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And ugh… I’m up a lb and a half. Not too bad, considering I counted NO calories and exercised not at ALL (unless you count hiking up mountains while holding a 25 lb toddler, which did make me very sore, lol).  Not too bad!

I think I’m ready to let go of my calorie obsession.  I think that eating healthy foods when I’m hungry and exercising daily will give me the results I crave without the number obsession and the craziness that comes with it.  It’s worth a try, at least. 

So anyway, I’m not going to post pics this week. There’s really no reason to, since I haven’t lost any weight and I haven’t been working out.  I’m not really disappointed at this point though, because I feel like I’ve made progress in other areas (mental health related!  ) so that counts too.  After all, my personal goal is generally just to better myself, and as long as I make some measurable progress in any area, I’m happy.  I definitely feel more relaxed and less stressed, even though the scale went up.  That’s a HUGE change for the better.  Not that I’m unconcerned, but I’m just not OVERLY concerned…. does that make sense?  lol

So here’s to a renewed committment to my workouts and clean, healthy eating. (By the way, the relative we stayed with wound up being somewhat health conscious… little to no salt usage, plenty of fresh veggies, and home-grown fruits! Awesome!! It was the fast food on the 2 day drive up there and the 2 day drive home that killed me! lol)

My workout schedule for this week is 45 minutes of steady-state cardio 4 days (jogging), 30 minutes of interval training (1-minute sprint intervals) 2 days, and 4 days of weight circuits (2 total body and 2 that focus on upper body, with some core work all 4 days).

Hopefully I’ll be ready to post some update pics next Saturday!