reflection 12

One thing that is really going bad is my diet.. like what I have been eating. Other than that my work outs are BOMB. Seriously though.. I can't stress how much happier you'll be when working out. Like you seriously FEEL SO SO SO much better. And I'm pretty sure once i fix up my diet by eating more i'll be like SUPER HUMAN.

reflection 11

I went to the gym everyday I lifted weights and i did a couple of HIIT workouts that I'll be incuding in my presentation. I'm really happy with the results I've been getting. I also have been walking after school and in the weekend at least two miles. I feel so much more alive and I'm so happy with this weather because it really motivates me to workout. When it's the summer I'm definitely going to be going to my own gym probably at Rutgers or NJIT.

reflection 10

I went to the doctor and received a diagnosis. I've been taking medications for my problems. I also started walking again and eating again. I try to eat three meals a day whether it's rice, a sandwich just SOMETHING because snacks alone arent good. This week I am going to try to go the gym again regularly like I did before

reflection 9

I haven't been eating at all. I have like one major meal a day-- and it's usually very unhealthy. I've been going through a lot of things and I really feel like it's affecting me and this project. But I'm going to the doctor this week to see what's up/

week 8

I haven't been getting any sleep at all. The most sleep I got was maybe on Tuesday which was 3-4 hours. I honestly feel so tired and exhausted but my body won't let me go to sleep. Hopefully this weekend I can make time to see my pediatrician and find a solution. With PARCC, finals and also a whole classes that i need to catch up to I am going to be s c r e w e d.

week 4

I have been struggling with time STILL. I have so many tests to study for and it's just so overwhelming I've been putting aside this project.

reflection 3

THis week I ate food regularly. I ate breakfast, a snack around 12:00, lunch after school and then dinner thirty min before I go to bed. The main struggles I've been facing is making time to workout. I feel like there's just so much going on right now in school that I have no time or motivation to workout

Reflection 2

With the PARCC exam going on for the freshmen, we were not able to go to the gym doing co or lunch. So I made the most of my fitness period in 7/8. I didn't do any of the HIT workouts at school because I can do those at home. Instead, I used the machines and weights that I do not have at home to work on my biceps, triceps, and legs. I want to start including ab workouts into my routine. I was thinking about doing one ab workout Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Reflection 1

I spoke with my fitness teachers on the kinds of goals I can be setting up for myslef that are actually realistis. They agreed that I should try to make my goals things like increasing the weight on machines or the amount of reps I can do for an exercise. This week I did not go to the gym on my free time besides my fitness period. However, at home I did HIT workouts from their website like the 6's and the full body workout.

Proposal

I'm still going to continue going to the gym. However this time I'll be working on mini goals like being able to do 20 push-ups, pull-ups, and using a greater weight on the machines. For example, for the leg press machine I want to be able to work with my weight or even more. This project will help me put my free time to use and help me become a healthier person if I follow through. I'm going to start going to the gym again at least four days a week.

Reflection 15 (Last one)

Like I said in my previous post, I was able to lose all the weight I've gained and even more. I am currently 103 pounds, my "three measurements" are now 35-25-35. I still haven't gotten the flat belly that I really wanted but I'm working on it. My legs are much tighter, they definitely do not jiggle as much as they did before. I'm so nervous to present my 20%. Unlike other projects I don't have a final product but I am going to show the changes and improvements of my diets and workouts throughout the months and also my weight from the first post to my last.

Reflection 14 (I think?)

 This week went really bad.... I didn't put any work into my 20% project. I did not do any workouts or even eat correctly. I ate so much. I feel like I messed up everything to be honest. I was looking at myself in the mirror and was not happy with my body at all. I try so hard and I'm still not happy with myself. I realized that my main weakness was balancing my diet with my family's. This week I went to practically all of my relatives' houses from my dad's side. I ate soooo much beef, chicken, rice and drank so much soda. But then :)))))) I got a text from my neighbor asking if id be up for running with her after school. She was just so excited and motivated and it reminded me of myself at the beginning of this project. I asked for my parent's permission (bc I don't really live in the most friendliest neighborhood) and now starting I think tomorrow we're going to go running and then workout in my basement. I'm so excited. I'm kind of bummed out how I'm basically starting from scratch again. But at least I'm not alone and I'm doing it with a friend. I spend a lot of my time just thinking and arguing with myself and so I realized that I have every reason to be happy because to be honest I have been putting in so much effort into this project and I should be proud of myself and my body. I mean one thing I'm happy about is that I'm sure I can lose the weight I gained just by fixing my eating habits.   BTW sorry for the late submission! And I'm having a problem with tagging the post on the mobile version?? Is it okay if I don't tag it??

Reflection 13

Winter vacation is going great. I have so much time on my hands. I have a flatish stomach now. I think by the summer I'm definitely going to reach my goals. I'm going to start preparing for my presentation that's due January. I am going to put together my workouts and a calendar type thing. I hope I can continue my plans. I have been eating a lot though. I hope I don't get lazy. Wish me luck.

Reflection 12

This week was absolutely great. I went to the gym everyday during co and dragged Leslye with me. We work really together and it's just fun having a friend go with you. I still haven't been sleeping well  on the weekdays, but I have been eating correctly. However I don't drink enough water. I always forget to bring my water bottle to school. I think I can fix that by putting my water bottle by the door so I can just easily grab it when I'm about to leave.

Reflection 11 (late)

Mrs. Lebrun's ab workouts are simply amazing..... I think when I present my project instead of using pictures of my body because I feel like showing those to the class would be really awkward and inappropriate for me?? I'm just going to show like a calendar/schedule of my journey and also include the workouts I've been using. This week I went to the gym everyday and ran 3 miles on A days and 1 1/2 on B days!!! I do more on A days because that's when I have gym. I still haven't been getting enough sleep on weekdays. I have to start doing my homework earlier so I can get to bed earlier. I just really hope this upcoming break isn't going to ruin anything like my sleeping schedule, workout routines, and diet.

Reflection 10

This week I had so many quizzes and basically had only fours of sleep everyday. I have not been feeling well and had zero motivation to work out. However, on Friday I went to the gym and spent over 2 1/2 hours there.... It was sooooooo needed. I forgot how important fitness is to my daily life. My fitness teachers at magnet have always told me that once you start working out you'll soon start craving it and they were right. I mainly do cardio now and the only time i do ab work outs is with Lebrun which is either 3 times a week or two. I think I'm going to create a graph to show my progress like with weight and also the miles I run/walk everyday.

Week 9

I am a very veRY weak person. I gave in. I'm so disappointed in myself. I had no control whatsoever during this four day weekend. Not only did I eat a lot on Thanksgiving but also on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'm going to do a whole bunch of ab workouts this whole week. That's the plan. I am probably going to do sit ups and crunches. I might slip in some cardio. However my main priority is getting rid of this big belly.

Week 8

This week I only went to the fitness room twice. However after school, I began running/jogging and started doing squats. What I like about this whole thing is that I realized that I can eat as much as I want as long as I burn it all off. This marking period, I have health and in the beginning of each class our teacher makes us workout. The last workout we did was an ab workout and it was absolutely amazing because I felt the burn. I'm thinking of doing it on my own time three times a week. I haven't worked out in the morning like I said in the previous post because I'm just really not a morning person.

week 7

This week Leslye and I went to the fitness room for co everyday. It was very successful. We started using the equipment there like medicine balls, barbells and other things. I'm trying to get familiar with all the stuff our gym provides. I know I'm making great progress because the day after I can feel the pain aches, it's like they say "no pain no gain". I hope we stick to this plan. I am really excited for the results.

Week 6

This week I had a lot of time to spend on this project because of our four day weekend. I woke up everyday at 8 AM and dedicated two hours exercising. I had 2 lower body workout days, one upper body and one rest day. Throughout the day I was less sluggish after I worked out. I felt more energized and pumped. I've been thinking about doing this Monday thru Friday like instead I'll wake up an hour earlier to work out. However, that may be hard because my sleeping schedule needs fixing too.