Where to start??? For starters, I'm up 1.5 pounds this week. Other than that, last week went really well. I was back in the gym, cooking at home and bringing my lunch. I also discovered that my goal to work out 1000 minutes this month was way more aggressive than I originally thought. But I'm not going to wuss out - I've just started finding creative ways to work out so I don't kill myself. Long walks with Rumble, yoga, running, weights - every minute helps!
This week has started out well. I made a rockin pot of chili to bring for lunch this week and have been making super yummy salads (grilled chicken, grilled veggies, honey balsalmic dressing YUM) for dinner. I adjusted my sparkpeople.com settings so they were more realistic as well. I'm just not ready to live off 1500 calories a day but I can manage 1700. The weight may come off more slowly but hopefully my progress will be more consistent as well. I've also signed up for yogatoday.com - it's this really cool website that lets you stream one free yoga class per week so I get to try all kinds of new yoga classes - YEA
What else? I think that is it for this week. As always, thank you for your support and wish me luck this week!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Happy New Years!
Overall the holidays were good to me! My travel was easy, I managed to work out (ok only once but hey) and I didn't gain any additional weight! YAY! So I am starting this year off at 156 pounds, three pounds heavier than this time last year.
And today I was back in the gym, bright and early. It wasn't easy - I had gotten used to sleeping in till 8am and starting the morning off slow. Today, I was up at 5:20am (just a little later than I was hoping) and at the gym by 7am. I packed my lunch and bought enough groceries to get me through the week.
I've revamped my goals for this year. Instead of weight loss only goals, I've set up monthly goals that include also include nutrition and fitness. This month, my goal is to work out 1000 minutes. If I get there, my blond hair will be going brown for the winter ;-)
I've also set up some medium and long term goals.
Medium = run a 5k. I signed up for the Race to Wrigley in April.
Long term = lose 20 pounds this year and get myself in shape for my November trip. I found this awesome trip - one full week hiking and kayaking in Hawaii. Add a day or two at the end for some spa treatments and I have a prize worth working towards!!!
All in all, the year is off to a good start. Thanks for sticking with me and as always, for your support!
And today I was back in the gym, bright and early. It wasn't easy - I had gotten used to sleeping in till 8am and starting the morning off slow. Today, I was up at 5:20am (just a little later than I was hoping) and at the gym by 7am. I packed my lunch and bought enough groceries to get me through the week.
I've revamped my goals for this year. Instead of weight loss only goals, I've set up monthly goals that include also include nutrition and fitness. This month, my goal is to work out 1000 minutes. If I get there, my blond hair will be going brown for the winter ;-)
I've also set up some medium and long term goals.
Medium = run a 5k. I signed up for the Race to Wrigley in April.
Long term = lose 20 pounds this year and get myself in shape for my November trip. I found this awesome trip - one full week hiking and kayaking in Hawaii. Add a day or two at the end for some spa treatments and I have a prize worth working towards!!!
All in all, the year is off to a good start. Thanks for sticking with me and as always, for your support!
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