what to wear.
I think I will go with the summer dress I originaly planned on wearing, but with a long sleeved top underneath..
Last time I wore this dress, was at my aunt and uncle's wedding in 2007 and I looked very chubby then.. But since I was never afraid of bold colors, I bought the summer dress and made it work with a scarf covering my big arms. Now I'm totaly ok with wearing it without covering my arms.. My waist has also slimmed down drastic since then, and the dress probably fits perfect now compared to back then, when I just decided to make it fit.
My problem area number 1, has always been my big butt.. But the part of my body I always hated the most, was my upper arms. I always loved wearing small tops.. And when I did go clubbing every week-end, I always had on a perfect cute top, but had to cover up my arms.. With my own solution. A see-through open shirt.. I admit that it sometimes ruined the outfit, that I always had on that open shirt. But since I love to dance, I would always be shaking my arms a lot whenever I was out dancing.. and to prevent people from seeing the fat on my upper arms go from side to side, I noticed that the black see-through shirt, would cover up a great deal.
I swore many times, that if I had the money, I would have a fat suction on my upper arms cause they have been my biggest pain to look at throughout the years.. Now my confidence is good enough for my to walk around wearing a sleeveless shirt... Cause by walking around, I don't put my arms in the air revealing the fat. But when I am occasionaly going out, I will find my old best friend, the black see-through open shirt.
I did go out for a few hours last Friday.. And I had come up with an ok styling of my spaghetti strapped top and the sleeved open shirt. My friend who is very skinny, doesn't understand why I always have to cover up my arms. But really, they're a nightmare to me. I am noticing how the fat on my upper arms has started to shrink in. I can now twirl the skin.. That means, less fat. I really do hope, that some day I will be satisfied with my upper arms and not have to worry about the bingo arms. It actualy looks funny now that it has shrinked in, cause everything is hanging so lose. I wonder if I'll end up having to get a skin reduction on my arms. I think I will put that on my list of goals.. To lose enough weight to get a skin reduction on my arms. If I ever slim down my thigs, I don't think a skin reduction will be neccesary, cause losing weight slowly, is actualy making your skin find its' own new shape... Or so I've heard.. but it would be nice to see how much more I can slim down.
My stomach and waist are smaller than ever.. but my butt and thigs were actualy smaller during my last weightloss.. If only I had listened to the instructors word "The wave machine is not good for people with a tendency for big thigs" - She became my worst enemy when she told me that.. Cause I had been using the wave machine everytime I came to the gym, because it was the only cardio machine I seemed to be able to use without either my knee or ancle hurting... And I noticed how I burnt calories a lot faster on that one. Up untill I started zumba, I would use the wave machine for 30 minutes, burning 500 calories.. Then zumba became my new best friend. They say, that you can burn 1000 calories in an hour, which is basicaly the same as I did on the wave machine... Only zumba is so much better, and work on the entire body.
(07/31/2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Early morning zumba..
The rain is coming down like crazy today.
I woke up at 6:30 Am, knowing I had to get on a bus at 7:26 Am to be at an early morning zumba class. Despite the grey weather and me being a bit tired, I made it there for the class at 10 Am. Only 7 people showed up on the grey Friday morning. But as always, zumba is fun. It doesn't matter if your're 5 or 50 participants.. The goal is the same. To have fun!
I had time to do 3 weight skills before the class.. yesterday I had a lot more time, so I did more than usual.. But I'm ok with the work I put in at the gym today, knowing I had a super busy day ahead of me.
I'm really just home to relax for a bit before my friend is picking me up to go to the mall. She wants to take her wedding pictures to the photo shop and she asked me to bring my pictures as well, knowing I always takes tonz of pictures.. So we'll be at the mall for a bit. Then go to her place so she can see the slide show I put together of the pictures...
Later in the evening, I have 2 friends coming over for dinner.. We planned on bbq, but looking at the weather, we'll skip that and have some roasted chicken and salad in door instead. I should probably plan it a bit before I leave, since I don't think I'll be home before my guests are already on their way.
After zumba, I had my very first taste of the protein powder I bought last night. I like it. At first I was worried that vanilla powder mixed with water would be too boring.. But it's actually pretty good. Almost like milkshake.
I should probably take the protein shake every day since I don't eat much meat due to my diet.. But it's too expensive, so I'll try to eat chicken and tuna instead.. and only have the protein shakes after my zumba classes. I have faith that it will help me lose weight faster. But I don't know. Looking at my weightloss calendar from 2008, I am far behind.. But I think it's due to the season. Back then, I started my diet in January and had a lot of spicy tomato soup.. Now it's summer and I don't feel like having soup. So I try to focus on salads instead.
I know this blog needs a lot of attention if I want to get any followers.. I will work on that in the near future. Main point is.. I already started my blog! Once I figure out how to edit the background and add pictures, I'm sure it will be much more interesting for other people to read. I know, cause I myself read a lot of blogs!
It would be nice to get a comment from anyone reading, just so that I know if anyone did. :)
(7/30/2010)
I woke up at 6:30 Am, knowing I had to get on a bus at 7:26 Am to be at an early morning zumba class. Despite the grey weather and me being a bit tired, I made it there for the class at 10 Am. Only 7 people showed up on the grey Friday morning. But as always, zumba is fun. It doesn't matter if your're 5 or 50 participants.. The goal is the same. To have fun!
I had time to do 3 weight skills before the class.. yesterday I had a lot more time, so I did more than usual.. But I'm ok with the work I put in at the gym today, knowing I had a super busy day ahead of me.
I'm really just home to relax for a bit before my friend is picking me up to go to the mall. She wants to take her wedding pictures to the photo shop and she asked me to bring my pictures as well, knowing I always takes tonz of pictures.. So we'll be at the mall for a bit. Then go to her place so she can see the slide show I put together of the pictures...
Later in the evening, I have 2 friends coming over for dinner.. We planned on bbq, but looking at the weather, we'll skip that and have some roasted chicken and salad in door instead. I should probably plan it a bit before I leave, since I don't think I'll be home before my guests are already on their way.
After zumba, I had my very first taste of the protein powder I bought last night. I like it. At first I was worried that vanilla powder mixed with water would be too boring.. But it's actually pretty good. Almost like milkshake.
I should probably take the protein shake every day since I don't eat much meat due to my diet.. But it's too expensive, so I'll try to eat chicken and tuna instead.. and only have the protein shakes after my zumba classes. I have faith that it will help me lose weight faster. But I don't know. Looking at my weightloss calendar from 2008, I am far behind.. But I think it's due to the season. Back then, I started my diet in January and had a lot of spicy tomato soup.. Now it's summer and I don't feel like having soup. So I try to focus on salads instead.
I know this blog needs a lot of attention if I want to get any followers.. I will work on that in the near future. Main point is.. I already started my blog! Once I figure out how to edit the background and add pictures, I'm sure it will be much more interesting for other people to read. I know, cause I myself read a lot of blogs!
It would be nice to get a comment from anyone reading, just so that I know if anyone did. :)
(7/30/2010)
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The start of a new era...
This is another atempt of me actualy having a blog. I personaly love reading other people's blogs because I find it very amusing how other people live their lifes.. So this is my life and you're welcome to follow my life.
Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 34 years old and decided that today would be a perfect day to start something new.¨
I'm currently on a diet.. Well, change of lifestyle, I guess you could call it. I watch what I eat and try to be healthy. From January 2008 to January 2009, I lost 30kg. (66,14 lbs).. In 2009 I got lazy around my health and started putting on weight..
In April 2010, I attended my friend's bachelorette party. When I saw the pictures from that day, I decided to go back to my healthy lifestyle again.. Motivation being, I did not want to end up on pictures from my friend's wedding, looking chubby.. So a couple of days later, I started my healthy lifestyle again... which means, no candy or bread and a normal healthy thinking about food.. What's good for you and what's not.. It had worked before, so I knew I could do it again!
I did lose weight before the wedding in June.. I lost about 8 kg. (17,64 lbs).. But That was not enough for me. I wanted to give myself one year to lose as much weight as possible, just like I had done it in 2008-2009. Not saying I will lose another 30kg. (66,14lbs), but as much as possible, is the plan.
June 22nd., another friend invited me to join her at a zumba class.. And let me tell you. Zumba is my new obsession and the tool I have been looking for all my life, to slim down! I love to dance at clubs. Yes, I'm 34 years old, but I still love to go to clubs, just to shake my talefeather.. and since I'm single, I think it's definitely ok to do that once in a while.
I loved Zumba and made sure to join the next class, and the next one and the next one. Since I started doing zumba, I lost about 4 kg. (8,82 lbs.)..
I used to go to the gym once a week, burning 500 calories at the wave machine in 30 minutes followed by weights in 30 minutes.. But it didn't show much on the weight. Instead my thigs seemed to get bigger, which was not what I wanted. With zumba, I burn calories and lose the fat on my thigs and my arms.. But I must say, my stomach has never been so flat before either.. Cause like the instructor said "every dancestep you do, is a push up" and it's true.. Zumba really works!
People are (finaly) starting to notice and commenting my weightloss again, and it's only been 3 months.. I can't imagine what the result is gonna be like in 9 months, but I'm sure I will like it.
Today, the scale showed a weightloss of 12,7kg. ( 28 lbs.) and my muscle percentage had finaly gone up by 1 %.
I'm off work this week, so I was able to join the morning zumba classes at the gym. But on a regular basis, I go to 2 zumba classes a week. I gained so much energy from zumba, that I could easily do a class every day.. If only it would work around my schedule.. I'll try to do something about that in the near future, even if it means I have to go to different gyms.. Cause zumba is doing so many good things for me!
(7/29/2010)
Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 34 years old and decided that today would be a perfect day to start something new.¨
I'm currently on a diet.. Well, change of lifestyle, I guess you could call it. I watch what I eat and try to be healthy. From January 2008 to January 2009, I lost 30kg. (66,14 lbs).. In 2009 I got lazy around my health and started putting on weight..
In April 2010, I attended my friend's bachelorette party. When I saw the pictures from that day, I decided to go back to my healthy lifestyle again.. Motivation being, I did not want to end up on pictures from my friend's wedding, looking chubby.. So a couple of days later, I started my healthy lifestyle again... which means, no candy or bread and a normal healthy thinking about food.. What's good for you and what's not.. It had worked before, so I knew I could do it again!
I did lose weight before the wedding in June.. I lost about 8 kg. (17,64 lbs).. But That was not enough for me. I wanted to give myself one year to lose as much weight as possible, just like I had done it in 2008-2009. Not saying I will lose another 30kg. (66,14lbs), but as much as possible, is the plan.
June 22nd., another friend invited me to join her at a zumba class.. And let me tell you. Zumba is my new obsession and the tool I have been looking for all my life, to slim down! I love to dance at clubs. Yes, I'm 34 years old, but I still love to go to clubs, just to shake my talefeather.. and since I'm single, I think it's definitely ok to do that once in a while.
I loved Zumba and made sure to join the next class, and the next one and the next one. Since I started doing zumba, I lost about 4 kg. (8,82 lbs.)..
I used to go to the gym once a week, burning 500 calories at the wave machine in 30 minutes followed by weights in 30 minutes.. But it didn't show much on the weight. Instead my thigs seemed to get bigger, which was not what I wanted. With zumba, I burn calories and lose the fat on my thigs and my arms.. But I must say, my stomach has never been so flat before either.. Cause like the instructor said "every dancestep you do, is a push up" and it's true.. Zumba really works!
People are (finaly) starting to notice and commenting my weightloss again, and it's only been 3 months.. I can't imagine what the result is gonna be like in 9 months, but I'm sure I will like it.
Today, the scale showed a weightloss of 12,7kg. ( 28 lbs.) and my muscle percentage had finaly gone up by 1 %.
I'm off work this week, so I was able to join the morning zumba classes at the gym. But on a regular basis, I go to 2 zumba classes a week. I gained so much energy from zumba, that I could easily do a class every day.. If only it would work around my schedule.. I'll try to do something about that in the near future, even if it means I have to go to different gyms.. Cause zumba is doing so many good things for me!
(7/29/2010)
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