Lazy Sloth

Yep, that's me. I have been horrible. It is showing on the scale, too. I am having some major water retention issues. That has to be the problem because I will be up and down 5 pounds from day to day. It is probably due to the fact I am being loose with my pop consumption.

Well, next week starts a new phase. I dropped that first ten pounds pretty easy with just a few adjustments, but now I am into the serious area where I have to get focused. So, next week is my bootcamp week. I am doing a walking workout in the AM and then Core Rhythms in the PM. I am forbidden from fast food until Saturday and I can have one can of Pepsi a day. I bought some great food for breakfast and am going to focus on that inside of the calorie packed lunches I usually have. We shall see how this goes.

FYI

I feel like I've been run over by a truck. It backed up over me and ran over me again. Damn you, Jillian!

Excuses Are Like...

I had excuses out the behind this week for not starting the Shred. Monday was just Monday and I hate that day. Tuesday I had a back ache. This morning I thought I would get an early start on work. Tonight I said to myself "STOP!" So I did the Shred tonight and will pick back up with mornings tomorrow. I hate how I feel since I have not worked out in about 2 weeks. Plus I really wanted to do the Shred. I just have to focus. I have to work through the pain and the sweat and the extreme hate I feel for Jillian during the workout. I also have to fight the boredom. I have such a short attention span that the idea of doing the same workout for 10 days about kills me. I just have to push on. If I don't those excuses will start popping up again.

Weekly Check In

Let me give you the stats as of this morning:

This week's loss: 3.5 lbs
Total loss since 9/27: 11.5 lbs

I am pretty proud. Honestly, I have no clue how this is happening, but a few years ago I lost about 30lbs without trying. I thought back to how I did it and am trying to do what I did back then. It is working so far - even with two weeks of hardly any exercise.

Maybe once I start the Shred things will speed up. Only 6 lbs to my first goal and I have 2 weeks to do it. I think I can!

Gonna Shred Again

Well, I am not gaining any weight by not working out, but theloss has sure slowed. I am calling it at 2.5 lbs this week. Which is down on the past two weeks - about half the weight loss, actually. I'm still on track, but not the fast track. So, I think I must start moving my body again. These past two weeks with hardly any exercise were a nice break and I sure didn't mind just getting up and starting the day without having to work out. However, I need a boost. So, next week it is 30Day Shred again.

The last time I did it was not great. I actually gained weight and hated the whole thing. I think that is not because of the actual workout, but the situation. I had a workout buddy and she was not always available. We worked out at different times everyday and some days we had to miss. So, this time I am going at it alone. The complete 30 days of Shredding my ass off with just me and Jillian. I am sticking to doing it everyday - 30 days straight. I have done some research online and I guess that is how you are supposed to do it.

Before I was under the assumption that you should do it every other day. Now that I know, I am going to really attack it this time and do it everyday. I mean, 20 minutes a day is nothing. I kind of got burned out on the 50 minutes I was doing. I have high hopes for Shredding this time around.

Wish me luck.

I'm in a Slump

Still losing. It isn't weight this time that has me bummed. I feel like my life is stuck in a rut. I am so bored with my life. I feel like I am just wasting it. Everyday is the same damn thing. I barely have adult interaction - where I am actually in the physical presence of another adult. Actually, I rarely even hear another adult's voice since I mostly communicate through text messages or email. I just have no fun anymore. I haven't left MG for weeks. Heck, I have hardly left my house and actually gotten out of my car in quite a while. I am in a slump.

Like my Facebook status says right now: I'm starting to think some days would be better if I was drunk.

Up and Down

I realized, reading back over my posts, that I weigh in too much. My weight is not always stable. I am keeping a journal, though, so I know my last log of weight lost is the most accurate. I tend to go way down in the middle of the week and then come back up slightly at the end of the week. I guess Wednesday is my skinny day :)

Anyway, that is why my weight loss numbers have been crazy. I know now that I need to just wait until Sunday to post my loss as that is the real number. As long as I lose 3.5 pounds a week I am happy. That's my goal.