Yesterday was such a bittersweet day for me. We had beautiful spring like weather here in little old Delaware. I'm talking 60 degrees and sunny with baby blue skies. The kind of weather that puts you in that giddy I love life again mood! But then, I realized if spring was almost here that means that summer isn't too far behind! And this girl is not at all ready to be in a pair of shorts and a tank top, let alone a bathing suit! YIKES! I've had plans of kicking my butt into gear for quite some time now, and have it marked on my Calendar that today is the start of my 90 day challenge. But with the weather being what it was and seeing a picture of myself from my best friends baby shower last week, I really decided it was time! My day started at 4:00 am! I couldn't believe that when my alarm went off I actually hopped right out of bed, splashed cold water on my face, laced up my running shoes and hit the treadmill! The whole time I ran I pinched myself wondering if this was just a bad dream. :) but it turns out it wasn't, and it turns out I kind of enjoyed it. I only did 25 minutes this morning, which ended up being 2 miles exactly. I was pretty darn proud of myself though. And not only did I get a run in, but I cleaned up my house, finished laundry, packed lunches and showered all before my lovely ladies even got out of bed. After dropping them, I headed to work early to get 20 more minutes on an elliptical in the fitness center!! Yes, its only day one. I'm sure by the end of this week I will be one of the crabbiest people you will meet. But right now I feel FABULOUS!!
So now for the fun information.....My current weight.. EEK! I forgot to weigh myself this morning before food and drink so keep in mind that this weight may be off a bit! hehe trying to spare every pound I can!! :)
Day 1: March 11, 2013
Weight: 182 LBS
Calorie Goal for today is 1000. I know it seems low, but my goal is to shrink my stomach a bit so I get full quicker. Which will be EXTREMELY hard for me to do. I almost rarely feel 100% full. Its probably mostly in my head, I'm sure I get full, I just have a serious problem when I sit down to eat and really enjoy something. I can't stop! I was like this my whole life but obviously as a teenager I could handle it a little better.....anywho.... My goal weight is at least 135LBS. That's almost 50LBS!! It seems far away but I know with enough hard work and dedication I can get there. My pre lovely lady # 1 weight was 125LBS ...ahh those were the days! I don't want to necessarily get back to that weight, but I'd like to get pretty darn close. So we shall see how it goes. I decided for the time being I would use this blog as my journal. I know its not read very often so it will be easier for me to open up a bit knowing that. I'm hoping that a big weight loss will give me more confidence to do the things I want in life.
Food Intake:
Breakfast: 8oz Chobani Greek vanilla yogurt with 1/2 cup fresh strawberries and a tablespoon of granola.
Morning Snack: cheese stick
Lunch: Black bean and corn salad with 6 croutons ( I just had to!!) and light buffalo ranch dressing
Total calories so far : 567 calories
I'll try to get back on tonight to record my afternoon snack and dinner. I should have it a bit more planned out, but I don't...I gave up meat for the entire 40 days of lent. Its been pretty easy not eating the meat but I think because of it I have kind of gravitated a lot more towards junk food. I've been eating a lot of chips and chocolates! Its been quite a challenge for me to come up with filling dinners with no meat. One of my favorites so far has been a homemade black bean burger. I was very skeptical at first but it was delicious. Tonight I'd like to make some type of quinoa related dish. We'll see what I can come up with....
So there you have it...day one so far of my 90 day challenge. The challenge is pretty much just a self made one. I'm not planning any special diet or exercise routine for the 90 days. Just committing to dieting and exercising. Kind of playing it by ear as to which type.
My short term goal for this week is just to keep going. I'm usually really good at getting up and into things the first day or two but then when I hit day three I the snooze button a few times, I'm gone again....So my goal is to wake up every weekday morning by 4am and Saturday and Sunday by 6am. I'd like to keep my calorie intake to 1000 with MAYBE the exception of St.Patty's day but since I can't eat meat anyways I might not go over too bad. I'd like to lose 5LBS this week. Which will be a real challenge, but anything is possible if you put the work in!
I'm also planning on rewarding myself for LBS lost. This will help keep me going when that snickers bar is calling my name!
10 LBS= One month of tanning ( I'm not a huge fan of it because of the risk factor and seeing the 50 year old women out there who look 80 because of it, but I figured one month will help give me even more of a confidence boost and get that vitamin D back in my body to help with the end goal)
20LBS= Mani and Pedi ( something I would love to have every two week but just can't seem to justify in the budget. If I can get down 20LBS though I feel like it will be earned! So down twenty, tan, and beautiful fingers and toes!)
30LBS= A new Hairdo! My best friend cuts my hair for me for really cheap, which is awesome, but if I lose 30LBS I'm getting a new cut and color! I never treat myself to color so it will be a very exciting reward for myself!
40LBS= A new bikini!! Its been over eight years since I've worn one of those things!! My hubby probably doesn't even remember what I looked like in one! I have been drooling over them since but just haven't gotten but butt back into shape!! 2013 will be the year!!!
And The big 50LBS= will be a new wardrobe!!! Nothing I own will fit by that point so I plan on having a nice little shopping spree with my new hot bod!
Hopefully these things will help to motivate me, and hopefully hopefully I will actually follow through with my challenge.
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.....
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