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every MON and WED night from 7-8 pm

hau'ula elementary by the playground

free aerobics class!

20 min. aerobics, 20 min. kickboxing, 20 minutes strength training.

all for F R E E !!!

yes, seriously.

i went to the dr. and the dr. said ...

so, i've been working with my primary care physician with this whole losing weight thing. i hadn't seen her since i think early july or something, so last friday i thought i'd go in and update her (oh, and i wanted some phentermine...)

my appt. was set for 2. i showed up early, they let me in quick, i was thinking, "sweet! i've never been in and out of here in less than an hour... this rocks!"

and then i had bountious time to read an entire magazine (true story) sitting in the exam room. oh well.

so she comes in. first she wants to check my birth control (implanon) and asks how my periods are doing. i blah blah my way through it because, remember, i was there for weight loss. but thanks for checking...

then i brief her: "interval walking program, diet plan, really motivated, keeping a food log, awesome friend is helping me, trying to get my calories up to 1200 because right now they average around 700 a day. i want phentermine." that's basically how it went down. i just vomited all that info. out in 30 seconds flat and then sat and stared and waited for ... what? for something... i don't know. praise? "GOOD JOB FOR WALKING EVERYDAY!!" or "WAY TO STICK TO A DIET!!" or "GEE, 700 CALORIES IS MIGHTY LOW THERE KIDDO." or "DAMN YOU'RE DOING FANTASTIC!! SIGN ME UP!"

yah, not so much.

"why would you want to increase your calories if you're trying to lose weight?"

"um, because i only average 700 a day... that's ... kinda ... um ... kinda low ...."

"oh... well, ok. and walking? what's you're heart rate when you're walking? how long do you walk for? walking really isn't going to do anything for you."

"it's speed walking... intervals ... interval training is better... burns more fat. sometimes i jog a little, but mostly walking... it's really fast walking.... fast."

"heartrate?"

"oh, i don't have a monitor. but i can buy one... my heart rate gets up there pretty fast pretty easily."

"and for how long? cause if your heart rate isn't in the cardiovascular zone for more than 40 minutes, you're walking isn't doing anything."

*crickets chirping*

tears welling up

"o. k. so i need to add more exercise. i can do that!" (side note: and i have)

"and eat less."

"less than 700 calories?!?!"

"eat less. exercise more. it's all about calories in, calories out."

here she drew a picture of a cup, or a tube, with arrows pointing in and arrows pointing out, in case i didn't understand.

"so my net caloric intake should be negative??"

"way negative. not including your base caloric output. (what it takes to pump your blood, get air through your body, keep your brain functioning, etc. it's you're weight time 10. that's what the typical person should eat to maintain their current weight ...) what you eat should be less than what you burn doing exercise."

"so if i do an hour walk, say that burns 450 calories. i should only consume 300?"

"well, i don't know the numbers..."

"what about all of the research about low caloric intake causing all sorts of problems?"

"that's not science. gastric bypass patients, basically they have caloric restriction. they might not have the energy to get off the couch, but they're losing weight."

silence. long, awkward silence.

"can i have the medicine?"

"no. your insurance wouldn't cover it anyways because you have low blood pressure, low cholesterol, and low sugar. you're not a health risk."

"but i'm obese!"

"but you're a healthy obese person."

and that was that. i left. no phentermine. feeling like my sore muscles and increased walking speed were unworthy of this butt munch's praise. i cried. a lot. for a long time.

and then i decided i'm going to get a new doctor, and then go work my hind parts off for the next year. and then next fall i'll go back to dr. butt munch for her to check my birth control, and tell her,

"oh i just increased my calories and took some phentermine. worked like a charm."

long legs ...

i don't have them.

yo ho, yo ho, no more ho ho's!

haha, i seriously just made that up all by myself.

just now.

on the spot.

pwah ha ha!!

ok, so it wasn't that funny. but seriously, y'all, i rock. i've been doing my interval walking program with some strength training for a week now. and eating crazy healthy. i'm supposed to be eating 1700 calories a day and i do good to break 1000, so i'm working on that - trying to eat more.

did you know i can speed walk !!?! no seriously, i shocked myself. i went without the girls today and twisted my toosh and swung my arms and i was seriously walking SO FAST! if you ever wanna see it stake-out a spot on Pu'uowa'a St. on Thursday morning between 7-9. i'll be shakin' my thang.

um, i'm sore. that's good. i'm motivated. that's good. and this time next year, i'll be 80 pounds lighter. that's good.

15 cents

15 cents is the approximate cost of an egg. i guess you could say the egg is about half yolk and half whites. sounds fair, eh. so, when i choose to toss the yellow part to say sayonara to my jiggles, it's really only 7 cents.

and that was just one of the valuable lessons i learned today.

you seen biggest loser? yah, me neither. BUT i know the name jillian michaels. you know, this chic:

intense, eh. she helps fat people be not-so-fat.

this, folks, is my own personal jillian michaels:

she's matti parker. (and yes, that's HER baby she's holding with her ripped arms, flat abs, and deliciously lean thighs)

she's basically stepped in and decided to be my personal trainer, dietician, etc. and with her help, i know i'm going to get this thing done. for real.

so, right now i'm doing a 6 week walking plan, and she tells me what i'm allowed to eat. and i get free saturdays. my goal is to start P90X after the 6 wk. walking program.

basically i was just in tears that somewhere cares enough to help me. no really, i was making a quesadilla for the girls with salty tear seasoning as she and i were texting back and forth. cause i've gone to doctors, yes plural, and asked for helped and it's gotten nowhere ... food log after food log. i went to a local gym where they say they'll set you up with a nutritionist and get you an exercise plan ... nothing. i've tried this thing at least half-a-dozen times now.

and this time, it's going to work.

so i'll post pictures ... later. after i don't look like the pictures anymore.

seriously, whoa people. you don't want to see what's under this Tshirt.

and i'll keep y'all updated.

I'M SO F R E A K I N G EXCITED!!!

hey hey

so one of my friends did a post about doing something for ourselves. mom's don't do much for themselves. well, at least this mom doesn't. so i'm determined to live my life again. 

more music.

more photography.

less fat.

seriously. i deserve to take the time for myself to work out. my main problem is i'm a morning person. if i don't get it done in the morning, i probably won't get it done at all. and straight up honest, i hate working out with the girls there. i don't like running, which is about the only thing i can do with them. do my 2 ft. long legs look like a runners'? nope. i love working out. i love strength training, aerobics, swimming, sports, hiking, and i could see myself doing any of these things on a regular basis. 

but i really suck at finding babysitters. i hate asking people to watch my kids. i feel like it's the hugest burden ever. and i hate asking over and over. i'm already increasing my baby sitter asking with my photography and piano lessons (both of which are absolutely necessary seeing as how we're buying a house. we're ok w/o supplemental income, be we kinda go nutZo if we're not saving at least 10%, so i'm dedicated to helping us make that 10% to save... yada yada ... TMI)

babysitters. hate finding babysitters. hate asking for friends to babysit. everytime i do it it's seriously a nightmare. hate it. 

so that leaves me with running. or brisk walking i guess. so i guess that's what i need to do.

morning. walking. with the girls and an ipod. it's do-able. 

and yes, i'm still counting calories. but now i'm counting 1400 of them instead of 1000. today, i think i consumed all 1400 in frosted flakes alone ...

1000 calories

for the past month, monday thru friday, i've been keeping a food log and eating no more than 1000 calories. 

so when i went to doc monday (for the swine flue incident) you can imagine my dismay when i hadn't lost a single pound. 

not one.