Making March Count

I felt so motivated in January to get back on track towards a healthier lifestyle, and when I finally started shedding some pounds I cut myself a little more slack in February which was not good. I weighed in this morning at 122 pounds. Only 2.5 pounds lighter than I was at the end of January. I didn't reach my goal of weighing 120 by March and for that, I'm putting myself into overdrive mode.

For the next couple months, I'm going to live and dine by these 5 golden rules (courtesy of Precision Nutrition):

1) Eat Less Calories
2) Increase Protein
3) Decrease Crabs
4) Increase vegetable intake
5) Replace bad fats with good ones

I am definitely proud of myself for making the scale go down instead of up. And I am happy to say that I've stuck to my exercising at least 4 times a week goal. But can I get more serious about losing fat? YES! We just bought a weight set to add to our fitness tools so time to throw some extra strength training into my routine.

Here are a few motivating quotes that have helped me:

• Strive for progress, not perfection.
• Energy and persistance conquer all things -Benjamin Franklin
• The first wealth is health. - Emerson
• Our health always seems much more valuable after we lose it. – Unknown
• The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. – Roger Bannister
• Mental attitude is more important than mental capacity. – Walter Dill Scott

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. – Bruce Lee

Time to restock my fridge and exercise myself to a lighter, leaner me.

Here we go!