I
stepped on the scale Friday morning (after almost forgetting to weigh-in before
layering up and running out the door to work), and was pleasantly surprised:
Official weight at 1/4/2013 (first
weigh-in of the New Year!): 189.6 lbs
Woo! Finally
got through that 191 plateau and am .3 lbs lighter than I was when I first
dipped under the 190 mark.
I
think cutting my calories back to the 1800 mark definitely has helped. I
thought it would be so hard to cut back down after being at 2,000 for those few
months (even though it’s only a 200 calorie difference) – but it’s been
surprisingly easy. I’m regularly staying under the 1800 mark, which I attribute
to eating at home more and trying to eat more “clean” in general.
Today
(1/7/12), I begin Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred with my friend Andrea! I’m
actually really excited about it and
I am hoping I’ll get the results I’m hoping for… I’m also hoping not to be
totally devastated and disappointed if I don’t
get the results I’m hoping for. I feel like I have a little bit of a high
standard for this thing since soooo many folks on MyFitnessPal rave about it
and have posted some amazing before/after pictures. I need to try to be
realistic about it, though. The program is meant to be done 6-7 days a week,
and I’ll be doing it 5. And if I want to be honest, there will probably be
times where I will only be able to get 4 workouts in during the week. I have 2
young children. Shit happens. But I am excited and motivated nonetheless! If
for nothing more than to get into some kind of regular exercise routine,
whether this actually works like I want it to or not.
I
feel terrible that I’ve completely abandoned my weight-lifting books. It’s
something I definitely want to get back into and focus on. Maybe that will be
one of my February goals – “LIFT WEIGHTS!”.
So
speaking on motivation, I actually started getting my home together this
weekend. I rearranged my living to be more functional and cozy. I hung artwork.
I got new lamps for my bedroom and cleaned up the 3 foot pile of
not-clean/not-dirty clothes living next to my side of the bed. I mopped my
kitchen floor. I ran laundry, I did dishes. I even MADE MY BED this morning. I
haven’t made my bed since I was 16 years old. That is a real and true fact. A
sad, real and true fact.
It
all felt SO AMAZING!! I hope I can keep up with it. I attribute this all to the
sun actually being out this weekend, and the fact that it is now still light
outside when I leave work for the day. Two very important things for the life
of Jessica. The only thing I totally failed on was getting out of bed this
morning. I wanted to sleep forever. That may have something to do with not
going to bed until 12:30am. …going to bed earlier = something I need to work on…
I’m
taking a bunch of official measurements tonight for 30 Day Shred, so I will
post those probably tomorrow.
Anyone else experiencing a little
boost in energy as the daylight hours grow more plentiful?
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