Getting Fit with Vanessa

Welcome to the Getting Fit series here at ftlob. Get ready to join the many fabulous members on this journey as they share their strengths and weaknesses to getting and staying fit and healthy. Today we have a lovely lady Vanessa from over at Saving Memories sharing her story-

My “get fit” journey began in December 2009. I was an overweight & very unhealthy Mom who decided to take up Taekwondo with my teenager and boy did I discover quickly just how out of shape I was! The summer of 2010 I decided to jack things up a notch and really increase my exercise and spend some time learning about nutrition and make some dietary changes. These two things (along with a lot of motivation/ambition/perseverance) has brought me to where I am today, I have lost 42 pounds and a total of 26 inches overall!

We all love comparison photo’s right??

Here are my before & current photo’s:

My exercise routine consists of taekwondo 4x a week and working out with a personal trainer 1x a week. I will also throw in circuit training, yoga, strength training or running stairs as my goal is to get a good workout days a week. I am now a blue belt in Taekwondo, my flexibility and strength have increased dramatically (I have biceps now!!), I can do push ups and planks where as 6 months ago I couldn’t!

I use a website called http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ to log my meals, it is great because it will track calories, fat, carbs, sodium etc, I find it a quick and easy way to monitor my nutrition. It also tracks my exercise/calories burned as well as my weight & measurements. The perfect one stop shop for getting healthy!

I have a few tips for anyone trying to improve their health/weight/fitness:

-Figure out how much water you need to drink each day & then do it!

-Find a sport/exercise you love, you’ll enjoy it more and it won’t be something you dread.

-Lose the excuse about not having time. We make time for the things that are a priority for us!

-Set mini-goals, it is much easier to focus on losing those first 5 pounds, then the next 10 as opposed to having 30 pounds as your goal!

-Be persistent, know that there will be days where you have to dig deep and find the motivation to eat well & exercise.

I blog each week about my fitness journey at http://www.grooveygrover.blogspot.com/ , it keeps me accountable by knowing I am “putting it all out there”, you can read more about my experience by clicking the health & fitness label on my sidebar!



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