If you have specific questions about the deployment itself, I am happy to answer. Send me a comment here or message me on Facebook. I sent out a series of emails while I was gone about some of my experiences, and I would be happy to share those.
So, now I'm back (from outer space...) and consciously decided that I was going to stay off the wagon and then join the cliche of getting back on track in the New Year. I do so hate being a cliche, but they exist for a reason. I have gained about 5-10 pounds since I left. I know that if I really get committed, this part of it will be "easy" to take off since it is new weight. But I know that getting committed is where I struggle. It's probably where you struggle too, right?
What're we gonna do about it?
Here are some of MY plans...
As for me, on New Year's Day, no matter how hung over I am (and I will be, let's not kid ourselves here), I plan to rip off the band-aid and get a workout in. If the weather cooperates, I plan to do the 5k I marked out here in my neighborhood (mostly just walking -- though in the one, lonely work-out I did while I was gone, I was able to run for most of it) and if not, then I'll be at my gym. Along with all the newbies who are really, really, really going to do it this time!
I'll also be going back to Fat Church. I am hoping that my beloved Wednesday meeting will still work, but any meeting this time of year is going to be crazy crowded with newbies. I need to find a meeting that works with my schedule and has a leader that I like as much as my current one -- harder to find than you think. In full honesty, the group that goes also plays a part. I frequently sample meetings that filled with knitting grannies and this is just not the place for me. I like the ones where the members really should be stopping at an AA meeting on their way home -- like me! (We don't want to quit drinking, we just want to learn to do it moderately. Or to be moderate enough in everything else that we can still drink... Or something.) So, finding a NEW meeting, but going to meetings no matter what. Getting back on track with Weight Watchers will be a key component in my "recovery."
My plans also include finding a new race to train for. I'm thinking about utilizing the Couch to 5k Plan so that the next 5k I do, I can run the entire thing. I'm considering joining the biggest loser challenge at my gym again -- that was a great inspiration to me the when I started this journey and I have no doubt will be again. If that doesn't work, I will definitely be trolling the groupons for some type of boot camp (though NOT cross fit -- no nervous breakdowns while working out again!) so that I can incorporate strength training -- an area where I really don't feel confident.
I think that's enough for now. I met a lot of inspiring people while I was on this tour. One of them bought inexpensive exercise equipment, which he says he does on every deployment and walked the stairs. Another ran daily while we were gone. Another also wasn't really on track with workouts, but did make good food decisions on the regular and one of his first check-ins when he came back was at the gym with the tag line "yesterday we said tomorrow and we meant it". I LOVE that -- that's how I want to approach 2013. I said I was going to get to my goal weight by my 40th -- and I meant it!
Can't wait to share my journey with you!
hugs,
Heather
PS -- *The use of the word diet in this and every post is intended to mean food choices and not the stereotypical usage of the word diet (or die with a t). Even when I am actively following the Weight Watchers plan, I do not consider myself to be on a diet. That's not just something that I say to make people believe I drank the Kool-Aid. Weight Watchers is just the most effective tool I have ever found to help me be responsible for what I eat and become more moderate.
Also, this is but a small sampling of photos from my trip but for some reason I'm getting locked up and unable to post more.
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