So I signed myself up this week for Rented Life's weight loss challenge that she is doing with her mom. To summarize her post from a few days ago, it is basically a commitment to exercising a minimum of three times per week and eating better, with a goal of losing 10 pounds in 12 weeks.
That sounds perfectly reasonable, and it is a big improvement over where I have been. Even though my job is as stressful and draining is ever, with some major projects and changes coming during this 12-week period, I really believe I can stick with it this time.
My optimism is to no small degree because of this online community. I have tried some challenge-type things in the past, but they were large, anonymous forums, and I didn't feel the kind of connection and support I do here. A sense of community can make such a difference.
Today was the first day for me, so I did what I think is the most difficult part: getting on the scale, then taking measurements. Ugh! But it will only get better from here, right?
I also did the first of my three workouts for the week, which consisted of 30 minutes on the urban rebounder (mini trampoline), 10 minutes of that time I was using light hand weights, and then 15 minutes of abs and stretching. During the 45 minutes, I watched the first episode of Season 3 of Gilmore Girls, which I own but had not watched on DVD (I saw all of the original episodes when they were on TV). There are 21 episodes left, enough to get me through nearly two-thirds of the challenge.
I really feel good about this. Wish me luck!
Tag: Goal Setting and Accountability
Trying to balance academic life with a healthy lifestyle.
2 comments:
Good luck! You can do it!!!
that's so great! Good luck!
Sometimes I think my reluctance to get on the scale is part of the problem, not the solution. Ugh indeed.
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