My Fitness Pal

So, to help keep me on track and focused, I am using a site called My Fitness Pal. It allows me to log my food and exercises and keep track of calories consumed, calories burned, etc. I can do it online or on my phone so I have no reason to keep up with it as it is always at my fingertips. I find that knowing that I have to log any food that I consume makes me think twice about eating it. I can also log my weight every day and keep track of how much I have lost ... or gained. My goal is to get back down to approximately 115 pounds. I think that is an ideal and average weight for my height so that is what I am shooting for. I don't want to go any lower than that, however, as I don't want to be "too" skinny. I would also settle for 120 pounds as I think that is more attainable by May 21st but for now, I'm shooting for 115. The counter below shows my progress to date ...

Jamaican Me Crazy

Wow ... it's been a while since I have blogged! I'm sure you all missed me terribly. I thought I would try and put this blog to good use and start blogging about my goal for getting fit for my upcoming vacation to Jamaica in May. So, I would appreciate any comments, suggestions or words of encouragement as I try and reach my goal over the next 46 days.

So, I've been "working out" now for almost 2 months to get prepared for my upcoming vacation to Jamaica on May 21, 2011. Until now, I wasn't really keeping track of my foods or exercises physically, i.e. on paper or logging them on the computer. In that time .. I have seen my weight drop from it's highest at 137 down to about 129. Some might think that's great and while I think it is, isn't not enough. Although the number has gone down, I really haven't seen many physical changes with the exception of losing what little bit of ta-tas I have up top! Sigh ....

So, today I decided I needed to really buckle down and start putting more effort into getting into shape. I'm going to try and start logging what I eat daily, as well as logging my exercises. I'm going to try and put in more time on the treadmill as well as increase my strength exercises. I have two 3-pound weights, one 5-pound weight, one 5-pound kettle ball, a weighted jump rope, resistance bands and a new exercise ball. I have plenty of equipment to keep things interesting so I don't get bored. Now, I think I need to make some type of "schedule" to help me stay on track each week so I'm trying to come up with that this week.

Anyways, I know it's not going to be easy to get to where I want to be given I only have about 7 weeks to go, however, I'm not going to stop trying until I hop on that plane! So, fingers crossed I can keep this up. I know I'll have some slip ups and probably eat a few fast food meals, but hopefully I will learn to keep those down to a minimum and only allow myself to enjoy things like that if I make up for it with exercise.

So, here we go!