I"m holding steady at 166.8- so things aren't all bad. I haven't gained any weight back- I can maintain my new "low". The bad news is obviously that the scale hasn't inched downward at all.
The influencers:
- working a full-time job 9:30am-6pm
- my bus route- a pro and a con- walking to the bus stop and then work- fabulous- sitting on the bus for 20-40 minutes depending upon the bus (express vs. high frequency) not so fabulous
- a different type of exhaustion from working 40+ hours a week in the corporate world vs. working at home doing the mom thing- yes, it is still work
- still no gym membership
I'm still positive I can get back down to where I was pre-baby and even at my physical peak in college/ pageants- it's just a matter of work, diet, dedication, and focus.
My current sub/mini-goal is still 160.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Bit by bit....
I dropped below 168! I have to admit- it wasn't without a bit of a battle. I'm also not that far below 168- I'm at 167.8- but I feel like I broke through another barrier by beating 168. The battle in this case would be finding the time to exercise since I have been working for the past three weeks.
Guilty admission: my weight had crept up past 170 again.
One morning, my son woke up extremely early- the 5 a.m. hour. Once I gave him some milk to soothe his teething- I opted to stay up and put in my Jillian Michael's workout dvd. I had been meaning to wake up early and get a workout in for about a week before this happened. I guess my son knew I wanted to improve my health too. It was exactly the kick in the bud I needed. I struggled through about 20 minutes of the video but kept pushing myself to do more. 20 minutes is the warm up and two circuits. I was exhausted afterwards- but it's worth it. Knowing I'm getting healthier and will look and feel better about myself and have the physical ability to run after my son soon- it makes it all worth it.
I'm also stubborn and don't want to buy a whole new wardrobe in size 14- especially since I have a lot of things I like that are a size 8.
Guilty admission: my weight had crept up past 170 again.
One morning, my son woke up extremely early- the 5 a.m. hour. Once I gave him some milk to soothe his teething- I opted to stay up and put in my Jillian Michael's workout dvd. I had been meaning to wake up early and get a workout in for about a week before this happened. I guess my son knew I wanted to improve my health too. It was exactly the kick in the bud I needed. I struggled through about 20 minutes of the video but kept pushing myself to do more. 20 minutes is the warm up and two circuits. I was exhausted afterwards- but it's worth it. Knowing I'm getting healthier and will look and feel better about myself and have the physical ability to run after my son soon- it makes it all worth it.
I'm also stubborn and don't want to buy a whole new wardrobe in size 14- especially since I have a lot of things I like that are a size 8.
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