29th Try

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Updated my profile pic!

That image is a picture from a cruise I took with my family in 2006 actually. I was so embarrased when I saw it - I put in a folder marked "Unflattering". I can't believe it's been almost 5 years. It will be in December, and this photo is just another reason why this time I'll make it. 

Today was the first day back after Labor Day weekend, and jam packed weekend it was. I had a birthday party on Friday (only drank 2 light beers), a rehearsal dinner on Saturday, my best friend Katie's wedding on Sunday, and tickets to the US Open on Monday night. Between all the late nights and celebrating I'm a little exhausted and dazed. 

I didn't do too bad diet-wise, and I worked out on Friday, Saturday, and shortly on Sunday, but I still feel a little blocked, momentum-wise. Today was pretty good. It was very rainy and I was very tired so no workout. But tomorrow definitely, I called in to my favorite TBC class at the NYSC near my work. My favorite teacher/a friend of mine leads the class and she's amazing! I'll also go to her hip hop dance class on Fridays, which are without a doubt my favorite workout of the week.

Goals for this week:

-Weigh-in tomorrow morning.

- Go to TBC

- Eat healthy 

-Run Thursday and Saturday at a 2/8 ratio.

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WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?

I've visited a bunch of places already, but I think I would have to say Germany, since I was born there and have no recollection of it.

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Food- recap of pm/am

Last night (@ Sara Bareilles concert) -one pint of ommegang beer At home- one pbj sandwich and water! This morning: 3 pc. Turkey bacon One bowl corn pops 4 cups coffee At work: one banana 3 pretzel m&ms 1 diet coke

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Food- pm

2:00 pm - Egg salad sandwich on wheat bread w/side salad. Diet coke 4:15pm - tall latte, one raw sugar At Sara Bareilles concert!

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Food - am

8:00 am -

3 cups of coffee plus 1% milk

Nonfat plain yogurt (maybe 1/3 cup?)

7 raspberries

4 strawberries

1/4 cup lowfat granola

tablespoon of vanilla protein powder.

10:20 am - 

Banana + diet coke!

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First Day.

Oy. Setback one. I overslept and woke up at 7:30 instead of 6:45. I'll compensate by locking down the diet.

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A Final Beginning...

I'm about to turn 29 in almost two weeks. But that's not what's pressuring me. I'm way too tired of the struggle to keep going like this. I have all the food info, the exercise knowledge and yet I still haven't been able to put the pieces together (aka - put the "real" work in). I'm a gym rat and actually don't mind working out, but it's the consistensy and the eating side I haven't gotten straight. 

I've been inspired by tumblr, I come on several times a day and feel stupid for not pushing harder, having focus, and working toward a goal. This will be the place where I reach a goal. It will happen. It will happen. 

I'm 5'6 and at one point I had a body composition analysis done for myself and 135 was a good goal weight. I'll weight myself tomorrow but I think I'm around 190 at the moment. By my 30th Birthday I would like to be at goal. It's 55 pounds in almost 54 weeks. It's completely doable.

Here we go...