So much for splurging!

I fully anticipated to eat a nice big dinner with dessert last night and not even think about the calories. But there were a few problems with the dinner portion of the evening, so I did get a soda, but the rest of my dinner consisted of some salad, 2 tortellinis and about 1/3 of a chicken breast. Not a splurge, I would say! Because we had to forego dessert at the restaurant I did have a cookie (one of the big ones from On the Rise!) once we got to the show. So I'm sure that contributed to my calorie count. But I'm guessing I came in within my 1200-1500 calorie range last night. I haven't weighed myself yet this morning (I haven't even gotten out of bed! LOL! Gotta love laptop computers...) but we'll see where I am when I do. I'm excited for the new program to start on Monday, and I'm especially happy to have worn my little dress (size wise, not modesty wise!) to Protocol last night. I am finally getting to a place where I don't feel too big for my frame! I did have Leif take a picture of me in my dress last night, so I'll put that up here when I get it off the camera. Progress!

In other news, my mom is coming to visit today for a week! I am SO very excited about that! She'll be here in about 4 hours and I can't wait! Hooray!

Measurements

If I'm going to work on my toning, I suppose I should know where I'm starting from... So here are my current measurements. *gulp*

Waist (measured at the smallest part) - 26.5
Waist (measured at my belly button) - 29.5
Hips (measured at the biggest part) - 35
Neck - 11.5
Arm (measured around the bicep, not flexed) - 11
Thigh (measured at the biggest part) - 20

Yes, I am a pear shape. My natural waist is much higher than my belly button, so I'm not sure which I'm supposed to measure. So I measure both. Now, we'll see how these numbers change once I start doing the toning exercises. Here goes nothing! This is about as transparent as I get. As I said before, *gulp*

New Goal?

Well, since I reached my microgoal, I guess I need to set a new goal.

I know that I want to...

• Lose another 5 lbs (taking me to 110)
• Tone my arms, legs, and abs

But I'm not sure how to put those into a measurable goal. I don't have a specific deadline in mind, because I don't have any specific events coming up that I want to use as a timeframe. I do know that I want to do some hiking this summer (Mom and Me hikes should be starting in another couple weeks!) and that I'd like to do the Bikini Workout to get my arms and abs toned. I've been thinking, too, about the Couch to 5K program that I dropped a while back. So here's what I'm thinking...

MWF I'll do the C25K routine for the next 2 months. That will get me running either inside or outside and hopefully I'll be able to run 3 miles at the end of it. It will also change up my exercise routine since I need to do that about now anyway. TTH I'll do the Bikini Workout to get my arms and abs toned. And hopefully, by the end of the 2 months I will be more toned, be able to run 3 miles, and be 5 lbs smaller, too!

So that's it. That's my intermediate goal. To run 3 miles and lose 5 lbs in the next 2 months, so by... let's say by Ellie's birthday, July 19! Okay... it starts Monday!

I'm counting it.... Microchallenge results!

Well, my scale wavered between 115.8 and 116, but did eventually land on 115.8, so I'm counting it! I reached my microgoal!

Tonight is the Protocol dinner, so I'm not going to worry about counting points or calories today. I won't over indulge (after all, it's not polite!) but I am just going to go and enjoy myself. Tomorrow my mom comes, so I will be back to counting calories and points then.

Hooray!

The Bikini Workout

Having a baby killed any chances I ever had of wearing a bikini, but it is time for a change up in my strength training regimen, so this looks like a good overall workout to get me back in the groove, and hopefully looking GREAT by the end of summer. I need to tone a LOT, and I plan on wearing sleeveless and halter tops this summer, so I should do something! Plus, it's about time to start changing things up anyway to avoid plateauing given that it's been about 6 weeks on the program I'm currently using (even if I haven't been terribly consistent on the exercise).

The chart, like most of the resources I use, comes from SparkPeople. For the rest of the article, click here.

Muscle Group	Beginner	Intermediate	Advanced
Abs	Crunches	Straight Leg Raises	Kneeling Roll Out
Obliques	Crunches with Twist	Bicycle Crunches	V-Sit & Twist
Lower Back	Back Extension	Swimming	Back Extensions with Swiss Ball
Biceps	Concentration Curls	Alternating Biceps Curls	One-Arm Side Push Up
Triceps	Seated Tricep Extension	Skull Crushers	Dips
Shoulders	Upright Rows	Shoulder Press on Ball	Lateral Raises
Back	Boxer	Seated Rows	Reverse Flys on Ball
Chest	Chest Press	Push Ups	Chest Flys on Ball
Thighs	Forward Lunge	Wall Squat with Ball	Single Leg Squat
Hips	Bridge Ups	Skater Squat	Genie Sit

I'm going to be good today...

Well, even with my sabotage yesterday, I'm down .6 lbs today, taking me to 116.2! So we'll see if the sabotage just takes a day to kick in, but I'm going to try to be very good today, and drink lots of water, and see if I can't make it down to 115.8 tomorrow! How crazy that I am so close to actually making my microchallenge goal when I was so sure it wouldn't be possible after the 2 lb fluctuations that lasted 2 weeks!

So no more sabotage! I'm going to be good today.

Sabotage!

Why is it that every time I get SO close to my goal, I sabotage myself by eating junk?

Yes, that basically sums up my day. Ergh.