Welcome back!! That is my own way of welcoming myself back, at the end of 2011 I didn't give a crap about what I ate, how much I worked out or how lazy I was. I didn't keep up on my own blog but I kept a close eye on what everyone else was doing. There were some awesome accomplishments in 2011!! Good Job and Congratulations!!!
My fitness goals for 2012 may not be as concrete or as thought out as some peoples but I am ok with that. So to get me started I have committed to a family weight loss contest and I want to WIN!! It goes for 6 months so that is enough time to lose at a steady and safe pace. There is also a contest going on at my work which lasts 3 months but I am not sure if I will join that one yet or not, i have until the 5th to decide. Those people go to extremes to win when there is money involved. I am talking getting up at 3am to exercise for 3 hours working an 8 hour shift then going back to the gym at night for 2 hours, or having a professional colon cleanse done, or eating only fruits and veggies and becoming so frail that their wife had to drive them in for the weigh in!! So the verdict on that contest is still out. (Until some poor soul cons me into doing it just so the prize money in the end is bigger)
Over the Christmas Holiday I had the opportunity to see one of my sister in-laws friends she started WW last January and right before Christmas she hit her 100lb loss!!! She looks amazing and she isnt' done yet. I also follow the blog Ok, just one more beer... she also is a product of WW success stories and she was even in a commercial on New Years Eve for them!!!!! 2 amazing women!!
There is success out there if you want it bad enough!! I do want success but I know it will come at a slow and steady pace. So my plan for now is to do just that take this slow and steady and one day at a time. Plan out my food and my exercise which will INCLUDE some form of strength training 3 times a week!!!
I am off to a good start I did Kettle bells this morning then headed to the gym and did an hour on the elliptical. I have also tracked everything that I have eaten!!! So far so good. I do need to find out what my calorie intake for a day should be. It is different with every site I have used to try and check it. They fluctuate anywhere between 1400-2000 calories. I will get it figured out but for now I am just happy that I have written down my food intake for the day!!!!
The gym is crazy right now which is to be expected but at the same time very frustrating, I want to get in, get my workout done and leave. I don't want to circle the parking lot 3 times for a place to park then wait for someone to get off a machine so I use it!!! SO my plan is to go to the gym right after work, which would put me there about 315-330. This should serve two purposes for me, 1) avoid the rush and 2) no binge eating when I get home!! When I accomplish this it will be huge!!! It all starts tomorrow as I was off today!!!
Welcome 2012!!!