Working Out

Wow, what a difference the last few days have made! Today was day 5 of working out. Normally I take Sunday's off from working out, but today I had the urge to actually get up out of bed after a few short hours of sleep (about 4 cause I couldn't get my brain to turn off last night...again) and pump it up a notch! Instead of the 2 mile workout, I did the 3 mile, which is a 45 minute aerobic workout. I haven't done that one in over 5 years! And when I felt like I couldn't keep going, I pictured my goal in my mind and pushed even harder. And I feel so awesome right now! A little wobbly, but better than I've felt in months! A little motivation from pretty much a complete stranger, who I only talked to once I think. And that's all it took for me. Now I have it in my sights what I am going to do and I'm going for it! In the last 2 days I have actually lost 2.5 pounds! And my stomach actually has lost some of it's bulge! I've decided to cut back on the carbs a bit. Instead of a sandwich, I just ate the tuna straight out of a bowl. It's the little things like that that I have to work on. But I know I can do it now. I have my goal set and I hope to be there and see the results in a few months. It'll be awesome when I get there! So, to anyone who is fighting to lose weight, just wait, your time is coming! It will hit you like a ton of bricks when you least expect it!!!

Weigh In

Oops, forgot to add my weights. Guess I got out of the habit on my little "diet vacation". Here ya go!

6-27-08 (210.5) (Start)
7-4-08 (208.6) (-1.9) (Total loss -1.9) (-.9%)
7-11-08 (212.5) (+3.9) (Total gain +2)
7-18-08 (210.6) (-1.9) (Total gain +.1)
7-25-08 (209.9) (-.7) (Total loss -.6) (-.3%)
8-1-08 (208.7) (-1.2) (Total loss -1.8) (-.9%)
8-8-08 (209.2) (+.5) (Total loss -1.3) (-.6%)

I had a pretty rough week, so I'm not a bit surprised that I gained. But, the good thing is that it was at the beginning of the week that I was showing the gain, so I've managed to lose the last half of the week. It was a lot worse. :) I need to learn stress management!!!