So this week was not as good as last week, I wasn't able to go to the gym everyday because I went home for the weekend, but it was worth it. One of the things I like most about living away from home, is the excitement that comes along with returning home. I had lots of fun with both of my parents, helping my Dad with some work things and shopping with my Mom. I also got to see my grandparents; it was a good time. And not to mention on Thursday I had my first french fry in 3 weeks, it was so good! But now I have to wait three more weeks before I can have more. I figured it would be good to reward myself every once in a while so I will reward myself with a delicious meal from steak n shake every three weeks I go without eating fried food, so far it has worked pretty well!
This week I went to the gym a total of 3 days and then went on a run with my dog on Sunday, who turned out to be a pretty good running companion. I was scared the whole time, Buck Lake road is really dark at 8 at night! But I guess the fact that I was scared kept me going. Patch was fervent that he was going to stay at least 6 feet ahead of me at all times, but I felt safer knowing he was there!
Yesterday I planned to go to the gym after I got back from my weekend, only to find that I left my car lights on all weekend long. My car was completely dead, it wouldn't even jump! My gym buddy and I didn't want to walk up to the gym because it was already really late, so we just ordered in dinner and I went to sleep at about 9 or 10. But yesterday was the first time that I actually wanted to go to the gym because I missed it.
This week I am determined to be better! Now that I know that I can run out on the pavement (something I had never tried before) I am going to make sure I get exercise everyday, going home over the weekend is no longer an excuse not to work out!
In addition, I am planning on implementing a new part of my getting-back-on-track routine. I recently received a pamphlet from the BCM on campus that has segments from both the new and old testaments to read in a year. I was planning on starting on the first but forgot about it until yesterday. So now, I will be reading those segments everyday to read the Bible from cover to cover by this time next year, so hopefully God will be showing me some other areas of my life I can work on as well.
In other news, I went to the doctor and so far I have lost 4 pounds since I last weighed myself! I have gone from 195 to 191 in the last two weeks, and I had to tighten my belt 2 belt loops to keep my pants on, which are now too big to keep up! So it looks like if I keep it up, I'll be headed toward my goal in no time. My parents and my family could even tell a difference, which is super encouraging. I've been noticing that my clothes are fitting me better as well, they aren't nearly as tight as they were before, which give me a huge boost in my confidence, and makes me want to go back to the gym even more. I've been a lot happier, and I continue to see and feel so much better about myself, even though I fell off the bandwagon a little bit this week. But that just makes me want to try harder to improve these next few days.
I think my biggest fear is going to be that plateau I will hit eventually. Right now I am doing exclusively cardio, which will work for a while. Sooner or later though, I will have to start working harder during my cardio exercises, and start doing strength training as well in order to keep losing. However, with just the cardio, I can tell that my resting heart rate is slower, and my max heart rate while I'm at the gym is getting lower too, which means that my cardio exercise is paying off in more than just the way my clothes fit me.
I just want to take a second and thank everyone who has been so encouraging in this so far, it means so much to me and it makes me feel good knowing that I have tons of support from you guys! It means more that you know! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
So that is all until next week guys! See ya then!
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