Wyld Creativity: This is the Time

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

This is the Time

Yesterday I met with a very cool guy Wayne, AkA: Personal Trainer who is going to kick my butt if I slack off. I met him yesterday and he filled me in on his process and I didn't have to think twice, I am completely on board. He recommended using this system called My Tracker, it is similar to what you see the contestants wearing on their arms on the weight loss show, 'The Biggest Loser' Only I will be wearing it on my belt and when doing strength training around my chest. So I purchased all of the equipment including a 1 year online community subscription which allows my activity to be tracked and followed by my personal trainer. It cost in total $240 for all the components and immediately after signing up my details were calculated and estimates calorie intake per day was suggested along with how much caloric activity needs to be done everyday to achieve my goal weight.

My trainer has advised me to slightly change my routine by adding an extra 10 min of walking to see how many calories I burn on a daily basis without pushing things and once I know this I can get into a routine which should include waking up and getting on the treadmill walking for 25 minutes everyday and Keeping my calories around 1400 a day. So I am going to initially take on the personal trainer for 4 sessions, one a week and that costs around $280 and other then that will have their accountability with this my tracker function so I really think this could work.

I would like to lose at least 50lbs by my 31st Birthday and in time for my friends destination wedding which is around the same time and overall I would like to lose a total of 80lbs by this time next year. Those are my long term goals. Short term are to get out and try my best to get into a weight loss routine, eating much healthier and adding 40 min of walking to each day.

I know that I have tried to achieve this goal before and there is no denying how hard it is. I started this journey 6 years ago and lost a total of 74lbs and have since Gained 27 back keeping off 46lbs. It is a constant struggle and a process that is not easy but if anything is true it is that my determination and persistence to achieve this goal has never been lost. I know that this time around it is going to take an extra amount of persistence to break through those plateaus but I also feel like there is no time left to lose. I am living in the perfect environment to finally do this, I walk everywhere each day which is the reason why I have been able to maintain my weight since moving here, I have full access to a gym and the flexibility of time right now. I have the goal and destination in my mind and am focusing on achieving it one day at a time. I have been waiting to feel care-free, confident and unrestricted since I was a teenager, way too much time has passed living without complete freedom. I think this is the time for that to change. I am the queen of wishful thinking but I believe it is important to never give up on the dream and to keep striving for it no matter how illusive the outcome feels, so this is what I am doing.

2 comments:

Heidi said...: You can do it Heather! I'm on a more veggies less everything else kick and it makes you feel awesome. When you come we'll have green smoothies, green juice and some good veggie only recipes! Love you!; October 5, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Heather-31 said...: Amazing Heidi.
I am ready to take the plunge and try some of these green juice veggie smoothies of yours! (Even if they kill me!)
I am so excited to see you..
Love you!; October 6, 2011 at 10:23 AM

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The Story of a Prince and a Girl who Dreamed of finding Her Prince.

Once upon a time there was a young woman named Ruby; she lived in a far way kingdom where only the stars in the sky could light the way. The kingdom was tall and made of stone. Inside, it had all of the finest linens and tapestries with winding stair cases, golden mirrors and exotic flowers that stretched the kingdom’s stone walls. The kingdom was surrounded by a large creek bed and had a large wooden draw bridge outside the tall black iron front gates. Beyond the kingdom were many forests, pastures, rivers and hills.

The young woman lived in the kingdom with only her two servants Nigel and Jasmine. They had been with Ruby ever since her mother gave birth to her and have cared for her and loved her since the great royal war that took her family tragically away from her. Years had past since then and Ruby was a young woman now. Since the great royal war she had not seen another person beside her servants. The lands had been deserted as other kingdoms were destroyed and abandoned. No one knew this kingdom existed. It stood in a far off place that only one deserted over grown pathway in the forest would lead to.

Ruby spent her childhood growing up playing with all the animals in the forest, she had names for all of them and would spend her days dancing in the pastures and walking along the creek bed throwing stones into the water. She was content those days as she lived free and enjoyed every tree, every stone, and every pathway near the kingdom. She loved her home but she missed her family and many times she felt alone.

As Ruby grew older she began to stop playing in the pastures and instead she spent her days walking along the creek bed dreaming of finding love and not being alone anymore. Every night outside her balcony she would spend time looking out into the stars and making wishes that one day soon a wonderful man would find the unmarked path in the forest that would lead him to her kingdom.

Nigel and Jasmine were very old now; Ruby took time to care for them and tended to their needs. She would gather food from the garden and make them food to eat and get them blankets to make sure they were comfortable when it was cold. She was not sure how much longer they would live but one thing she knew was how much she admired they’re love for one another and she hold that in her heart for as long as she lived.

It was a warm fall evening; the leaves from the trees were lightly falling as the sun began to set. Ruby was standing on her balcony in her long white silk night gown. As the dark sky began to shine, a light breeze bustled against her gown and her long brown hair blew lightly in the wind. She stood with her hands on the balcony ledge and wished to the stars like she had so many nights before singing” Star light Star bright bring my prince home to me tonight” She stared up into the dark blue sky and began to talk more to the shinning stars.

Just as she was looking up into the sky, talking to the stars a man was following the pathway from the forest that leads to Ruby’s kingdom. He was beginning to approach the edge of the pathway he had began journeying on earlier that day and was about to step on to a beautiful white shiny stoned pebble walk way that would lead up to a draw bridge and to Ruby’s kingdom.

The young man had been travelling for months only eating what he could find along the pathway. Henry was a prince from the golden city of Persia. He was on an expedition when he was captured by rivals and taken to a far away land where he was imprisoned in a place he did not know. Months ago after many nights planning Henry escaped while the guards were sleeping. He thought he would be able to journey home by recognizing land marks but once he had fled the guards he realized that he was further from home then he ever imagined and much to his dismay he did not recognize any of his surroundings. He had been following the sun in hopes of finding his way home. Each day he walked further hoping that one day the pathway would lead him to his family.

Earlier that day Henry had been walking though the forest with large green bushes and fruitful trees around him when he saw a small unmarked pathway that was ragged and old. There were no fruit trees, only old tall trees and an old pebble pathway that seemed run down and abandoned.

He was going to continue to walk on the pathway he had been but something caught his eye as he walked past this abandoned trail. Henry saw a small red ruby attached to a ring lying in between some wet leaves. The sun was shining on it and it glistened and shinned at him. He bent down and lifted the leaves around it away and dusted the ring off and looked at. The ring was prestigious and fit for a princess. He thought about continuing on the main pathway road through the forest but he was drawn down this unmarked pathway. He wondered if this ruby red ring belonged to someone. He put the ring in his pocket and began to walk along the jagged unmarked pathway. He noticed that there were no markings along this pathway so it appeared that no one had walked this pathway for many years.

To Be Continued…

Wyld Creativity

Overcome.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

This is the Time

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