Okay, so I made it through the holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Year's and I even managed to lose weight in the process instead of gaining! This is a HUGE first for me. I always gain about 15 pounds over the winter months, but not this year! I kept my eating sensible, and though I did indulge once in a while, I did not do it to prior excesses.
From the start of the challenge I joined for weight loss through the holidays until it ended, I lost a total of 13 pounds! I am very proud of this number as it only took me 9 weeks! These results show me that when the mix is right, even stress won't phase me as badly as it could at other times. The week I began my triathlon training I hit a plateau, but I kept pushing and eventually broke through it with a four pound loss for one of the weeks! I was so encouraged by this, so I just thought I would see how close to my goal weight of 145 I could get by the end of the challenge. Answer? I was within 16.6 pounds of goal!
I am on a five week challenge right now among other types of challenges that mesh with my triathlon training. I also joined a challenge called Be the Change You Want. I have set goal for myself this year rather than make any new year's resolutions.
These goals include, but are certainly not limited to:
* Get to my goal weight of 145 pounds by June 16th of 2011, or sooner!
* Complete my first ever sprint distance triathlon
* Quit eating fast food
* Plan my meals week by week
* Get my training, work, and personal schedules in line!
* Make a concerted effort to become a more organized person
I am currently taking a little time to myself due to moving, new work schedules and recently having been ill with a rather flu-like bug. By mid month I will be in my new place and hopefully fairly settled. Then I can sit down and figure out when and where my training schedules will fit into personal and work schedules. I am planning to use one of my two days off per week to prepare and plan meals for the week ahead. The other day I will treat myself to something I enjoy.
I am a little miffed that exercise is more or less off the table until next week, but given how ill I was earlier this week it is a good thing. I am still going to move some of my things to the new place tomorrow, and any day I can between tomorrow and the 14th. I am very philosophical about things right now and trying hard to keep them in perspective.
