I basically fell off the wagon. I got busy with my business which led to crazy hours and lots of time causing me to neglect my goals.
I did make it to the gym in a relatively regular fashion but the saying goes "abs are made in the kitchen and not at the gym." I told my personal trainer that I'm good with getting right with the gym but I need to get right with food.
In late October, Hurricane Sandy rocked my world. My house got messed up and my family was displaced. Fortunately, we're able to stay at my mom's place while we're rebuilding but my daughter goes to school by my house which means I'm driving at least 80-100 miles a day between my mom's place, my daughter's school and wherever I need to go during the course of the day. I've been in a funk due to the drawn-out process that has been imposed on my (and countless others) by the insurance company. I get to a point in the afternoon where I just need a drink; I just can't have a drink but need to have food to go with it. If you're familiar with bar food, it isn't the healthiest. To add insult to injury, I haven't been to the gym since I've been displaced (but the gym has been visiting my bank account)
After the New Year, I got to a point where I said "enough is enough." I'm in a funk about my house but that can get fixed. I need to get unstuck on what I'm looking to do physically. End of story.
I will be joining Weight Watchers in two weeks but I jump started my weight loss by doing other programs. I recently completed the Cabbage Soup Diet and I lost 12.5 pounds and I just started the Scarsdale Diet. Each morning (I missed a day), I do a Pilates DVD. Keep in mind that these plans have low daily caloric counts so that means that I can't log in time on the treadmill but I felt that I had to do something. Pilates will help me strengthen my core and that will be beneficial to me when I'm able to resume my more serious workouts.
I have been working on completing my 5K training even though I logged in two 5Ks in my lifetime. I'm registered for one in March and I would like to take a few minutes off my per mile pace. At the rate that I'm looking to go, I should be about 40 lighter by race time.
After I am done with that 5K, I will begin my 10K training program. I'm looking to do enough qualifying races to allow me to qualify for the 2014 NYC Marathon.
In addition to the treadmill, I will be seeing my personal trainer. To supplement those activities, I will be swimming and taking spin classes during the week.
