It starts NOW.

Somethings gotta give. Literally. I feel trapped in my own body, uncomfortable and overall just blah. Too much excess, not enough sport, too much sitting and not enough moving. Really now, times gotta be a changin'!

So today I start on a new adventure. I've always bee quite sporty, but never where I want to be physically. Chalk it up to eating disorders and stress and school or just laziness or lack of determination. No matter what you call it, I'm not going to like it! 

So, what happens now? Overhaul on life, and I figured if it's somewhat public then hey, there's a bit more pressure to succeed ;)

First and foremost, this is for me. I've sort of lost myself the last few years as I've tried to be married, work full-time, play mommy part-time and finish my MBA. Long gone are my Saturdays spent cycling in the Alpes, or hiking or snowboarding. No more are the 3-4 days a week intensive training sessions with the other black belts. That doesn't mean those things can't be again, it's just that I stopped making myself a priority and things have gotten out of balance.

I don't want this to be a negative blog, but rather realistic. First off, I'd like to congratulate my body for what it is: strong (My max bench is currently 75kg). Capable (I trained for a 1/2 ironman - I can put up with a lot ;) and beautiful (currently round and beautiful, but beautiful all the same!). 

Now that that's out of the way, let's be honest about where I WANT my body to be. (Now how do I put photos in here....)

 

For me, this is the ideal body type. STRONG. FIT. AGILE. And I know that can be me. Naturally, I'm very muscular and average around 180lbs for 5'8". According to the charts, I'm obese. But according to the Cincinnati Reds sports nutritionist, Dawn Weatherwax, I'm buff. Really now, she ran BMI tests in a pod that showed I carry 135lbs/59kg of what's called necessary tissue. Essentially all my bones, organs and blood. That said, for me to weigh in at 160, I'd be dead, or virtually there. So for me, the end goal is 170/77kg. Currently, I'm the heaviest I've ever been and I don't even want to write it down. We'll get to that in a few weeks! 

So to get where I'm going I'd certainly better have a plan...which consists of lots of cardio, both HITT and LSD (cycling and running, perhaps swimming if it stays warm), bodyrock workouts to rock my abs out and Olympic style lifting 3 times a week.

I know that this is going to HURT. I know that it will be HARD. But I also know that it will be WORTH IT. With that said, I'm off to eek out a 8.5 km/5 mile run/walk. 

Here's to suffering :)