Just an update

Ok, so no real big news here I guess.

I DID end up going to the gym that night (7 miles and weights!) so now I know I am not opposed to exercising at night if need be. I don't know if that's the best of times to do it, but at least it gets done, right?

More gym again today for 2 hours, but then on the way home, I 'cracked' and got dessert from Chick Fil A. I don't feel necessarily "bad" about it, but I do feel guilty. I'll be obviously doing more exercising and eating better this week, and on Friday if I look at the scale (I only weigh myself once a week, Wednesday or Friday usually) and see a not so positive difference, then I'll have some idea why. If anything, it'll simply push me to stick to my goals better.

Just had to put a little post about that :)

Pushing through

Ok, so I'm a little torn at what to do. I've been eating well and going to the gym (113!) and I definitely do not want to get off track. I did a bit yesterday with going out to dinner and baking for friends, although I did exercise too. But the only thing is, right now I feel kinda sick. Like what I ate yesterday isn't quite agreeing with me. Even though it's 8 o' clock on a Saturday night, I want to go to the gym. I actually WANT to go. This whole stomach thing is being an issue though. I didn't exercise Thursday for no real reason, and I just don't want this to be the start of getting back into my old habits, ya know? I'm going to try to persevere through this and go to the gym in 30 minutes. I'll drink up on water and stretch beforehand, hoping that will make me feel better. Obviously, if after twenty minutes, I feel worse, I'll have to unfortunately stop the workout and go back home. I just hope I don't have to do that.

Come on, we can do this!!!! Hopefully, gym from 8:30-9:45.

Christmas Break review and so on

Overall, I have to say it was a pretty successful break! There was one more little fight with the sister, but mom and dad seemed to realize afterwards that she really is the one more at fault than I am, which was a nice change I guess.

Spent good time with friends and family (and so many movies, oh my GOSH so many movies!) and it was just nice to be home for a good while. I was kind of sad to leave just because there was so much to do. As I might have said before, life here is fun I guess, but kind of redundant. Fort Worth is just not Austin.

On a better note, I think hopefully the exercising and all that stuff is paying off a bit? Obviously there is still a long way to go, but it's a start. I may have posted on here before about my goals and 'schedule' and even though that's not all according to plan, that's ok. What's the saying, "All good things come to those who wait?" Well in my case, all good things will come to those who are patient and don't give up.

I totally didn't do any exercise or eating right pretty much from Finals Week up until Christmas, but once New Years came up, I really did get back into action. Some friends and family asked me over the break, "Have you lost weight?" and I can see a bit of a difference, but it's not enough, not by a long shot. I weighed myself today at the gym for the first time in a month. I'm fairly certain I gained at least 1 lb over the holidays from all the junk and just plain lethargy, so I wasn't expecting a good sign. I usually am 119, so I was expecting a 117 or 118 hopefully. When I stepped on the scale, it said 115! Now you might be thinking, "Jane, that's nothing, that's only like... 4 pounds!" And I know it's not that much, but it's something. I've been really serious these past 2 weeks, and at least some results are showing after that.

It only gave me the boost of confidence I needed to keep me in gear and raise the bar this semester! I am now going to make teeny goals month by month, that's it. Right now, I weigh 115. I'm going home the weekend of February 4th (16 days away) and when I weigh myself that Friday before I go home, I want to see 113 or even 112. I know that those numbers are still pretty high, but just thinking of myself weighing just 113 is exciting!

Like I said, big boost of confidence, and I'm ready to conquer anything!