Fall Time

I am on week 5 of going to the gym 5 times a week. I am a bit tired but feeling strong.

I realized in the middle of last week, when my weight loss was still stagnant, that 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes or weights/abs might not be the right ratio. I have changed it to 45 minutes of cardio with 15-20 minutes of weights/abs and am seeing the difference!

I weighed myself today and I was 219! I am very excited to be out of the 220s.

I am continuing to eat pretty healthy and minimizing drinking alcohol and diet soda. I've been eating a lot of salads, soups and lentils. The weekends are a bit challenging because I have been visiting the boyfriend's parents, who moved close by, and helping them unpack. Eating delicious Indian food always follows, which at times is not the healthiest. However, I am finding that as long as I plan for this and eat light in the morning everything seems to be working out.

My birthday is next week and I was hoping to be 215 by then. It looks like I will be more around 217 or 218. However, I am still happy with this progress.

My next mini goal I am keeping a little high, and it's to be 210 by the end of October.

September

I have been going to the gym 5-6 times a week for the last 2.5 weeks. I can definitely feel the change in my body as my muscles grow stronger.

I weighed myself today and came in at 223.9, which is slightly more than a few weeks ago. I definitely gained weight Labor day weekend due to celebrating my four year anniversary with my boyfriend.

I am trying to not get too discouraged. In the past I would have lost weight faster. However, if I am consistently going to the gym and eating better, the weight will slowly come off.

I wanted to be at 215 by my birthday (October 5th). I am not sure if I am going to make it but I will definitely try!

Come and Gone

So summer has come and gone. My gym and eating habits have been an up and down. I weighted myself this morning, and I am 223.5. 6 lbs more than the previous fall but about 2-3 lbs less than last week.

My boyfriend seems committed to us going to the gym at 6am most mornings and is being supportive of healthier foods. I hope this helps to give me the encouragement and push to really get my act together.

On a side note, I just bought tickets for a two week trip with one of my best friends to Italy this March. I am REALLY excited and KNOW that I need to LOSE a good amount of weight to fit into small Europe.

I am really committed to be under 200 but the end of this year. This should not be difficult, due to this coming down to losing 6 lbs a month.

Hopefully leaves will not be the only thing falling this season.

Ahhh

It's been too long. I ran a 10k on April 17th. Finished in 1:19, which is a personal best. It was across Crissy Fields in San Francisco, up to the Golden Gate Bridge and across and back again.

I completed Bay to Breakers, a 12k, on May 15th. I speed walked it with my boyfriend and it was a great experience.

Today was my first real day back at the gym since then. I could give lots of excuses as always. However, each day at the gym is a success and my goal is to start having many more.

My work load should be decreasing slightly in a week due to summer break. So that's one great excuse that I can put aside for a couple months. This coming fall and spring are going to be super busy. But let's cross that hurdle when it arrives.

Goal for this week, make it to the gym/exercise at least three more times.

Setbacks and Accomplishment

Here I am… again. I went to Alabama for a week a month ago. The day before my trip I went to the doctor and was weighted at 230. In September I was 217, so 230 is horrible, considering I ran a 5k in December. While I had not been going to the gym as much as I wanted or eaten as well, I did not think this warranted 13 lbs. I have worked out 3x a week for the last 4 weeks and finally stepped on the scale again. It read, 230.

At this point, a voice in my head is screaming: WFT, what is the point? However, I am training for the 12k, Bay to Breakers, so I definitely cannot give up. I am hoping that this next month will be kinder, and that I can curb my urges.

On the brighter side, last week I ran a mile straight (at 13 minutes). I was really excited about this. Yesterday, I ran for 20 minutes straight (1.5 miles), which is an accomplishment that I have not done probably since middle school.
My goal of the week is to make it to the gym 4 times and run 2 miles straight.

Small steps

Day three of eating well, taking vitamins and exercising has gone well thus far. I am feeling pretty good, not wanting to murder anyone for a piece of pizza…yet. I have eaten all meals from home or brought them from home. Snacks have consisted of veggies, fruit, granola and rice cakes.

Last night I almost gave in to temptation. It was a hard day at work and by the time 8pm rolled around I really wanted some fried chicken. However, remembering that I NEED to change my habit NOW I drove past the Safeway without stopping and went home. I heated up 6 chicken nuggets from Trader Joe’s (300 calories) and some veggies (120 calories) for dinner.

I ran on the treadmill on Monday for the first time in a month. My thighs are definitely not happy with me.

I stepped on the Wii this afternoon and it says that I am 226, which is a great feeling! I was originally not going to go to the gym tonight due to my legs still hurting. However, after seeing my progress I went for 30 minutes on the elliptical.

I hope the remainder of the week goes as well!