Fitbethlin's Journal

Well, one of those BIG THINGS happened – my thirtieth birthday.  It wasn’t awful, but that’s probably because it still hasn’t really hit me yet.  Also, I lost a bit of weight before the Big Day, and my BIL-to-be said I was looking really good lately.  (I <3 him, btw).  I had a big bad weekend at ACL, which involved lots of beers and hot dogs.  It also involved mud, obviously.

(don't mention the Dillo Doo, I don't wanna know.)

It was great fun, but probably not for my waist.  So now that the fun times are over,

…Wait.  Before I say that, I must note that I wrote this post a week ago.  And I’ve spent the past week doing Nothing Useful with my life.  I slacked at work, ate whatever I wanted and got shitfaced on a Tuesday night (this might explain getting nothing done on Wednesday…), back to your regularly scheduled blogging….

So now that the fun times are over, it’s time to get back to reality.  I have a cruise planned for the week after Thanksgiving and that will involve the anti-Christ.  No, wait, you skinny people have another term for it – “bathing suit.”  So how will I get back on track in time for the big boat trip? The plan consists of the same shit all my plans consist of:

• water – at least 64 oz a day
• alcohol – twice a week i get unlimited, but i have got to stop the “one” glass of wine a night habit
• food – breakfast taco + healthy lunch (Amy’s or leftovers) + snack (fruit or cheese or…that’s actually about it) + Dream Dinners meal (or a healthy choice at a night out); weekends will be a little looser, but I’m still gonna aim for moderation in all things rather than indulgence
• workout – here’s the suck (well, so is the ETOH rule, but still, this is hard):
  • row 2 x per week (Monday guarantee, hope for a sub opportunity)
  • 30 day shred every day I don’t row
  • optional: If I can’t make the row, I’ll go on a run.  Use the Cool Runnings C25K, prob start on week 5.

So that’s a plan. Wait, I’m totally intimidated by that plan. Can I do this? I mean, it’s only for a month and a half right? I can do 6ish weeks, right? I know, I know, event-based weight loss is not the most sustainable plan ever, but I think if I can give myself a concrete limit, I can focus better.  And once I get started with this plan, I think I can grow to like it.

Already, I like how I feel after I workout or when I work my food plan.  Well, I like the weigh-in when I follow my food plan.  And honestly, drinking enough water makes a difference in how I feel during the day.  I think the keys are stick to ETOH limits by keeping myself busy with (1) rowing and (2) other workouts and (3) housework/dishes/laundry or any-thing-that-distracts-me-from-drinking-the-ETOH.

~ by admin on October 15, 2009.