I'm back!

Well folks! I'm back! I told you I would be! :) I have been working for a month and a half and payday is finally tomorrow! woohoo! Which means, I am getting a gym membership and I am gettin back on the wagon.
I feel embarrassed that I lost rack so quickly, but it happens. I am going to get back up though! I have been doing some reading and thinking and I have realized that I may have been a little vain... not that looking sexy is a bad reason to workout! Because I want that too! But I am realizing it is SO MUCH MORE than just losing pounds.
Our bodies literally do not function well if we are not giving it the nutrients it needs or taking care of it through exercise. So I will probably be posting a lot more nutritional information I learn as I go!
As I read, it motivated me to change the way I think about exercise and food. Not only do I want to look good, but I want my body to feel good and function more properly. Its a little silly because the things I have read about I have always known but it never motivated me enough.
So instead of just trying to lose a certain amount of pounds (which I am sure will happen with time!) I am going to set goals month to month that are more health oriented rather than weight loss. I am also going to be sure and reward myself if I reach those goals! And with each month my goals will get a little bigger!

So here are my goals for Month 1:
Reach 1000 fitness minutes (that is about an hour workout 4 days a week)
Track my food 20 days (that would be about 5 days a week, so probly mon-fri and then sat and sun I can take a break)

Thats all! If I reach those goals, then I will reward myself with something I really want. (Which will most likely be a smartphone, but we'll see at the end of the month!)
I don't want to overwhelm myself with a crazy amount of goals to reach as I have done in the past. I have this tendency to want to change a whole bunch of things all at once and I get frustrated when I run out of steam. So those are my only goals for the month and then I will do a weekly challenge. I will still do weekly weigh-ins and I will also probably somehow keep track of how my physical endurance is improving. I haven't figured out what yet, but it will come! Maybe it will be the time it takes to run a mile and my heart rate and blood pressure. I dunno, but it'll be something like that!

I am SO STOKED to get the gym pass tomorrow and my husband told me he wants to get in shape too, which is great because I am going to need support!

Oops.

Ok, so I have been putting this post off because I keep telling myself I am going to start getting back on track and it keeps not happening, haha.

Since the summer has started it has gotten too hot to exercise during the day when I usually do and I haven't trained myself to get up any earlier... I am working on getting a gym pass somewhere, or figuring out how I am going to get my workouts back in order.

I feel silly posting this but I just want you all to know I haven't given up! Life happens like I said in my last post and I am still trying to adpt to the circumstances. :) Once I am settled and have my workouts planned then I will start posting again about what exactly I am doing.

In the meantime, here is a nice little thought for you. (And me!)

This is something I have to remind myself of OFTEN! I sometimes get so wrapped up in what I want to happen in the future that I forget to do the things that will get me there today.

Also remember to ENJOY today! You may not accomplish all that you planned for in a day, but it is important to slow down and remember to spend time doing things you love too!

Anyway, sorry for the delay in my postings. I promise I will get back up here soon!