Unfortunately I did not make my goal of doing my first triathlon in 2011. On the plus side, it is still a goal of mine. I am going to keep working on losing weight, eating better, and if I get myself healthy enough I can start training.
I have two accountability people for the next 4-6 months. Our weigh-in days are Friday, and with one we also have a work-out goal for every week. Unfortunately I already told her I won't make our work-out goal this week b/c I'm sick, so my short-term goal is to rest, drink lots of liquids, and get better soon so I can start working out again next week.
I made a daily weigh-in chart and posted in on my mirror. My goal for the next 5 1/2 weeks is to lose one pound every three days. Before everyone tells me that's too much, just know that comes out to 2 1/3 lbs every week. My goal here is to get into my red dress for a function in Feb. Even if I don't get into that dress, I'd like to at least fit in one of my other dresses better. Oddly enough the problem isn't my hips like it usually is, its my waistline, so I'm going to have to do cardio and core/weight training (I have a bad habit of skimping on my core and weight training even when I do get into a good workout routine). If I could keep up the pace of losing a pound every three days I could reach my goal in four months, but life usually doesn't work like that, so I'm glad I have almost six months to do this.
Luckily my husband also wants to work out more this year so I hope we can encourage each other without crossing over to nagging each other about staying on track. =)
Here's to 2012; may it be a joyful, healthy, and prosperous year for everyone!
