Why I'm Not Trying to Lose Weight Right Now

There is nothing wrong with wanting to lose weight if you are overweight or want to look more toned if you are already at a healthy weight. I actually wouldn’t mind if I lost more weight or had more defined abs. But I’m not focused on losing any more weight right now.
Here is why:

Right now, I am 5’4 and weigh 140 lbs which is a healthy weight for someone my height. I could try to lose more weight or try to lower my body fat percentage to look better. However, I don’t want to focus on losing any more weight right now. That is something I was focused on (and was at times obsessed with) for several years and I would rather focus on being healthy right now since I am at my goal weight.

What I’m Focusing On Instead:

Instead of trying to have a perfect body, I am focusing on being healthy. I do this by eating healthy food and working out 3-6 times a week.

Why I'm Writing About This:

I am writing about this to inspire other people to be more body positive and focus more on maintaining a healthy weight vs. losing weight. Why? I hardly ever hear fitness influencers talk about maintaining weight. Normally, I hear about them trying to lose weight even if they are at a healthy weight already. (I understand that is their job, but I would to see fitness Instagramers and Youtubers focus more on being body positive.)

How To Figure Out What a Healthy Weight Would Be For You

If you are curious about what would be a healthy weight for you, check out the CDC’s bmi calculator and enter your height and weight: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.html. This will give you a range of weights that could be healthy for your height. For example, for my height (5’4), the healthy weight range is between 108 lbs and 145 lbs.

*Note: BMI is not completely accurate for everyone especially if you have a lot of muscle. However, the CDC’s bmi calculator will give you a good estimate of what is a healthy weight for you.

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My Inventory of Workout Guides and Meal Plans

Here is a little bit of information about the inventory of workout guides and meal plans I have:

1. Blogilates

The first guide I bought from Blogilates was the New Body Make Over meal plan.I loosely followed this in college when I needed to lose weight.

https://www.piit28.com/store/42Lz5q5ZOther guides I bought by Cassey Ho included her book Hot Body Year Round and PIIT 1.0. PIIT 1.0 sounded like a fun guide to try because I followed her on Youtube, but I never tried it because it involves jumping and I couldn't figure out how to make it apartment friendly. 2. Love Sweat Fitnesshttps://my.lovesweatfitness.com/collections/hot-body-guidesI have two workout guides (Hot Body Sweat Guide 1.0 and 2.0), a meal plan (The Hot Body Meal Plan), and a couple of recipe guides including the Guiltless Nutrition Lifestyle and Recipe Book and the first Guiltless Nutrition Guide (not pictured) Katie Dunlop came out with. I have done the Hot Body Sweat Guide 1.0 a few times, but didn’t finish 2.0 …

How I Currently Plan My Workouts

When I'm not following a workout plan or completing a workout challenge, I plan my own workouts every Sunday.

Here is how I do it:

1. Since I have followed Love Sweat Fitness for a few years, I usually use the model Katie uses in the Hot Body Sweat Guide for my weekly workout schedule. Monday is leg day, Wednesday is arms and abs, Friday is total body, and the days in between (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) are cardio days if I have time.
Using this model (or doing my own thing sometimes), I look for workouts I want to do each day on Youtube and make playlists so they are ready for me to play on my tv.

For example,

-This is my workout from last Monday.

2. I write down the workouts in my journal and check them off as I go.

-For me, writing down my workouts keeps me accountable. However, I don't get upset if I don't do all of the workouts I planned because life happens. Sometimes I only have enough time to workout three days a week and that is okay.

What Helped Me Meet My Goals This Year

This year, I was able to meet several of my goals. These are people/groups that helped me do it:

1. First of all, I set goals in 5 areas of my life using a goal setting video Yoga with Kassandra on Youtube made.

This video helped me celebrate victories from 2018 while setting goals in five different areas of my life for 2019. I thought it was super inspiring because it didn't just focus on health and fitness goals. It also focused on having goals for relationships, creativity, and spirituality. If you would like to watch this video and see what I mean, search for Yoga with Kassandra's Year End Review & Goal Setting Session on Youtube. She also has fun yoga workouts on her channel as well.

2. I joined a Facebook group called the Debt Dump Challenge to help me stick to my student loan pay off goal for the year.

In November 2018, I found out about a Facebook support group called the Debt Dump Challenge which was made by people who are from Boise, Idaho and go …

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