getting fit, get healthy {update}

I am now done with the 8 week challenge.

Well....honestly I didn't do the last two weeks.

Week 7 we were on vacation in California for the week.

I was not ready to try and keep up with the challenge, track calories, 

and fit in exercise while on vacation yet.  Hopefully some day I will

be able to get up with healthy habits while enjoying a vacation.

I did gain back two pounds that week.  

Week 8 just never happened because my husband was over the whole

challenge. I won in points between the two of us!

My prize if I won was a weekend to myself!

He is going to be taking the kids away for the weekend so

I can relax and do as I please.  Hopefully catch on project life!

When we got back from California I did jump right

back in to calorie counting, exercising and following a new plan.

I lost two pounds the first week and I weigh in again on Thursday.

I am giving myself one free day a week to eat whatever and not

worry about counting calories!  It is nice to know you have that day.

I always tell myself on Saturday you can eat that.

Just wait until Saturday.

I usually have Saturday as my free day.

I used to take a whole weekend but I am doing better

at just sticking to the one day and then jumping right back

into my routine on Sunday.

I aim to eat around 1200 calories a day and have been

using my couch to 5k app for exercise.  I am getting up early to do it.

If I tell myself I will do it later I never do because I come with reasons

not to do it.  It is a much better way to start the morning.

I get some time to myself, get to listen to music and have time to think.

I find that also have more energy in the day and more motivated to do things.

I am not a morning person. I hate getting out of the bed in the morning.

I have to set my alarm at least ten minutes before I really want to get up

because I lay there so long not wanting to get up.

That is the update for now.

Still trying to lose weight.

It is not happening very fast at all

but trying to keep up with a healthier more active lifestyle.

I am a get quick results person so i get discouraged easily

and always quit in the past but not this time!

I will reach my goal weight no matter how long it takes.