End of Week One

As I mentioned before, I exercise in fits and starts. I did P90X, then Insanity (for about 5-6 weeks). And when I've tried to get going again, I've done Insanity (parts of it). I'm not usually very consistent. Which is why I held off posting my first exercise post until Thursday, even though I started on Monday (Oct. 12). I didn't want to fall off the bandwagon after having talked it up.

Thursday (Day 4), I had a hard time getting out of bed, but I did it anyway. Friday was a little easier, and I got to sleep in (as much as I can sleep in with kids) and work out on Saturday. As much as I only want to weigh myself once a week,  I still do it every morning. At the beginning of the week, I weighed 182.6 lbs. When I weighed myself this morning, I was 179.6 lbs, so I lost about half a pound a day, or 3 lbs this week. I broke 180! I'm not sure the last time I weighed less than that. It's definitely been a while, though.

Still eating carb-free for another week, and then we have guests staying with us. So here's to another week of healthy living, lowering cholesterol, and getting rid of flab.

Starting Over

164.6

That's where I was 5 years ago in 2010, when I thought I needed to lose weight. Man, things sure change in a few years. I'd love to be 164.6 at this point. Right now, I'm sitting at 182.6 lbs, which is actually down about 10-12 pounds from my high of I think 194.8 (I don't know for sure, because I was disgusted and didn't want to think about it).

As a side note, I've probably lost weight because I've been eating less lately - not a lot of second servings, and not eating dessert each night. I've also been working a lot around the house, so I'm fairly active. Usually on weekends I end up not eating much at all, which isn't a great strategy . I've probably lost muscle mass as opposed to fat mass. My man boobs certainly haven't diminished. :P Some men get a big gut when they gain weight. I don't - mine is kind of all over, especially in my face/neck and my love handles (and apparently my chest - gross).

Since moving to Minneapolis, between starting a new job (where I end up sitting at my desk and in meetings a lot), and traveling a lot (where I eat a lot of delicious food on the company dime), I've gained about 20-30 pounds. Not all (or any?) of it muscle, let me tell you. I've slacked off in working out, with the exception of a week or two here and there, and I eat a lot of cookies.

But that ends today. Kristen and I both decided that we want to change, and the times I've been really successful, we've supported each other. So this morning we woke up at 6:30 a.m. and exercised. I'm doing another Beachbody workout: T25. Kristen is dancing to "Just Dance 4" on the Wii. For the next 12 days we will also be eating low carb, and over the next three months will periodically do so (we have some trips, people visiting, and the holidays coming up, so won't be doing it the whole time). It is what gets the best results. Hopefully in conjunction with working out, we'll get feeling better about our bodies soon. Also, we'll get ready for our cruise to Cozumel on January 16!

I don't care a ton about weight - it's about losing fat. If I were 182.6, but all muscle, I'd be completely fine with it. However, I'm not a body builder, so around 150-155 while exercising and getting toned is probably a healthy weight for me. So that's what I'm shooting for.