What a crazy week!

WOW this week has been everything all rolled into one. Although I must say stressful above all. Unfortunately this stress has left me feeling extremely lazy and groggy which in turn has led to no working out, and pretty much failing at keeping track of my calories. I am extremely afraid to weigh myself in the next day or two, especially after what I put my body through today! ( Billy took me out to an amazing champagne brunch AND we went out to BJ's for my sisters birthday dinner).

Even though I have been pretty sloppy lately I must say I am still on a mission to get my body back to a healthy weight. This also includes me being happy with it and feeling comfortable in anything I feel like wearing.

So what comes next? A plan of action I am guessing! I'm scared to make my goals and plans known because right now I feel like this whole blog has been nothing but me making and re-making goals and plans for myself, and never following through with anything. Well... here goes nothing!

FIRST: I heard on the Rachael Ray show on Friday (from a guest doctor) that the body and brain need four weeks at something for it to become a habit, or regular routine. I guess if thats how long it takes to make something a habit that should be  my first goal... Continue on with whatever it is I decide for at least four weeks before I decide to ditch it.

SECOND: I do believe that counting my calories really helps with my portion control, so it's back to that! Sometimes I find this difficult, like if I can't count for a particular item. (Billy is Filipino, so pretty much every time I eat with his family I know I won't be counting that meal...) BUT I do think this is important so I will start this process again.

THIRD: The working out area... this is the toughie... and the part I can't seem to keep up with! I think the most difficult part of this is that I am doing this pretty much on my own. Growing up I was always part of a team so it was easy to keep in shape because the workouts were mandatory. Little did I know that they wouldn't always be... And now working out without someone telling me what to do and a whole team doing it with me I find it a little boring. So here's my plan... I need (and have been wanting) to join something. I'm curious about masters water polo and masters swimming. The water polo might be easier at first because it won't require as much practice... I've tried to get back into swimming before and it's hard with my current schedule I figure water polo won't have practices (as often) and I can either make it to the games or I can't. Also the performance factor. I think I will always be able to jump into a pool, play polo and have fun. Swimming in a swim meet on the other hand is a little different. Especially because I know how fast I once was and I couldn't just swim in a swim meet without participating in a regular practice schedule. So for this portion of my four week trial period here's what needs to happen:
1. Find out about joining a masters team/program
2. Use Billy's Netflix password to stream workout videos :)
3. Go to the gym and/or rock climbing gym at least once a week... cuz at the moment money is being wasted!

FOUR: Lastly I am going to try and make a few changes to my daily lifestyle routine that I think are necessary.
1. Drink more water. I have been doing this for about 2 1/2 weeks now and I really think it is helping with my digestion and other areas :)
2. Get 8 hours of sleep nightly. 10:00 pm is my bedtime on the weekdays! This one will be hard to keep up with because of my work schedule, sometimes I close and will not get home until 11:30 or 12:00 on weeknights this makes it difficult, but as much as possible I WILL be getting to bed early.

Alright, now that I got everything out there... it's time for me to go to bed (it's 9:50, and I still have to brush my teeth and stuff). But wish me luck! And I am hoping to find the time to keep my progress posted, as well as keep my spirits up!