Still at Plateau - BUT new motivation

Still plateauing - ugh - BUT I have a couple new motivators. First, I may have a gym partner soon :) D likes RPM and wants to join my gym - yea! Second, B in CA has been running and is also thinking about a sprint-tri. I figure if he can do it, so can I! I'm just not a runner/jogger. So, going to try the "couch to 5K" running program. 3 days on the treadmill per week. The plan now is: Tuesday, Friday and Sunday for the runs. I still want to do RPM on M/W/R/Sat. I figure on Fridays and Sundays (and maybe another day after RPM depending on D's schedule and if he can help me) I can weight-train. I may have to skip one day a week on cardio and just weight train to recover a bit.
So - this week I will begin :)

Good news on the F front!

The condo is being SOLD! SSSSOOO happy! Won't make much money on it, BUT it's enough to pay off two cards. Also, my raise *should* be coming through at the end of this month. If I've calculated correctly including taxes out, I should be pulling in $1000 more each month above what I was previously (before furloughs). That will SIGNIFICANTLY help in getting the rest of my bills paid off. I want to have at least one other card done by August if possible. I'm still waiting for this d*** lawsuit to shake out. As soon as that does, that might actually give me breathing room and a cushion. Will not even begin to count on that until it happens, but my attorney is in negotiations right now, so I'm hoping to have a resolution within the next couple of months if at all possible.
Now on the P side - D and I have worked out once together - RPM at the gym. SSSSSSOOOOO excited that he likes working out :) He's also going to help me with the strength training :) He wants to mix up his cardio - so RPM 3 days a week for him would be good, and I need to mix up my cardio, so he's going to help me with that. We may also need to discuss cooking "healthier" meals - but d*** he is a phenomenal cook! We may have to do more grilling so it's lower fat now that the weather is getting nicer :)
The goals this week are:
Break through my plateau - I want to break my 210/209 weight that I have been stagnating at for the last few weeks. I HAVE gone back on the pill, so that actually should help as I think I have more issues off of it than on - partially b/c I've been on them for so long, I think my body has finally adapted.
WATER!!!! I've got to get off the caffeine (limit to one glass of tea in the AM) and get back to my water regimen. D is SO good about that - and I KNOW I flush more out and do better when I drink it!
Gym consistency this week - plus I need to find out about putting D on my membership - or find out how much per month it would be if I cannot add him right now. I'm just excited that we can go together!!!!

I'm joining Jen - the Prior Fat Goal on her goals for 3 months. I DO need to find a reward - but I'm sure D and I can think of something! My MAIN reward will be to be able to wear my clothes - my really pretty FUN clothes - when we go out :) We are looking at doing the Jazz Journeys at the aquarium, the Martinis & IMAX at Fernbank, and maybe the cocktails in the gardens. Regardless, I need to be looking a little nicer and I WANT to dress up for him :) First time that's ever happened! So - gym tomorrow - WATCH OUT!

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.