New week!

 I'm so excited! As of today I weight 204.8! That’s over 2 pounds lost since last week! The only thing I did differently this past week was not work out lol. Yup, that's it. I ate and drank (it was my birthday week…I had to go out often lol) but I started working out during the weekend again. Taking breaks are great but you have to put a time limit on it! I did it only for 5 days but I was anxious the whole time lol.

I’m back to my hour long Zumba dancing and will start mixing it up by doing a walk/jog 2 -3 times a week starting this weekend. I've been hesitant in running since one of my knees swelled up last year but I figure I'll take it easy and see how my body responds.

As far as diet, I’m back to eating better this week (at least better than last week lol) but still nowhere near my goal of healthy eating. I am a foodie. I live for good, albeit fatty at times, food. This will be my lifetime struggle. My life goal is to curb it and eat all I want in moderation. This is where my workouts come in. I would rather run 2 hours and enjoy my pizza lol. I have noticed that I’m doing well in just eating half my meal when I go out. Whenever possible I share!

Let’s see what life brings this next week! Wish me luck! J

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Week 14 - Weigh in - same weight

Stayed the same @ 199.6

Ok so my weight stayed the same this week. As long as it doesn't go up it's good right LOL. Last week was really hectic. Everyday somebody needed me for something so I didn't really get to work out all week. I walked a mile and a half on Tuesday and I ran on Saturday but that's about it. However, I was never inactive. I walked all day everyday so I'm pretty that's why I didn't gain any weight.

I also wasn't in the best of moods all week. I was sad and tense all week due to my grandmother's passing away last weekend and having to deal with the funeral this past week. I was happy I was so busy all week because I didn't want to sit down and think about it. Now I'm just trying to get back into my routine.

I feel almost normal today. Had a 3 mile walk. I didn't feel like running but at least I was able to walk :) As I've been told before...just keep on pushing! 

Week 11 - Weigh in!

My due diligence is paying off. I lost 2 more pounds this week! My total since I began in January 2012 is 13 pounds lost now :) I was exceptionally good last week though. Every night I ate dinner early, rested and then went out for my nightly run after. I think that helped too. I know I can’t continue that weekly because I have too many commitments but it was very peaceful and easy for me.

As my food habits are improving I do see the negative consequences of eating bad now. I’m not even craving it so much since it does affect me physically to eat greasy foods (ew right?). Except French fries. I can eat a handful here and there so that never harms me LOL. And I don’t feel deprived…well unless we talk about sodas. I do miss my occasional Coca Cola. That is the only thing I miss. My goal was never to eliminate it but to keep it as an occasional treat.

Again, I’m seeing a slimmer me now as I mentioned last week my bf commented on how big my jeans are getting and they had always been tight on me :)  I refuse to buy any new jeans until my “skinny” jeans are too big on me too lol. I am excited to stop being in the 200’s and look forward to the 100’s!! My immediate goal was to get down to 190. It’s tangible and I’m halfway there now! I'm running 3-4 miles nightly now so my first goal is going to happen sooner than I thought :)

Once I meet that goal, my next step will be 175. I’m taking it all as baby steps. Small goals at a time! 

Week 3 going great!

I am back to a full hour of cardio! I didn't run but I did 2 miles of power walking today. I really wasn't physically in the mood (felt run down & sleepy) to run but the fast walk felt great. I did see all the runners pass me and it did tempt me but I know if I had run after them it would have been a sprint and I'd be back to walking in a minute LOL. In due time right?

I weighed myself today and I'm still 209. I thought I might of gained since I ate bad dinners the past 2 nights but I guess it wasn't as bad as I thought. I'm worried that it's going to rain at the end of the week. I walk around the park so how am I going to work out when it's raining? hmmm...looks like it may be a "Just Dance 3" weekend LOL.

End of week 1

At least I'm ending the week at the same weight I started LOL. It was a rough first week of Operation Get Moving. I was successful in doing some sort of work out every single day this week. Last couple days I was able to do a walk/run which was huge for me. My quads are very sore. Awesome!

I did not eat the healthiest today though. My sweetie made me a bad breakfast that I love lol. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, hash brown...ok drooling haha. And we ended the day at an Oyster bar. Oysters, crab cakes and clam chowder. Was soo good but I know that I can't keep eating like that. The choosing of healthy alternatives is what's hard.

Let's see what week 2 brings me!