New Year, Same Goals

Well, here I am again; a new year and the same goal. I stepped on the Wii last night and it read a whopping 231. I was pretty shocked. I knew I might have gained a few pounds, but not that much. This is even more surprising because I trained in October and November for my first 5k race and felt in my best shape in the month of December. Plus, I finished in 40:32, which was a personal best.

I could sit here being depressed about it all (which I am). However, this gets me no where. I could complain about working 60 hours weeks and not having time or being sick for the last month and not having the energy. However, in the end, it is only an excuse.

So let’s talk about goals. I am going to Alabama for a wedding in the end of February and to visit one of my best friends. My first visit to Alabama was years ago, when I was my heaviest at 255. The next year that I visited, I had dropped 60 lbs and they did not recognize me. Fast forward 5 years to my last visit (Summer of 2009). My friend’s grandmother stated upon my visit “Well, you’re just as fat as you were the first time I met you.”

So, my goal for Alabama is to be a size 16 (I am an 18 now) and around 210-215 lbs.

My strategy is to eat less carbs, more veggies and protein and to make it to the gym 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes of cardio, supplemented by weight lighting at home. Additionally, I plan to run another couple of 5ks to keep motivation.

Here’s to a new year with a smaller, more fit me.