RoxyAnne’s BodyBlog

Okay…just call it a "plateau"!!  The whole month of November has been a complete flat-line in regard to my stats. What did I NOT do right?  

Yes..I’ve had a few distraction mostly job related, but in general, I’ve managed to get to the gym regularly.  My diet has not been as tight as it should be …so I’ve got to get that under control before I’m going to see anymore big changes.

Starting tomorrow I’m going back on a strict clean eating diet for the next 25 days.  There’s no hope of maintaining that on Christmas Eve/Day, so I’m not even going to put that kind of pressure on myself. 

Hawaii….40 more days…let’s see what kind of big changes I can make happen is this window of time!!

What does a person do when a fantastic cook comes to town?  Eat….of course!  I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful person visit, she is an incredible vegetarian cook….. and a baker supreme….  She makes cinnamon rolls to die for…  

So out of necessity AND survival…I completely changed up my routine while she was here.  I upped my cardio workouts, substantially, to accommodate the extra calories I KNEW I would be consuming! My main focus was to watch my diet the majority of the day (at work..etc.) and plan on having one overload meal everyday.

My plan worked….I managed to maintain my weight. Because, face it, the biggest fear was that I was going to balloon up while she was here and hate myself for being so weak. 

Only 54 more days until I leave for Hawaii..:)  That is just a little over 7 weeks to go!  I’ve got to change my way of thinking….no longer can I say I want to lose X amount of weight this month….I’ve got to focus on week by week now.  It will be here before I know it….AND I’ve got 3 more gluttonous holidays to get through!!

What is my new exercise this week…not sure what you call it…..but you squat, stand and then lift a 10 lb medicine ball over your head, over and over again!!….definitely a full body workout. 

Illness, fatigue, extra work….and no motivation.

Okay..I lied…. I’m still extremely motivated.  I still have my eyes on Hawaii, but my energy level has been way too low from illness, and the fatigue too high.  So…I decided that I HAD to take this past week off….from everything.  No progress has been made, so far, for the month of November…BUT…now that I’m finally feeling better, I’ll once again start my workouts and clean eating.  Only 62 more days until I leave for Hawaii…that’s not very long and I fear it’s not enough time to reach my goals, but I guess anything is better than nothing at all..!!