First and foremost, I have successfully, healthfully lost 6 pounds! I began tracking right after Christmas and got serious by the second week of January and I'm feeling great!
The keys? First and foremost, I am watching my points and keeping within the recommended range. I am making great choices for the most part (but damn Girl Scout cookie season!). And almost as important, I am working out religiously. That's right - I've made a plan, beginning this week, and I'm sticking with it!
I decided last weekend that I would begin the C25K plan since I have the free app on my phone. Alongside that 3 day per week regimen, I am also doing Jillian Michaels DVDs 6 times per week. I ordered her Body Revolution series and have been using her other DVDs that I already own in the meantime while I wait for that program to arrive in my mailbox. Woo-hoo! I am tracking all my calories burned and converting them into points that I add into my activity tracker each day. So far, I have kept with my weekly schedule and I feel pretty good about that. Since I am not in the best of shape, I have had to take a few breather breaks and modify some tougher exercises but I've been able to finish her DVDs including 30 Day Shred, No More Trouble Zones, Ripped in 30 and Kickbox FastFix. I usually do the shorter Kickbox DVD on the days I jog and that is the perfect balance for me. They are 21 minutes long so the workout is less than an hour in total. In 9 weeks I should be able to run a 5K!
I am happy to report no shin splints which I tend to get when I run. I have had that problem for years even when I was in my best shape running track in middle and high school. I've been wearing my compression socks while running and the regimen is pretty easy the first week so it is easy breezy for me. I'm easing in so I don't overwhelm myself.
I have no doubt that I'll hit my goal of 10 pounds lost by March 27 and I'm really hoping to lose more. I probably shouldn't even focus on the number so much as how great I look in my bathing suit - having a firm body and fitting in my clothes is the most important thing! I am going to keep on keeping on!!
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