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11 February 2015

Weigh-in: 159.8 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 24.8 lb Diet followed poorly
   add comment gaining 1.5 lb a week

04 February 2015

Weigh-in: 158.3 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 23.3 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   add comment losing 0.8 lb a week

02 February 2015

Well my last update was Friday and it’s Monday morning now. Friday night I never did manage to go running… I have a friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer so I called her and asked if she wanted to meet up and walk around the lake and she said yes. In the time it took her to get down there while I waited at the coffee shop, I could have run around the lake twice, but so it goes when you have an Italian friend who is chronically late! We had a nice walk even if we got a little frozen and I reached my goal of at least a half hour of exercise every day. Saturday morning I dragged my butt out of bed and went up to my trainer’s group ab class. All I had was coffee beforehand so I was pretty wiped by the end of a full hour of abs exercises, but I got through it. No run that day. Sunday I made up for Friday and Saturday by taking a longer run, 5 miles, my longest run this year so far. My average mile keeps getting shorter which I’m pretty happy about even if it’s just by increments of a few seconds a day. It definitely pushes me to push myself so I can keep beating my time. My fastest mile today was 8’38’’.
Foodwise, I had sort of a cheat day Sunday… well it started Saturday night with some blue corn chips and homemade guacamole at a party, and a small mixed alcoholic beverage. Sunday I shared a big brunch with some friends which included part of a warm scone (usually I avoid the wheat and grains in general) and Sunday evening someone brought over cookies and I ate three or four. Today am back on track – started off the day with Shakeology (chocolate!) and plan to roast some veggies for dinner. Lunch is a grass fed hamburger patty and some of my favorite salad. I am seeing changes in my body and feeling very optimistic!

02 February 2015

Weigh-in: 158.5 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 23.5 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   add comment gaining 6.3 lb a week

30 January 2015

Just got started on this journey this week, but I've been preparing for a few months... buying workout clothes on sale, pinning motivational stuff on Pinterest, working out once a week with a trainer and doing yoga now and then. But I decided it was time to step up my game, like, now. So.

Here are the preparations I’ve made this week to get myself ready to start exercising daily and eating really clean:
-bought some Shakeology vegan smoothie powder for breakfast smoothies (Strawberry and Chocolate are both fairly good)
-Put my healthy supplements and smoothie ingredients in a cupboard right above the counter where I can reach everything while I am making breakfast in my blender and packing lunches
-stocked the fridge with organic greens and lots of protein options and some other veggies I can roast (makes them taste sweeter), and bought salad condiments that I like (my fave is cherry tomatoes, gorgonzola cheese, dried unsweetened cherries, candied walnuts, cucumber and balsalmic dressing).
-Hard boiled a dozen eggs for the week – easy protein snack!
-Scored some gloves on Amazon that I can wear jogging and still use my phone for music
-Signed up for Spotify Premium and made an awesome workout playlist for going for my runs
-Downloaded and set up Google Fit, FatSecret, Nike+ Running, and a couple other Android apps that integrate with Google Fit to track my calories, heart rate, weight, etc.
-Washed all my sports bras, running socks, workout pants, etc and organized the drawers that contain them so I can plan cute outfits (I’m such a girl)
-Set my alarm for 5:30 and make sure I have coffee on hand AT ALL TIMES which gets me out the door at 6 to go run around the lake. (I picked the lake loop because I can’t give up and turn around early, and I like routine, and I can better measure my progress in these first weeks if I always do the same route.)
-Found a cheap gym near my house that offers lots of group classes I like, such as Zumba and Barre and Spin, so I can go work out on days when I have time in the evenings. That’s all they have is classes, it’s not the kind of gym with weight machines which I’d get really bored with anyway.
-Started taking liquid iron which is important for energy and when you run especially for a female and my iron tends to be low anyway.
-Started taking chromium to keep my blood sugar balanced so I don’t get sugar cravings.
-Started taking a lot of Vitamin D to help my body absorb the other nutrients I’m getting (and to substitute for the sun I’m not getting!)

So now every morning I get up and make my coffee, and while I drink it I look at my secret motivational board on Pinterest… then I get dressed and get out the door before I can make excuses. I’ve been going to bed earlier, but have been getting a full night’s sleep and as such I haven’t had too much trouble waking up. This really surprises me.

The hard part for me is going to be consistency, and also avoiding alcohol I think as there are a few social engagements coming up that I’m going to have to slog through sober sipping bitters and soda. But it will be worth it when we go on our trip to Bali in late May!

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