I am finally starting to get into the flow of managing my time with schoolwork and my social media life. I love posting blogs, and this is my way of staying accountable. Knowing that all of you are reading my posts help me to stay motivated. I don't think I would've continued to workout if I didn't start a blog on my progress. But here's the bare truth about what's going on with me right now. I'm not losing any pounds. I do think I reached a plateau. I know it's because I haven't been very good with my nutrition, and the timing of my meals is what's crucial to weight loss. You definitely shouldn't be eating anything too late if you're goal is to lose weight. I'm not really looking to lose weight, but it would be a plus alongside with losing a few inches off my waistline. It's really embarrassing to admit so publicly about my progress, but I feel like my mistakes can help others see what their mistakes are on their fitness journey. Remember though that mistakes are not the end of the world. It's never too late to start a new goal and new journey. If you failed once, it's never too late to get back on track and continue to move towards your ideal goal.
Now, here's something interesting I learned today. While reading articles I had to read for my stem cell biology class, I learned something that may be relevant to fitness. I've heard so many people saying that obesity is genetic, and that if you were born from parents who were obese, you are most likely to be obese and exercise can't help you. Well, science has proved to us that it may not be the case! Although there are genetic diseases and mutations that may have symptoms similar to obesity, if it's not a genetic disease, then you have hope! Epigenetics is a study about genetic markers located above specific genes that turn them on or off. There are a ton of epigenetic markers for each gene, and there still needs to be more research done on this field. However, scientists studied that environmental factors can actually affect individuals on the genetic level, which can get passed on to your children and future generations. For example, individuals who smoke are more likely to have altered epigenetic markers, which will get passed on to your children. This has been known to cause increased body mass index and early average mortality age in the first generation. It doesn't have to be bad health habits during reproductive age. Even before pregnancy, and even before meeting your potential soul mate, your choices in how you take care of your body affects your future generations. These aren't permanent alterations in your genes, but rather temporary and fade away with time. But you don't know how long it'll take for bad effects to fade. This means that your body is not just your body, but the body of your future generations. Please take good care of your body for your future children! I don't know about you, but reading this article made it even more motivational to keep working out. I don't want my bad choices to affect my future children even though they've never made bad choices. This is all the more reason to workout, eat healthy, and stay fit. I hope this extra scientific post helped you to rethink your bad habits, and get you motivated to workout extra hard! :)
Workout:
45 min of Blogilates
Diet:
Breakfast - Chocolate shakeology with banana and water
Lunch - Brown rice with turkey bacon
Dinner - Brown rice with turkey bacon
Snack - dark chocolate coated frozen banana (oops!)
How I felt:
I shouldn't have had that dark chocolate coated frozen bananas! It's not THAT bad, but I know it's still bad. At least they weren't milk chocolate coated frozen bananas. I've really been craving something ice-creamy. The closest I could get to a healthy ice-cream was the frozen bananas. I heard you could freeze bananas, cut them into little pieces, blend them in a blender, and they'll turn into ice-cream. I think I'll try that next time. Definitely better to have that than a frozen banana with chocolate all over it. I felt really tired, and didn't have that much energy to workout after eating sweets. I'm really excited to make some healthy fried rice tomorrow. I'm planning to make that for lunch and dinner, so let's see if I actually follow through my plan this time. Tomorrow's Blogilates workout has 100 burpees... one of my most hated workout video ever. But I don't think there's anything else out there that gets the job done better than burpees. If you can finish this 100 burpees challenge, comment below, and let me know you finished it! :)
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