March 31

Almost April Fool's Day, and I'd be fooling myself if I didn't say I've fallen away from my blog and my commitment to my exercise and food habits.

The good news is that after two years of working at this, I haven't fallen off the wagon completely.  I keep coming back to exercise as I have a number of ways to exercise at my easy disposal.  I keep signed into yoga classes so they're always available.  I have a park next door that I can't ignore, especially on nice days, and I have a battery of videos that provide an exercise hit from 30 mins to over an hour.  Any way I like it, that's the way I can have it.

I also tend to continue to shop by bringing home good foods and not bad.  I can overindulge, and I've slipped into bad habits of eating after dinner, but when there's only halfway decent food around, it's hard to do too much damage.

Building up certain habits has helped, even if it's not that I stay on track on a daily basis.

So where am I?  I am at the point where I want to get back on a vigorous diet and exercise program, and what better time to do this but in April as the weather improves (even if it is a rainy Sunday today).

From today through the end of May, I expect to lose 6 pounds.  Over the summer, I'd like to lose an additional 5-10 pounds (June 1 through end of August).  I just don't know how much is reasonable, since if I lose an additional 5, I'll be where I was for much of my adult life.  I've gotten down to the 10 pound loss and even more, but never stabilized there.  So we'll see.  The initial 6 just gets me back to a little less than where I'd stabilized at the end of last summer (give or take 2 pounds that kept fluctuating). 

So, back on the wagon, back riding the horse, whatever the analogy is, I'm hiding the Easter candy and getting out the juices and fruits, veggies and salads, lean meats and fish.  I'm back in the saddle again (and yes, I know it's "again," but at least I keep getting up there!). 

March comes in like a lion

Actually, that's me roaring ;)

Exercising most days but eating more than I should.  P90 or pilates or yoga since March 1; today, for the first time in awhile, a run that felt great--about 35 minutes straight.  Cold outside, but warmed up through the run!  Need to lose weight before Savannah where I want to hit the beach--that's one month from now. Hoo-rah!

Back to more fluids, more veggies, more fruit.  Making a soup tomorrow for Friday through Tuesday (I leave on Wednesday).  Overall, should start getting back on an eating and drinking less routine by the time I hit the tempting restaurants in Las Vegas.   Looking forward to the runs and hikes I plan to take in NV and AZ.