You win some you lose some...

After a positive weigh-in a couple of weeks ago, I gained 4 pounds back. I wasn't very happy about this, so I sat down and did some thinking. I was planning to use the walk home from my subway station as my daily exercise, but I hadn't been successfully consistent with it. Different things kept coming up, like my mom needing me to take the car, or needing to pick up groceries in that area. And then there were those days when I was just in a bad mood and didn't feel like it. For any readers that aren't aware of this already, I am NOT a morning person. I like to think I fake it very well with my dear friend caffeine, but generally speaking I am more of a night owl by nature. So, the thought of getting up to work out BEFORE work just seemed painful. My wakeup time was already at 6am, so getting up to work out would require 5 or 5:30. However, after gaining 4 pounds back which left me heavier than I was when I first started trying to get back on track, I decided to bite the bullet and just get up in the mornings.

There were definitely days that I didn't feel like it and really would've rather slept in, but I was able to do it consistently for a week. It also helped having my mom get up and join me. So far, I have been trying not to go too crazy. I just do 20 minutes on the elliptical, and I do crunches every other day. I'm trying to get back to exercising 6 days a week, which leaves me with one day over the weekend, and eventually I'd like to reintegrate weight training during that one day.

Well, after 5 weekdays and a day off on Saturday, I've lost 2 pounds. What's more important is I actually feel and look better. It's only been a week and 2 pounds doesn't seem like a lot, but I've already begun to notice a difference. It's really amazing how motivating it is to see the difference visually. I also keep reminding myself of where I was not too long ago, and I know for a fact that I can get back down to that size AND smaller. Like I stated in my first blog, my goal here is to be physically fit, not just hitting some abstract number. So, with some new found motivation, I feel like I'm finally ACTUALLY back on track. I have a trip to LA that I'm planning, and I'm hoping to get under 170 by then. Right now I'm at 173.4, so I feel it's completely doable if I keep this routine up. Yeah, 5:30am is painful like I thought it would be, but it feels great once I get into my rhythm and I have my music playing. That's another thing, having the right music is HUGELY important I've found.

Anyway, that's all for now. It's ten to 12 on this 4th of July night, and I need to take my behind to bed. Goodnight all, happy 4th, and I'll check in next weekend. :-)

-Jaymers