i'm not clocking out

Wow - a month has gone by since I've posted any updates on this blog. I suppose I shouldn't really be surprised since there has really been nothing to post about!

Still trying to get out of my unmotivated rut.

It's a bad time of year for me - emotionally - which makes it hard to feel motivated about ANYTHING...especially weight loss.

But I made some decisions in the last week or so and I'm hoping to stick to them. I am ready to get back to regular video work-outs again and both last week and this week I've done it twice per week. It's not a lot, I know. But better than nothing! My goal is to do a work-out Mondays/Wednesday/Fridays when I have full days at home. It's not a lot, but enough to help get myself feeling strong and toned again. I sure miss that feeling.

I also have a bad habit of going out for lunch on my work days - Tuesdays & Thursdays. I already have to pack both of the girls' lunches everyday, so I don't want to have to worry about a lunch for me yet either. So I often run to the mall food court on my lunch breaks and pick something up - usually it's Taco Time, but in the past few weeks I've indulged in things such as pizza, A&W and even New York Fries poutine.

Ouch!!

And of course all of those lunches come in meal packages - which include a drink. Can you say Pepsi overload??

So me and my co-worker (who has started coming with me most of the time) decided on Thursday - while we were chowing down on our greasy A&W burger & onion rings - that from now on IF we pick lunch up it needs to be Subway. I know if I have her to keep me accountable, it will be a lot easier to say no to the greasy food and yes to healthier sandwiches (or just to pack my own lunch from home altogether and save money too!).

With those two changes, I am really hoping to start seeing a difference. By the time Christmas rolls around, I want to be able to see and feel changes with my body. I want my 'love handles' to diminish again. I want my thighs to jiggle less. I want my arms to feel not as wobbly anymore.

I want to feel healthy and strong again. And I want my scale to look back at me in the mornings with an even 140lbs - instead of continuing to fluctuate between 144 and 145. Ick.

I have 2 1/2 months in which to real my goal(s). And I will succeed.

(ps: I have recently 'met' another wonderful gal - all the way in Australia - who is on her own weight loss journey. Check her out at Little by Little. She even did a post highlighting me and how I have inspired her. It's pretty cool! But just a note to the blog author...I can't find a comment section so I don't know how to get ahold of me. If you want to email me your email address to andrea.lifesong@gmail.com we can connect personally that way if you'd like!)