February 1, 2010

time for the monthly weigh in.

1/1/10 - 228.0
2/1/10 - 227.4

so for the month of january, i managed to lose a whopping .6 lbs. i will admit that there's a part of me that's disappointed in myself, but i'm choosing not to focus on that and rather focus on what i learned.

taking a week off from healthy eating can undo 3 weeks of making good choices. that's not really an earth shattering revelation, but it's a fact that i need to keep myself aware of. i think we all play those games with ourselves... i can make up for these bad choices tomorrow, or next week, or whenever. but the reality is that we can't get that time or those choices back, so there's really no making them up. every time i put something in my mouth, it's a choice. every time i get up and move, it's a choice. so my goal for february is to stay aware of my choices and to really OWN them!

february will definitely have it's share of challenges. my husband's birthday is next week, so that's more than likely going to mean a nice dinner out. then we're out of town for the valentine's/presidents day weekend, so i will not be preparing my own foods, nor will i have access to the gym. so there are 5 days that i KNOW will require me to make the best choices possible, even if they're not what i would do at home, but i WILL make the best of them! i've also committed to a fairly aggressive workout schedule to prepare for the st paddy's day dash. with the exception of when i'm travelling, my weeks are going to look like this:

sunday - 2 mile brisk walk
monday - strength training & 2 mile brisk walk
tuesday - 1 hour intervals on treadmill
wednesday - 2 mile brisk walk
thursday - strength training & spin class
friday - 2 mile brisk walk
saturday - 1 hour intervals on treadmill

the 2 mile walks aren't too bad. they usually take me about 35 minutes or so. lots of hills and i definitely get my heart rate up, but it's nothing like the treadmill intervals... those kill me!!

since part of my january problem came from being off schedule with my trip, i need to figure out how to make sure i have the groceries i need when i get home, so i can get right back in the swing of things! we don't get home until midnight monday, so grocery shopping when i get home is out of the question. i may just take the day off on tuesday (or at least part of the day) so i can go grocery shopping in the morning... that's probably the best option.

so there you have it. i'm feeling good and i have a plan... it's going to be a good month! now i'm going to eat my lunch and pull out my response & advantage cards... time to get back on track with those!