Waking up is hard to do.

I'm so. gosh. darn. tired!!! You'd think starting the workday an hour earlier than your previous job would not be that big of a deal, but I'm still trying to adjust to the schedule change.

In my last post, I laid out some goals for the week and said they were attainable ones:


1. At least 4 boot camp sessions for the week

2. 3 cardio sessions at LA Fitness

3. Keep a food diary for the week to monitor my eating and prevent
overindulging

Have I attained them? No.

When my alarm went off Monday, I could not drag myself out of bed for boot camp. I wanted to, but I didn't. =( I did on Tuesday morning though! And that's been it so far this week. I attribute a few things to my lack of motivation:

On Monday and Tuesday, I went straight from work to car dealerships. I visited several on Monday until 9 PM. I test drove a Mazda 3, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Accent, Chevy Cruze, and a Nissan Sentra. I decided to buy new this time because I want this next car to last me a looooooooong time. My previous two cars were used, and my last one needed $1,200 of repairs within the first 6 months. I've also been paying higher car payments and higher interest on my used cars in the past. When Phil bought his new car this April, I was shocked at how much lower his monthly payment and interest were - so I decided to buy new this time around. My dad went with me for the first two cars I've purchased in my life, but I was feeling confident and wanted to try to do it own my own. I stood my ground at each dealership and since I presented myself well, no one tried to "swindle" me or take advantage. I got the deal I wanted on a 2012 Nissan Sentra SR!

I love my new car!!! The interior is awesome, and it has an iPod hookup that I'm pretty excited about. SO relieved that this process is finally over. I talked to my State Farm agent today, and while my rates are going up (not surprised, knew they would), the difference between the increase on my insurance and the decrease in my car payment is a wash, so I can still move forward with my plans to move out in February.

My new job is still going great, I love it! The people are work with are great and I'm really liking the recruiting and staffing world so far. I am really going to have to ramp up my willpower though now that I've started working at this office - at my old job, I was alone about 80% of the time, so there were no coworkers asking about going out to lunch or bringing yummy treats in. I'm encountering that now - especially with Christmas cookie season! I really need to start buying enough healthy lunches and snacks to keep me satisfied, and start doing more meal planning. As I've said before, this will be easier when I've moved into my own place and am not fighting my family for fridge space or room to prep dinner.

On the plus side, the building I now work in his five stories and today I went up and down the stairs several times during my lunch break - if I can squeeze that in every day in addition to my regular workouts, it should help!

Well, that's where things are at - just wanted to update!

Car Wreck, New Job and Pigging Out

Life has been pretty crazy lately and filled with changes, some good and some not so good. Let's just go ahead and start in chronological order.

The workout I wish I'd skipped

When my alarm went off for morning boot camp on Friday, December 2nd, I considered resetting it and getting another hour of sleep. I had trouble falling asleep the night before and was up until 11:30 or so. After a few minutes, I decided I would feel better if I just went and got my last boot camp in of the week, so I went ahead and dragged myself to class. I headed home a bit before 7 AM and was at the last stoplight intersection before my side streets. I don't want to get into too much detail of what happened just in case recording it on the Internet somehow comes back to bite me in the butt down the road, but another driver hit me at the intersection.

Photos taken at the collision center

Thankfully, no one was physically injured, but both cars were totaled. This is the second car I've owned and unfortunately, the second one I've totaled. My immediate reaction was absolute panic - I'm supposed to move into my apartment on February 1st. While things worked out just fine with the payout I received from my insurance (I'll have a decent amount of money to put down on a new car, which I will need to make a decision on in the next few days), I have no idea what is going to happen to my insurance premium. My agent is working on that and I should have an answer tomorrow. If it is going to significantly impact my monthly budget, moving out may have to be delayed. I did not sign a lease yet, so I would just lose my $100 holding fee that I've paid for the apartment so far. The situation definitely sucks and is horrible timing, but I'm trying to see the positive in it - my monthly payments on my used car were pretty high, and the payment I'll have on a new car is going to save me $70 a month. So as long as my monthly insurance doesn't go up higher than that, I'll be within the range of my original budget. I was also concerned about how long my Nissan was going to last me - I still had two years worth of payments on it and it had 107,000 miles, needed some repairs, and was already starting to show signs of rust. Again - I'm hoping that in some crazy way, this turns out to be a blessing in disguise.

New job

Monday, December 5th was my last day at my job that I've worked at for two and a half years. We had a big event going on that day that we were hosting, and it was a great way to end my time there. The event went really well and all of the staff who work in other states were present, so I was able to see them all one last time and say goodbye in person.

I started my new job on Tuesday. Everyone I've told this to is shock that I didn't take a few days off before starting the new job - just wasn't something I thought about! I dove right in on Tuesday. I was exhausted the whole week though - couldn't seem to catch up on sleep. I also only made it to one boot camp class - my exhaustion and adjusting to my new work schedule caused me to completely lack motivation to exercise at all. I figure it's not a big deal to take a week off and then get back on track this week. However, I've also been eating like absolute garbage! It's Sunday night and I'm feeling pretty lousy about myself right now. Definitely going to get back on track with things tomorrow the best I can. I will also be attempting to make my first 5:30 AM boot camp - I have previously been attending the 6:15 AM, but my new job starts earlier and I'll never make it to work on time if I go to that class! There was also a lot of bad eating throughout the week - coworkers took me to lunch on Tuesday, pizza was ordered for the office on Wednesday, a holiday party for the building was on Friday and then I went out for drinks and food with coworkers Friday after work. Throw in Mexican food with my friend Steph on Thursday night and lunch with the family on Saturday and you have almost an entire week of bad eating!

Back to the job - I love it so far! Everyone is really nice and have been working there for quite some time, so they are very knowledgable about the industry and happy to share their experience. The amount of information I need to learn is a little intimidating, but I seem to be catching on so far. There is a thorough training manual that we are going through, so I'm not expected to fend for myself. I'm very excited about this new challenge and all there is to learn.

Goals for this week

OK, so let's set some goals for the week! I realize that Christmas cookie temptations are about to kick in hardcore, however, I would really like to be in control over them this year. A cookie a day is not going to be the end of me. But a dozen? Just a bit problematic!!!

Week's goals:

1. At least 4 boot camp sessions for the week
2. 3 cardio sessions at LA Fitness
3. Keep a food diary for the week to monitor my eating and prevent overindulging

When focusing on healthy eating and fitness, I feel it's important to keep things small so that you don't feel overwhelmed. The goals above are ones that are attainable to me, and they don't feel overly restrictive - if I say no cookies for the week, I'll probably binge by Wednesday. But monitoring my food and allowing some sweet treats here and there will satisfy my cravings as well as prevent me from going overboard. (Or so I think!)
Good night and I hope everyone has a great start to their week tomorrow!