Just when you think you're on a roll....

Yeah, so I noticed on Monday that I had not started my period yet. I checked my calendar to see when my last period was. Turns out I am almost a week late. So I get out my one remaining pregnancy test and pee on the stick. All the time I am praying that it does not turn up positive. Lo and behold, I am pregnant. So, this was definitely unexpected, but you just have to deal with what you are given at the time. So needless to say, I will not be trying to lose weight right now. I am going to try and only gain as little as possible this time around. I know from my last 2 pregnancies that I really don't need to gain anymore than 20 pounds. The other 15 stayed with me both times. So my goal is not to gain more than 25. I plan on continuing to strength train during my pregnancy. Obviously, I am not trying to gain lots of muscle, but I don't want to lose what I do have. The first trimester is always the hardest because of morning sickness. So I will deal with that as best as I can and try to exercise 3 days a week. So, here we go again!

It begins on Monday!

So, I have chosen the fitness plan I am going to follow. I have written down my "whys". I have taken my old pictures and my old clothes and hung them up on the walls as a visual motivator. All that is left now is to do it. I have had almost an entire year to lose my weight and have been unable to do so. I am taking my last year as a learning experience. I am going to ignore the little voice in my head that tells me that I will never be able to fit into my old clothes again. I am choosing to believe that everything I need to achieve my goals is in me. I am the only one who can change my circumstances. It's time to accept where I am now and know that I can stay where I am at and continue to buy clothes in this size, or I can do something to change my lifestyle and get back into the closet full of clothes waiting to be worn again. Nothing will happen until YOU do something. And don't do it for someone else. It has to be for you and you alone. 2010 is going to be my year!

Trial week

So I did 2 workouts this week. I haven't really been watching what I eat. I will focus on that next week. The workouts are great! It's amazing how you can take a move as simple as a squat and modify it so that every muscle in your body is working. I have been going through my old clothes and pictures from before I had kids. I took several of the pictures and put them up around the house. I also took some of my old clothes and hung them on the wall in my bedroom. That way I have a visual reminder wherever I go in the house. It's nice to have a "why", which I do, but it's also nice to have my old jeans to look at. Jeans that I can't pull past my knees right now. So starting next week, whenever I am tempted to cheat, all I have to do is look at my old jeans just waiting to be worn again. It's an extra motivator for me. I am a visual person, so seeing my old things and pictures of me when I was a size 4 will definitely help me on this journey. What are some things you do to keep yourself motivated?