I think I have seasonal-affective disorder. Whenever it changes to winter I get really depressed. Especially when they change the clocks and it gets dark earlier. I hate it. I end up eating more and that really hampers my weight-loss journey. Plus, when you feel depressed you don’t feel like doing anything. I lose all motivation to get physical and do any kind of exercise.

I realized that when I lost a bunch of weight years ago it was because I exercised.  I did not focus on diet per se, but more on weight lifting and building muscle.  I remember seeing a statistic that for every 3 pounds of muscle you build your metabolism increases by 7%.  So all this month for the last 13 days I have been doing muscle building exercises in the morning for about 15 minutes.

I have been doing push ups, leg lifts, squats, arm circles, etc.   I hate aerobics and running.  So I am just focused on the muscle building.  I have still been taking alli using the double dose.  I have also cut out all the sugar.  No more soda and sweets.  I have lost about 5 pounds since the beginning of the month this way.  I just hope I can continue with it and keep it off.   I bought some jeans last week that were size 18.  They were too tight.  I have  no returned them because I think in about a week or so they will fit me fine if I can keep up with my new routine.

Motivating to exercise is very hard for me.  Like I said I have always hated running and aerobics.  Partly, because I am big breasted and that results in a lot of uncomfortable bouncing no matter what kind of sports bra I wear.  When I was in basic training I wore a regular bra and 2 sports bras at once to keep the bouncing from getting out of hand.   The muscle building exercises are easy enough.  I do most of them in front of the computer in the morning while watching youtube or something.  I will post my progress.

Do you have an upcoming event?  Wedding?  Vacation?  Have you putzed around about losing a few pounds and now you only have a week or two left?

Well, There are a few things you can do to shed some quick pounds and inches.

Please use these at your own risk.  There should be no adverse effects but if you have any health issues please be careful.