Yes. I’ll be doing this, too. It seems like everyone on the internets is raving about all of the weight they lost by doing Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred. (I got it for free since I had an Amazon gift card for $10.) What can I say? I’m vain and want my abs back.
I’ve been running really consistently for at least 4 months (no less than 4-5 runs a week) and hadn’t really dropped any weight. . .until this week. I hopped on the scale and realized I’ve lost SEVEN pounds. I’m not really sure how that happened, but I’m not really going to look a gift horse in the mouth, either. I think some of the weight loss is due to eating a really strange diet last week. I was often out of food and would get tofu or something from the Whole Foods hot bar. I also ate a lot of oatmeal and didn’t run. I need to analyze it a bit because maybe something I was eating prior was making me bloat or something. (I did away with all cheese and veggie burgers…so maybe that’s it?)
So, I weighed in this morning at 118. I’d like to get down to 112, but I’m not really a numbers person. If everything firms up and I get strong but stay the same weight I’m fine. (That’s actually why I wasn’t losing any weight while running. Everything got firm, but my weight stayed up.) What I want to see is some muscle tone like I used to have and nice flat abs. They’re almost there, I just need some toning and stuff. If I get up the nerves I’ll post some before pictures. (Doubtful.)
In other, not so great news – I’m broke. No. Seriously. B-R-O-K-E. I had to take out of my school money to pay for Gio’s surgery. That was $670. I had to get an eye exam, contact lenses, buy $300 in school books. Financially, this year is not off to a good start. In addition to that, I keep buying stuff. Mainly food, but I know I can eat cheaper food.
I’m hoping that this month goes super smoothly and I can get back on my feet financially. I’d like to not use my credit cards at all and stay within my budget for this month. It’s the only way that I can keep my finances from getting further out of control. For the time being, I’m in savings mode. I need to stick every single penny away to build my Emergency Fund back up to $1000 and to replace my school money. Hopefully, there will be no more financial surprises.
I’ll have my race pics posted later. I have to do a screen grab to catch them and don’t have the software on this box.
Onward, bitches!