Resolution - Dissolution

So 4 days into the New Year and how does it feel? Like I am still waiting for the movie to start :)

I need to get back to work and I have n number of questions and problems. However  my professors are on an extended vacation and will not be back till mid next week. grrrrrr.. their vacation started before Christmas. And is driving me crazy.

Hence the idle me sitting here thinking about what to do. And my thoughts bring me to the topic of resolutions. New Year resolutions.

Yesterday at the gym my trainer tells me that more than 10 people joined the gym on New Year's eve with the sole intent of getting back in shape, whatever shape it is that they have in mind.Which undoubtedly is part of their New Year's resolution. And he was amazed at how high their goals were and how narrow the path chosen. You can not neglect exercise for years and then one fine day join the gym and expect miracles. It doesn't work that way and it isn't healthy.

Unless you are blessed with a metabolism something akin to a incinerator, a lot of hard work goes into keeping fit and keeping the fat off. A lot of hard work and discipline. One I am good at. The other not so much. But I digress..

One of my resolutions this year - and there are many - is that I would exercise more often and strive to be more disciplined about it. There is a reason for that.

I was blessed with a wonderful metabolism up until I came to America. And then loads of cheese, pizza, lack of exercise and the harsh winters blew it off the track.

I am not one to count calories, or flinch before reaching for the food of my choice. That never bothered me in the 22 years of my life. But then, it did. And once it started, I wanted to put on weight. You gotta understand I was always underweight, all my life. And eat what I might, the fat just burned off! I never remember being fluffy or having rosy cheeks. Never. Although I wanted do. I lived for junk food, cream cheese and chocolates.

This was my chance to be that  person that everybody always wanted me to be. But of course. It is easier to put fat on and a lot more tough to burn it off. I realised it a bit too late. I was confident that once I reached the optimum weight I could maintain it or reduce it as I wish. Heck, its all in my control right? wrong. 


So long story short, now I have reached a stage where I do not want to put on any more weight and would be quite happy to lose some. On the border between being overweight and being fat (not that I have anything against fat people - I just don't want to be one. no offence alright.. put down that baton...)

And now.. my abs are sore from doing crunches, my legs ache from the all-out sessions that my trainer advised and I have butt pain. The best part is I feel good. I feel like I am regaining some control over my body. And I am delighted at all the good clothes I would fit in come next spring.

I am not diet conscious - although I try to eat healthy food. I just don't count my calories. I am a big foodie, I cook well and I am blessed with a husband who is a wonderful cook. I want to enjoy every meal of every day. I do not want to live on a mint leaf and rice cake. Not for me. For me exercising is more about being healthy than having that body. And there is nothing healthy about fat. Fat is like leftover junk clogging your pipes, lining your skin and totally messing with your future. But then I do not want to be the skinny me.. I want to look healthy and be there. So wish me luck

My New Year's Resolution  is about Fat Dissolution. Whats yours?

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