Day 1, sort of...

Yesterday was intended as an intro of sorts, the fact is since January 17th I have been "done" and have been keeping up with my lifestyle change...exercising and eating healthier. There have been a few bumps in the road (including ordering a pizza and eating 4 slices and justifying it because it was "mostly vegetables" smh). Sadly, I cannot go and restock my fridge with healthy goodness until Saturday so I am currently making do with what I have! 

So, far I have lost 6 lbs. I would say that a few days I worked at maximum intensity and a few days I did not. After the declaration yesterday, from this day forward maximum effort will be put into EVERY movement however small it may be (climbing the stairs in my house, walking my son to the bus stop, workout dvds, etc). 

Today is my birthday, YAY! I officially have 2 years left in my 20s and I intend on making the most out of them! A friend brought me a cheesecake and I had a SMALL slice, it is after all a celebration ;), but it was of serving size or less...no overdoing it like I would have a few weeks ago!  Besides that I have eaten pretty well today, no excess, no high fat foods. (that statement brings to mind one of those nifty pinterest pins, "Do not reward yourself with food, you're not a dog", hmm...food for thought. Literally)

With that said, I have not done my daily workout yet and it is 2:30 pm, so now I have to fight the voices in my head that are attempting to talk me out of it, but alas...thy will be done! Today is my strength training day, which I enjoy more than cardio days so it shouldn't be hard to get over this slump. I would have completed it this morning but I was expecting company for the first time in a loooooong time! My mental well being is important, too! :)

If anyone is wondering the specifics as to what I am using/doing, I have an active weight watchers account, an active livestrong account and my workout dvds that are my "go-to" are: Power 90 (the original, not hardcore enough for the "x" yet lol) Chris Freytag dvds, YOURSHAPE evolved kinect game and various workouts that I find online (all of which could be found on my pinterest board!). I will start listing the workouts that I complete daily! For my birthday, I asked my husband for an elliptical and this Saturday we'll see if he listened! If not,I plan on making it to the gym as much as possible because oddly I can stay at the gym for hours doing my thing but in the comforts of home I tend to lose my #beastmode. 

My next blog, I will introduce you to 5-a-days! My new little accomplice in this journey!