Well… I completed only one of my January goals, and that was
to start 30 Day Shred. I did not do a single yoga session with James but on a positive note: he has done a couple 30DS workouts with me, and has been having mostly “green” days in school, so we must be doing something right lately.
I ate worse in January than I have in months. The holidays can’t even compare to the amount of fast-food and restaurant food that was consumed last month. So for February my goals are to:
I ate worse in January than I have in months. The holidays can’t even compare to the amount of fast-food and restaurant food that was consumed last month. So for February my goals are to:
- Break the fast-food habit
- Finish up 30DS
- Do at least ONE yoga workout with my kid during the month
Friday James and I went to check out a taekwondo school
that offers aftercare services as well, but it seems like a huge commitment, and I'm not entirely sure he's interested in it. He did, however, earn his yellow belt in judo last week! So maybe we should just stick to judo for now.
Friday was weigh-in as most of you know… in which I reached a
full month of plateau:
Official weight @
02/01/2013: 191.2 lbs
That number is just too familiar to me these days. I would
like very much to say bye-bye to the 190s. After doing some research and
getting some advice from some friends over at MFP, I’m taking my calories back down
to a solid 1800 for at least the next 2 weeks.
I hate counting calories.
By the end of this year I will be at goal weight and/or body fat and maintaining a regular exercise
routine complete with heavy lifting and regular HIIT cardio… at which point I
may actually allow myself to quit counting calories for a little while to see
how I do. Sometimes, I’m afraid I actually eat more when I’m counting… like I
look at that app and I see, “You have 542 calories left for today!” and I go
find something to eat to just get those calories in. I’m a weirdo, I don’t know
what else to tell you. But, anyways, that’s not really anything I should worry
about right now since I’m very much not
in maintenance mode, and need to be in losing
mode.
Okay, so I haven’t lost weight… but I did do my BF% Saturday morning using a 3-point caliper measurement:
Official estimated
body fat percentage @ 2/1/2013: 33.6%
1% loss in a little under 2 weeks – I’ll take it. Well, I
have to take it because it’s the only thing to take… sigh.
I am officially past the half-way mark on 30DS and I'm still really enjoying it. Yesterday I did a catch-up workout for what I missed Thursday, and I don't know what my deal was but it was SO HARD. It was day 8 of Level 2, so I'm totally confused as to why it would all of a sudden be rough.. but my energy level was non-existent. I felt like I was going to die from minute 2 of the warm-up. I hope I'm not fighting germs. Hoping tonight will be better. I can't believe I start Level 3 in just 2 days! I previewed it the other day... more sneaky ab work! I'm excited for it, though.
I ordered Jillian Michaels' Ripped in 30 the other day. I'm going to start that. February 18th or somewhere around that date. If I do 30DS every day from this point forward, my final day will be February 15th. That's my plan, but I may need a rest day or two in there. Over-training won't help me at all. If I don't wrap until later in the month, my plan is to do HIIT until I hit a Monday to start Ripped in 30. Ripped in 30 also comes with a diet plan which might be good for me since I've been so crappy on my eating lately.
Coming up, for anyone who wants to participate: 30 days alcohol free. I believe I'll be doing it in March, with a possible exception for St. Patrick's day, because I can't deny my Irish heritage lol.
This was an idea I came up with a while back when I was having a drink or two almost every day, plus my normal splurging on weekends - I thought doing this would also help me quit smoking totally. Since that time I have cut back significantly. I rarely drink Sun-Thurs, and even on the weekends I'll have 2, maybe 3 drinks in the evenings, but usually only if I go out somewhere. I didn't even have a beer for Super Bowl this past weekend! This has also helped me cut back on smoking. I would say I'm smoking less-than 10 cigarettes a week. Last week I only had 6, and most of those were Friday night because, well, work sucks right now and drinking a bottle of wine sounded like a good idea. See the alcohol/cigarette correlation for me? We'll see.
I am officially past the half-way mark on 30DS and I'm still really enjoying it. Yesterday I did a catch-up workout for what I missed Thursday, and I don't know what my deal was but it was SO HARD. It was day 8 of Level 2, so I'm totally confused as to why it would all of a sudden be rough.. but my energy level was non-existent. I felt like I was going to die from minute 2 of the warm-up. I hope I'm not fighting germs. Hoping tonight will be better. I can't believe I start Level 3 in just 2 days! I previewed it the other day... more sneaky ab work! I'm excited for it, though.
I ordered Jillian Michaels' Ripped in 30 the other day. I'm going to start that. February 18th or somewhere around that date. If I do 30DS every day from this point forward, my final day will be February 15th. That's my plan, but I may need a rest day or two in there. Over-training won't help me at all. If I don't wrap until later in the month, my plan is to do HIIT until I hit a Monday to start Ripped in 30. Ripped in 30 also comes with a diet plan which might be good for me since I've been so crappy on my eating lately.
Coming up, for anyone who wants to participate: 30 days alcohol free. I believe I'll be doing it in March, with a possible exception for St. Patrick's day, because I can't deny my Irish heritage lol.
This was an idea I came up with a while back when I was having a drink or two almost every day, plus my normal splurging on weekends - I thought doing this would also help me quit smoking totally. Since that time I have cut back significantly. I rarely drink Sun-Thurs, and even on the weekends I'll have 2, maybe 3 drinks in the evenings, but usually only if I go out somewhere. I didn't even have a beer for Super Bowl this past weekend! This has also helped me cut back on smoking. I would say I'm smoking less-than 10 cigarettes a week. Last week I only had 6, and most of those were Friday night because, well, work sucks right now and drinking a bottle of wine sounded like a good idea. See the alcohol/cigarette correlation for me? We'll see.
So that's what's been going on with me. I am super sorry I have been so terrible about updating
lately. I am in my “busy season” at work, and it’s been absolute hell. I am so
tired, so stressed out, and so riled up about everything lately. I get home and
just want to eat my dinner, do my workout, and go to bed. So that’s pretty much
what I’ve been doing. It’s been rough, and April cannot get here fast enough –
both for the weather and for the end of this crappy work season.
I feel like a lot of people see how many calories they have left and think - HEY!! I can eat more! You're not alone there. I don't even look at those calories anymore. I solely focus on the 1500 I should have.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up!