Day 5: slept in

So, it wasn't really my plan to sleep in this morning, but I do need to give myself a break every once in awhile from the 5:45 wake up if I think I'm going to sustain this exercise regimen. I still plan to workout at some point today, probably after my son's conferences later this morning.

Updated: I did get my workout in today. I did Level 3 of Jillian's 30 Day Shred and about 30 minutes of Yoga.

Day 4

Alarm: 5:30 woke up at 5:45
Weight: 143 lbs (ugh! How is it possible that my weight has gone UP every day? !)

Workout:
20 minutes of Pilates, abs and legs
30 minutes of cardio yoga

Day 3

Alarm: 5:45
Weight: 142 lbs
Goal weight: 120 lbs

Workout: 25 minutes Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred, Level 3; 10 mins Pilates Abs, and 30 mins of Yoga

One thing that is so frustrating is that I don't feel as fat as I did when I started my last diet/workout regimen. I actually feel pretty strong. I started working out again pretty regularly in February, but I hadn't stepped on a scale, so I had no idea until I got the Wii Fit for my birthday that I had packed so many pounds back onto my body. I knew that I hadn't done well over the holidays, but I figured it was only a few pounds.

I thought I was making good food choices, but I guess I still need to write down what I'm eating, and really, really watch my portion sizes.

So, here's my latest plan:

1. workout everyday at least 1 hour; try to mix it up
2. watch what I'm eating, and write it down
3. weigh myself every morning
4. no more coffee drinks
5. write in my blog to track how I'm feeling/doing. I'm not going to put the pressure on myself as I did the last time to be creative with every entry; if all I can muster is a basic log of exercise, then that is good enough.

Disappointment

I have regained virtually all the weight that I lost last summer. I am, to say the least, very disappointed in myself. So, here I am again, challenging myself to lose that weight, again, plus a little extra.

Weight: 141 lbs
Goal weight: 120 lbs

Today's workout:
40 minutes of Jari Love's Get Ripped 1000
30 minutes of Yoga
10 minutes of Pilates Abs

Saturday's workout:

Starting Weight: 143 lbs

40 minutes of Jillian Michaels' Boost Metabolism workout
30 minutes of Yoga
10 minutes of Pilates Abs

Like a Smoker...

I never quit quitting.. or something like that. I don't know what happened to my motivation last week. I couldn't get out of bed after doing the workout last week, and I told myself it was ok because this month I'm not trying to workout 30 days straight. Somehow, I didn't workout at all the rest of the week. I don't really have an excuse. My husband was sick, and I wasn't able to sleep well with all of his snoring and tossing and turning, but not being able to sleep well is not anything new.

So, here I am again, starting with ANOTHER DAY 1. I'm shooting for 7 straight days, that's my immediate goal. My motivation... I'm almost too embarrassed to admit.... is that show "The Biggest Loser." This is the first season that I've been hooked on it, and I absolutely can't stand one of the "players," Vicki. Last night, she made it into the final 2, I'm so disappointed. The finale is next week, and if she has lost another 40-50 lbs, (which would put her into the 120-130 range) then I know I can lose the 15 lbs I'm strugging to lose.

See you tomorrow!

Day 1 (Again)

I have no idea where November went. I was planning to give myself a short break after my first 30 days, but somehow, a short break became 30 days. I can't believe I let that happen, but now I'm back and ready to be motivated.

So I promised myself that I'd get up and work out on Dec 1, NO. MATTER. WHAT! If you look at the date stamp, you'll realize that it's now Dec. 2. As my luck would have it, I woke up yesterday morning with the absolute worst stiff neck... I could barely move.

So, now it's Tuesday, Dec. 2 and I did wake up and do my workout.

I decided that this month I'm going to aim for every other day... I think that's a more reasonable goal than every day. I may start off with everyday, just to get back in the habit, but we'll see how I feel tomorrow morning.

I started back at Level 1 of Jillian's 30 Day shred. I used the 2.5 lb weights. It was perfect... slightly too hard, but not so hard that it was a miserable experience. It's strange how fast you can lose your strength when you fail to keep up with your workout routine.

I will also plan to vary my workouts from day to day with Jari Love and yoga and whatever else I have around the house.