another pound gone!

9 pounds to 1-derland :)

Pounds lost: 7
To go: 49 (I like that this is under 50 pounds :) makes me feel better!)

re-tweet so to speak

I have to put this quote in from another blog as another reminder to myself about my goals:
Dr. Oz said, “People change not because of what they know, but because of how they feel.”

I KNOW what I need to do to lose weight and become healthy. Now, it's a matter of that I must FEEL that I can do this and I no longer want to FEEL the way I do about myself. That needs to be firmly in my mind as I go through this....

10 pounds to 1-derland

Okay - being sick is not an excuse, but it's been tough to get back into routine. So, back to work this week. I also have new motivation :) Additionally, I have other reasons I want to be in shape - mainly the trip to Costa Rica again this year. Plus, I have 2 weeks to the academic team competition and I would like to feel better about myself this year. Finally, I just need to do this for me. That's really the reason - ME.
So - 10 pounds to 1-derland. I can do this. Eating clean and working out - that's all it takes. I just need to keep that in front of me.
One final thought - WATER - I NEED to drink it!!!!

I think I'm going to include this at the end of each post as well....we'll see....
Pounds lost: 6
Pounds to go: 50
This may or may not be motivating for me - not sure yet....

Goal: 1-derland

I saw an interesting term on a couple of weight-loss blog sites earlier: One-derland. In other words - below 200 pounds. That's my goal - make it to 1derland by the end of this month. I'm 13 pounds away. If I meet it sooner - I'll be ecstatic. But that's my goal. I've got 3 weeks - so that's 4 pounds per week. I think that's reasonable right now.
The steps for me to meet my goal:
1) Continue eating clean & healthy - this also means NO MORE SODA - it's simply empty calories.
2) Consistency at the gym. I went tonight - awesome spin! However, I cannot continue to rely on spin. I really need to do some different cardio to mix it up, and also do some weight training.
3) WATER - I KNOW when I drink water I drop weight - it helps get rid of the excess water weight that I am carrying.

On the flip side - I'm being very motivated and inspired by the biggest loser show. These people are RUNNING and they are heavier than I am. It is truly amazing. Now, within reason - I know that they are secluded and working out probably 4-6 hours per day, and have a trainer motivating them and they aren't working like I am. HOWEVER, if they can do it - so can I!

Maintaining

Okay - could be worse - I could be gaining! But, this week was a challenge. My routine of getting to the gym - broken this week :( I also broke down and had soda at school. I need to get used to NOT doing that in the morning at school - getting up earlier has been harder. I know I do it all the time, but still.
So, this week - back on track. Gym workouts - M/W/R/S for spin. I'm going to get in there on T to run on the treadmill. If I really am going to attempt a sprint-tri at some point, I'm going to have to start running.
My goal - if I can lose 20 pounds, then I would like to get a fitness GPS so I can start training outside when the weather clears/gets warmer. I figure that would be around the end of February, so that's a good goal to have.
Next - I've GOT to make some calls this week and get my finances straightened out - especially my attorney. It's getting critical.

Short post

Out of necessity - short post tonight. 1) it's freezing cold right now - the only comfort is that pretty much the entire nation is in a deep freeze, so I shouldn't complain. 2) I went to the gym - good spin class tonight - didn't weight train and no, I didn't get my lazy butt to the gym yesterday. I ended up working and getting my classes planned out for the next week and a half - which is good as it will reduce some stress - so it was a trade-off. 3) I've fallen for a guy at work...sigh..... 4) feel off the food wagon today :( had a soda. My justification (which there really isn't any....) is I woke up at 4:30 AM - so only 6 hours of sleep (ugh) and I was getting a migraine (actually seeing spots). So - 2 ibuprofen and 1 soda later - headache free and VERY alert. 5) Short post since I'm going to let the dog out, take a hot shower, and go to bed.

Falling for a guy at work is BAD. Plus, he has no interest - as most guys have no interest - but that's my other blog....

Another day - another pound :)

Yep - nothing off the waist this morning, but another pound gone! My legs ARE reducing some as well - about a 1/2 inch on each. Also, my BUTT is shrinking - another inch (just under 43) - WOOHOO!!
Went to RPM again this AM - my fav instructor was out :( but the sub was good - and she subbed last week so it was fine. I did not stay for Body Pump today :( I really, really, really want to get in tomorrow and do the treadmill and weight train on my own - upper body only.
So, just going to keep my eating on track again today :) and hopefully see more progress tomorrow!