Welcome to my blog. This blog is an uncut, raw account of the trials and tribulations of my struggles in my weight loss journey. It is my hope to inspire the people reading this blog, create awareness, hold myself accountable, brag, bitch, laugh and cry. I am a recovering food addict and couch potato. I would live on ice cream and reality television if I could. Please feel free to learn from my mistakes.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Changes

Things are changing in my life and I hope that they are for the better. I accepted a new position last Friday. The district manager feels that I will have more then enough hours. She actually feels like she could easily support another position. I toured the facility and it is really nice. The staff seemed really great. The kicker? It is in Marshfield. I will now be commuting daily. I am excited about more hours but I am really worried about how I am going to balance that with my exercise routine. I don't want exercise to fall to the wayside because of my additional hours. However, working less hours has not been great for me either. I get home and guess what I do? Eat! I'm bored and so I revert back into that old habit. I know that being busy with work will help limit that habit immensely.

Due to the fact that I will be commuting we are looking for a new place further south. I-hate-moving but I need to do what makes the most sense. We are looking at a place tomorrow and I hope it pans out because in order to move in by April 1st I need to give notice by March 1st.

We are also going to buy a new car. We have decided to purchase a Toyota Prius. I think it makes the most sense with gas mileage, etc. I spoke to a coworker that has a 2008 Prius. She has taken it through mountains, Alaska (the same road the ice truckers use), Wyoming, etc. She had no complaints about how it handles in the winter. She has also only had to pay for oil changes and new tires. No other maintenance has been required. Now, I need to come up with a price that I am willing to pay.

I continue to do well with exercising. I still attend the kickboxing class (Tuesdays and most Thursdays) and zumba (Wednesdays). I also try to run at least 1-2 times per week. I started a strength and conditioning class on Mondays and attend an additional zumba class on Saturdays. Next week my usual zumba class is switching to Mondays so I will be going to strength and conditioning first and then head to zumba after. Despite all of this exercise I have not lost 1 pound in over 6 months. Can you guess where I keep slipping up? Eating. It is incredibly frustrating that food is my drug of choice and I am surrounded by it. I know if I could get that one little piece together I would be blazing the pounds off. Like I said before, hopefully being at home less will help me to curb some of my habits.

Wish me luck in all of this change. Hopefully, it is the change I have been hoping for.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Soon!

I will update soon. I promise! I really do not have anything new and exciting to post but I will try to come up with something. Thank you to Holly for reminding me :).