Plan of attack

OK, I HAVE to bust through this plateau.  If I have to weigh myself for another month and not see any downward movement, I'm going to freak out!  So, here's what I'm planning on doing:

Tomorrow (Monday) DH is going to see a guy he interviewed with back in October.  At the time, they said he was a strong candidate for the job, but then they put the job on hold.  They are just now ready to have someone fill that position.  They contacted DH this past week and asked him to come in on Monday to "take a tour of the plant and discuss opportunities."  Sounds postive, right?  So, we are both assuming he will get a job offer tomorrow (wish us luck!).  Anyway, what does this have to do with me? 

Well, if he gets this job, he will probably work from 6am to 2 pm daily.  Meaning he has to be up and out of the house by 5:15am.  Since I don't even have to get DS up for school until 6, that gives me 45 minutes in the morning to workout.  So, back to my plan of attack... 

I will do a Leslie Sansone DVD in the morning and still ride my stationary bike in the evening.  I have about 8-10 Leslie Sansone DVDs that are about 30 minutes long (equivalent to walking 2 miles), so I can get a pretty good rotation going.  I also have an old Tae Bo video tape that takes about 20 minutes.  So that's a good morning workout.  Then, I can still veg out on the bike in the evenings for 30 minutes.  So, total for the day will be 50-60 minutes.  I'll do that every weekday.  On the weekends, I will exercise for 60 minutes on one of the days and take the other day off as my rest day. 

So, since not only will I be increasing the amount of time I am exercising, I am also doing different exercises than I have been doing lately, I better see results!  If I continue at the rate I'm going, I won't even lose the 5 pounds a month I want to.  And I thought that was a LOW goal!  *sigh*  This has to work!

My mom is also trying the Sonoma Diet and is really excited about it.  So maybe I'll check it out, too.  I HAVE to get the family on board with eating better, but at this point it would be like pulling teeth.  I need to ease them into it.  Should I add healthier stuff first or eliminate junky stuff first?  DS will be easy to cut off cold turkey, but DH is a different story altogether.  I guess that will be a different plan of attack I'll need to think on for a while.

I have already done 30 minutes of Leslie Sansone this morning (Walk and Kick) so I'll jump on my bike this evening.  I'll keep you posted on my results!

Happy losing, everyone!

crossing fingers

for your Dh's new job. I know from very recent experience how important that can be! I also hope the timing works out for you to work out more as well. I know what you mean about the change in thinking about a five-pound-a-month goal. That used to seem low to me too, now I would be thrilled with it!

As for exercise, I really do believe variety is key. i am always doing something new and I never do the same thing twice in one week. It's like you were saying about needing mental challenges. I'm the same way with my exercise. Even if I do yoga three times a week, it's a different routine. If I rode a bike Tuesday, I walk Thursday, etc. I do NOT want to get in a rut. That's one of the reasons that I don't use videos--can't stand to watch the same thing over and over.

So, what is the Sonoma diet? I've not heard of that one? Is there a lot of wine involved?

I've just recently

started doing a Leslie Sansone "tape" (on Exercise TV on demand) when it is too bitter, cold, rainy, wet, dark, late, or inconvenient for the rest of the family (GRRRR) for me to go outside and walk, and I have felt some difference.  I am hoping there is some difference on the scale come February 7th!  I was actually eyeing this at Sam's yesterday.  It is several short (10-15 minute ish) workouts that would be so totally different from what I have been doing they'd probably kick my butt.  I also think I need to get some 1-2 pound weights and start "lifting" them some.

Whoops!  Why blog when I can write it all to you?  Sorry about that!  I just was trying to agree, I think. 

Donde este?

You are usually WAY more dependable than I!  At least one a week.  Just wanted to check in!