Motivation station.

It occurred to me today, as I worked out HARD for the third day in a row, that my diet is poo. I am sooo addicted to sugar it's crazy. In addition to that, it's difficult with my work schedule to abstain from ingesting semi-crap food late at night. I think perhaps that is why I've plateaued. Realistically, I look great. I've maintained a really good weight for the last year. I went from nearly 145 to 115 and have stayed there. At this point I'm not into losing weight so much as achieving and maintaining a toned body. I'm growing more and more comfortable with the fact that I have a belly and likely no amount of work will get rid of it. I've decided to try and love it. But after discussing it with my belly, we both agree it could be stronger and more defined. Same with arms, legs...all of it. I can't even do more than a couple of real push ups! A cold truth (unless you happened to be named Jon whose abbs can rock out a 6 pack in two days of work) is that diet is the MAIN culprit in weight gain or flabby-ness. Sugar is toxic. White flour has no business in my diet as it's just empty calories. Alcohol is the best thing to give up if you want to loose body fat. So what am I willing to give up? To be totally honest, I don't drink that much. I have about 2 glasses of wine every day. And I loooove that. It's relaxing and it's something I love doing with Jon. So I don't think I'll give it up. The rest of refined sugar, however, needs to become a treat instead of a daily thing. The only way to do that at this point is to give it up entirely for a stretch of time, then I can indulge every now and then. White flour is the easiest to give up for me. What that means is fewer tortillas (no flour torts), no eating the bread at work, no white rice, etc. I mean, this stuff isn't rocket science (I love that cliche). Eat more fruits and veggies, fewer carbs and fats, and exercise a bunch. My regime has been run for 2miles on a 1.5incline at 5.5mph peppered with some muscle work and yoga. The last 3 days it's been run for 2.5 miles at 5.5mph half the time, 6mph the other half at a 2.0 incline, arms and abbs one day, legs and abbs the next. Also trying to incorporate stair master in there on leg days. Also trying to run outside more which is hard with asthma.

Okay, so this rant has a purpose. While Liz has challenged herself to dress up more and it seems to have worked out well for her, while Sarah is back at weight-watchers taking charge of her life, I will be moving towards my actual goal weight and physique that I have had in mind for so long. I will keep doing what I'm doing exercise-wise while increasing my speed and milage every week or so. I'm giving up refined sugar (except for my 2 glasses of wine) for an indeterminable amount of time. I'm limiting my white flour intake. All of this beginning today.