Week 2: Excuses & Results

I guess every week is going to be tough…this weight-loss thing is definitely not easy.

Excuses:          

• That allergy thing that I thought would blow over blew up.  I had some of my worst days this week.  Thankfully, I can say that I feel as if I am finally getting over it.

Yeah!  …only one whiny-assed excuse this week.

I worked out 4 times this week:

• (1) 45 minute bootcamp (cardio, free weights, plyometrics, tabata training, etc., all thanks to my trainer)
• (2) 45 minute walks on the treadmill for 5.25 miles
• (1) 50 minute brisk walk with Bella the Pitbull for 2.6 miles

Results:  I lost 2 lbs this week, making it a grand total of 5 lbs in 2 weeks.  I now weigh 164 lbs, and have 25 to go!

I still believe that I am winning with my food choices.  I am making some really thoughtful, careful moves when it comes to what I am putting in my body, and I know that this is what is making the difference.

I am in love with spinach and chicken breasts, either together or separately.  My new mission is to find new and exciting ways to prepare both dishes so that they never get old.  I’m also remembering my appreciation for other fruits and vegetables—cucumbers, tomatoes, and peaches top my list.

I went out once this week, and even had a “Skinny Margarita” that had only 100 calories in it.  Next time, though, I will probably opt out of booze altogether, since I think either the tequila or the margarita mix made my stomach hurt.

With school about to start, I am being faced with a few new challenges when it comes to fitting in my workouts.  My 8^th grade son is taking a high-school level Geometry class at the high school 12 miles in the opposite direction of work from my home.  This is going to drastically increase my morning commute, meaning that I will need to cut my bootcamps out of my routine.

This has been stressing me out since I found out that the class was not going to be offered at his middle school as I was originally told.  I can still work out in the morning, it’s just got to be a bit earlier than I did for bootcamp.  This change has really made me consider all of the resources I have available to me right now:

1. A really inexpensive gym membership at work.  I like to take advantage of the lunchtime Yoga and Pilates classes that are offered when I have the time—i.e., no meetings over lunch, or killer deadlines to make.  This, too, may come to an end, though, if my new commute gets me here too late in the morning.
2. A bike with a busted tire.  I thought that I might reward myself with a new bike when I achieve 10 lbs lost, but to be thrifty, and to take advantage of this resource now, I’ll figure out how to get this one fixed.  (When you pump the tire, the inner tube expands unevenly to the point of pushing the tread away from the frame of the tire.)
3. Legs, feet, running shoes.  I can still walk or run anytime.  When my daughter starts soccer practice this season, it will be the perfect opportunity for me to take some nice runs around the fields.

I think that I can make it without the bootcamp, but I was somewhat committed to it because I paid for it, and I didn’t need to be the creative one when it came to mixing up the workout.  I’ll miss it, and I will miss my trainer, but it’s time for me take control of my workouts.

Week 3 will be the test…