January 15, 2012 - 1st Weigh in
I did it, I exercised three times this week. Not my personal best, but it's a start. I got on the scales this morning and couldn't believe my eyes, I had to get back on two more times to believe it. 202!!!! I was hoping to be there by the end of January, not the middle!
So I have been going to the gym with Laree on Tues and Thursdays and doing a little at home work out videos and stationary bike. I feel so good after my work outs, I just don't know why that doesn't make me want to work out more. I think the funnest thing I have done was to go play on the wards basketball team last night. What a hoot that was. It made running around for an hour seem like nothing. (The arms are feeling it quite a bit this morning though) Can't wait to go back but we don't have another game for two weeks.
I've really been trying to watch what I eat. I still have had the occasional snickers ice cream bar, but I'm "snacking" smarter. Tonight is a scrapbook night and I'm really looking forward to just looking back on my kiddos lives. So now I have to get my day going, get errands run, and laundry going so that things are good for me to leave the family for a few hours tonight.
So I have been going to the gym with Laree on Tues and Thursdays and doing a little at home work out videos and stationary bike. I feel so good after my work outs, I just don't know why that doesn't make me want to work out more. I think the funnest thing I have done was to go play on the wards basketball team last night. What a hoot that was. It made running around for an hour seem like nothing. (The arms are feeling it quite a bit this morning though) Can't wait to go back but we don't have another game for two weeks.
I've really been trying to watch what I eat. I still have had the occasional snickers ice cream bar, but I'm "snacking" smarter. Tonight is a scrapbook night and I'm really looking forward to just looking back on my kiddos lives. So now I have to get my day going, get errands run, and laundry going so that things are good for me to leave the family for a few hours tonight.
Becky McCormick
January 5, 2012 - Let it Begin!!!!
So on Monday it kept running through my mind "go get on the scale, go get on the scale." But after my wonderful euphoric feelings after a good jog, I thought, "no, I know how heavy I am, I'll just start keeping track in my mind." So I justified ending the holiday celebrations by sleeping most of the day and then over eating the night away. What a great way to start the year right.
On Tues I had a migraine and my sister was in town, so no work out and more sleeping the day away. This isn't starting great.
Wednesday still couldn't get myself to go step on the scale. Ended the day with a bowl of ice cream and a slice of corn bread at 11 pm. I think I'm purposefully sabotaging myself by breaking every rule I can think of.
That brings us to today, 4 days after the start. I weighed in this morning at 206 lbs. I can't believe I just wrote that down, on a public place where people will see. But then off to the gym I went. 40 min on the treadmill and 15 minutes of weights. I'm looking around at some different sites to help me track my caloric intake.
Here's my goals: I want to be a fit size 10 by July 12, 2012. If I had my dream goal I would weigh 165 lbs. I've not been that since I was pregnant with my second child. My motivation, a week at Lake Powell for a family reunion and our extended family picture that will hang in my parents home for all eternity. I will most certainly be placed next to my size -4 sister-in-law who I love to death, but am so severely jealous of. She's had 5 kids and can still pull off any outfit she so desires. I know that we are all built different, but why can't I love to get dressed in the morning? Putting something other than sweats on is the most horrible feeling. I hate even going to church now. I feel like I put on a tent to go into public.
On Tues I had a migraine and my sister was in town, so no work out and more sleeping the day away. This isn't starting great.
Wednesday still couldn't get myself to go step on the scale. Ended the day with a bowl of ice cream and a slice of corn bread at 11 pm. I think I'm purposefully sabotaging myself by breaking every rule I can think of.
That brings us to today, 4 days after the start. I weighed in this morning at 206 lbs. I can't believe I just wrote that down, on a public place where people will see. But then off to the gym I went. 40 min on the treadmill and 15 minutes of weights. I'm looking around at some different sites to help me track my caloric intake.
Here's my goals: I want to be a fit size 10 by July 12, 2012. If I had my dream goal I would weigh 165 lbs. I've not been that since I was pregnant with my second child. My motivation, a week at Lake Powell for a family reunion and our extended family picture that will hang in my parents home for all eternity. I will most certainly be placed next to my size -4 sister-in-law who I love to death, but am so severely jealous of. She's had 5 kids and can still pull off any outfit she so desires. I know that we are all built different, but why can't I love to get dressed in the morning? Putting something other than sweats on is the most horrible feeling. I hate even going to church now. I feel like I put on a tent to go into public.
This is my start picture. One month ago at my daughters 7th birthday. It's not the best, but I do my darndest to not be in front of the camera. But it is very typical of what I wear. T-Shirts and sweats. Here's to a great 26 weeks. I know the contest runs for 12, but this is a life time change, not just temp. At the end of 12 weeks I'd like to be at 183 lbs. That's 2 lbs a week. It's a very lofty goal, but I'd like to try.
