#amerryworkoutpledge is back!

Apr 282010

Last month, Mary set up a workout pledge where every comment on this post equated to 30 seconds of cardio.

Myself and Jen volunteered to match her time, and then it just blew up from there.  In the end the three of us, and SO MANY OTHERS ended up doing 90 minutes of cardio.

WooT!

Well guess what, its back!

This time I am hosting #amerryworkoutpledge!

So what’s the deal? You have until 4pm today (Eastern Standard Time) to leave a comment on this post.  Every comment will equal 30 seconds of cardio that I will complete later today.  Any and everyone is encouraged to join in on the fun too!  You can complete the challenge on the treadmill, the ARC Trainer, the eliptical, the bike, whatever!  Just remember to NOT overdo or hurt yourself, just do what you can or break it up into chunks if you have to.

That’s basically it! You have a little under 10 hours to get your comment in. 

We got up to 90 minutes last time, what can we do today? That may or may not be a challenge.

Ready, set, go!

Status Report: Week 29

Apr 272010

Progress Report: Week 29
Weight: 236.6lbs
BMI: 34.4
Weight loss so far:  6.6 lbs gained since last week, 28.4 lbs lost total

Bummer.

I knew I was going to have a gain this week, and I wasn’t going to sweat it too much…but 6.6 pounds in a week is alot.  It’s also somewhat questionable, I think.  I will be the first to admit that I can be a pretty awesome eater, but 6.6 pounds equates to 23,100 calories.  So unless I drank a bottle of vegetable oil (which I didn’t, FYI), I’m going to say some of that is water weight.

Still, some of that is legit though.

As I mentioned on Friday, being a full time teleworker has thrown me for a complete loop.  Some of you love it, based upon the comments from Friday, and thats awesome, but plenty of you also recongnize the issues involved too, so I don’t feel so alone in my feelings about it. 

Last week I snacked constantly, I ordered food if I had a craving, and I didn’t work out nearly as much as usual. 

But this is something I need to get control over, and I will.  It wasn’t too long ago when being in the office provided its fair share of obstacles. 

I overcame them, I can overcome this.

Hope you all are having better luck!

A wee bit blah...

Apr 232010

So since Wednesday, I have been working from home…

…BOO!

I know it’s a hell of a thing to complain about, since a lot of people would love the opportunity, but I am less than enthused.  The office can be annoying at times, but I like the structure. I’m less tempted to give into food and more motivated to workout, since I can do it on my lunch break.

At home, it seems like all of that goes out the window.  I don’t HAVE to take a lunch break, and I have access to a full kitchen of crap. 

I signed on the be a teleworker last year, and after a few weeks I decided I really didn’t like being at home all the time, so I started going back into the office.  However, due to issues with my director and my supervisor, I needed to start working at home, full time, immediately.  I asked if I could just go back to being an office worker, but my supervisor wants me to hold off for the time being.

I know it sounds wierd, and kind of stupid, but hey, it is what it is :/

The past few days have been kind of rough, but I’m going to try to make the best of it, and trying to make it work.  It’s just going to make some more motivation and determination on my part.  With that said, part of me is thinking Yeah, I’m screwed, while another part of me is saying Yeah, you got this!

Hopefully it’s the latter.

One plus though, I found 30rock on Netflix and have added the series to my instant queue.  I am already through Seasons 1 and 2. :-P

Do any of you work from home?  How do you manage to keep the diet and exercise going without the structure?

In other news, its FRIDAY!  I hope you all have a good weekend!

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