New Year...Same Me

I saw a post of FB that made perfect sense:  "Quit saying "New Year, New Me".  If you wanted to create a new you, you would have done it by now."  That is so true.  Just because it is a new year doesn't mean you are going to change, you have to make it a lifestyle change.  Although I am not happy with my weight, does not mean I need to change who I am.  I am me, just a little heavier than I want to be.  What I need to do is not change me, but change just one aspect of me. 

Happy 2014!

My addiction...or rather, obsession

I'll admit, I have an addiction...and if you guessed chocolate,You would be partly right. I am addicted to the scale...I weigh myself every morning. Some studies state that daily weigh-ins are a good thing, but some days I'll weigh before bed too, just to see how much I gained during the day. I know it isn't healthy, and I should hide my scale, but I can't seem to be able to keep it away. In the past month, I have dropped 4 pounds. I am happy with the number, but I know that my weight is strictly a number...and the scale has no bearing on whether I am healthy or fit. I know all this...it is just actually putting it into practice. I guess the next step is measuring my success in different ways.My next obsession is working out. Currently, I go to a gym to work out, but that is getting old and I'm going to start working out at home with a DVD or two when my membership ends at the end of August. This leads me to today's workout...abs! I haven't strictly worked abs in a week, and it was tough. Last week I was able to hold a plank for 1 min 30 sec, today I was shaking at 45 seconds, but I pushed it to a full min. Workout:Bike @ gym: 40 mins and 13.5 milesCrunches: 125 repsStanding side crunches: 50 each sideFront standing crunch: 50 repsPlank: 1 min (2 times)Side plank: 30 sec each side (2 times)Back extension (machine) 100 repsStanding twist: 50 times each sideV-sit: 10 repsFull body roll up: 10 repsI went to the gym feeling guilty about going, but I went anyway and had a great workout. I was also able to talk baby girl into making her brother's birthday cake, so all I have to do now is wait for it to cool off so I can add frosting. The worst part is I've been craving chocolate cake since the beginning of June and now it is in my house! Wish me luck, with not giving into my cravings.