Ramping Up

So, I'm getting psyched up for this new plan.

I lost a bit of weight this weekend, so I'm feeling good today. I'm back at 178, which I've been a little above lately, due mainly to summer sluggishness and female fluctuations. I'm also back on my slough of vitamins...in addition to my multivitamin, I'm once again on vitamins D and B12, iron, and thyroid supplements. I think that this has led to an increase in energy, which is awesome. I still feel totally gross and wilted every time I walk out the door...but at least I feel more productive while indoors.

I've been allowing myself very small indulgences, which will go away when I go to Seattle. I've been really into rainbow sherbet lately...which, on the list of indulgences, is seriously mild...as well as Publix light tiramisu ice cream. Both very nice, light cures for my summertime blues.

I feel good about setting aside 6:00-8:00 every night to do my workout. That way, there's a time limit. It gives me time when I get home from work, and time afterwards to do other stuff. It's in the cooler-but-still-light part of the day, and I've always loved twilight, so I'll enjoy being out of doors then. I'll try and eat a little something before I leave work, so that I'll have energy to workout but won't be too full. It also limits the time that I'm working out...no matter what, I'll be done by 8, so if I really feel as though I'm torturing myself, I have a time limit.

It helps me to go through these things before I start this plan. Being a perfectionist, I look for the perfect solution to any problem, and I believe that this plan could be just that for me.

I might start out biking up and down the St. Marks Trail. It's completely flat almost the entire way, so it would be a good place to start riding again after all these years. Maybe this weekend, if I can fit my new bike into my car.

I still need a bathing suit, too. That might need to wait until I get back from Seattle, though...running a little short on funds.

Ok, back to work. Later. : )