In a Funk.

I’ve been fighting with the same few pounds for four weeks now. I’d say I am in a funk.

I’d like to get over this and move on.
Here’s the deal. The past two weeks I’ve been focused on hitting the gym – and I’ve been fairly successful on that level.

The routine:
3X Week Cardio – C25k and 20 mins of bike
2X Week Strength Training – 15min Elliptical and 45 of free weights
1 X week – Cardio Class (On Sundays: Zumba or Dance).

However, because I am concentrating on the gym I’ve been really messing up on the tracking. Why Am I unable to do both?

This week I’m going to start posting a photo of one meal a day – this way I know I have to be accountable at least once.

It's all about staying on track.

Couch to 5k!

Greetings Blogversie,



The training for my first 5k is going swimmingly! I’ve been concentrating on switching between walking and running. I believe the professionals call that intervals? At first I was just winging it and decided to run 1 min and walk 2. One month later of increasing running time little by little I now run about 5 minutes before I switch to walking. I’ve been thinking that I may not be ready to run the full 5k in April. I would hate to but in all this time and effort only to have gone about it the wrong way! A weight watcher board member suggested I look up Couch to 5k.

I printed out a copy of the plan and it looks like I have been doing enough. This week I’ll start following the plan. However, I am going to jump to week four (Which has 5 min running intervals) of the nine week program.

Otherwise, WW tracking has been fantastic. Now that school started I switched my meeting days from Thursday nights to Saturday mornings. I am thrilled about the change because the Saturday morning group is talkative and diverse.
My current weight is: 216.2. That’s down 23.8 pounds! I am so close to making my first 25 pounds. I’ve been meaning to set some rewards for every 25 pounds I drop. Now seems like a good time to set those rewards.
25 pound Rewards!
1st 25 (215 pounds) New Bike
2nd 25 (190 pounds) Ipad
3rd 25 (165 pounds) Spa Day
4th 25 (140 pounds – GOAL) Pin up photoshoot!

Reporting from ...

I have so much to report. Time really does fly by uber fast when you’re totally booked. I am happy to report that I finally found my way back on plan. Just as I thought attending a meeting kicked me into high gear. I am now only one pound away from making my 10%goal. It feels like yesterday that I stood terrified at my first WeightWatchers meeting. I have been tracking every single day. Rain, nor the snow apocalypse will keep me away from my tracker. We are like best buddies: Kelso & Fez, Jennifer Aniston & Courteney Cox, The peas & the pod got nothing on the tracker and I. It really is the key to any success I have. I have to remember that from this point on. In order for me to be successful at weight loss I must track everything.

Also, I have some big news on the workout front.


Yours truly will be participating in a 5k run! *Did I just write that* I am currently training five days a week. Although, this week I was thrown off track with MLK day. One national holiday and I get completely confused. For example it 3:37pm on a Wednesday. However, if I hadn’t looked that up I could have sworn its 9pm on a Friday. I’ll write a longer blog detailing my workout escapades soon.

School started up this week! Back to the grind of textbooks and BS research papers. Truth is I love school. I love learning, I love feeling inspired, I love being challenged. I am already finding it difficult to Juggle a serious workout routine, working full time and school. I wonder if I’ll have see my friends and loved ones again? I suppose I should be grateful for Facebook. I can be relatively in the loop via social networking.

Until next time blogverise.