New toy

Last week, I noticed a post on my local Buy, Sell, Trade board for a gazelle for $40. That was such a great deal, so I decided to go for it. I picked it up Thursday, and got it all set up. I did 15 minutes on it Thursday. It felt great to finally have a piece of equipment at my house that I can just move onto the floor and work out on. I can chose the shows I watch while working out, I can chose my music. I think this is a great start to a wonderful weight loss.

So I got on my Gazelle today, and decided to watch The Biggest Loser. We had it recorded, so I set my timer for 30 minutes. Well, my timer went off and my husband said "Oh just keep going to the end of the show." I was like, ok it's only 10 more minutes, since I don't watch the commercials. I kept going, starting to think, ok, shouldn't this be getting over soon. I had forgotten that it was an hour and half long show. So a half hour longer than I had planned to be on the gazelle, I finally get off the machine.

So I got 60 minutes of cardio in today. Which feels good, because I stepped on the scale this morning and it was up. That depressed me a little (especially after the big 3 lb loss I had last week), but I decided to work harder rather than give up. That right there is a big accomplishment for me!!! Normally I would lose a few, then gain a few back, then give up and resort back to my old habits. Or I would lose a few, think it was because I just needed to eat more, so I would continue these habits and end up gaining weight back. This week I think I am going to end up gaining a little back, but if I keep up the work that I started this week, I will end up achieving my goal for my honeymoon. I wish I could watch the biggest loser where they went to Jamaica right before I head on my honeymoon. I think that would help a lot when I go. Wish me well.