Way to go Khris (and everyone else)! To drop any weight at all with all the holiday temptations is really impressive!
I stepped on the scale this weekend and to my horror, I have gained 5 lbs since earlier this fall!! Yikes! That's alot when you're only 5' tall. That's pretty much the size that I lost earlier in the summer. Though I have been managing my joint pain, I found out in November that the awful sciatic pain that I had since September was actually a bulging disk in my back!! I was practically immobile from the pain for a couple of weeks in November when it got really bad and have slowly been trying to get back into the gym to at least spend a half hour on the elliptical. Unfortunately, I have not been able to attend any of my favorite classes like pilates, yoga etc and have not done any weights or strenuous cardio. And of course, I haven't stepped foot in the gym for the last three weeks and it shows.
I don't think I can get back to my usual gym routine for at least another couple of months (at least). In the meantime, I've decided that I probably need to clean up my diet. In the past, I just relied on exercise and just ate whatever I wanted. If I found myself up a few pounds, I would just work out like mad. But obviously this will no longer work.
For now, the plan is to start small. I am a sweets addicts (especially chocolate - curse my brother for giving me a gigantic box of Godiva for xmas). So I'm going to try and cut down on sweets & coke and also try to eat more fruits and veggies. I made some baggies with sliced bell pepper, carrots etc so that I can reach for these instead of cookies when my sweet tooth beckons. Hopefully this will help!
