Dear Emily and Melba…

Where are you ladies? We miss you!

It's not too late to join the challenge! There's a whole month left, which would be a great opportunity to set a goal like, "Workout at the gym at least two times a week for the month of April."

Also, there is the possibility of extending the challenge an extra month or so if you want time for a bigger goal. I know Krista and I would be grateful for it! Breanna is on track but I'm not sure about Michelle… so maybe an extension would work well for everyone!

Let us know what you've been up to! Hope to see you posting soon!

Week 8 Check-In

Start weight: 146 lbs

Before cruise weigh in:  138.6 lbs

This week's weigh in: 141.4 lbs

Jillians: 25/35

Climbs: 10/15

Jeans that do up again! ?/5 Probably 1 :(

So I am still angry at food and not super motivated to eat healthy. But I have gotten back to exercising regularly! I'm trying some new workout videos to mix it up, and I figure counting those towards "Jillians" is fair.

If anyone is interested, the Leah Sarago BalletBody videos are really hard-core for toning (think supersets of static contractions and pulses for 3-5 min with no rest between positions) but don't have a cardio element :(

Week... um... 6 1/2? Check-In

I don't want to talk about it.

But, I'm forcing myself to, because having support is what the blog is all about.

The vacation was great, the weight gain was not. Breanna, I am so jealous you only gained two pounds on your trip. I am not surprised at myself, every time I go on vacation half way through I get so sick of trying to eat healthy and just start eating whatever tastes good. I'm much happier that way, until I get home.

I am having so much trouble getting back into the eating healthy/workout routine. My sleep schedule is still messed up from vacation so I am exhausted and semi-depressed all day with no motivation to work out.

My biggest mental road block is that I hate taking time out of my day to do meal planning, grocery shopping, and most of all, cooking. I really HATE cooking. I am a picky eater, so very few foods actually taste GOOD to me (except desserts, of course). And the more variety you want, the more time it takes to find and test recipes, and log the nutritional info. Hours of work I don't enjoy - not even a little bit - for ten minutes of eating "meh"? So not worth it. There are so many other things I'd rather do with my time! But I don't know how to eat healthy if it's not homemade meals. Sure there's canned soup and Lean Cuisine, but low calorie does not mean a balanced diet - or tasty, blech.

Sigh. I probably can't make the end of the challenge even if I try. I know from experience starting is the hardest part and after a few days the routine will start to feel normal and positive feedback from results will help with motivation. But I am having trouble caring enough to do it. I spent at least ten hours sitting in front of my computer yesterday - no interruptions from cooking or working out - and it was the best day I've had since getting back from vacation.

I miss focusing on and prioritizing things I care about in my life outside of diet and exercise. There must be a balance somewhere but I have yet to find it…

Back on Track!

So I gained 2 lbs on vacation. Poo. I am guessing the never ending carbs and seemingly self filling booze glass had a factor. Add in that skiing is pretty poor exercise (for me its just like doing a squat) and voila! Fatty fat fat fat fatty fat fat. Not really, but it is fun to say!

I lost the first pound this week. Having appointments and being away from the kitchen all week helped. So did Jillian. Look out fat - I'm coming for you!

I am so looking forward to nicer weather. Running on the unplowed roads is so sucky. And slow! I am so nervous I am going to slip and fall down I have to kind of hop instead of hitting a good stride.

I also miss being the crazy lady who walks everywhere! I love walking to close places - it is easier ( at least mentally) than strapping everyone in the car. And the children end up happy after exercise too.

Goals:

1. Do 50 pushups in a row. Yay! I did it! And my shoulder made this amazingly awful crunch and groans during the last 3 so I am going to cut that out for awhile. Getting old is hard!

2. Run a personal best time at 5km. Personal best to date: 28 minutes. - My half assed excuse is that is it too hard to go fast on the snow! Hopefully the roads clear up soon :)

3. Run 10km in under 60 minutes. Not yet. But there is still time!!!

4. Do a yoga headstand. - So far I have done one against the full wall, and against the 1/2 wall in my room. Maybe I need a spotter so I can try for the full one!

This is so my relationship with my yoga pants.......

I "borrowed" this from Jillian on Facebook.  Because this is my life.

Finally getting my a$$ in gear!

Zomg, Hey! Long time no blog!

It was partly because I am (as usual) crazy busy, but it was mostly because I didn't actually do anything (and I mean ANYTHING) about getting back into my super cute jeans.

Why, you ask? Because I doooooooooon't waaaaaaannnnnntttt to.

Not a good enough reason?

Um, yeah, true.

I had so much trouble making myself take the leap into a lifestyle change.  I had no trouble whining about the fact that I still hate all my clothes.  But DO something about it? I was all talk, no action.  My diet was always starting tomorrow.  Or Monday, as the case may be.

That has changed.  Thank you Scott.

This morning, I was talking about bailing on the challenge.

(Go ahead, judge me.  It's fine.)

You see, yesterday, the very nice physio therapist told me that I am under no circumstances allowed to exercise.  Until I get my concussion symptoms under control.

Well doesn't that just suck.

How on earth am I supposed to get into shape without Jillian? Or running?  Or ANYTHING?

I was unloading my woes onto Scott, and he suggested a side challenge might motivate me.  (Read scare me into eating better and cutting out booze).

So we are off! If I don't make my goal on May 1st, I will owe Scott 6 MONTHS of daily blow jobs. I can do the math.... that it like a MILLION..... oh wait.... only 180 or so.  (But it will feel like a MILLION!!!)

I am, what you call, back on the bandwagon!!