Tweaks

Yesterday, I went into my closet and saw that I had forgotten to pack my red dress. It's a cute sleeveless drape necked sheath I purchased from Kiyonna when I was in school. At the time I bought it, it almost fit. It's an 18/20 and is the measure for the OND goal. Unfortunately, Kiyonna doesn't make this style anymore.

Seeing that dress made me realize that I've been taking in too many calories and not burning off enough through exercise. In the past week, I averaged 2,133 kcal/day with minimal cardio and no strength. I don't think that's going to get me to my goals in time.

Now that I've tracked my baseline, I am making some tweaks to my eating and exercising. I have access to a variety of classes via exercise on demand as well as Tae Bo and Pilates DVDs. So I am adding two aerobic sessions and one strength session to the mix this week.

As far as intake - definitely need to add more water and fruits/veggies. For the most part, I'm eating the right stuff, just need to eat less of it (Translation: Portion control). Target daily intake: 1,800 kcal.

Emotionally, I'm in a good place. Last week was really rough as temporary unemployment was starting to get to me. However, some crying and praying helped and I felt much better by Friday. Which was a good thing because I had 2 interviews that day! I know that exercising also helps keep me in a good place (double bonus).

Last but not least, I've decided to add bi-weekly weigh-ins to track fat loss. The first will be tomorrow...and I'll update it every other Sunday - when possible. I know that when I move to the new city and start the new job, the schedule will change some. I'm actually looking forward to what the new life brings...until then, I'll keep doing my thing here.