Yay!!!
In honor of Sistah Pat being in Vegas I decided to take a gamble and weigh myself this morning. Very risky since I knew a bad number might be enough to send me tumbling head first into a binge but I decided it was worth it b/c of how hard I have been struggling lately. I knew that a positive number would be the motivation that I needed. All I can say is…JACKPOT!! The scale read 256.5. I would have been happy with anything in the 250’s but this is especially meaningful b/c in the last 2 months I have been fluctuating between 257 and 265. I swear I have lost 50 pounds in the last 2 months, the only problem is that I have also gained the same 50 pounds :) Now, I’m not going to trust this number b/c I am PMSing and I know that I might be bloated on Sunday, which is my official weigh in day. But this number proves to me that what I’m doing is working.
Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans! I was thinking of setting a goal of having 1 year from now being my goal to declare my freedom from fat but I don’t want to do anything that corny. Any even though that would be about 2 pounds per week, which is reasonable, I don’t want to put that much pressure on myself. Nor do I want to put too much importance on the scale. Instead, I’m going to think about a goal that I can be in control of, such as how many days I will exercise in the next year. I’ll keep thinking and let you all know what I decide.
3:45
I have figured out a goal for this time next year. I am going to workout 250 times between now and then. With there being 52 weeks in a year, that’s working out about 5 days a week. I will need to exercise at least 30 minutes for it to count as a daily workout but most days I will strive for at least 45 minutes to an hour. And during the summer months I’ll continue with my 90 minutes a day.
So today is day 1 and I can count it as mission accomplished. I lifted weights for 45 minutes w/a FIRM DVD and then did an interval workout on the treadmill (32 mins) followed by part of a Pilates DVD (7 minutes). One day down, 364 to go!
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WHOO HOO! Congratulations!I bet it just blew your socks off to see that number on the scale! You’re doing GREAT! And I love your exercise goal for the next year. I think that kind of focus will lead to long-term success and I have no doubt that you will indeed be celebrating your incredible success on the next 4th of July!
I like your new goal. Great idea. Congratulations on conquering the scale! And thanks for the kind words of wisdom on my blog. I appreciate it very much.