Okay so I’ve been back and forth lately and I’m not sure if it’s
because I’m worn out from work, kids or just this winter weather, most likely
a combo of all 3.
I have two big goals I want to work towards. My first goal
is to be on a good workout routine one year after going back to work from maturity
leave. The BIG one for me is in just 1 year and 7 months I will be 40!!! My
hopes and dreams is to weight the same as I did prior to having kids.
March 18th. 2014 is my 1 year mark for returning
to work after having my 3rd and last buddle of joy… I’m down about 10 pounds, but I had hoped to
be down about 20 to 25 pounds. I’m pretty typical in the fact that I’ll start a
program and within a week or so, I’m back where I started. I know what I have
to do but, I just have a hard time staying on track. I’m hoping with the warmer
weather I’ll be a little more motivated.
So I’ve tried a couple things… I got a treadmill, but its
sitting in the living room not getting a whole lot of workouts in. I also tried
working out during my lunch hour and I did really well for about a week. The following week I had all the intentions of
going to the gym and I was excited for my accomplishments and efforts. However,
each day I would come up with a reason why I couldn’t go and now I‘m not even
bringing in my gym clothes.
I really want to be at a good routine by
my 1 year mark, so I think the next thing I’m going to do is get up early
enough for a 30 minute jog each day. I plan to follow the Body for Life
eating program and allow myself only one cheat day. The hardest for me is going
to be wine!! J I’m going to follow the workout plan lightly, as I’m a lot happier
when I’m running than lifting weights. I’ll plan to do some weights though and want to add the activities from the picture above to me daily routine.
So here's my first week’s workout and meal plan!! I can do
this!!!!
Week 1
Pre-make all my meals for the week.
4:30am get up and get outside… Cardio/jog 30 minutes!
Breakfast - 16oz of water, Coffee, Boiled egg, Banana and Slice
of whole wheat toast.
Snack - 6oz hot tea, 10oz of water, hand full of grapes and small
portion (about 3 teaspoons) of cottage cheese.
Lunch - salad with chicken. Lite dressing, 16oz of water
Snack- apple, 16oz of water
Dinner – Lean protein, veggie, 16oz of water, yogurt.
And that’s it. It’s not much but I know if I make it too complicated,
I won’t stick to it. So I think this is something I can start with. I hope to
post next Sunday with my results and I look forward to taking on this 12 week challenge.
