After falling off the wagon I am now back on track. I am happy to report that I lost the weight I gained a couple weeks ago and a couple additional pounds as well. So for those of you keeping score, I’ve lost almost 30 pounds in two months. Its funny how two months can feel like an eternity and also like the time has just flown by.
Well obviously a lot has happened in these past two weeks so I suppose I should take a minute to back track a little… week seven started off great, I took my first Friday night Zumba class at Jerry’s new location and did my normal Saturday morning Zumba class. However with an approaching Tropical Storm early in the week and the death of my dog, my exercise regimen quickly fell apart. I was pretty confident that I didn’t lose last week so I decided I would give myself a week off from weighing in (literally and figuratively).
Instead of grieving about my loss or lack thereof, I decided the best thing to do is to really kick butt this past week and that’s just what I did. I ran into my Boot Camp instructor, Melissa one day before Zumba. I kind of felt like I was running into a girl I dated and never called back but instead of giving me a hard time she just encouraged me to get back on track. I took her class this morning and although I am already really sore, I am glad I followed through. I’m also thinking maybe its not too late to return some of those calls… ok, I’m getting off track!
Although I didn’t go into great detail, I did mention my mission to Melissa and she said if I really want to see fast results, I should be keeping track of my food intake with a food log. Sometimes I feel keeping track of my weekly exercise is problematic enough, let alone keeping track of ever meal but I guess she knows what she is talking about…
Before I lose track of time, here is a rundown of the exercise I completed these past two weeks:
08/01 Zumba class for an hour; 838 calories burned
08/02 Zumba class for an hour; 838 calories burned
08/09 Zumba class for an hour; 838 calories burned
08/11 Zumba class for an hour; 838 calories burned
08/11 Core class with Justin for 15 minutes; 209 calories burned
08/13 Zumba class for an hour; 838 calories burned
08/14 Boot Camp for an hour and twenty minutes; 1479 calories burned
I think it's safe to say these past two weeks (actually more like these past two months) have been really difficult for me but I refuse to view my brief relapse as a failure cause I didn’t give up. Not only did I not give up but I approached it as a challenge and got myself back on track. I am really focused right now and I pray I can maintain this concentration in the coming months. But not to worry, if I get off the beaten track again I know what I have to do; and more importantly I know that a one-track mind sometimes have their train of thought derailed!
Well obviously a lot has happened in these past two weeks so I suppose I should take a minute to back track a little… week seven started off great, I took my first Friday night Zumba class at Jerry’s new location and did my normal Saturday morning Zumba class. However with an approaching Tropical Storm early in the week and the death of my dog, my exercise regimen quickly fell apart. I was pretty confident that I didn’t lose last week so I decided I would give myself a week off from weighing in (literally and figuratively).
Instead of grieving about my loss or lack thereof, I decided the best thing to do is to really kick butt this past week and that’s just what I did. I ran into my Boot Camp instructor, Melissa one day before Zumba. I kind of felt like I was running into a girl I dated and never called back but instead of giving me a hard time she just encouraged me to get back on track. I took her class this morning and although I am already really sore, I am glad I followed through. I’m also thinking maybe its not too late to return some of those calls… ok, I’m getting off track!
Although I didn’t go into great detail, I did mention my mission to Melissa and she said if I really want to see fast results, I should be keeping track of my food intake with a food log. Sometimes I feel keeping track of my weekly exercise is problematic enough, let alone keeping track of ever meal but I guess she knows what she is talking about…
Before I lose track of time, here is a rundown of the exercise I completed these past two weeks:
08/01 Zumba class for an hour; 838 calories burned
08/02 Zumba class for an hour; 838 calories burned
08/09 Zumba class for an hour; 838 calories burned
08/11 Zumba class for an hour; 838 calories burned
08/11 Core class with Justin for 15 minutes; 209 calories burned
08/13 Zumba class for an hour; 838 calories burned
08/14 Boot Camp for an hour and twenty minutes; 1479 calories burned
I think it's safe to say these past two weeks (actually more like these past two months) have been really difficult for me but I refuse to view my brief relapse as a failure cause I didn’t give up. Not only did I not give up but I approached it as a challenge and got myself back on track. I am really focused right now and I pray I can maintain this concentration in the coming months. But not to worry, if I get off the beaten track again I know what I have to do; and more importantly I know that a one-track mind sometimes have their train of thought derailed!
1 comment:
Chris - I'm so proud of you! With all that you went through the past two weeks, you could have easily gotten off track but I'm so glad you didn't use that as an excuse and you stayed on focus! Even though you are best friends with velcro ;) I bet you are seeing lots of changes in your clothes and the way you look. Keep it up Chris!!!
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