Monday, December 31, 2012

Starting Over... Again

I think I get the "Worst Blogger of the Year" award for 2012.  At the beginning of May 2012, my life changed a lot.  It's been an adjustment to say the least... being single again, venturing back out to the dating world, adjusting to a new job, and kind of getting lost with my direction in life.

The week of Christmas (last week), I came to a realization that life is going to continue to move forward all around me, whether I like it or not.  That also means that I am not going to reach my goals by sitting on the couch.

I stepped on the scale Christmas morning, and while I had known that the scale had slowly been creeping up... I thought my 2-3 workouts a week were "doing enough".  Well I think I was living in denial.  That whole calories in calories out thing is not a myth!  As of Christmas day, 2012... the scale had moved back up to 185.8lbs.  A number that I had never wanted to see again.  While I am not back at my heaviest weight, and I am a lot healthier now than I have been previously... I know I can do so much better and be in much better shape than I am currently in.

So... I stopped making excuses, signed back up for Weight Watchers and recommitted to getting  healthy BEFORE that dreaded "New Year's Resolution" day came.  It needs to be a life change, not a New Year's resolution.  Christmas night was spent "retooling" my kitchen... calculating WW points for all my food, tossing too tempting for me junk, pulling out some healthy recipes, and meal planning!  It's all still a work in progress.  I will be training for my 2nd half marathon along with other races, continuing to go to spin classes, and working on strength training with my personal training 1x per week.  I am also considering hopping in the pool once a week and swimming some laps (TBD).

So here I am at 185.8lbs, in my new running clothes... which are tight and yet another reason to lose weight!:




I also had my quarterly fitness assessment for work today.  I failed :(  I hate failing.  That was my 2nd wake up call to make a life change.  You may be wondering why it's a big deal?  Well by failing the assessment today... my insurance premiums increase by $125 per month.  OUCH.  I can test back into the program, but I have some work to do.  A loss of 4% body fat is required!

My stats from today (which I will also update on a quarterly basis):
  • Height: 66 inches
  • Weight: 182.7 lbs. (6 days on Weight Watchers and I am down 3.1 lbs... official weigh in is Wednesday)
  • BMI: 29.5
  • Waist Measurement: 29.5 inches
  • Hip Measurement 44.0 inches
  • Body Fat: 27%
Goal Stats:
  • Height: 66 inches
  • Weight: 155 lbs.
  • BMI: 25
  • Waist Measurement: TBD
  • Hip Measurement: TBD
  • Body Fat: 21%
Here's to a happy, healthy 2013!