Time to make a little change in how I present my stats, as I'm in spitting distance of a huge milestone.
3/1/12 247.2
Pounds lost doing SpireSpire: 78.1
Pounds lost in March: .7
Pounds lost in April: 3.5
Pounds lost in May: 7.0
6/1/13 157.9
6/8/13 158.3
I know I've said in the past that I don't have a goal weight... I haven't wanted to just arbitrarily pick a number, I've wanted (and still want) to see where I am when I continue to eat the way I'm eating right now (which is in the 1200-1500 calorie ballpark) and my body says "we're not dropping any more pounds, we're staying right here". But I never dreamed that I could get into the 150s... and now that I'm here, I can see where I still have more to lose. I'm not happy with my upper arms, and I'd still really like to get into those size 6s rather than a 10 in most brands (I can pull off a size 8 in some, but not most). Don't get me wrong- I'm extremely proud of my progress, I like the way I look right now and I know I'm in a healthy place. But I think I could take off another 10-15 pounds, and still be well within my healthy weight range. That being the case- why not shoot for 147.2 and make it a clean 100 pounds lost since March 1, 2012?
So that's my new goal. I'm aiming to get there by September 1st, which will be a year and a half from when I started this journey. I've got just under three months to lose 11.1 pounds. I totally got this.
I've been slacking a little bit on exercise... it's just been tennis a couple of times a week, which is a good workout, but I need to get training for an 8K I'm running with my friend Sarah on Bastille Day (Sunday, July 14th). I came up with my own 5 week training program, which I'll start tomorrow, and it will look like this:
Week One
Day 1: Jog 30 seconds, walk 1:30. Do this 10 times for a total of 20 minutes.
Day 2: Repeat.
Day 3: Rest.
Day 4: Jog 1 minute, walk 1 minute. Do this 10 times for a total of 20 minutes.
Day 5: Repeat.
Day 6: Rest.
Day 7: Rest.
Week Two
Day 1: Jog 2 minutes, walk 4 minutes. Do this 5 times for a total of 30 minutes.
Day 2: Jog 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes. Do this 4 times for a total of 24 minutes.
Day 3: Rest.
Day 4: Jog 5 minutes, walk 3 minutes. Do this 3 times for a total of 24 minutes.
Day 5: Jog 7 minutes, walk 3 minutes. Do this 3 times for a total of 30 minutes.
Day 6: Rest.
Day 7: Rest.
Week Three
Day 1: Jog 8 minutes, walk 2 minutes. Do this 3 times for a total of 30 minutes.
Day 2: Jog 10 minutes, walk 2 minutes. Do this 3 times for a total of 36 minutes.
Day 3: Rest.
Day 4: Jog 9 minutes, walk 1 minute. Do this 3 times for a total of 30 minutes.
Day 5: Jog 12 minutes, walk 3 minutes. Do this 2 times for a total of 30 minutes.
Day 6: Jog 15 minutes, walk 1 minute. Do this 2 times for a total of 32 minutes.
Day 7: Rest.
Week Four
Day 1: Jog 18 minutes, walk 2 minutes. Do this 2 times for a total of 40 minutes.
Day 2: Jog 20 minutes, walk 5 minutes. Do this 2 times for a total of 50 minutes.
Day 3: Rest.
Day 4: Jog 20 minutes, walk 2 minutes. Do this 2 times for a total of 44 minutes.
Day 5: Jog 12 minutes, walk 3 minutes. Do this 4 times for a total of 60 minutes.
Day 6: Jog 15 minutes, walk 5 minutes. Do this 3 times for a total of 60 minutes.
Day 7: Rest.
Week Five
Day 1: Jog 1 mile, walk .25 miles. Do this 4 times for a total of 5 miles.
Day 2: Jog 1.5 miles, walk .25 miles. Do this 3 times for a total of 4.75 miles.
Day 3: Rest.
Day 4: Jog 1 mile, walk .25 miles. Do this 4 times for a total of 5 miles.
Day 5: Rest.
Day 6: Jog 1.5 miles, walk .25 miles. Do this 3 times for a total of 4.75 miles.
Day 7: Rest.
I'll be sure to report to you regularly on how I'm keeping with this schedule! I'm starting light because I haven't jogged in just over a month, and the thought of picking it up again is spooking me for some reason. But I think this schedule advances at a gradual, do-able pace, and with three days of rest in there most weeks, I should be able to stick to it. With your help! The accountability of blogging has been instrumental for me, so I'll be hoping for that same motivational boost with this goal.
I found a new job, which begins this week and which I'm kinda nervous about- a patient liaison for a weight loss clinic. Part of my nerves has to do with my own insecurity- this will be the highest paying job I've had, and after being underpaid for a long time, I worry about whether or not my employer will think my performance is worth my salary. I know that's crazypants, but it's where my brain is at. I'm also nervous because I don't know how I feel about endorsing some of the weight loss treatments this clinic specializes in: hcg nasal spray and lipotropic injections and laser liposuction and detoxifying body wraps and appetite suppressants and some things I've never even heard of. There is also nutrition and fitness counseling, and that'll be the part of my job I really like. According to the doctor I'll be working for, I'll be trying to educate people that these short term solutions will not lead to permanent weight loss if some real lifestyle changes aren't made, and I'll provide follow up and transitional coaching to help with those changes. So I suppose I won't know until I start how those things balance out, and how comfortable I'm going to be in my role. But I have to imagine that I'll find some motivation in wanting to provide a good example for our patients, and spending 40 hours a week in an environment where weight loss is the focus has to be good for me.
Programming note, related to the new job: I'll work every Saturday and have every Sunday off, so Sunday will be my new weigh-in/Eat-All-the-Things Day, starting next week.
I'll close with a comparison shot- me and Chris a year and a half ago and the two of us now, in a publicity shot for one of our shows this summer: Love Letters, which opens on Friday and will play for three weekends (Chris and I perform on Friday and Saturday nights, with three other couples taking the matinees). Come see it!