The just of it

So it is the last day of the first week of my new fitness plan. Tomorrow is the start of week two and I am hoping it will be much better. Now that is not to say that this week was any kind of horrible, but this week did involve some extremely sore muscles and a lot of moaning and groaning both in getting out of bed and in facing the dreaded machinces again. All in all it was a good week, I did at least an hour of cardio four out of the seven days. Don't ask what I did the other three, those are the days that kept this from being an excellent kick-off week.

One thing I am personally proud of is the fact that I have not had a soda in a week!! Now that's not too say that I was overly addicted to soda before, but at work I would drink at least 5 cups of Mt.Dew or Dr.Pepper and at home at least 2 diet whatevers. So yeah I drank too many, and now feel very proud of myself to have been able to stay away from the fizzy stuff. I think I will be keeping this up, I mean who needs soda anyway. Not that I can really feel any kind of physiological response to the lack of soda, but it still feels good to know that I don't to drink soda!



Because it is not a new week and I am wierd about starting something out of "interval" I am not going to put up all the numbers of my work-out so instead I am going to outline my goals and reward system and what not just so it is clear or semi-clear what is going on here. What I am putting here is a list of goals and rewards. What I will be logging on a daily basis starting tomorrow (beginning of week 2) are things like what I ate, my work out numbers (miles, minutes, calories burned, etc.), and how I felt about the day. I am also going to be researching different exercises and "diet"-y stuff to help along the way. I am always open to trying new methods of working out, I feel it keeps things interesting. I also am going to start working out to different videos, right now in my arsenol I have kickboxing, cardio dance and sculpt, yoga, and bellydancing(can't wait to try this one!). I'll be giving a little blurb about those when I do 'em.

December Goals:

1. Lose 10 pounds


2. 25 Push-ups in 2 Minutes


3. 25 Sit-ups in 2 Minutes


4. Run 1.5 Miles in 18 Minutes

Reward System:

• Every mile on Treadmill >$1 into Savings


• Every 2.5 miles on Bike >$1 into Savings


• Every 50 push-ups >$1 into Savings


• Every 50 sit-ups >$1 into Savings


• Every 1lb lost and kept off for 1 week >$1 into Savings


• Every Run at home >$1 into Savings

In addition to these rewards I will be putting $10 into savings for each of my monthly goals accomplished. I haven't decided yet fully what I will be doing with the money. It may stay in my savings or I may use it for a vacation or for even new clothes.

Now for the ugly numbers:

• Weight-190lbs


• At belly button-39in.


• At bust-44in.


• Pant size-12-13


• Shirt-XL

Tomorrow I will start with all the details of my work-out and what not. Again anyone with advice is strongly encouraged to share it! Thanks :D.

"Actually, I think all addiction starts with soda. Every junkie did soda
first."-Chris Rock