Happy (belated) Thanksgiving! I had a wonderful one with the whole clan in Philadelphia. I certainly didn’t hold back at the dinner table either. I was pretty happy that I kept my wine consumption in check, though. Because really, if it’s between more wine and more pie? I’ll take more pie.
On that note, I’ve been up to a few things. One of which is packing on the pounds. Yes, true story. I’ve said before that I tend to gain weight over the summer and slim down over the winter (weird, I know… but I hate running in the summer and I’m not on a schedule in the summer months). I typically get back into the swing of things in September/October and naturally slim back down a bit. Not this year. And in fact, my weight upswing has been much greater than in previous years. I had originally attributed this to my recent move. It took me much longer to get onto a schedule (arguably, I’m barely on a good one now), and fall back into my healthy eating/workout patterns.
Well, you can only realize that so many pairs of pants have gotten tight before you really get the message and straighten yourself out. I heard it – loud and clear.
So here’s the plan:
- a relentless workout schedule. I LOVE working out. Once I get my tush moving I can’t get enough. The big push is to get that (slightly larger) tush moving…
- a slightly more conscious diet. I don’t like to diet. I don’t think it really works in the long run. I can be a little bit more consistent and conscious of what and when I eat though.
That’s about it. Simple, right? Well I’ve already jumped feet first into workouts (more on that soon). Getting back on the eating track slowly began today and will build up over the next few days.
I took before pictures (they’re scary, and I won’t post them until I have some great after pics to distract), and some measurements. I’ll update the measurements weekly.
So what about you — what do you do to banish holiday weight gain? What do you do when the pants begin to get a little tight?
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