Wednesday, September 05, 2007

SIZE 12 PANTS....I PURCHASED THEM!!!!!!!!!

Ok, let me put this into perspective for you all. I have been rocking a size 14 since about the 9th grade. I wasn't exclusively in 14's at the time, but there were definitely a pair or two in the closet. I was exclusively in 14's by college. So going to the store and slipping into a pair of size 12's that weren't snug in any way was AWESOME!!!! Talk about great motivation to keep exercising and eating right. As I am faced with craving after craving I keep replaying the moment that I put those slacks on to keep me on the straight and narrow. ** BIG SMILE**

Now that isn't to say that I don't still have a lot of work to do to get my habits back in line. I had a rendezvous with my conscience this weekend, and he let me know that I was looking a bit plumper than when we last got together. I think that I have mostly lost muscle tone. My workouts currently consist of walking 3 miles 1 or 2 times a week, my 30 min workout dvd 1 or 2 times a week and yoga maybe once a week. It just doesn't stack up against the hour of yoga (twice a week), treadmill (once or twice a week), elliptical machine (once or twice a week), plus the regular ab workouts that I was previously getting. I know from my last doctor's visit that my weight hasn't changed, but I imagine that I am not as toned or as fit as I previously was.

Sooooooo all of that to say that I definitely have to step my game up. Now...to speak to that point...I was once told that I need to make exercise non-negotiable. THIS IS SO TRUE! Last week I committed to working out everyday between Monday and Friday, and it worked wonderfully. It was almost easy. I mean I found this odd random energy to get the workout in b/c I knew that I had to. I'm now trying to make this my new mantra. I am going to set my workout days at the beginning of each week, and then just make those non-negotiable. Hopefully this will be a new exercise secret weapon. This week I am set for Tues, Wed (already done), Thurs and Sat. I'll re-start again on Sunday.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

YAY! OMG! I started clapping in my office when I read that. I'm so happy for you for achieving your size 12 goal. I should have known you'd get there because, frankly, what goal have you ever set that you haven't achieved?

YES! This really is wonderful. We should have some fat free beer and rice cakes to celebrate, LMAO.

I like that thing about making your workout non-negotiable. I definitely bought a gym membership last week and every day of the week it is harder and harder to get out of bed and go to the gym. What the hey?

I guess if I told myself going back to sleep wasn't an option, I'd have to just get up. (As a disclaimer, my bed is ridiculously comfortable!)

Moving along: The 2 classes that I have taken at the gym have been intense. This super old lady taught half and half (half cardio/half toning), LAWD, I couldn't even take it. You know you have to be crazy to teach aerobics at the ripe old age of 60. Geez!

So anyway, if you want to get your svelte on, please accompany me to the gym. I have 4 passes with your name on them!!!

YAY AGAIN!

ThummyB said...

We can defiitely do the gym, but it'll probably have to be on the weekend. Is that cool?