I suck at blogging

Sorry y'all. I promise to be better in the new year. I'm considering going to vlogging. Thoughts? Let me know if you'd watch rather than read. 

Fitness Goals. Summer Edition.

Hey all.

I know that I haven't been on here in a long, L.O.N.G. time.. So, here's an update on my life. I currently weigh 224 lbs. (when I weighed in this morning).. I had gotten down to 220 after a bout of serious stomach flu, but then had a tough time keeping it off as most of it was water weight. I kept 3 lbs off however! Yay!

As I believe I've mentioned before, my ultimate goal weight is 160 lbs. That means I have about 60ish lbs to lose. With that being said, I would like to update my short term goals.

1. Lose 2 lbs a week.
2. Work out for at least 20 min. 6 days a week.
3. Eat better (more fruits and vegetables. no fried foods. etc.)
4. Run for 15 minutes at least once a week working on decreasing time and increasing stamina in preparation for running my first 5k on July 5th.
5. I will blog here at least once a week.

With these new goals, it would make the date to reach my goal weight January 26, 2014. That would mean I'd be pretty stinking close by Christmas.. 10 lbs away exactly. This is if I don't ever gain and meet my 2 lb weight loss every week. So, to factor in realistic expectations of not meeting weight loss goals every week and possible holiday set backs as well as the fact that losing weight gets harder as you go along.. My goal is to get down to 160 lbs or less by my 24th birthday. That is March 15, 2014.

Wish me luck. Send me prayers. Encourage me tons. This will be a long journey of 6 - 8 months. Your help and encouragement is always lovely to hear.

Until next time,
Liz

Mo' progress

I progressed more from March to April than April to May :/

March Progress Photo

Progress. I love it.

My Heart

Gotta write this down before I forget. I'm getting healthier! You may think "duh", but let me explain. I went grocery shopping and they had one of those blood pressure taker things. (Who can resist those right?) So, I took my BP. Low. Good. However, it also took my pulse. At first I thought I read it wrong. Does that really say what I think it says? 78?! That is the lowest my pulse has been in who knows how long! Then today whilst trekking my way along on the elliptical, I check my pulse 173. Ok that's normal, but then I go to cool down and check my pulse a couple minutes into my cool down. 98?! My heart is so strong that it doesn't have to beat as hard to pump my blood! Also, I did the elliptical on 7 incline instead of 5 today. Boom! Good news is, I'm healthier. Bad news is, I'm gonna have to amp up my workout regimen. Now I can sleep. Later y'all.

1 month into the new year

Progress photo a day late.

I love working out

There… it's out there. I said it. Ha. I am a huge fan of working out. In fact, I almost always feel better after hitting the elliptical at the gym. (Which I have worked myself up to doing for a full 30 minutes!!) My only problem is finding someone to go with me. I am an extremely social person and do better when I have a workout buddy. Someone to keep me accountable. How about you? Do you prefer company or flying solo?

P.s. so many people have been calling me skinny this week! I love it!