Bat Fit: Jumping on the Train

December 11th, 2011

A lot has been going around in the blogging communities lately about loosing weight.

Both The Zombie Moshpit and Le Professeur Gothique have had a lot of information lately regarding their desires to loose weight naturally.

It's hard to not feel inspired if you're someone who always attempts to work out and then gives up the next day when you take in the sight of a chocolate peanut butter muffin.

No, seriously, they are amazing.

But, moving on.

I'm going to go ahead and jump on this train.

For a few reasons,

1. I'm moving next month, my first time being alone in a big city (Chicago,IL), which seems like a really great time to try to kick start all of these DIY themed ideas I have for my life outside of my parents nest. (I.e. recycling, eating healthier, DIY furniture and decor etc.)

2. I want to feel good about my body. It's not that I don't accept my body, because I do. But I want to be able to look at myself, and feel comfortable wearing a bathing suit or anything else. Whether that means I loose weight, inches, fat etc. doesn't really matter to me.

I'm not unrealistic about myself by any means, I don't really want flat abs (I mean if you're handing them out then sure!). I just want to be able to see myself and think about how happy I am to be in this body.

3. I need to eat healthier. I don't mean cutting out everything I love and swapping it for nuts, whole grains, and leafy things. I mean knowing what's in my food, and understanding how to substitute some of those things without sacrificing flavor. I don't consider this a phase, so i'm obviously going to eat what I intend on eating for a really long time.

4. I just had to stop playing roller derby, since i'm moving. Which means less usual exercise. So I need to substitute it by working out on my own.

Something I do have on my side is that I know, having played Roller Derby for almost two years straight, that foods do have a direct effect on your overall performance.

I've felt it, and witnessed it during practice.

So i'm not really afraid.

But i'm done with feeling sluggish and tired, and rather disgusting when I wake up.

I'm tired of changing what shirt i'm going to wear, because I feel really "fat" when I wear it.

It hugs everything, and i've got some "Everything" to give.

I hate hiding my body, it's a foolish way to behave.

My goals then?

• To spend a lot of time making my own food
• To work out, especially my core/thighs
• Sit up straighter (it's always a good idea, haha)
• I want my little pooch over my pants to go away
• My hourglass to be even more defined, I love my shape.
• My waist to go down to a 27".

To remind myself that i'm always capable of anything.

Present sizes

Bust: 34"

Waist: 31"

Lower waist aka the pooch: 36"

Hips: 40"

Weight: somewhere in the range of 145-150 (I have a lot of muscle mass from derby, that i'm hoping to keep <3)

Blessed be,

Blitz