February 5th - 5 weeks in

Good morning!

I'm sorry you had a rough week. I wish I had some magical advice to make everything better. Just know that I'm here if you ever get the urge to just talk it out. I think rest weeks are a necessity. If we did this consistently for the whole year with no breaks occasionally I think we would be so burned out that our body would hate us for it. I've decided the scale is completely useless as well. You can lose weight by being completely sedentary and just eating fat-free, who knows what's in it food as long as your calories are low enough. Clearly that is not healthy and we are doing such wonderful things for our bodies that it's hard to know if we should even keep weighing in. I guess it's good to just monitor as we go to see what develops by I think we should decide that the number means nothing.

I've had a semi-breakthrough this week. I repeated those quotes to myself this week along with just trying to counter every negative thought I've had with either something positive or I've just been telling myself to stop being negative when negativity pops into my head. It's crazy how many negative thoughts I've had but I must admit I feel better. Now I didn't have a super great week. I took Thursday and Saturday off because of social functions that interfered but I think back to last year when I wasn't working out and eating out all the time. Sonic at late night almost every night. Life this year is so good so it's hard to be mad at myself for a not so great couple of days.

I say we celebrate all the great things we've done for ourselves these first 5 weeks! We rock!

Weekly Stats:
Weight: 156 (same)
Arms: 12"/12.5" (I'm looking at this as becoming a muscle machine)
Bust: 33" (down .5")
Waist: 28" (down .5")
Hips: 35.5"(this seems to fluctuate every week. Maybe this is where my weight goes first)
Thighs: 24"/24"(both are getting closer to 23.5 but not quite there just yet)
Calves: 15"/15" (same)

I'm going to switch up my breakfasts and lunches this week. I'm starting to get tired of that food and don't want to get burnt out totally. Dinner this week will be lentil tacos and some sort of veggie, looking for options later. I've become a lover of lentils after the lentil sloppy joes. They were amazing!

Workout Schedule for the week:
Monday: Kickboxing
Tuesday: Zumba and a short run (trying to get something extra in on Zumba nights)
Wednesday: Elliptical early before work
Thursday: Looking for a new class to try out
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Body pump + spin class

Weekly Goals:
1. Water 64 oz a day (I did better this week! Still not quite there but much better!)
2. Bed by 10:30 (I did well until Thursday came along. Midnight movie with Larry was definitely not in bed by 10:30)
3. Stretching and positive thinking for 10 minutes every morning