Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Fall into Fitness

So this is a different type of entry today.  It's a story of accountability.  I made a vow in May of this year to loose the baby weight.  I joined weight watcher's online to assist in reaching my goal by my August beach vacation.  That gave me 3 months to loose 30lbs... OK, it wasn't realistic but it was my goal. So now that it's Sept, did I loose that 30 lbs?  NO.  I had lost 8 pounds in 2 months and some out gained it all back in ONE week.  And then life went back to the way it was.  Unfortunately, that life isn't working for me.

So I have decided it's truly time to get my life back... to get my body and energy back and to get my clothes back.  In the past 4 years, I've had 2 babies and gained  35lbs.  I love my 2 babies but now was to shed that 35lbs. 

So I have joined the universal effort to loose weight.  My employer has decided it needs to trim the fat.  My employer has sponsored a Fitness Challenge.  You join a team and track your min exercised, steps taken and weight loss.  My competitive nature has peaked my interest once again to develop a lifestyle change that will trim my fat.

There is no magic pills that will get me to my goal.  The old fashioned diet and exercise.  It's simple math... I have to burn more calories than I take in... logical if you ask me.  That leaves me with all the challenges in the world. 

1) How do I fit exercising into my schedule?  With an hour commute (each way) to and from work, that eats 2 hours of my day.  Luckily, I only go into the office 3 days a week and that leaves me 2 days during the week to find 45-60 minutes of exercise.  AND now my office building has a company gym.  So I vow to use it twice a week for 45-60 min.  So why am I sitting here typing instead of working out.... b/c it's 10:30pm and I'm tired.  But since I made it to the gym today and was able to log in 12,000 steps already.  So I vow to get at least 12K steps a day!!!  I need 15K steps a day to truly loose the weight... but small steps.

2) How do I eat healthy?  I had been a victim of convenience for meal planning during my working hours.  But my cheapness, is also motivating me to pack my breakfast (as I leave my house at 6am) and my lunch.  I think I've found some healthy quick and easily portable meal options.  And that leaves DINNER.  How do I get healthy dinner meals prepared in 30 min for my family of 4 (including 2 picky kids).  I think today's dinner of baked salmon (seasoned with salt, pepper, lemon, spray butter and old bay seasoning) with a side of butternut squash made for a healthy and filling meal.  But what do I do on the nights I only have 15min to get dinner ready.... ANYONE with meal ideas?  Please send along.

So this is my attempt of accountability... this is my challenge... to loose those 35-40 lbs by  May 1!  I'm in a wedding in June and really want to look GOOD... and I have 2 kids that I'm going to have to keep up with in the coming years.

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