I'm not Dead!
Weight: 228
Hey everyone! I'm not dead, really!
They past few weeks have been insane at work, and I am often working 4am to 12:30pm. I have a hard time falling asleep either before or after work so often my whole day is shot. I'm finally starting to get into the groove of it and plan on starting up my diet and exercise routine again.
I am actually proud of myself, because during this month of crisis I gained only 4 lbs. Usually when I am highly stressed out I gain 2-3 lbs per week. I tried to continue to eat right and made sure to walk around town a bit, so this wasn't to bad. And even though I gained weight my clothes are still becoming more and more loose. My size 22 pants are no longer tight
Obviously, I did not reach my goal of getting under 200lbs by Halloween, so I will not buy myself a Wii. My new goal will to be under 200lbs by New Year's Day for the Wii. Speaking of Halloween, is anyone else dressing up? Should we post pictures?
So here are some new goals for myself until the end of November, plus I'm going to try to include something positive I've done periodically (P):
1. Eat my weight * 12 - 500 in calories per day. (P: using EP :D)
2. Consume at least 3 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables a day (P: Bought fruits and veggies that I love this week.)
3. Exercise 30 minutes 5 times a week (P: Bought a foot brace that I can run and walk in for work and exercise, so no more putting it off!)
4. 30 minutes 7 days a week of "artistic me time" which can be my herbalism, art, writing, etc (P: Mom shipped my my Prismacolor art markers from back home, all 120 of them!)
5. Drink 80 oz of water a day (P: Bought myself one of those Swiss metal water containers to carry around so I always have water.)
6. Resistance training 15 minutes 3 times a week minimum.
7. Record my food, weight, and exercise daily on EP. (P: writing this all out so I am accountable.)
Any day I complete these I will give myself $0.10 per item to go in the "Wii Jar". Which means the more I do this, the less likely I am to have to put the Wii on a credit card and thus pay interest until it is paid off. I also put 10% of my tips from work in the jar just as a reward for making it through every week. (Usually about $4 a week)