Alright.....I'm 31, I'm cute, I've got my whole life ahead of me.....and I am fat. Time to stop the games and just do it. Even though I didn't exercise yesterday and I ordered beef Drunken Noodles and a crunchy duck roll, and let us not forget the Thai Iced Tea, this does not mean it is the end. Yes, I woke up and had the left overs for breakfast and a piece of cake.....BUT.....there is a method to my madness. I am moving on up to the east side. I am doing the darn thing. At 12:50 today, I will go to Zumba class. And, at 2:00 today, I will stay for another Zumba class. I am going to Zumba my way to a size 7/8. It has to be about action and accountability versus what I say I want to do. I can't let others be the excuse for my downfall.
Though this may cost me an arm and a leg, my plan is to start a trial run this weekend, and on Monday.....take a hiatus to go to CT for my sister's graduation, then on June 29 and onward be prepared to kick some Zumba butt. I am going to take two classes a night Monday-Thursday. Then I will rest on Fridays. Saturdays I will hit the Rec Center to do some work with the weights, and Sundays it will be just relaxing in the pool. My GOAL is to do this for 5 weeks or the total duration of summer school. After that time I can scale down my workout routine to maybe 3 days a week. I may not get down to my ideal weight by then but if I stick with this routine I will be pretty close. But, there will have to be some type of reward at the end of this period. Can anyone say Panama!!! And I think that if I am meant to go to Panama by myself then so be it.
As far as eating, I am not going to deprive myself of anything except for fast foods and fried foods. I don't think there is anything wrong with going out to a nice restaurant maybe once a week or once every two weeks as long as I exhibit portion control and I make smart choices about what I eat. I know what to do, I just have to do it.
For some reason, I have been unable to write a blog entry, preview it and post it. I have attempted twice and my message didn't end up getting posted so here I go again.
So far I have lost 11 lbs. I am working out like a mad woman. I feel stronger but I also feel sore. I am wondering if I am sore because my body is getting used to working out again or am I sore because I am not feeding my muscles enough. I need to start eating more. I think I have been taking in under 1000 calories and I haven't been eating throughout the day or drinking enough water. I think I may be losing muscle mass. Okay, I am just going to have to eat more. I think that I am eating healthy foods so that is good. I went grocery shopping yesterday and bought some grapes and bananas and some of those frozen veggie dishes. I have been consistently taking my multivitamin so at least I have been on track with that.
I'd love to be at 172 by May 11th, but if I am not that is okay. My health is what is most important. According to my doctor, everything is okay. I had my appointment on Monday. I had a physical and they took a chest x-ray and ekg. All looks well.
I definitely notice that I have lost, but I still look like a big girl. Definitely by the end of May I will be swishing my hips a little more. This coming weekend is Cinco de Mayo but I am not sure if I want to go to a club or anything. I've been talking about biking the monuments for a while. Maybe I should do that. Well, I guess that is all for now.
It's a beautiful Morning...Think I'll go outside for a while....and just smile....
Well, this is the very first entry in my very first attempt at keeping a blog. Yay! Yesterday was an eventful day. I started taking phentermine for the first time. I did notice a difference in my appetite. For breakfast all I had was a half a slice of sweet bread and maybe a quarter cup of orange juice. I had an apple for lunch and for dinner I had a piece of salmon and one of those microwavable rice dishes from Green Giant. I did end up eating another piece of salmon and a drank little bit of ginger ale after that. Basically, as long as I don't have excess food at home then I will be fine. I am good at counting calories so I think I will be fine.
I spent the day shopping so that definitely helped to burn some calories. I went to CompUSA but the store was pretty bare. I guess all the good stuff sold out already. I ended up going to the Landmark Mall and I found a laptop bag, and a cordless phone with the Caller ID function. I also got a new George Forman Grill, and I stopped at Borders to get a GRE study guide by Kaplan.
After I got home from the mall I went grocery shopping and got some food for the week. I bought some salmon but when I got home it seemed a bit off. Now that I think about it, the expiration date was the 20th of April. I should probably return it and get my money back.
I didn't go exercise yesterday but I think my mall trip was enough.
Well, so far today I have had one pita bread and a little bit of hummus. I have been making sure to drink a glass of water with all of my meals. I think I will have one egg for lunch and then some wheat pasta and sauce for dinner. I need to make sure that I only have a cup or so of pasta.
I really feel good about my weight loss goals. I think that if I can drop 10 or 15 lbs by the Amy Winehouse concert on May 11 then I will be in good shape. I only plan on staying on the phentermine for a month or two, along with the healthy eating and consistent exercise. My goal is to workout five days a week. I have done it before so I think that I can do it again. Bikini, here I come.
I haven't heard from my workout buddy in about a week. I hope that everything is okay with her. Well, I guess I had better go check on my laundry. Ciao for now....
