Don't give up....I'm not.....

Hello All!

Well, I told you I would be back, and here I am!  I have not forgotten about posting nor have I forgotten about Weight Watchers. As you all can relate, I'm sure, this summer was great for me (weight loss wise) but it was also very stressful as I studied for the bar exam.  Hopefully soon (in November) I will be able to change my blog title to a "Lawyer's Guide to Weight Loss"......we will find out soon enough.....

Anyways, I'm back and ready to go full steam ahead. I'm proud to say that I tracked today, and I had a GREAT workout at the office gym! I've been trying to figure out what I could do at the office to get a good workout in for the day while managing the stressful workload that my job requires.  Here's what I did today, and I'm SUPER excited to continue it:

Interval training between the stairs and the spinning bike.  Yes, I'm talking about using the good old traditional staircase in the building that I work at (it has 20 flights total) for a cardio workout.  Let me just say it kicked. my. butt.  I did 3 minutes on the spinning bike and 3 minutes on the stairs for a total of 35 minutes.  And I did all of this in the afternoon.  usually around 2 or 3 I get tired and super cranky at work, so I naturally turn to food. Today, I decided to workout at that time, and the result was a fantastic day!  I was able to do what I needed to (work and workout) and I used my time in a way that prevented myself from returning to old bad habits (eating when stressed).  I plan on continuing this program on my cardio days, and, of course, I will keep you updated!

 It's important to always keep things in perspective. I've been on and off program since May, but all in all I am healthier (mentally and physically) than I have been in a long time. I'm still with my personal trainer, and I'm excited about what the future brings.

NEW GOALS


Plain and simple.  I'm going to lose 20 pounds by Christmas.  I'm currently trying to get co-workers to do weight watchers at the office (have my meeting leader come to work!) so that I have motivation around me at all times.  In my email to the ENTIRE office today, I committed myself to this goal (20 lbs), and I'm ready to commit to it here as well!


WHAT'S TO COME?
1) I have so many inspiring people in my life that keep me motivated to keep going.  I hope to spotlight some of these inspirations of upcoming blogs

2) I'm going to begin trying a new recipe every 1 to 2 weeks, and I want to let you know how it turns out.  Of course, everything I make will (continue to) be weight watcher friendly, and I'm super excited to see what I can come up with!

3) I'm going to get to goal for weight watchers.  I'm not going to give up. It's that simple.

Sorry for the non-posts since May.....the bar exam was the priority. But, I'm back!  I will have my weigh-in blog (with all of my progress to date) on Friday after the weigh-in! Stay tuned!