Sometimes it is the hardest thing to actually start getting healthy. You think about it all the time. Trust me, I know. I read about it all the time. Then it hit me, reading and buying a dvd isn't going to do shit unless I put what I learned into use. So get up and get movin! TODAY. It does not have to be a long period of time. Take 30 minutes, 15, 10 whatever! It's only ten minutes. In the past I thought, oh it's just 10 minutes, I'll do it later. Later never came.
Don't think twice, just do it NOW.
Here is my health schedule from today
Cardio
35 minutes on level 5 and 8 (alternating every 5 minutes) on an elliptical machine
-I picked one of the Fat Burn options on the machine. That way I did not have to mess with the levels on my own or keep track of time. It did it for me! These machines were made to make life easier. Use it!
-I picked one that alternates because alternating speed during a workout is actually supposed to help burn more calories. We will see.
Strength Training
10 push ups with one leg raised
50 bicycle crunches
10 push ups
50 side crunches for obliques, 25 on each side
10 push ups done slowly
40 crunches
-It took me maybe 15 minutes total to them all. I would take a break in the middle of each set and sometimes just sit there listening to the music. lol.
You don't have to do cardio and strength training on the same day. Do what feels comfortable to you. If you feel like walking for 10 minutes then walk for 10 minutes. For a first day I was going to only do 20 minutes of cardio and end with 10 push ups and 50 crunches. Then I decided that I might slack on another day. I had time today and I was motivated so I went ahead and did more. Doing less is easy. Push yourself to see if you can do one more set or 5 more minutes. You might be surprised!
Cardio
35 minutes on level 5 and 8 (alternating every 5 minutes) on an elliptical machine
-I picked one of the Fat Burn options on the machine. That way I did not have to mess with the levels on my own or keep track of time. It did it for me! These machines were made to make life easier. Use it!
-I picked one that alternates because alternating speed during a workout is actually supposed to help burn more calories. We will see.
Strength Training
10 push ups with one leg raised
50 bicycle crunches
10 push ups
50 side crunches for obliques, 25 on each side
10 push ups done slowly
40 crunches
-It took me maybe 15 minutes total to them all. I would take a break in the middle of each set and sometimes just sit there listening to the music. lol.
You don't have to do cardio and strength training on the same day. Do what feels comfortable to you. If you feel like walking for 10 minutes then walk for 10 minutes. For a first day I was going to only do 20 minutes of cardio and end with 10 push ups and 50 crunches. Then I decided that I might slack on another day. I had time today and I was motivated so I went ahead and did more. Doing less is easy. Push yourself to see if you can do one more set or 5 more minutes. You might be surprised!
Meal Plan
Breakfast
- I didn't have time so I made green tea. It actually made me throw up. Not doing that again. I was becoming more late thanks to the extra trip to the bathroom so I ate a handful of granola cereal straight out of the box dry on the way out. It wasn't that bad. Me gusta.
Lunch
- A slim fast shake. The kind you make with the powder and water or milk. I ran out of milk. It was disgusting but again I didn't really have time to eat lunch. My timing is very off.
Snack
- Sometime before dinner I ate some kettle cooked jalapeno chips. It wasn't much but it looked so yummy.
Dinner
- Wheat penne pasta with spring veggies sprinkled with natural parmesean cheese. It was delicious to me and finally..FOOD!
I kind of failed at the eating healthy part. It's okay, one step at a time! I tried to drink a lot of water today though. I'm positive I drank a good healthy amount. I am very bad at keeping up with drinking water but maybe my skin will look better after this too!
This is the part Faceless Fit becomes a reality to me. Pictures. I would normally dread the idea of posting my body up for the world to view but here I do not have to show anything, yet I'm showing everything! This is my body. My Jelly Belly.
Breakfast
- I didn't have time so I made green tea. It actually made me throw up. Not doing that again. I was becoming more late thanks to the extra trip to the bathroom so I ate a handful of granola cereal straight out of the box dry on the way out. It wasn't that bad. Me gusta.
Lunch
- A slim fast shake. The kind you make with the powder and water or milk. I ran out of milk. It was disgusting but again I didn't really have time to eat lunch. My timing is very off.
Snack
- Sometime before dinner I ate some kettle cooked jalapeno chips. It wasn't much but it looked so yummy.
Dinner
- Wheat penne pasta with spring veggies sprinkled with natural parmesean cheese. It was delicious to me and finally..FOOD!
I kind of failed at the eating healthy part. It's okay, one step at a time! I tried to drink a lot of water today though. I'm positive I drank a good healthy amount. I am very bad at keeping up with drinking water but maybe my skin will look better after this too!
This is the part Faceless Fit becomes a reality to me. Pictures. I would normally dread the idea of posting my body up for the world to view but here I do not have to show anything, yet I'm showing everything! This is my body. My Jelly Belly.
front with arms up
side
front
Now let's take the shirt off. No whistling please.
front
I decided to wear pink. I makes me happy and feel girly.
angle
side
side with arms up
back
arm
arm
Flexing . This is about as good as it gets for me.
front
I decided to wear pink. I makes me happy and feel girly.
angle
side
side with arms up
back
arm
arm
Flexing . This is about as good as it gets for me.
I'm not that bad considering I don't exercise or eat healthy. I think. Please agree with me before I cry. I am quite soft all over. With lovely stretch marks and dimples starting to form. I have never hade a child. I know I can do better for my body and I will. Cutting a little bit of fat and having more definition is the ultimate goal for me. No 6 packs, no weight loss, no super model. I'm hoping that changing my diet will help shed a little bit of the fat and working out will firm my jelly.
I would love for you to share your day 1 and photos with me. Remember, this whole thing is anonymous. No one will know who you are. It does help a lot with the motivational factor though when you know there are others doing this with you!
-JB
I would love for you to share your day 1 and photos with me. Remember, this whole thing is anonymous. No one will know who you are. It does help a lot with the motivational factor though when you know there are others doing this with you!
email: jellybellyblogs@gmail.com
-JB
hey there Jelly. How are you comming along. You look great in the pictures. kinda skinny tho..
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