Getting back on track...

One thing is for certain, this journey has its ups and downs. I have been stuck in a bad pattern for the past week or so. I worked so many days in a row and I just couldn't seem to make myself get to the GYM. Which makes me feel both guilty and physically I notice the difference! Today I was going to go to the GYM and didn't make it again. But I am still not going to give up. This is where I usually would! But one bad week is not going to collapse my whole plan and undo all the good that I have done for myself!! The GYM will still be there tomorrow and so will I! And my poor neglected blog should be updated more often. My goal is to get some good cardio in tomorrow and blog about how great it feels! Wish me luck!

Long Time No Post...Back in the game!!

Well it's been forever since I've posted and that is not a good thing! This is supposed to be about keeping myself accountable and when I don't blog, I am slacking off somewhere!  It's been a rough week. No gym for SIX days and that is because I kept saying I will do it tomorrow ...and today I came home and we ate dinner and I was so tired. BUT then I told myself...yes I am physically tired...BUT I am more tired of having this weight on ME!  I feel so much better when I go to the gym.....add to all of that my food has been off and on good...and these past three days really bad...I just wanted to eat...and that made me so depressed!!

Now for the GOOD news...even though it was already 9pm and I was "tired" I got ready for the gym and grabbed my hubby and off we went. I stepped on the scale to see what damage I have been doing to myself and found my weight to be 272....not bad...two pounds up from when I started this blog..but what can you expect when you aren't eating the right things and being consistent with your workouts???

The results from going to the gym is 4.2 miles and 600 calories....LOTS of sweat and I kept my heart rate up for the workout! I came home and did some arm exercises too.

My Goal: August 3rd is my 38th birthday. I am making it my goal to get to the gym everyday and eat right, drink lots of water and BLOG all the way until Wednesday August 3rd.  At that point I will weigh in and make another goal!

Now for two more reasons why I am going to lose this weight.... I've always been the fat girl. I have never known what it is like to shop for cute clothes and feel confident wearing them! I want to shop in the clearance section and find something cute!  And also I want my Mom and Dad to be proud of my weight loss! I want to prove that I CAN do this. I have tried off and on for years and years and never have I been able to stick to anything. 

Lastly, in this jumbled up rambling mess, I have to kick fast food to the curb for good! I have managed to ditch Mcdonalds for over a year and a half...so why can't I do it to the other places? If it has a drive thru its bad! So the only place I am going to leave available to me is..SUBWAY! I am just going to have to do it. It really is my greatest downfall as far as food is concerned. It's so easy to go through the drive-thru!

Thanks for reading! And thanks for the encouragement!
JBo xoxo

Whatever It Takes....

After a short weekend I never look forward to going back to work. But this morning I got up early, took care of some household stuff and made the best of it. With 7 days in a row looming before me, I knew that I have to take control of it or it will control ME!

It was a fairly decent day at work. I headed home determined that I must get to the gym tonight! So I go my husband and we went to the gym.  Boy did it feel good! I did 3.1 miles on the elliptical and sweated up a storm! Wow! I also did some arm exercises to finish off a really good day! Tomorrow is another day and I am taking it one day at a time. But I am not dreading the rest of the week as I usually do! I am looking forward to feeling better.

Today's reasons for losing the weight----I am tired of my legs rubbing together!! I rub holes in my pants and have to replace my work pants too often. It's no fun buying khakis for work! And also...seat belt extenders...going on a plane is fine for me because I always fly with my husband and if I take up some of his space its no big deal. BUT when you have to ask the flight attendant for a seat belt extender its so humiliating to me!  More reasons on the next blog post! I have to keep myself motivated!!

Excuses....I am full of them!

Today I had every intention of going to the gym. But of course working from 9-715 on my feet all day at work changed that! I just didn't have it in me! I always have huge plans and these past few weeks it seems like less and less follow through. The sad thing is, I know I can do better. And the question is..WHEN?  Two more hard, long days at work for me and then I am off the weekend.

I have to start leaving the excuses behind and getting myself together. I do feel so much better after I go to the gym and when I am eating right. I need to focus on my goals and I will get there sooner.

Bottom line----No more EXCUSES!  Tomorrow will be a better day and I owe it to myself to make it so!
My goals for tomorrow are: Get some exercise in, drink lots of water, and eat according to my calorie plan.

Swimsuits and LONG work weeks....

Friday I decided to see if I could find a swimsuit and a cover up that will fit me right now. Originally I was not even going to try because lets face it...trying on a swimsuit is traumatic...so actually wearing one will be much worse and I was not planning on any outings that would involve one this summer.  BUT now I'm going to be having some fun at a water park with some of the kiddos and I need to participate. I went during my lunch break and found a suit in a 22/24 instead of my usual 26/28 and I also found some swim shorts to wear over it to cover up more!! I brought them home to try on and...to my surprise...they fit! And they don't look too bad! Mostly I'm shocked that I feel comfortable wearing them! Now that really boosted my morale!

Then on Saturday I really started to feel the work week weighing me down. Sunday was day 7 and I was just feeling awful. I know its giving too much information..but I've hit that time of the month and I am feeling bloated and my ankles are swelling for the first time in a long time and I just want to eat ...!!! I couldn't bring myself to go to the gym.

Today, Monday...I left work an hour and a half early and came home to rest. I am going to get back to the gym tomorrow and get back on track because it feels so good when I am eating right and exersizing. I saw an old friend this weekend whom I havent seen in ages...she said I looked like I've lost weight and I hugged her tight and thanked her.

I CAN do this and I WILL do this and I will NOT give up!! Thankfully the long work week is behind me. I am off on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday,Sunday and Monday!! I plan on not wasting those days off. I will do something fun and something healthy for me to get me further on this journey!

Back to Life ...Back to Reality....

WOW going back to work after so many days off was so much harder than I expected. I still have a bit of a cold and that didn't help much! We went to the gym on Monday night and I did 3 miles on the elliptical and it felt great to get back to it!! Tuesday night we didn't go because a storm was coming in so I did my weights at home and some lunges etc....Tonight I was going to go BUT by the time I got off of work, came home and fixed dinner and cleaned up I was done. So I decided not to go. Then @ 10:30 pm my energy and need to get some exercise in prompted me to get my gear on and turn on the Wii for a Zumba class! I took class number two and it was fun (I'm sure I looked goofy) but it was invigorating and now I am a sweaty mess! I added some arm exercises with my weights too and now I feel much better. As far as food is concerned. We've been doing pretty good....I do confess to a small blizzard from the EVIL Dairy Queen and I had a Mello Yello (not diet) yesterday afternoon! I will strive to do better tomorrow!! The "plan" is to get to the gym!  Thanks again to everyone for their encouragement! It goes a long way! I have 5 more days to work before I get a day off...wish me luck!

Happy Happy Joy Joy......

It's hard to describe the feeling when your Mom says "you look so much smaller..." and your brother says..."wow, how much weight have you lost?" At first it was disbelief...because lets face it ALL week I've been sick and I haven't gone to the gym! I didn't eat too terribly bad, BUT I didn't keep track of it that well either! I had the kids on mon, tues, thurs and friday. I was constantly active with them but I was feeling down about not going to the gym. Then we went to my niece Anna's 2nd Birthday party and my family praised me about my weight loss and how good I was looking.  After disbelief came the feeling of JOY....wow I CAN do this and I WILL do this and I have so many supporters out there! My cold is almost gone and Monday AM I have to go back to work. The plan is to do the Zumba workout on my Wii in the morning and after dinner go to the gym and get some cadio and weights in plus lots of water and eating right!