Prizes

I think I found my November/December motivator. I found this dress at Lane Bryant that I love the look of (now that might change when I try it on). So I talked it over with the hubby and he agreed if I do a minimum of 15 workouts this month, then we can go to Laffy and try it on and purchase it if we like it.
Guess I better get to working out starting today! I hadn't so far all of November which means I'll have to work out days in a row!!!!
I'll start off by printing out a calendar and taping on the wall next to me to mark the days I workout. Going to be hard at first because I'm fighting the crud.

Struggles

There is a reason for no postings. I made my 20 minutes and biked one other time since then. I don't know what happened and I was talking with the hubby tonight to find ways to motivate myself. At my job I have extreme pride but I've yet to find it in getting healthy and pride in myself like that. So the same things that motivate me at work won't work on me at home.
So I thought about treating it like a gym membership - the average membership is what $45/mo if I say I'm gonna work out 3 times a week, that would be about $3.75 a workout and then I could use the money for something I want - books, shoes, games. But I handle all the money so I know it won't stop me from buying what I want or even have me transfer the money to myself. I can't do it by weight loss because I'll get easily discouraged.
So it's back to the drawing board on what to do and get my fat tail on the bike. I just got the majority of the money in to pay the sucker off!
Any ideas of motivation??????? It's always been my downfall :(

Week 2.3

Well I finished up my first week and have started my second. I finally got up to 15 minutes on a 20 minute program and it's kicking my ass. Seriously, I can barely get out of the warm up stage. But I'm working on kicking it. Weight wise, just keeping steady. I got down a pound but today when I weighed it was pretty much the same as when I started so we'll see. Work has been stressing me so that's not helping the weight loss itself. But we will see.
I'm still struggling to find a rhythm of days biking. Monday and Wednesday - easy peasy but finding that 3rd time is a lot harder. Friday's are longer days at the CU and Saturday/Sunday is well the weekend and so I'll just have to play it by ear.

Day 1.3

Well last night was interesting. I decided to go big: 30 minutes burning 300 calories. Lasted less than 5 minutes :) So I switched to the first program: 20 minutes like 150 calories... yep didn't last long with that but I did exercise so that's gonna be something. My legs were wobbly and I was hungry so tomorrow will be another day and hopefully I can go at least 10 minutes.

3rd time's a charm???

Well I'm on the band wagon again. I bought myself a new exercise bike - a nordictrak - that cost me more than I wanted to pay (I'm cheap) so I'm gonna try this weight loss thing again. It's been over a year maybe even 2 since I've tracked myself. The bike has a link with iFit and if I see progress I'll probably join up.
So in the missing time I've basically maintained my weight with the typical ups and downs. We have moved twice and are just getting settled back into a routine. Now I'm adding exercise to my routine. So let's see how it goes.
This bike has 24 programmed exercises and if I join iFit, I'll have access to more. It has a place for my iPod or book and I have a tv nearby. Hopefully it will work this time. First exercise goal: exercise every other day. First weight loss goal: I want down to 170.
I won't set a diet goal because I know better. While I realize that diet and exercise together works I don't have the mentality for a diet. Plus with my new job, I don't snack as much as I used to and when I get home it's enough time to do my second job and have supper.
So here I go again!

Day 2.whatever

Have I ever mentioned how much I HATE running. I do, I think it's stupid and annoying. But alas I am trying. We moved past Couch to 5K. We made it to week 4 and then had to stop for whatever reason. Now I'm using a phone app called Ease into 5K. Mostly the same but for whatever reason I liked this app over the C25K app.
So far I am cruising on through, running every other day. Tomorrow I'll finish up Week 2. It's better this go round for the simple reason, it talks to me and I get to listen to music. So glad I got my HTC. Last two days Hoss has been jogging with me as opposed to just running and I'll let him know when I'm done.
See what happened was... a few Sundays ago I stepped on the scale. Stupidity... it was some godawful number. Quickly texted Hoss and said we have to start TODAY!! We had already bought me some new running shoes (commitment 101 - spending a ton of money) and the app.
Much to Hoss's chagrin I've been stepping on the dang thing every other day or so. So far it's down 8 lbs :) It's not sustained but I'm rolling with it because I get easily discouraged. It's also why I'm running every other day instead of just 3 times a week.
Can't stop even though I hate it.

Here we go again

I've been in the mood for running. Ok so not running really but exercising with my hubby and he would rather run if he HAS to exercise. So Saturday after he officiated when we went and bought me some real running shoes. And by the amount we spent, we HAVE to go running. Yep I was looking for a pair for about $40 or so; he spent twice that amount. So today if it's not raining, guess who has to go running... US!
I have my new phone with an app and music and I'm going to start over on the C25K with a new app that is actually called Ease into 5K by someone else but reads the same way but will tell me when to stop and start so Hoss isn't yelling at me and getting funny looks.
So we'll try this again and see what happens.
I truly enjoyed our first go round with it because it was a good time to talk to him and be by ourself. But then we just stopped and never picked it back up. I want to get him in shape for his officiating camps and if I benefit -- AWESOME :)