Cycle 1 Day 4

It was tough starting cycle 1 this time around. I think the stopping in starting is hard but it feels great to be back on. Today I was 174lbs. I'm sure some of that was water, but it felt good! It gave me more motivation that I will be under 170lbs by March 1st which is my goal right now. I've been working out harder and longer. Yesterday I did 1 hour spinning and 1 hour yoga. Today I did an hour of step but pushed really hard (more jumping, etc). Things are also getting better with my move. We found a place to live and move in on March 5th. That's really made a difference emotionally, it's amazing. Change really does have a big impact on stress!! It's also helped that I'm giving myself a break on job search. I'm still searching but I'm not beating myself up over it. There really is something about being positive and good to yourself. I am very hard on myself and that really doesn't help things! The other thing is that I feel that my cooking has gotten much more tasty! It is nice to really enjoy my meals at home now. I don't feel to go out all the time, like I did before. Ok, until the next post :)

Starting over AGAIN!!!!

It's been a while since I've written. My cousin was visiting me and with the stress of the move etc....I got off the diet. My cousin is gone now and tomorrow I begin again. This time I'm going to be more aggressive...no more vacation's (at least until April ;) ). I'm at 176lbs and my first goal is to be 170lbs or less by March 1st. I will be aggressive about my workouts and I will be back on cycle 1.

Things have been tough with my move. I knew it would be hard, but it's been an emotional roller coaster. It's been hard getting used to being a stay at home mom...and trying to combine that with finding a place to live and a job. The East coast is much more competitive than what I'm used to...in both career and housing! I'm used to laid back Colorado :)

Today I've decided that for now I will back off the job search. I've been aggressive the last few weeks and have only been dissapointed, and I've been aggressive without a clear strategy or plan...so my goal now is to focus on my health until I move into our new house on March 5th, then I will focus on getting the house organized, and then once my in-laws arrive (March 27th), I will get serious about job search again. Ok, that's all for now. I'll be posting more often again :)