66 workouts and a scale puss-out

just did a nice 40 min turbo jam DVD...the last four days 'back' from Thanksgivin' weekend have been a little on the tough side. i feel like i've been FORCING myself to work out and it's scaring me a bit because i was so upbeat and excited when i was doing my 40 days in a row. i took two days off and was determined that as of monday i would be busting through daily hour-long workouts...well, i have worked out every day since monday but the workouts are averaging 30 odd minutes. part of the reason it was 'easier' before was that i was only working 3 hours most days, and my commute was about 20 minutes to school so i had the whole apartment to myself for the afternoon and getting in a workout was no big deal.

now i'm back to fulltime and i commute an hour each way. by the time i get in and make supper, it's around 8pm- 8:30. unfortunately, my gym closes at 9pm so i've been doing more dvds lately. i feel like i'm whining, and i promise i'm not writing this as a 'poor me' rant- i'm just writing it out because i know i have to ADJUST. clearly there are plenty of people who get up at 4 or 5 or 6 in the morning, commute, work 10-12 hours, take care of kids, and so on...and, well, i need to be one of 'those' people.

meanwhile, even though i've had a decent three-four days of eating, i decided not get on the scale this morning in order to let any thanksgiving pounds continue to be worked off. the new job and schedule is stressing me out and i did not want the soul crush of a weight gain added to the equation. i'm giving myself the next seven days to get my 'days in a row' exercise total to build up again, adjust to my new job, and keep up my non-drinking, clean-eating ways. then on the tenth i'll post the digits.

i'm doing this because...

i want to live to see 40, 50, 60, and 70.

i want to travel far and wide and not feel awkward or too large for ferry seats or rollercoaster lap bars or scuba gear or zip lines.

i want to have kids someday.

i want to give birth to them and be healthy while doing it.

i want to dance on my wedding night with my husband with tears in my eyes and feel nothing but joy and pride.

i want to push myself harder than i've ever pushed myself before.

i want to complete 150 workouts, and then do 150 more.

i want to inspire and be inspired.

today was workout 64.

mondayjampackedmonday

so i rejoined the ranks of the fulltime, commuting-to-work types and i have to say its a little stressful. my new job is at a very small company, so small in fact the office is in a private residence-a fact that wasn't exactly mentioned when i took the offer. the thing is that i get an overall positive vibe but its different. sigh. anyway when i got home adam started talking about getting the living room carpet replaced and hanging shelves and shit, and with the holidays coming up, the new job, and my wedding and WEIGHT LOSS GOALS i just didn't want to talk about that stuff.

i did march up to the gym and did 30 minutes of sweaty cardio.

i did eat well today.

night.

post-weekend wrap up and sunday psyching up!!

so my 4 day weekend was a C-....not the usual F a holiday weekend would earn in the past, but a C- due to exercising 2 out of 4 days and for my food being too much but not crazy too much. it sounds like i'm qualifying, but let's just be clear i am not and never have been happy with a C grade. i came home tonight and watched last Wednesday's biggest loser special (and yes i will be working out at least 60 minutes a day moving forward, because i may as well make it a habit now) which got me pretty psyched up for tomorrow. adam and i shook hands on a mutual pact to NOT DRINK ANY ALCOHOL from now until christmas, and that's going to be a huge help for these next few weeks. over this past weekend, my eating was on point until i had a few glasses of wine and then my resolve dissolved and my cravings kicked in. when i'm sober, i not only 'know better' but i'm not even hungry for crap. starting tomorrow, i am re-establishing my workout every day routine and that will be in effect through christmas eve. i plan to hit 60 minutes or more on most days, and my weigh-ins will continue on thursday mornings. i left for the holiday weekend at 30 lbs off and i want to cross the 40 lb milestone by christmas eve. this is happening and there is no time like the present. my new job starts tomorrow morning and I have a chicken/bean trader joe's salad and some cheese sticks to bring with me, and tomorrow's dinner will be a healthy stirfry.

goals MET to date:

62 workouts (150 goal by march 5th 2010, so 88 to go in 96 days!)

30 lbs lost

current minigoals:

DAILY workouts monday 11/30-thursday 12/24, which should bring me to 87 workouts

LOSE at least 10 more lbs by 12/24, hit and cross the 40 lbs lost mark by the holidays.

BLOG every day.

NO DRINKING for the next 25 days.

what are your current mini-goals??

so much...

...to be thankful for, of course.

i'm thankful for my health, which allowed me to do 40 DAYS IN A ROW of workouts, with the last 10 at an hour a piece!

i'm thankful that my work helped the scale moved down again this week, for 1 more lb. off, for a total of 30 lbs. lost!

i'm thankful i have a wonderful fiance with an amazing set of parents who are hosting thanksgiving tomorrow.

i'm thankful for an honest, supportive, hilarious, and amazing community of weight-loss bloggers.

i'm thankful i was hired to work fulltime at a brand new company and i'm thankful that i have a 4 day weekend ahead of me before i start!

so there you have it. a nice run of workouts, another pound off, and turkey tomorrow. i most likely will not blog much but i will be updating my workout ticker as i plan to at least get some walks in while we're visiting. on monday...oh on monday...it's on! have a great holiday everyone!!

i don't wanna miss a...workout...

still copying the song title thing, and this one a cheesedog aerosmith song. i apologize all around.

so onto the workout: today was 60 min of pure cardio at the gym for day 9 of the 10 day 60 min+ challenge, day 39 in a row. tomorrow is day 40 in a row and day 60 overall, which is 40% of my goal and i'm excited to be able to hit that number right before the big holiday weekend. i am also jumping on the scale tomorrow, but i'm a little scared since its been only 6 days..but then again i'm seeing so many closet-related results i feel like the scale is going to have to catch up...i've started washing and DRYING my jeans because they're getting too loose (I used to snatch them from the washer and carefully hang them over the shower door to dry lest they shrink!), and pretty much all the shirts in my closet fit. instead of dreading the element of 'dressing up' on thursday, i'm looking forward to it and can't decide between a few different nice tops i like. since it's getting a little chilly out, i've been wearing these grey or black men's XL hooded sweatshirts that just a few months ago couldn't be zipped up, so they stayed hidden in a drawer. i have a size 18/20 black pea coat i bought 4 years ago from lane bryant that looks brand new that i wore literally once before i got too heavy for it, and its a bit snug today but i will be able to wear it for my trip home to massachusetts in december.

back tomorrow for one more update before the weekend...hope everyone has a healthy, ass-kicking WEDNESDAY!

it takes two (workouts) to make a thing go ri-iight!!

ahh, rob base. i'm old. and yes, i stole the song-as-blog-title shtick from my pal, 100in12, but it just popped into my head. and instead of the food pun, i'm working the word workout into mine! by the way, you should check out her blog- she's at almost 40 lbs off in less than three months and she ran a mile today!

so my title refers to my at-home double dvd workout today- a turbo jam dvd (40 minutes) immediately followed by jillian michael's 30 day shred level one (20 minutes). the sweat, friends, was pouring off me and i loved it. today is workout 58, 38 days in a row, and now 8 days in a row of 60 minute+ workouts!! getting kinda excited and happy about the four day thanksgiving weekend. two more days left at my current teaching job, and then adam and i head north to his parents for the holiday weekend.