Wagon Crash

I would love to come on here and talk about how well I'm doing with my new lifestyle but then I would have to lie and I'm not really good at that. It's funny how things can change in two weeks, eh?



It's not like I'm living on fast food and sitting on my couch while munching on chips and drinking pop. I've still been able to keep the diet under control and keep drinking the water. I seem to have maintained what I've lost without gaining any weight back and I attribute that to keeping up with the water intake. I've really found out how important water is. So simple but effective.



I have, however, not been to the gym for about two weeks. Things have really picked up at work as of late so when people say "they have no time for the gym", it's probably in your best interest to believe them. I always wondered how someone couldn't have time for it but when you're working a lot, you just want to go home for the day. On top of that...and I'm not trying to make excuses but last weekend, I had a little bit of a slip on ice and I messed up my hamstring. I couldn't really do much cardio activities because of it so I just walked around the block every night with my iPod to keep up the activity.



I plan on hitting the gym again tonight to get into a regular routine again. It was cool to come into work today and get compliments on how I've been looking lately as some co-workers scrolled through some pictures taken of me over the weekend. I'm still well on my way to being a champion.

February 15th, 2012

Goals within Goals

I've still been trucking away with the gym and with eating better. I'll admit that I'm still having a difficult time getting into a constant routine. Maybe I just find that life will get boring if I wake up the same time every day and go to the gym at the same time every single day. I've been treating myself a little more than I'd like to admit lately but I haven't had a big bottle of Coke though I will tell you that I had a few rye and gingers at the Lakeland Humane Society gala on Saturday night! I'm proud of drinking so much water.



Even though I've been treating myself a little bit and not being so strict on myself, I'm making sure to get an extra portion of vegetables or fruit in before bed.



I kind of wanted to talk about "goals within goals" now too. For example, my ultimate goal is to lose weight and get healthy. I set goals while on the stationary bike! When I first started, I had a goal to go 10 miles in half an hour and burn 200 calories in that time. Now I want to be able to burn 300 calories in half an hour because I'm able to burn 200 in about 23 minutes! I am able to do 10 miles in half an hour on occasion but because I like to train for heart rate I have to up the resistance on the bike so I can get there so it's hard to go as fast so that's out of the question now (maybe).



I think it's really important to set yourself mini goals! I love seeing my fitness rate go up being able to push myself. I'm now able to finish half an hour relatively pain free in my back. I'd like to get that up to 45 minutes before the end of the year and I think things are well on their way!

January

I had the full intention of coming on here on Tuesday and pretty much admitting defeat and deciding that I couldn't do this anymore. I couldn't go to the gym all last week due to being really sick. I just had this terrible cold and couldn't push myself to do cardio when it's hard to breathe before exerting any energy. I was able to keep up with the new diet though...mainly no fast food and no soft drinks. I STILL haven't had myself a Coca-Cola and I'm so proud of that. Monday, I was just finally getting over my cold and I didn't really feel like going to the gym. So I didn't.



Then I decided to read through my blog posts and realized that this is what has happened every time in the past. I get sick, stop going to the gym, and never go back. In the past though, I didn't change my diet to go along with the new routine. I decided that I would have to push through this roadblock and keep going.



I walked into the gym on Tuesday feeling like it was the first time all over again. I have no idea why I was so nervous! I have this routine where I weigh in every Friday but for some reason, I decided to step on the scale at the gym before I started to see the damage I had done in the past week and a bit without going.



I lost 15 pounds.



I was honestly astonished. I couldn't believe it. Instantly, I felt like getting on that stationary bike and getting back to work. It was something to see the results in the mirror but another to see them on the scale. It's an awesome feeling. I've now gone to the gym three nights in a row.



Here I am...still going. My next goal is to be below 300 pounds for the first time in a long time. At this pace, that should happen sometime in May. I will renew my gym membership tomorrow.