Well, I was going to weigh in last night for weigh-in Wednesday, but I was really devastated when I stepped on the scale and it read 155!!! :( I couldn't log it officially, I just couldn't do it. Well, guess what, I stepped on the scale this morning and it was 152.6!! I'm going to give myself another day and officially weigh-in tomorrow morning. Apparently, TOM decided to inflate my numbers - also weighing at night does no favors for anybody!!! I want to win a gift, so I will not miss another weigh-in no matter what the scale reads. Just was feeling sorry for myself last night!
I did not end up going to TurboKick, as I got off work later then expected. Instead I went to the 24 hour right across the street and hopped on the treadmill and did a C25K (I have a raced coming up on December 5th!). I was 20 minutes in and all the sudden my stomach was cramping and had to do an emergency run to the bathroom. EEKKK. At least I got 20 minutes in before my intestines decided to do a major nosedive. I've heard that running can do that to you! I've gone a couple months without working out, so I can't expect perfection overnight. So, I DID work out, just not as long as I had wanted to!
I also logged my calories! Yay! See attached image. I hit my 1420 calorie goal. (thank you 20 minutes of jogging/walking).
I want to re-define my goals a big to give myself a more specific gauge for succcess (#'s 2 through 4, 1 is pretty much super specific!) Thank you @knitterbeth for the advice on this! I hope this makes for a clearer picture of what I want to accomplish!
2. I've joined 24 Hour Fitness. My goal is to get in at least two group fitness classes a week and 1-2 self workouts, for a total of 3-4 workouts a week. I think this is doable with my schedule and personal commitments right now. My goal is to do two group fitness classes in one week - specifically TurboKick, Cardio Dance Party, or Zumba. The second part of this is to get in 2 self workouts at the gym for at least 30 minutes of cardio (treadmill, stairmaster, or elliptical).
3. To consistently count my calories daily. I will post a blog post every day from now until the end of November with my calorie count for the day and a little blurb on how it went. (YIKES! this is going to be hard. However, nothing worth having is easy.) To measure my calories in MyFitnessPal everyday. I will post a picture daily of the calories counted to show myself and the DB world that I actually tracked. Next month, I will move towards focusing on hitting a certain calorie goal, but I want to make sure I am tracking everyday first and get in that habit.
4. Consistently and constantly pull myself out of bed by 6:30am. This has been a very big struggle for me with the cold weather. I have been late to work many days and have trouble even starting my day when the warm bed is calling me! So, for the rest of this month, I will be out of bed by 6:30am to either go to the gym for 30 minutes or spend time with my boyfriend before he leaves for work at 7. (I have to be at work around 8/8:30, however I'm self-employed, so I could technically show up later if I want to. That is the hardest part!) Set my alarm for 6:30am Monday through Friday, DO NOT PRESS SNOOZE BUTTON, get out of bed and get the day going. For me, it will be getting straight into the shower and go. I am really going to need my boyfriend's help on this one...
So every post will be on how I did the day before with my goals! I hope you enjoy reading. I enjoy writing that is for sure, and it definitely makes for a healthier day when you know you are going to have to fess up to the DB world if you slipped up!! :)
To less of you and less of me!
AMB