Change is hard

The last couple weeks have kinda sucked. Personally, I'm great. Happy husband, happy little girl, happy home. But I've been avoiding the scale like the plague. I was on a roll the first few week. I was running 3-5 times/week, I stared strength training in the morning. I was down 7 lbs! And then I got comfortable, maybe a little too comfortable. I stopped putting in as much effort. I all but stopped planning my meals, workouts, etc. And we all know that failing to plan is planning to fail. :( So 2 weeks ago when I hopped back on the scale I had gained half a pound. So what have I done these past two weeks? Did my .5lbs gain spur me into action? No! and that is what really pisses me off. Why is it that I can see plain as day what the problem is, what I need to do in order to fix it and I still don't? Well, I'm not going to hold me back anymore!

Its a new month and I am starting off with a bang. I started Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred video today (and I am going to finish it this time)! I forgot how hard this first day is. You would think that with the running I've been doing my legs would be stronger, but those squats and lunges KILL! I'll be updating my progress throughout the month. There will be actual...wait for it...pictures!! I know. I'm shocked too. I'll be doing this in addition to running. It seems like a lot right now, but I AM going to get through it and come out better for it. 

Today is a planning day. I'm making a list of go-to dinners so that my meal planning becomes a tad more simplified. I'm going to chart our my workouts for the month as well. And I'm thinking I need to put up a few reminders around the house. Maybe something on the fridge reminding me to think before I eat. Spring is just 19 days away! Its time to dig deep and push thru the slump.

I'll be back in a couple days with some updates but until then...