BeautyMarked’s BodyBlog

In November, I set a goal to lose 10lbs by Jan 1st, 2009. I’m really glad to say that I achieved that goal in the healthiest way possible. I made it a habit to get to the gym 5 times a week and I started watching what I eat and simply making smarter decisions. Now it’s in the middle of April and it feels like for the past little while, I have been feeling stuck. While I still go the gym regularly and do yoga and kickboxing, I have no goals to reach. All I know is that I want to lose weigh and tone up. But nothing is happening. So obviously I have plateaued.

So now with the warmer weather coming, I am rediscovering that motivation that I need to kickstart some new goals and new routines. However, I am a bit at a loss. You can check my page to see my progress so far.. I have lost about 10lbs, though I think its a bit more since I have definitely gained muscle.  So I weigh about 166lbs (though naturally it fluctuates daily) and I really want to get out of the 160 zone. I seems like I have been stuck here forever…its like my problem weight. I need to get down to the 150 so I am making it my goal that by the first week of June I want to weigh at the most 159lbs. Now, muslce and tone is still really important to me so I need to find a new gym routine that will be effective. Can anyone help?

Right now, I do yoga for an hour a week, kickboxing for an hour a week, and try to make it to the gym about 4-5 times a week. I start with about 20-30 min of cardio, usually 10-20 mins on a jogging on treadmill (sometimes I do HIIT), and also do some of the elliptical and/or stairmaster.  Then I do weights. One day I do upper body, the next I work on lower. I am definitely in need of new excercises because it seems my muscles are not being challenged enough. I never feel sore anymore! I have started jogging this week, it seems a lot harder than jogging on a treadmill and also a lot nicer outdoors. It’s the first time in a long time I felt sore and I love it. So I think I am going to set jogging as one of my goals.

Any ideas, suggestions, advice on what I can do to reach my new goals?