don't stop believin'....

Had another wonderful, lazy Saturday today. I finally got out of bed around noon....ah yes, life is good! I went to the gym and kicked that gym's ass! I hopped on the treadmill and started hauling ass. Man, it was painful. Today was the first time I've really hit the treadmill hard. I've been doing the elliptical a lot but since I found out that the elliptical is pretty much a waste of time, I'm gonna be a treadmill girl. Ugh, I could think of a lot of things I'd rather be than a treadmill girl. Anyway, I decided I was going to do 30 minutes on the treadmill, then 20 on the elliptical (just to keep myself moving). As I got closer to the 30 minute mark, I realized I was almost to 2 miles. (Hey, I'm still in the beginning stages!) So I figured I might as well go 2 miles. I was losing motivation really quickly, so I found Journey on my iPod and played "Don't Stop Believin'". Only the greatest inspirational song EVER! I felt so awesome. I was moving so fast and I went past my goal and actually did 2.15 miles. It may not sound like a lot to some people but that's pretty big time for me. I thought my legs were going to fall off when I was done, but I still did the elliptical afterward. 

I felt like I really accomplished a lot today. Since finding out my progress last week, I've been motivated to step it up so I can lose even more this month. Going forward, I know the month of November is going to be really hard. Antonio's going to Miami for some fight competition or something. Then as soon as he gets back, I'm going to Maui for almost 3 weeks. Trust me, I am NOT complaining about going to Maui for the 2nd time this year. (How did I get this life??) I'm just worried that I'm going to slide back into my old habits. I have to make myself think that it's not a vacation and that I'm actually living there for 3 weeks. Whenever I'm on vacation, I use it as an excuse to do nothing, spend too much money and eat dessert after every meal...including breakfast. Now of course, I'm not going to be crazy strict with my food when I go over there. I love my macadamia nut pancakes waaaaay too much. That just means that I need to get moving every day. Like really move, not just stroll leisurely along the beach.

Tomorrow is more of the same. Lay around, gym, trip to Target....sounds good to me! Hope everyone's having a great weekend.