March Goals

For a while I have followed a ton of individuals on Instagram that are on a weight loss journey. Many of them make goals for each month. Well this month I decided to try this.

March Goals:
1. Avoid Binge Eating- Now for me this can go from 0 to 100 in minutes. If I have a bad day I will just eat and eat and not stop. I will want more food even though I am completely full, but I connect feeling full with feeling happy... Bad connection. So far for March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th I have been successful. I've been planning my meals out an tracking them the night before (see number 4). 

2. Drink 3 water bottles (21 ounces each) per day. Now today I desperately wanted to get my 3 in... Well I just chugged the remaining amount in my 3rd bottle right before bed... Bad idea I know.

3. Take vitamins daily- Well I'm already 1 for 3 on this one. My problem is I can't take them before I work out because I typically work out in the morning on an empty stomach, but I can't lug bottles of vitamins back and forth to work. I have to find a solution to this problem. 

4. Stick with my calories within MyFitnessPal. This isn't sticking to a 1200 calorie diet by any means!!! I can't do that (I've tried). Instead I have my goal set at 1450 a day, but I let myself eat about 1550-1650 depending on the amount I've exercised. I was at 1330, but felt deprived so I'm experimenting. Experimenting doesn't help when you aren't on target, but 120 calories seems to make a HUGE difference right now. 


Now these goals are pretty simple and I bet will help me stay on track. Number 1 is going to be difficult, but you know what I'm doing? I'm sharing it with friends so they know I'm struggling and they can keep me accountable. 

My workout routine was put on the back burner last week. I didn't do much strength training at all. Well this morning, after getting an inspiring message, I got back at the strength training. I'd rather do cardio than strength any day, but I know I need to add more strength/ weight training because muscle burns fat. I feel like I'm at the gym more than my own house, but this is the lifestyle I have chosen and I have to stick with it. I'm hoping once the weather gets nicer I can figure out a new routine so I can enjoy running and biking. Right now I'm scared to step on the scale, so that will have to happen soon.

I'm hoping that in 30 days I can accomplish a few of the goals for March and be on my way to making this a lifestyle because that's what will help me during my lifetime. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Plateau

I have been trying to pinpoint what went wrong with my journey. I'm stuck. I just identified what has trumped me... The Food Scale.  I got a scale for my birthday to weigh my food because I had read that it was more accurate. Well since I got the scale I feel more deprived. Now this probably isn't the case for everyone, but it is for me. I am going to eat what I want without weighing. I'm going back to old fashioned measuring cups and seeing if that helps me to be able to stay on target. So I packed my lunch for tomorrow WITHOUT weighing my peanut butter, carrots, and grapes. I simply threw some in a bag and have them for lunch tomorrow. I'm going to try this. I've been very off since April with my weight loss journey. This is the only thing I can identify, oh and that I'm done with grad school, but I think obsessing over weighing my food is not beneficial for my weightloss journey. Now it may be different for each one of you, but for me this is what I'm goi...
Read more

Summer

A lot has happened since I last posted in April! We bought a house!!! It's a work in progress and definitely has been worth it though. We almost have our living room in one piece! Just some wainscoting and shiplap for a wall. It's been a good experience. We still have 4 rooms to work on. Some are just paint others are more wallpaper stripping 😰... My weight loss journey hasn't been going well. I'm at a bad place where I lost sight of my new lifestyle. Today has started off much better than the past. I took the day off work. I made eggs and sausage for breakfast and am enjoying a protein shake for lunch. We have dinner plans so I'm trying to behave a little bit this morning/ afternoon so I can thoroughly enjoy dinner. I'm considering today a starting over point. It's gotta happen for me to be happy. Is it going to be hard.... Yep. But will it be worth it.... Yes!
Read more

The why

I decided to start watching this season's Biggest Loser. Jillian made an interesting comment. She was reminding contestants about why they were there. Why am I on this journey? Why am I working to lose another 30 pounds? Why? 1. I am going to lose this weight to be HEALTHY. Heart disease, Type 2 Diabetes, and high cholesterol run in my family. 2. I am going to lose this weight to be happy, confident, and "me". 3. I am going to lose this weight to open doors for future opportunities. 4. I am going to lose this weight for my future family. 5. I am going to lose this weight in order to maintain my weight. How am I going to lose the last 30 pounds? 1. I am going to plan my meals throughout the week. 2. I am going to measure my portions. 3. I am going to work out 3 to 4 times a week (Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) 4. I am going to get enough sleep. 5. I am going to stop buying chocolate snack bars that tempt me to eat more than 1 serving.
Read more