09/24/2007 09:51
I have no idea what I weigh right now
But I'm making a promise to myself to get back to work this week. Between starting classes and my car accident/lack of car, I've been stressed out, eating terribly, and not going to the gym. But I have a new car and I'm settled into the school routine, so I have no excuses anymore.
I'm also trying to take my lunch to work every day now and I have a financial reason (have to budget to fit in car payment) in addition to my dieting reason, which helps. I made some Indian chickpeas and onions for today, and that is better than running out for fast food. I also tend to wait to eat until I'm starving to the point of getting shakes from low blood sugar, and that ends up driving me to the nearest fast food joint in town. If I have a lunch here already, I won't have to do that. Of course I should also stop waiting that long to eat. Baby steps. Hee.
08/30/2007 20:57
This week
I was in a car accident at the beginning of this week so my exercise schedule really was thrown off. I have a strained back muscle, so the past couple of days have been too painful for me to do much. I did get to the gym tonight though and had a good 3 mile/60 minute walk on the treadmill. It felt good! I may try and go to yoga on Saturday....my instructor is pretty good about showing us modifications for injuries, so I'll have to let her know I hurt my back. I haven't been to yoga in a long time so I'm looking forward to getting back into it.
08/20/2007 20:42
Getting there
I managed to get in some good exercise both days this past weekend. On Saturday, I went for a combo walk/run and on Sunday, I walked the same 3-mile route with Scott. Tomorrow, I'm heading back to the gym.
Eating is slowly improving. I was very tempted to go to McDonald's for lunch but I opted for vegetarian curry (about 300 calories, 8g of fat) instead. I also bought some healthy snacks to keep in my office instead of going to the vending machine at 3PM. So I'm getting there.
08/13/2007 14:48
Fat again
Not that I've actually been skinny since I was a teenager, but my weight has been creeping up again to numbers I am not at all happy with. My clothes are tight and I don't feel good physically or mentally.
I have no one to blame but myself. My gym attendance has gone from 4-5 days a week down to twice a month if I'm lucky. My eating habits are out of control.
I recently completed a 5K race (running and walking) so accomplishing that has inspired me to take action and just do this. My goals:
1. Lose 10% of my body weight putting me at 160 pounds.
2. Get to 150 pounds, my lowest weight in over 10 years.
3. Get to 130 pounds, my ultimate goal and a good healthy weight for my weight and age.
I'll talk about my non-weight goals in another post.
