On resolutions… and my FAT ASS

So, one of my resolutions this year is to lose 12 pounds. I’m going to have to amend that to losing 5 kilos, which is approximately 11 pounds. Not because I’m trying to back out of ANYTHING. No, it’s because the only bloody scale we have in my house weighs me in kgs. So – in the spirit of full disclosure, I now weigh 57kgs. Doesn’t sound like a lot, no? Well I’m 4’11” so seriously, it’s a lot on me.

How did I get to this stage? Well I think that basically sheer laziness and a complete disregard of what I consume has gotten me to this stage. I am by no means obese but I am definitely overweight. That and all of my clothes are UNCOMFORTABLY tight and it’s getting to the point where my once loose comfy clothes are fitting on me. It’s really not a good feeling.

So the last time I felt really good, I was around 52kgs. I’m not a huge fan of weighing myself and just weighing scales in general because I think that it can get really unhealthy and obsessive. But since I no longer feel healthy I need a gauge to really tell whether I am losing anything.

What is my big grand plan to do this? Basically:
1. Eat healthy – and I mean less oily food, little or no sugar (white sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, etc.) in my diet – dessert once a week.
2. Exercise – severely restricted because of my slip disc, I’m starting with walking now, every morning at 16 minutes, I hope to build that up to 30, then once I’m well enough my Dad has promised to spring for an elliptical.
3. Incorporate weights into my workout.
4. No carbs after 6pm.

Now I don’t know if this is going to work, or whether it’s going to take a very long time simply because the amount of exercise I can handle right now isn’t that strenuous but I’ve got to start somewhere.

So – operation get off my fat ass – to reduce my fat ass is underway.

How will I stay motivated? I got this great idea from Fit Sugar this health and fitness blog, who were asking whether you should reward yourself for losing weight. They got the idea from one of the community member’s blogs, Losing Emily. Now Emily has decided that if she loses 20 pounds, she can then go out and buy an item of make-up. This works in two ways, one is definitely motivates her to lose the weight and secondly, it means she will pretty much have to control her spending habits.

I think this is an awesomely amazing idea for me, mostly because I have recently become make-up obsessed. I read beauty blogs all the freakin’ time. I read The Beauty Look Book, Make Me Blush, Lilly Chantilly, Rouge Deluxe, etc, etc. Mostly because last month I gave myself an almost RM1000 gift of make-up. I bought everything from lipgloss to mascara, to blusher and foundation. The brands? Bobbi Brown, Estee Lauder, Lancome, Paul & Joe – so you know it didn’t come cheap. Since then I’ve been planning the things I’m going to buy and if I do actually act on these impulses I could be broke in about a month. So I’ve decided if I lose weight – I can buy make-up.

Of course, unlike Emily, I’m not going to try losing 20 pounds at a go. She is a little – read LOT – larger and has a ways to go. I’m thinking more like, lose 2kgs > buy one item of make-up. I even know what I’m going to buy once I lose the first 2kgs– Bobbi Brown’s blusher in Nectar. I have Almond but I need a pink once so that I can do more sweet blushing type make up looks. Sounds like Greek to you – I’ll stop.

But this is basically the plan. So far it’s been a week and a half. I’m doing good. Cheated a bit over the weekend in terms of desserts. But I know that now that I’ve set this goal of buying make-up I’m going to be a helluva lot more focused and driven.