Wow, well it's been awhile. After a fantastic wedding/vacation/honeymoon, and a mild case of whooping cough (caught early and treated with antibiotics), I'm almost ready to start working out again! Luckily, I've maintained my current weight (you'll remember I lost 14 pounds before the wedding) without really trying. Now I am ready to embark on the 2nd half of my journey! I only have another 10-15 pounds to go. I hear those are the "hardest to lose". I thought the first 14 were excruciatingly hard, but whatever. Let's see how I do with no particular plan, no particular diet, and no particular motivation! Yeah!
I say no particular plan/diet/motivation because I worked really, really hard for the 4-6 months or so before the wedding and only lost about half the weight I had planned/dieted for, and was motivated to lose. And now I'm finding that I can maintain all that effort by being sort of sloth-like and eating lots of bacon??? Where's the motivation, I ask? This is pretty much feeling like "the good life!". Maybe I was trying too hard?! I'm also kind of "over it", meaning *yawn* I tend to bore easily with silly things like "goals" and "weigh ins". I am definitely a Type C personality (for "Chill").
Maybe it's just time to "return to my roots", meaning simply:
Eat Food
Not Too Much
Mostly Plants
Get a Little Fresh Air Every Day
Practice Yoga and Meditate
Enjoy Life
Practice Happiness and Loving Kindness
And let the rest take care of itself.
I really do enjoy physical activity though. And there is that little "situation" with regards to the Half Marathon I signed up for (DANG IT!). And of course I did make a commitment to myself that I would reach my "goal weight", whatever that is (I'm a little unclear on that). I sure would love to finish at least one thing I started. So I'll DO IT!
But how does one get back into a workout routine after being more or less sedentary for the past month? Slowly. And I WILL eat a little less bacon. Plus I'll have to inform Rob that, as much fun as it's been, he'll need to stop bringing Rollo's home and hiding them around the house for me to find (Ok, he's only done it once. And I didn't find them, he had to point them out to me. But it seems like a fun little game that I could really learn to enjoy...and get better at with lots of practice!).
So let's start with a walk....tomorrow.
About Me
- Eline
- Hi, and welcome! The purpose of this blog is purely self-indulgent, I admit (aren’t most blogs?). It started out as a place where I could log my weight loss and running progress before my wedding and my first half marathon in 2010. It quickly morphed into a convenient venue for blabbing about anything I felt like; My weight loss goals, yoga, boots, my horse, food, decent fitting jeans, hats, buddhism, weekend fun, you name it! So if you're looking for a blog with a complicated patchwork of deep thoughts, musings or philosophies, a blog providing insight into an amazingly interesting, brilliant person's mind...this ain't it! But feel free to laugh with (at) me as I share my thoughts, my occasional successes, and my epic failures!
Pleasanton Ridge
5 comments:
LOL Eline! I have so been there! You're doing the San Jose Rock N Roll? That's the one I'm doing next, so I hope so!
Less Bacon, more plants at each meal (or at least each day), and keep moving. I'm so addicted to endorphins, not ready for 12-step program!
--Tish
Yes, the San Jose Rock N Roll! Wave as you fly by me! At this point, I'm planning on walking it. I have to start running ALL OVER AGAIN! And it took me forever to get up to a mile...ugh! Hey, I'll see you tomorrow! : )
The Return to Your Roots plan looks just about perfect, Eline. Just keep hiding that scale.
K
Glad you are better and getting back on track. You and I are on similar journeys. I started off getting sick in the beginning of mine though. I am down 10 pounds and have maintained the 10 to 12 pound range for a month now with modest effort, for which I am happy. I would like to drop 5 or so more by Sept so need to step up the effort. I am looking forward to doing the half marathon with you and did walk (with a little bit of running) 7 miles in 1.5 hours a couple of weeks ago as part of getting ready. Figured I'd better work on distance. I think we only get 4 hours to complete it! Nikki
Wow, good for you Nikki!! Yayyyy!!!
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