Back in the gym!

I don't like the name of this blog...so I am going to take down the name and put something that I actually like later...but until then it will be "WIP." Let me confess I am not a blogger, so I don't know why I am doing this. Frankly, I hate diet journals, they are boring...but I want to be able to come back and look at what I have done so far. So here is the thing, of course my main goal is to achieve a healthy lifestyle and comfortable weight (comfortable for me) but you have to have mini goals, challenges and milestones to meet along the way that take you closer to your ultimate goal. So, my first milestone is my cousin's wedding on Jan 8th 2011. Hmm...that gives me approximately 11 weeks to get my fat ass into shape.

Bad news....my weight went up over the past few weeks. From the onset of this blog (online diary) to this actual post. I am at a whopping scary 146 pounds.. Aaaarrrgggghhhh!!! That's actually ridiculous. I am also 2.5 points above my BMI (Body Mass Index) range which puts me nicely in the "overweight" region. Double aarrrrggghhh!!! :( Found out on Monday.

Good news....Mrs. C is back in the gym, which means more motivation for me. Yay!! Yeah, she took a break, she is preggers. Awww...I am so happy for her. :) But it's back to seriousness now. I don't want to look back at this journal, 11 weeks from now and be still a freaking 146 (possibly 150) pounds mami. God forbid.

So this is my challenge for the week. Firstly, I am going to drink at least 3 liters of water per day. The goal is to drink the first liter between 8am and noon, the second between noon and 4pm and the last between 4pm and 8pm. That's a shitload of water men. I better get ready for the one million trips to the bathroom. But water is the number 1 ingredient in any weight loss, fitness and healthy lifestyle program. I promise, I will do a special on water one of these days and its million benefits like awesome glowing skin, cleaner bowels (gosh that's like an oldies term - bowels), pooping (yep) etc. Secondly, I am going to commit to the 6-day per week exercise timetable that I pasted on my fridge for this month. It's pretty intense but I want to see if i can keep up. See the problem is that if you are someone that has been working out all your life, consistently, the whole 3 days a week deal isn't going to work for you. If you are new to working out, I suggest starting with 3 days per week. If you are a gym rat like me I will say go for 5-6 days a week, otherwise, my dear you are not going to see any changes o! Okay, okay, okay...my schedule includes 2 weight training sessions (1hr each) otherwise known as bootcamp, 3 swimming sessions, 1 spinning session (i love spinning) and the rest just general cardio. All this is split across 6 workout days. I definitely rest on Sundays men. You need to incorporate a couple days of rest. There really isn't any running in my schedule. My knees have been giving me issues...aww men and I am not even 30. So, I am trying to take it easy on my knees and see if i can actually drop my weight some, so the weight on my knees can reduce and then I can go back to running. There goes my marathon dreams :(

Gotta get back to work but I will check in during the week....laters. Remember it shouldn't be just about fitness, it should be a lifestyle thing.