"The Second Time Around" or "After The Freshman Fifteen"

Well I'm back in the game but I'm a bit behind. In fact I've gained weight (the dreaded freshman 15) and I'm heavier than when I initially started this blog. From reading my posts it probably seems like my efforts have been pretty pathetic. Well, the stress of college and the fact that I had to deal with the after effects of Hurricane Katrina probably have a lot to do with it. Less excuses though and more action. I plan to duplicate what I did in 2005. Because I've started my internship earlier I get to start exercising earlier and doing it longer! I am really excited about what is going to happen and the goals I will achieve. Once I get back into the flow I'll plan ways to become a creature of habit for the next semester. I am going to the gym later today--I've actually been dieing to get moving lately. I just wonder how much of a shock it will be for me to adjust and get back into my routine. Well, for now, Sianara!

Take it with a grain of salt...

I couldn't fit exercise into my schedule due to an 8 am class and financial issues, but I did have a low calorie intake. My semester overall is oging well, tommorow is a brand new day. Trust that I will be at the gym bright an early.

"He got that ambition baby..."

YEAH!!!

I am doing great so far! I hope to be posting less of the little accomplishments as they will become commonplace. Big things are to come! I made it up at 8:30 and exercised for about 45 minutes on the elliptical... I made several iPod playlists for exercising, so I am not having a hard time at all. BIG THINGS ARE TO COME! My types of exercise need to be varied so that I don’t plateau! Let’s hope that doesn’t happen! *crossing fingers*

But anyway, I had Gatorade for breakfast lol. It hydrated me and nourished me. Don’t worry; I usually eat some fruit now for breakfast. I made it to lunch and had a questionable meal… It was like some pork, greens, and eggplant stir-fry or something. That means I am going to have a light dinner. I guess since I have a definite source of food (the caf) I need to exert full control over it

You know, I need to find out the hours of the gym so that I can more fully coordinate it with my schedule…

New Lease on Health

I just looked at a recent picture of myself… UNACCEPTABLE

Afer a successful summer (preceding posts), I am now at University and my whole weight loss dynamic has changed... I got independence baby!

I need to reequip myself with the tools I had over the summer, specifically my scale. I have no idea where I am now in terms of weight...

Food availability is different… I have to eat from the caf, but all I have to do is make the right choices. I will attempt a low calorie diet (LCD). The calories I do get will be from quality food sources… which means NO SNACK MACHINE! Lol.

I will do as much as I did in the summer to achieve the same results. In a time span of a about a month, I lost five pounds. If I can recreate that and adhere for the semester, I could loose up to twenty pounds (five pounds x four months). I am just worried that I will not be able to weight train as I did before, but I am going to experiment for a month without it. Maybe I will loose more weight considering I am not gaining muscle mass.

My goal is going to be hard given that I now have challenging classes to deal with and that for two moths it will be very cold. BUT I AM UP TO IT! Tomorrow is when the campus gym officially opens for the spring semester of 2006. I am so psyched and ready! I’ll be in bed by 10, wake up early at 8, and go to the gym….

I can't change where I've been, but I can change where I am going. So as of midnight, my slate is wiped clean. I am starting over... I have a new lease on health!