Resolute.

Thanks for the supportive comments on my last post (nice to know you guys didn't jump ship while I was off-line!) I don't know why I have to pick the crazy hard workouts and can't just pick a nice easy workout!  So, I have done 4 days of Insanity. The first was the fit test. The second was Plyometric Cardio Circuit. The third was Cardio Power, and today was Cardio Recovery.

Recovery my ass! All it means is that it's NOT a cardio workout. It's squats, lunges, and yoga. So all body  weight resistence. I guess that's good. Lean muscle is good. It ups our metabolism by burning more calories than fat. But it was still a freaking hard workout even if it was only 30 minutes.

My body is definitely feeling these. My back arms and chest are all sore from pushups and punching. The tops of my abs are a bit sore and my hammy's feel every squat, lunge and jump.

My plan is to stick with Insanity in the mornings. The longest workout is about 40min (so far - still haven't done "Pure Cardio" yet that's tomorrow or Monday) which I can swing in the AM if I streamline my morning routine or get up 15min earlier.  Then in the evenings when the Insanity doesn't include too much resistance work I'm going to do yoga. Even though the weather here has been unseasonably warm, I haven't been out running. I may or may not add that in the evening. I want to, but I don't want to over do it. I will definitely get back into it in the spring since I want to run another 5k - yep, I ran one in December!

I have been keeping my calories at a very good 1500 with maybe 1 treat per day.  So far it's working. I've lost some holiday weight already. And I think I am a good path to meet my goals. Which are -5 lbs by Jan 24. Into my size 2 short shorts by valentines (approx -10lbs) and -15 lbs by March 15, which is when the BF comes back from his post-graduation/pre-job travel.

Beyond those goals I am going to start on my making my new years resolutions today. I want to have 10-12 of them so I can work on 1 each month.

So far I do have

• get a new job
• run another 5 k and sign up for a 10k
• give up junk food/fast food for good

Get a new job is priority #1 right now and therefore January's resolution. Probably beyond January as well. But it's so important because.... (insert drum roll here).... I am moving to a new city and out of my state all together!

The boyfriend got a job offer in another state and asked me if I would move with him. Well, actually he asked if I would move in with him, but we've decided to wait on that. Mostly because I know he's commitment phobic and if I ever want to marry him, I can't make it convenient for him and therefore, I refuse to move in with him with out the intent to propose to me at the very least. Besides, I've been living in my mother's house for 4 years now. I need a place to call my very own so I can stop compromising on things.

I can't move until I have job there, so... I am starting to look now that the holidays are over. It's also a great opportunity to jump careers and hopefully find something that makes me happier than where I am now. I know I'll have to give up the perks of working shorter hours and living my job at the office, but if I love what I'm doing maybe that will be okay.