Sunday, April 26, 2009

(early) Week 5

I think I pushed myself too hard yesterday, because I felt like throwing up after a while, but it was nice to walk/jog.
I concentrated on weights today.. and it was painful. I got frustrated because I couldn't feel the tension on the places I needed the tension, but my friend said I might feel it tomorrow morning, so I'm quite worried about that...
The plan is working well, I don't even really need to punish myself. I look forward to these exercises because it is quite fun to have legs that feels like jello after working out a while...
The burning sensation in the lungs are quite fun, and I love feeling all tense after working out.
It is painful, but I feel like I have pushed my limits to gain something higher.
OH! and thank you everyone for worrying about my cut. I'm fine now, I don't really feel pain anymore.
I decided to add a positive reinforcement. I shall take a bubble bath on a Sunday after I work out, but only if I exercised at least 3 days in that week. I love taking baths, especially bubble baths. I took a bubble bath today and realized that if I have something to look forward to, I will enjoy exercising even more!

I shall update more on Week 5 later~

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

week 4

Well its almost near the midst of this week, and I worked out often last week and not much on this week. I think its the cut that made me a little lazy.
I jogged and walked two miles at night time, and lifted weights at my friend's house.
I fail at lifting weights, and walking was annoying in the beginning, but later it got fun, I wanted to keep walking.

I couldn't work out on Friday, because of the cut, and other excuses, so I did not play any games on DS Lite, and did not visit my friend.
He also ignored my calls, texts, and aim messages, which made me really sad.
I actually left my DS Lite at my friend's house, and installed a lot of new games in it.
I love beating games, so not being able to beat any of the new games I installed is quite vexing.
I am starting to enjoy working out because of my friend's positive influence, and thanks to him, I'm eating more healthy.

I think I should makes some more positive punishment, because I learn to work my way out of negative punishments. I will somehow find a way around all my barriers from having fun, and find another way to amuse myself.

I think the most effective part of this plan is that now I actually enjoy working out.

Monday, April 20, 2009

*bad news

I sat on a knife... and got a cut on my leg...
sounds stupid but it does hurt quite a bit...
so my intense workout plan is going to be cut down to "not so very intense" workout...
the cut is longer than my pinky... and a bit deep...
i cut it yesterday morning, but it is still bleeding...
um...
yeah...
i'll still workout and everything, but i'm going to try not to put too much pressure on it.
ahhhh fail...

Friday, April 17, 2009

week 3

to start working out!

I decided to make my friend into my exercise partner. My friend will be the positive reinforcement for my work out plan. I really enjoy hanging out with my friend, and I told him to ignore me and not hang out with me when I refuse to work out. Not only that, his house is filled with great food and TV! My house doesn't have a TV [because my mom thinks its a waste of time], and my mom and I normally don't eat at our house, so our fridge is empty. If I work out, I get to hang out with him and eat healthy, and watch TV as much as I want!

Also, I am quite addicted to my Nintendo DS Lite, and I carry it with me all the time, but from now on, if I fail to work out at least three times a week, I shall not play any games for that whole week. This might be quite hard for me because I always play games on my free time between classes, or before work.

Not watching TV, and not playing games will be my negative punishment for not exercising, and my friend not hanging out with me or ignoring me will be a positive punishment.

I actually walked 2 miles with this plan, and I plan to keep this plan for as long as it works!

According to this one website I found, cardio is the best way to start exercising, http://exercise.about.com/cs/exbeginners/l/blimplement.htm
So I plan to start by walking and running, and slowly merge into lifting weights or even lifting myself with push-ups and sit-ups.

Also, since I am quite busy [excuses... but I do have two jobs with 21 units... or was it 22...], so this article I found seems very helpful.
http://exercise.about.com/od/fittinginexercise/a/busy_exercise.htm
It talks about how to exercise in a busy schedule.
I think I'm doing most of the envolving other people in my exercises.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

so true...

I told my friend [that exercises every day], about my plan, and he decided to join in with me. So we plan to start walking around the track in Walnut [i think its the high school track area]...
or run... maybe...
cuz since i'm a smoker, and he is a smoker, it is quite hard for us to run
especially since i'm anemic, and have a small heart... i would faint if i ran for too long...
[excuses excuses... i know... but i fainted like 5 times in one semester in 11th grade, and 3 times in senior year...]

anyway... hopefully this works...

i think it will cuz this friend changed my eating habbits...

Monday, April 6, 2009

FAIL

I got home around 11pm so I couldn't do any work out as i planned...
and I was at school until late, went to my friend's house to do hw... so fail again...
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
SIGH Tuesday i'll also be late cuz i have class until 10pm
so... maybe starting from... wednesday... after work... i guess... i'll start...
sigh

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Schedule I created for Work Out Plan!!!

okay... so i have created a new work out plan for meeee XD
I am normally at school 6 days a week from 8am... so I don't think I'll be able to work out in the morning because I have to drive my mom to work at times.
I get out of school early on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, but sadly I work at TLJ bakery until 10pm on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays...
The only days I'm actually free to work out is Thursdays and Sundays...
I really think it would be nice to work out every night, but having a late class that ends after 10pm doesn't sound too great.

I plan to do cardio for about 30min and push-ups/sit-ups for another 30min.
It's only one hour so I don't think it would be too much for my overly packed weekdays...
I shall start from (hopefully) today...
If I end up not working out, I'll post again... *sigh*

Thursday, April 2, 2009

week 1

I'm a psychology student in mt san antonio college... and this is my behavior change blog...
my target behavior is... exercising...
i never exercise anymore due to work and too much school work...
these are just excuses if i look at it closely...
i normally do have time to exercise, but i don't and hang out with friends or go online.
I really enjoy being lazy, and one day i realized that i've gained 25 pounds... *shock*
so i decided to try to exercise even more.
wish me luck!