Operation Skinny

    Operation Get Skinny While my Hot Handsome Husband is Away officially started on Monday.  I made a promise to myself that if I was not pregnant by the time my hubby went away, I would use that time to lose some weight.  Over the past several months, the stress and horrible eating has caused me to gain almost 8lbs and I am only 10lbs away from my heaviest weight.  Let's be honest ladies, its way too easy to gain those 10lbs! Especially since I am an emotional eater and enjoy eating ice cream sundaes for dinner when my hot handsome husband is away.  But not this time!

    This deployment, I am planning to eat healthy but not deprive myself from my cravings.  It's all about moderation.  I plan to get serious about my running, lose some weight and get healthy.  Yes, I am counting calories but only so I can become more conscious of what I am putting into my body.  Once I make healthy eating a habit, I'll most likely stop keeping track of every little thing eat.

    If you know me at all, you know that I live and die for lists.  In order for Operation Skinny to be a success, I needed a training plan.  I found a Jillian Michael's 30 Day Workout on Pinterest and I knew it was made for me. I have several JM workout videos that I use from time to time but this challenge mixed things up, which I like.

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    In addition to JM Challenge, I will also be following a running training plan. Now before someone gets all crazy on me and tells me I shouldn't be working out so much, you need to know that I am starting my running back from square one.  I know I can push myself to run anywhere from 3 - 6 miles right now but I want to be able to run these distances without feeling like I am going to die.  I am following a 5K training plan which means I will not be running more than 3 miles for the next 8 weeks.  Running for 15 - 30 minutes AND doing a 30 - 45 minute workout video is not going to kill me.

    I plan to do a few things to keep me motivated during Operation Skinny:

• Check in with y'all each and every Friday (Fitness Friday) to let you know how my week went.  I will include how much weight I have lost or gained. I am hoping this helps keep me accountable. 
• Put aside $1 for each and every workout I complete. Thank you Pinterest for another brilliant idea!
• No touching the above mentioned $$ until I reach my goal weight.  Only then can I use the money to treat myself to something. I'm thinking a plain old basic Kindle that I have been eyeing forever.

    Tune in tomorrow for my first Fitness Friday!