I did it!

I made it back to the gym!  WHOA! I know, I know....it's pretty shocking :)

And shhhh....don't tell anyone, but I kinda enjoyed it!  I ended up downloading the C25K app and completed Week 1, Day 1 on the elliptical.  I thought about doing the treadmill, but I thought the elliptical would be a better match.  I'm not sure what good speeds for the walking and jogging would be, but I think I did good - and I felt accomplished. (and sore!)  Yesterday I did excellent with my eating also!  

Totals	1,481	140	65	80	1,425	49
Your Daily Goal	1,662	228	56	62	2,500	33
Remaining	181	88	-9	-18	1,075	-16
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 352 extra calories from exercise today

I drank about 200 oz of water throughout the day and a couple glasses of tea.  I had my Herbalife shakes for breakfast and lunch and my Herbalife vitamins and supplements that I have too.  I'm contemplating buying another shake mix and some supplements to keep this up for a bit longer.  But we'll see.  

I stepped on the scale this morning. (I kinda wish MFP had recorded the super high weight the other day of 268.something) I was down to 264.4 --- under my starting weight for the month, so that is good.  I'm moving in the right direction and *knock on wood* I'm in a good mindset.  Let's keep this up :) 

--Katie

You know it's never good when ____________.

Fill in the blank!  I could fill it in with lots right now....

.....you haven't been able to wear your wedding ring in months because they're too tight for comfort
......your once loose pants feel like they just came out of the hot dryer
.......you're contemplating doing the dreaded 7 day diet
the list could continue on and on and on...

BLAH.  It stinks because I keep creeping into the mindset that it's almost Christmas, might as well wait til January.  NOT GOOD.  That's not the way to do this. I don't want to be 270 come January and have an extra 10 lbs. to lose.  As easy as that 10 lbs is to gain, it's a bazillion times harder to lose.  

Who else is in this same boat?? Let me know that I'm not alone.  And then let's get the F out of that mindset and breeze through the holidays.

I still need to get back to the gym... that would help SO much.  Hopefully I'll get in a few days before January comes and everyone's resolutions start.  That's one thing, the gym is always slam packed January through March...and then it starts tapering off.  I want to be the one who continues on. I want to be the one who is down to 200 lbs by my 31st birthday.  Is it a big goal? Yes - especially for someone who hasn't really been known to lose weight. Is it attainable? Hell to the yes it is.  

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