Weigh-In

Moved my WI to monday mornings so I can keep on track on the weekend... It's kind of working... I weighed Sat. morning and Monday morning and there was no change..



still at 223.5



I FEEL smaller..and I am noticing more muscle in my legs.. so I'm just going to go with 'I am gaining muscle..which weighs more than fat (and is helping me get RID of my fat)... so I'm not stressing... If I'm *still* at 223.5 next weekend.. I will take measurements..



This week I will not waste time at night.. I have fat to lose and a concert to prepre for.. so.. After work M-F I will go to the gym.. 30-45m walk.. if I can walk fast(er) I will do less time.. I also want to add the weight machines, just for the upper body 2-3 times per week



I am having more food and breakfast and lunch so I can have a smaller meal/light meal after the gym.. then it's up to the college to practice



In bed..lights off by 11... up at 7am...



I need to be consistent. I looked back at the weeks where I lost..and my calories were between 1600-1800... this past week I was above 2000 the majority of the week..and only worked out 3 times. I need to move 5-6 days/week. I will take sunday off.. but perhaps will do yoga or pilates.. and I will still go practice. Just like being consistent with working out.. I have to be consistent with singing. The voice is a muscle and needs to be worked out too.. It's been awhile since I practiced daily.. and my voice is showing that... It was very tired yesterday.. I just need to take it slow this week.. don't get ahead of myself. I'm warming up before work for 20 minutes.. in the car.. but better than nothing.. I can do this...



Have a good week everyone.. not sure how much I will be posting during the week!

100th post!

Pretty neat!

GREAT day today... I did push myself at the gym today and feel awesome about! This must be what it feels like to have energy! I walked for 60minutes..at 3.0mph, bumping the incline up every 5 minutes or so.. half way through I decided I could walk a little faster..so I bumped it up to 3.2mph. By the time the inclines were up to 3 .. I was feelin it! In the end I worked off 425 calories... I usually do 250cal ... so almost doubled it! I bet if I keep walking a little faster each time.. I'll double it! Very proud of myself!

I ate well today and got all my water in. I did have a cup of coffee with creamer and sugar.. not so clean.. but also not the end of the world either. I can't believe I'm doing salads and actually enjoying it. I think it's the avacado.. LOVE avacado. I've also been warming up my protein (turkey or beans or chicken) to put on top of my salad. I'm only using red wine vinegar and am so ok with that.

While walking I thought up a plan to get everything scheduled into my week. I will do my cardio (walking...eventually jogging!) on M/W/F/Sat. In a few weeks.. once I'm positive and settled into my cardio/eating routine (it's not good to change TOO much at once!) I will add strength training on T/Th/Sat. I will do this at home after I get back from working out my voice (need to practice the singing!). I still need to find a good program. I'll be doing it at home, in a small space. Not sure If I should eat before.. I'll be getting home from practice by 7...I don't want to eat late.. but I don't know if working out late is worse.. (thoughts anyone?) I have strength bands and a yoga ball... so i need to find a strength training program to do with those... or scrounge some money to get free weights.

Overall... great day.. I'm feeling positive and strong today. After my walk I went back to the changing room to grab my stuff.... I looked in the mirror , winked at myself.. and said

" You can do this... You ROCK!"

I hope you all had a great day!