I find - and I think a lot of people are like this - that if I schedule exercise, I'm more likely to do it. Just "getting to the gym every day" isn't good enough. Signing up for a class or a group - that will keep me moving. For my marathon training, I wrote out 15 weeks of running - and held myself accountable. But since then - and that was JUNE - I've been horrible at going out and moving. I've done a few races and with a triathlon right around the corner, I've been more dilligent about getting in the pool and getting on the bike. I sucked at the swim in my last race and the negative voices that told I me should have trained more were right. I really want to try and avoid that for the next race.
But what then? I won't have a race until December - and left to my own device, I'll play mafia wars until then and then beat myself up for lack of planning. So today I signed up for 6 week unlimited boot camp. Oy vey. It's early in the morning and I'll have to adjust my work schedule slightly to make it work. But I CAN make it work - and it's near my house - and it's unlimited for 6 weeks! It was only $40 for that period of time - so my frugal side voted "yes". Hopefully I love it only enough for 6 weeks of working out - because it's really expensive otherwise (like car payment every month expensive!!)
And I won't start until October or so...maybe I can time it to finish it around Christmas time and make a goal of losing 15 pounds in 6 weeks (unlimted boot camp should be good for an average of 2+ pounds a week maybe?). If I can lose 5 by then (in 3 weeks or so) then I'll see 180 by Christmas. It seems reasonable. Lofty goal but I think it's do-able.
Ok - so it's decided - 180 by Christmas. That's my goal. We're going away for Christmas this year - we're due for a family get away and leaving the holiday stress behind is something we've threatened every year for a long time.
I'm kind of excited for boot camp - it's a plan. And I love plans. I live for plans.
On that note - this week's menu planning has gone very well. Including left overs for lunches - and no buying lunches! Healthy AND frugal - score!! And it's so much easier with school back in and kids and hubby working late - when someone sks "what's for dinner - I have an answer!! And I can relax during my commute, head directly to the pool for my 1/2 mile swim, and then home where whoever gets there first knows to get dinner started.
I feel so organized on all fronts!! And committed to more blogging...I like Drazil's idea of daily 'themes' - keeps things a little organized (yay!). Now I'll have to think of themes....ideas?
I need to have a picture day - it's time to update. And maybe a weekly goal and check in on longer goals? Race reports/exercise wrap up, a day of new receipes (that would be more for me than anyone!! I've been in a cooking rut...). Any other cool ideas?
In other news - I have a lengthy article to post soon - this weekend maybe. "What nobody tells you about Gastric Bypass" It will probably have to be in several parts (maybe that will be a weekly installment?)
Until tomorrow!!
TTFN,
LauraLynne
PS. can someone help me with creating a cool signature? I see them on other blogs and have design-envy!
But what then? I won't have a race until December - and left to my own device, I'll play mafia wars until then and then beat myself up for lack of planning. So today I signed up for 6 week unlimited boot camp. Oy vey. It's early in the morning and I'll have to adjust my work schedule slightly to make it work. But I CAN make it work - and it's near my house - and it's unlimited for 6 weeks! It was only $40 for that period of time - so my frugal side voted "yes". Hopefully I love it only enough for 6 weeks of working out - because it's really expensive otherwise (like car payment every month expensive!!)
And I won't start until October or so...maybe I can time it to finish it around Christmas time and make a goal of losing 15 pounds in 6 weeks (unlimted boot camp should be good for an average of 2+ pounds a week maybe?). If I can lose 5 by then (in 3 weeks or so) then I'll see 180 by Christmas. It seems reasonable. Lofty goal but I think it's do-able.
Ok - so it's decided - 180 by Christmas. That's my goal. We're going away for Christmas this year - we're due for a family get away and leaving the holiday stress behind is something we've threatened every year for a long time.
I'm kind of excited for boot camp - it's a plan. And I love plans. I live for plans.
On that note - this week's menu planning has gone very well. Including left overs for lunches - and no buying lunches! Healthy AND frugal - score!! And it's so much easier with school back in and kids and hubby working late - when someone sks "what's for dinner - I have an answer!! And I can relax during my commute, head directly to the pool for my 1/2 mile swim, and then home where whoever gets there first knows to get dinner started.
I feel so organized on all fronts!! And committed to more blogging...I like Drazil's idea of daily 'themes' - keeps things a little organized (yay!). Now I'll have to think of themes....ideas?
I need to have a picture day - it's time to update. And maybe a weekly goal and check in on longer goals? Race reports/exercise wrap up, a day of new receipes (that would be more for me than anyone!! I've been in a cooking rut...). Any other cool ideas?
In other news - I have a lengthy article to post soon - this weekend maybe. "What nobody tells you about Gastric Bypass" It will probably have to be in several parts (maybe that will be a weekly installment?)
Until tomorrow!!
TTFN,
LauraLynne
PS. can someone help me with creating a cool signature? I see them on other blogs and have design-envy!
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