The workout plan.

Anyone remember that Kanye song, "The Workout Plan"? I'm sure you could Google or YouTube it and find it. I think of that when I think of my workout plan. :P

Today begins what I'm calling The Sister Challenge. My younger sister and I are both working towards certain fitness goals; I want to lose 10 pounds and train to run a 5K. My sister wants to learn how to do the splits/high kicks so she can try out to be a Thunder Girl for next season [no lie]. So, last week, we came up with a deal to motivate each other to keep working out. We have money tied to whoever doesn't complete the set workouts for the day/week...so that should also help us keep motivated. If we do everything we said we'd do workout-wise, we're treating ourselves to a sister date and dinner at the end of the month. I think we're going to keep this going until Thunder Girl tryouts, which are sometime this summer.

So, as you all know, I started 30 Day Shred almost a week ago. I did it 2.5 days [the .5 comes from the workout I tried to do Saturday, but JJ woke up in the middle of it], which isn't bad given my crappy exercise record. Tonight, I start 30 Day Shred up again and will be doing the Couch to 5K stuff three times a week for cardio purposes. I think I'll weigh myself once a week on the Wii to see how my progress is [and get some yoga in], too. I'm too afraid to buy a real scale - I'm afraid I'll start obsessing about weight.

I need to take a 'Before' picture, but I'll just do that tomorrow - don't want to wake up a sleeping JJ. I'm hoping my after picture will put me in size 8 jeans, but we'll see. My problem is I'm very impatient when it comes to things that take awhile to accomplish [like paying off debt, weight loss, school etc.]...so I need to curb my patience and channel it towards the workouts.

And now, I must go do 30 Day Shred before I get too tired [and dishes need to be washed, too]. Let The Sister Challenge begin.

My exercise battle begins today.

So, back in December, I set a goal to lose 15 pounds by Valentine's Day. I'm not sure I can safely lose 15 pounds in less than four weeks, so I've set a goal to lose 10 now. I'm not sure if that'll happen, but I'm gonna try my damndest. Even if I don't lose the 10 pounds, I hope to lose that and more before I get into that beautiful bridesmaid dress in April for my college roommate's wedding.

To start this process, I dusted off my 30 Day Shred DVD and did the first day. The good news is, I made it through the first workout without stopping more than 10 seconds. When I did this the first time in the fall, I quit halfway through, jumped back in and half-assed it the rest of the way. So, even though it's been three or so months since my first go-around, I did much better...which makes me want to continue and do it tomorrow. I should probably weigh myself tonight to see how much I weight right now so I can compare it to my weight a the end of the 30 days, but I'm too tired to do it. Good sign, right?

I think, as long as I can keep my energy up to do the working out part, I'll be fine - the eating part will be rough. I need to do a better job of finding healthier options, incorporating fruits and veggies, and cutting out the crappy stuff. I know there are tons of resources out there for eating healthy, but I just haven't found the motivation to dig through all of that. I will, though - this week. I really want to commit to losing this weight, and doing so requires complete dedication on my part.

So cheer me on - and keep me in your thoughts - as I go through this process. I've never really committed to losing weight like I am now...I let it melt off slowly after I had JJ, I played volleyball in high school to keep my weight down, and I was so active in college that I barely gained any weight. This is the first time in my young life that I'm consciously making this sort of change, and I really want to be successful. I want to feel good in my clothes. I want to have more energy. I want to cut out the crap food and learn how to be healthier. I'm hoping I'll be successful - no. I KNOW I'll be successful.