The New Challenge

OK Folks

I've come to admit that I've not been getting the results I've wanted the last wee whiley and I've figured out why.

I've been pressuring myself to hit certain short term goals and had forgotten almost completely the LONG term goals. I'd been focussing so much on hitting the 17.5st goal for my birthday that I've been trying to work extra hard to hit it, when instead I should've carried on the way I was before. If I had done that I'd probably stand a chance of hitting my goal on my birthday.

As it stands, I won't be near that goal... I keep beating past 18st down to 17st 13 and then lapsing again because I tried too hard to get there, and up it shoots again by 3 or 4lbs. Luckily that's all it does...but I'm pushing my luck.

All In all I can't be annoyed at myself too much, I've still managed to shed almost 4 stone off my figure and KEEP it off over the last 6 months - that's admirable in itself.

So now it's time for a new challenge to get the rest of this weight off by the end of this year!

As of my birthday (19th July) I will be renaming this Blog to 'Ricki's 100lb Challenge!'

My goal weight is around the 100lb mark (from the very beginning) this will take me down to 14st 9lbs. I'd like to eventually be maintaining a weight of around 15st, so buckling down to 14st 9lbs will allow me some room for fluctuation when that point comes. Future plans are to bulk up muscle and strength wise, but we'll get to that another day!

I've made a new chart for my wall to fill in every Friday and I'm aiming to hit this goal weight by New Years Eve! Then I will merrily drink in the new year knowing 2013 has started off horribly, but ended as the best year of my life so far!

From now until my Birthday blog updates will probably either be non-existant. I may make one...depends...but after that I hope to be able to fill you in Every day with what's happening!

Until I go back to Uni I'm joining the gym that's next door to my house, this will take out a 20 minute drive from my workout days and should hopefully keep me working harder as there is less to worry about travel wise and I can just shower when I walk home.

So, as it stands right now I'm probably still going to be hovering around the 17st 13 - 18st mark on my birthday next week, so I've set goals that begin from there, but I WILL be working out hard this weekend and week regardless! And eating healthily of course too...

2lbs a week is what I aim to lose per week minimum, and by my calculations that will make me achieve my goals by the end of the year. I'm also going to be keeping up the strength training to keep those muscles going!

Oh! If anyone has any HEALTHY recipes that involve root vegetables like Parnips and Sweet Potato etc, let me know! I've taken a liking to those things...and I want to eat them more :)

100lb challenge commences in a week! 54lbs down - 46 to go!!