My last post for this blog was December 6th. Haven't been much in the mood for blogging, especially about diet and exercise because there hasn't been much interesting to say. I've been working out about 3 times a week, which is a bit less than what I had built up to.
I've fallen off the wagon I bit - and I don't really feel the holidays are to blame. I seemed to do fairly well with eating and exercise for December. For some reason, once January rolled around, I threw all caution to the wind. I think this is partly because I felt like I got away with very little weight gain from the holidays, so I thought I could go wild.
That was a mistake. The last time I was at my ideal weight was December 20th. Slowly but surely, 8 pounds have crept on since then.
Uggghhhhhh! Just another reminder that weight will be a constant battle in my life and something I will always have to monitor. I decided today to get back on track and start monitoring my calories for the week on Daily Plate. I am stepping up the exercise and cutting back where I can - especially on going out to eat and drinking alcohol.
Today my totals are at 1,400 calories and 43 grams of fat. I did a mix of weight lifting at the gym with my friend Steph today, then did 45 minutes of cardio - 15 mins on the stairs, 15 mins on the cross trainer, and 15 mins running/walking on a high incline. Felt pretty good after!
It's hard to stick to this stuff, but I did it before so I can do it again - and need to before all 20 pounds I lost last year come back!!! Hoping keeping up with this blog will help, since it makes me feel I have to be more accountable.
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