Week 15 Summary Operation Get Fit No Excuses

Well, this week is time for me to do a measurement and weight checkin. It’s the end of Week 15 and I’m still going strong keeping up my plant based diet and exercise routine. Over the weeks, I’ve seen a steady progress of weight loss and my body slimming down. I’ve made sure not to check my weight and measurements constantly because I think that would have a negative impact on my progress.

One thing I did this past week is to finally go and buy clothes that fit. I was able to shop in the ‘normal’ sized section for the first time in over 20 years! It was an exciting and very cool moment for me. I have strived not to think about the physical changes as much as I have concentrated on the positive health changes I’ve experienced. I think one of the main factors that have kept me focused and on track is how much better I feel overall.

So, now to get down to business! Here are my current measurements and and weight as of this afternoon:

Weight 78.7 kg (173.5 lbs)
Hips 114.5 cm (45 inches)
Waist 86.5 cm (34 inches)
Bicep 35 cm (13.78 inches)
Thigh 62.2 cm (24.48 inches)

Below are my progress stats from the program I use to track my measurements:

If you have been following me over the past months, you know that I have problems with my blood sugar levels staying high because I have low blood sugar. I’ve had to add more complex carbs back into my diet in an effort to keep my sugar levels steady. I think that my exercising has changed my metabolism and now my body is compensating for less carbs. Other than this, my diet has not changed.

 I want to encourage you to continue on with your own health journey and don’t think about weight or clothes sizes. Keep your physical health as your number 1 motivation. If you have any questions for me, please feel free to write to me. Thanks for your continued support!

Week 14 Summary - Operation Get Fit No Excuses

Week 14 of my Operation Get Fit No Excuses has come to an end and brought with it some beautiful weather! This week has been busy with many things but thankfully my fitness routine has not suffered. I’ve continued my training with a combination of outdoor power walks and indoor toning videos.

Since I switched my diet to a soy/plant based choice, many of the chronic health problems that I was experiencing has vanished. My blood sugars have stabilized as well, even with a lower carb intake. I’ve been eating this way now for about 12 weeks. In the past few days, my blood sugar levels have been reading low and I can’t figure out why. I have had to add more carbs into my diet to get my sugar levels stabilized. I don’t know if it’s the change in weather, my metabolism, or a combination of things. Luckily, I found a low calorie toast that has a medium amount of carbs and seems to keep me in balance.

As for good news, I finally had to go shopping for some new clothes because almost everything I have is now too big or really baggy on me. Yeah! While this is a great feeling, I hate shopping so it’s hard to figure out what to buy. Plus, we’re in a transitional season now and I never know what to wear. That makes it harder for me to try to guess what will work and what won’t!

I’m also a little on the frugal side. I keep putting off buying new clothes because I hate shopping, but also because I keep thinking about what size will I be in a few months time when the heart of summer hits? I’ve been consistently loosing about 2 kilos every few weeks so I have no idea when it will slow down or what size my body decides it likes. I keep thinking that if I buy a certain size now, and I lose more weight, did I waist money on buying new clothes? Padrone has been on me to get new stuff but I’m going to wait until the very last second to see if I can get the right size that will last all summer.

Some of you will read that and roll your eyes because you don’t understand what a hassle it is to me to shop for new clothes. It’s the whole emotional journey trying to figure out what looks good and trying to make my brain see my body as it really looks, and not as it used to look. It’s an emotional journey.

Well, that’s it for now. I’m happy that we have beautiful and warm weather for my Week 15 to begin! Thank you all for your continued support, for following me on my journey, and all the kind messages. See you next week!

Week 13 Summary of Operation Get Fit No Ecuses

Well, I have officially now passed into Week 14 of my Operation Get Fit No Excuses lifestyle change!

There isn’t a lot to report on for Week 13. I walked most mornings with Padrone and did my intense workout in the afternoon. Most days, I used different cardio and toning videos from online trainers to do my afternoon workouts so that my body got a variation of movements since I took long walks in the mornings.

One day I didn’t workout because I spent most of the day with Padrone at the hospital doing his followup appointments from when he was in the hospital in March. I’m happy to report his heart is good and he is improving overall with his continuing diet and exercise regimen.

Now that it’s getting warmer outside, I am going to be looking for more videos that can incorporate my outdoor walking with toning routines.  I will post the ones I find at I like to use. If you have any recommendations, please let me know!

I’m excited to report that I am down from 91 kilos / 200 pounds to 80.3 kilos / 177 pounds! This was accomplished by hard work and a change in eating habits. I have not used any diet pills or gimmicks to get to this weight. I will do my monthly weigh in / measurements in about 2 weeks time.

Sorry I don’t have more to say, so that’s the end of this week’s blog.

Thank you all for your continued support!

Weeks 11 and 12 Summary Operation Get Fit No Excuses

Can you believe that Week 13 of my Operation Get Fit No Excuses is here? Three months have passed extremely fast, but the last few weeks have been very eventful for me. If you have been following my blog, you will know that at the beginning of March, my Padrone was admitted into the hospital for eight days. After he returned home, there was a long period of adjustment with new medications a completely new eating and exercise regimen having to gradually get built up so he can lose weight. On top of all that, he stopped smoking after 45 years. He just stopped cold turkey.

Having to deal with all these adjustments and the stresses that they can put on life and relationships, I was lucky I did not have any seizures. I don’t just have seizures, I have many other things that happen due to misfirings in my brain. So on that note, here’s what has happened in weeks 11 and 12 in my ongoing lifestyle change to get fit and healthier.

Week 11 started out great. It was normal. I exercised every day and kept my normal new way of eating (which now is all plant, vegetable, and soy based products). About midway into week 11, I started exhibiting symptoms of an ongoing epilepsy attack. Over the next 3 to 4 days, I slept 10 to 14 hours. Another few days where I was awake and only slept about two or three hours. There were days where my balance was so bad that I needed help just walking anywhere, including just to the bathroom and back. I didn’t have any actual seizures during this time. Those came later at the beginning of week 12. So during this entire 6 to 7 day cycle, I was unable to exercise for two days. I kept up with my exercise when I could. This includes doing workouts in the house when I was too afraid to go outside to walk because of my health problems.

I did keep a constant watch over my measurements and my actual weight and they did not go up, thankfully. They have remained constant or actually gone down some. Throughout my week long epilepsy flair-up, there were a lot of moments in which I felt guilty. I did status posts to my fans and followers who are with me on my journey to get healthier and get fit, about my problems and my feelings, and the actual days that I did or did not exercise. 

I have to say, when I told them that I felt guilty when I wasn’t able to actually workout, they helped me realize it was not my fault and I should not feel guilty. It’s definitely easier to say that after those wonderful words and comments, I realized that I should not feel guilty or scared about gaining weight or getting even a centimeter larger during this period. I also realized it was my mind and my emotions wreaking havoc with me.

So let me tell all of you, those on diets and working out, that are struggling with emotions, especially negative feelings towards yourself and your progress: DO NOT ALLOW YOUR MIND TO TRICK YOU! Again, I understand that this is easier said than done oftentimes, because we can’t help how we feel and a lot of times we can’t help the negative thoughts towards ourselves that come from our subconsciousness. But, you do have the ability inside you to tell yourself that sometimes you are not going to lose that extra pound every single week, or an extra inch or centimeter when you measure parts of your body. There are going to be days in which you don’t want to exercise or you mentally or physically just are unable to. These are the days that you have to realize you are doing your best, but sometimes you have to take a day off.

When you have these feelings or days in which you can’t exercise, and I’m not talking about the days in which you just want to be lazy, think about all the days that you have exercised, and that you do continue to eat in a healthy way that’s good for you and your body type. Remind yourself that as soon as you are able, you will get out there and return to your exercise routine. I had to do it for myself during my long cycle of epilepsy related issues and I want you to do it also. We cannot control chronic health problems anymore then we can control the weather. The only thing we can control is how we choose to react to the problem. 

Now, week 13 is here and today is day 1. For me, it started off great because I did a brisk walk with Padrone this morning for about 15 minutes, then slept a little bit and did my own normal routine this afternoon. The weather forecast is supposed to be nice for the next few days, so I am going to try and get out for long and brisk walks. I don’t know if I will walk outside every day for the next few days or if I will mix it up using various online videos I found for cardio and toning workouts from home. Every day is new and I take it as that. I actually never know from day to day how my workout routine will go until that actual day arrives.

So now you know some of my own struggles that I deal with or have been dealing with for the past two weeks and the reason I did not do a summary for week 11 and had to do another combination summary. Thank you so much for your continued support and for following me with my struggles. If you ever need a cheerleader someone in your corner, let me know and I would be happy to be your cheerleader.