Ok, so I definately went off this for awhile. Scale broke, along with some other things & I decided I was behind and I would just let it all slide. Bad idea, of course. But last week I was talking to a friend and started talking about more extreme weight loss methods and we all jumped on her scale to see where we were at. Turns out I lost 2lbs from my last weigh in. I was surprised by this because I honestly thought that I would have went back to my original weight. I was happy. No, it is not where envisioned myself to be. I wanted to be on target with dietbet and doing amazing. I was disappointed with myself for failing that goal and I let it get the best of me. It shouldn't matter if I say I'm doing this with friends or not. They are not accountable. I am. If they veer off course, I am not in the same car, I do not have to give up too. But this means that I was still following some of the better choices I'd laid out for myself and they have been slowly working.
I am making up a schedule for myself. When to get up, what to do & when to do it and for how long. I have had these things in my head, but without them written down there is even less keeping my accountable to my own plan. I get bursts of motivation, and find it hard to hold onto. There are always exciting plans being talked about, but when the time comes, they all seem to fall through. I am responsible for my health & vision of myself. I have to accept that & make my own plans and follow through with them.
So the plan is:
1) Wake up at 6am (I am not a morning person), and go for a quick jog to wake up and get the blood pumping. I'll start with 10 minutes and work my way up every few days.
2)After putting the girls to bed, go on the eliptical for a full hour.
3) Monday & Friday's at 6pm, go swimming for an hour. Complete minimum 20 laps.