Back again...Positive vibes appreciated!

ThisIsJeffHere
ThisIsJeffHere Posts: 90
edited September 20 in Introduce Yourself
Good morning! I'm back at this again. I was down to about 168 in July 2009, and I began a new job in August. I am an accountant, and I have been working crazy hours since January 1st (65-70 hours a week). Needless to say, I don't have a lot of time to cook healthy meals or exercise because we eat meals at the office and I leave work at 9 or 10 PM most nights.

As such, I have put on about 6 pounds or so. I am confident that I can get this off and get back on track. I am going on a cruise in October 2010, so this is serving as my motivation to get back on the wagon.

I am going to be very busy at work through the end of April, but starting in May, I will have a lot more free time.

This is my plan:

April:
1. Focus on diet - staying within calories and reducing calories from alcohol.
2. Continue walking to work every day (I live in New York City so I walk about 1 mile each way just to get to work)
3. Get workouts in on weekends (usually a spinning class on Saturday morning and another spinning class on Sunday evening)
May - October
1. Reincorporate exercise into my routine, specifically resistance training during the week. Work will be normal, so going to the gym will not be an issue again during the week.
2. Continue with healthy eating habits.

Looking forward to getting active again here at MFP!

Cheers,
Jeff

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  • miqisha
    miqisha Posts: 1,534 Member
    Good luck you can do it. You are already on the right track, by watching what you eat and you get some workout in by walking to and from work.
  • bjberry
    bjberry Posts: 665 Member
    April plans sound like a really good plan for life. I'm glad you have lots of sidewalks for walking (we do not have many at all in Delaware.) Many of our walkers walk school tracks or even walk the hallways at the local malls--they open up for us at 6am, but the stores are still closed until 9am. ;) Have fun getting ready for your trip.
  • kelly_a
    kelly_a Posts: 2,010 Member
    Looks like you have a good plan and determination! As far as the meals...prepare or cook ahead and freeze for the whole week. Good luck!
  • aixela35
    aixela35 Posts: 13
    Best of Luck in your recommitted journey. I understand what you mean by life just gets busy and hard to find sometime to work out and cook healthy, but you will be able to do it . One suggestion since you already walk to work everyday maybe to help boost that calorie burn from a walk you are use to doing try maybe adding ankle weights. You can take them off once you get to work. This will work you out harder than what your body has become use too. Just a suggestion :)

    Keep up the motivation!!!!!
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