Hi! You can call me Average, because that’s pretty much what I am. Average, and out of shape. I want to change that. The out of shape part, I mean.
Now, I should probably clarify about “out of shape”. I’m not a whale and I won’t be a miracle story. You probably wouldn’t even call me fat. I’m a 27 year old woman, about 5′3 1/2″, and as I write this, I’m somewhere between 125 and 130lbs — well within the range of healthy weight for a woman my age and size. I don’t really have body image issues, but I don’t feel healthy.
I don’t weigh much more than I ever have, but it’s all fat now, and it used to be muscle. Before I left my desk job to go freelance, I used to have to walk 1 mile and a half and climb 10 flights of stairs every day just to get to and from work. Now I just sit in my chair and eat.
My goal right now is not so much to lose weight as to transform that flab into muscle. I’d much rather be 5 lbs heavier, but with muscle instead of fat, than 5 pounds lighter but even more flabby. I want to be strong, I want to feel energetic, and I want to be able to run a mile without collapsing from lack of oxygen.
I tried to take up jogging, but ended up aggravating an old knee injury, so I find myself forced to join a gym instead — both to exercise and to rehab the knee. Problem is, I’m having trouble working up the motivation to go to the gym. I’ve decided to start this blog because I’m much better at accomplishing things if there’s someone to hold me to them — someone besides myself who I’m letting down
Sticking with it seems to be the biggest problem for a lot of people who want to get in shape. I’m going to document my daily progress here, and talk about what works and what doesn’t… and I’m hoping you’ll hold me to my goals.
Do you have trouble sticking to a fitness plan? What works for you and keeps you motivated?
