How I failed but am trying again

You may remember my post from April 1st where I confessed that I still have baby weight to lose, about 5 lbs specifically. I was determined to get down to my pre-second baby weight and fitness level. I wrote about it on the blog to hold myself accountable to my goals. Well, I failed but I am trying again.

I started out strong where I was walking more consistently, lifting weights and sticking to my calorie goal. I had even dropped about 3 lbs in that time period! Then it came….the holidays, the birthdays and the travel. All of these things combined made my weight skyrocket up + 5 lbs from where I was previously!! Quite the smack in the face. I couldn’t believe it. Well, maybe I could because I wasn’t “good” on during these events and trips. I always just think, well I am in London so I should eat lots of dessert or I am at the cabin so I should have another glass of wine!

I had my fun and now I am paying for it.

I’ve tried to get back on track this past weekend and, thankfully, just doing that my body let go of 2 lbs. This means though that I now have about 8 lbs that I want to lose.

So, if there is one thing I’ve learned in my ten year weight loss and wellness journey, it is that you CAN’T give up! My weight has gone up and down over the past ten years but it has been going down more than up so I’ve had a downward trend. I am still not perfect and still learning how to control things during holidays and work trips but that doesn’t mean I won’t keep trying.

In the spirit of not giving up, I made another proclamation for myself.

On June 1st I decided I am going to commit to my healthy and wellness until August (and hopefully beyond!) to reach my goal weight. I think what didn’t help me before is that I didn’t have much of a time for my goal, I just wanted to do it. One thing I’ve learned being in corporate America is that your goals have to have timelines, otherwise you will fail. So my goal is by August 1st, I want to be down 8 lbs. That date has more significance and drive for me because it is the first night I am teaching a yoga class. I want to feel strong and great as a teacher so it is major motivation for me to get to that point.

Therefore, once again, I am committing to the following:

• Daily calorie goal of 1,500 during the work week and then let myself go up to 2,000 on weekends, if need be.
• Walk every.single.day.
• Plank challenge (i.e. hold plank for 60 seconds with the hope of reaching 90 seconds) – do this every.single.day
• Practice Yoga. Attend classes, practice at home, teach my friends and my husband, anything!
• Meditate. My meditation practice has been minimal as of late and it needs to come back. I am committing to 10 minutes every.single.day

The list seems long….but totally doable. You will see that I didn’t say anything silly like don’t drink alcohol during the work week. It is summer and I know myself too much to know that won’t work for me right now.

I may have failed the first time around, but I won’t give up! I have a feeling this will stick a bit better this time as I have a timeline around a specific reachable goal and I have a list of things I am going to do to get there. I’ve also publicly committed to this AGAIN, in hopes it will light a fire under me to DO THIS.

Now off to find some healthy summer recipes and low calorie drink options for the patio 🙂

How do you get back on track when you failed?