Work it out.

I'm giving this a face lift.  This is now officially my workout journal, or at least where I will write to try and attempt to inspire myself into getting fit. Project Get Fit is off to a fairly good start. Starting in March, I cut out eating potatoes which has gone well, I've only eaten potatoes once since then and it was Easter so I'm not sure I count it. Starting in April I got really serious about keeping track of what I eat and working out at least a little bit every day. I said that I was going to start running a few weeks ago but that didn't happen so now I'm trying to work myself up to that.  Right now I pretty much have a routine that I mix up and add extra things in every other day. I start with yoga then do tricep dips, russian twists, lunges, squats, push ups, wide leg plank dips, phantom jump rope, mountainclimbers, reverse crunches, chest press, pull overs and burpees (which are finally starting to get easier).  I had a bit of a setback when I spent last weekend getting horribly ill for 48 hours, though on the bright side I did probably lose about 5 lbs haha. Anyway, so far so good, now I just need to keep inspiring myself and try to motivate myself to run in the mornings. Here's an inspirational/motivational photo to help  me along.

Good God, I want her abs...

Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger

I have this horrible issue where I decide to diet and exercise regularly and I do great for about a week. But then something happens and I decide oh a little chocolate won't hurt and the next thing I know I'm cuddled on my bed watching "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" with a bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs, a pint of whatever ice cream was on sale and a pack of those bite sized Butterfingers. The whole time I'm sitting there telling myself it's ohk because I was good the rest of the week, but it's really just the beginning of a vicious downward spiral. I want to be healthy and fit, I really do, I just love junk food way too much.

I actually have been pretty good. At the beginning of March I declared that I was going to get myself healthy again because I wasn't feeling very great about myself. Really, I blame the fact the Victoria's Secret sends me a new catalog every other damn day and looking at those perfectly airbrushed women in bikinis and lingerie isn't exactly an ego booster during the winter. Anyhow, I get sick of feeling so inferior so I decide to let their perfect forms inspire me rather than knock me down. At this point, I have trashed all the candy and junk in my apartment and I have cut out and pined up little pictures from the VS catalogs around my place as an attempt at motivation. I even bought myself a medicine ball, which is actually seeing a fair amount of use (though not nearly enough).  All this being said and done, I still can't help stopping to buy little treats from Cheryl's Cookies (obvious) or Sugar Fixe (the very cute and delicious and incredibly dangerous bakery), both of which are right on my way home from work. Anyway you look at it, it is a problem. I made all kinds of excuses about how it was my birthday and blah blah blah but now it is time to cut the crap! No more crap food!

The only thing I have actually done well with (except this past weekend) in the last month is cutting starchy foods out. I haven't had a potato in almost a month. My tummy is sad about it but I feel good and at least I stuck to one of my goals.

So because I've been having such trouble, I've decided to write it out, day by day (but lets be honest, I won't write everyday, I never do) and give myself a new goal/challenge each week.  I am declaring April 1-7 Week 1. For Week 1, I will continue to not each starches, I will cut out high fat/high salt junk food (candy, chips etc.) and I will start to run again. This week I will run on Monday and Wednesday and I will keep up with my strength training routines. I will also improve the amount of protein that I consume everyday (currently I do not eat enough). I'd say that's a good start off plan.