Update, confession, announcement!

Update -

I was sick the week before last with a pretty awful sore throat and fever that took a lot out of me. I've given my body a lot of time to recover so I really haven't been working out. Feeling good and strong again now, and I will be getting back into the swing of things this weekend :-)

Confession -

This will actually probably come as a surprise to the readers who know me in real life....but this is actually my second blog. I've had another secret blog since the beginning of 2011, when I was still feeling very insecure about my weight loss journey and wasn't comfortable speaking candidly with friends and family about my struggles. But, with success comes a great deal of confidence, and when I started this blog here it was because I really wanted to be able to share my story with the people who KNEW me. However, it hasn't been easy maintaining two different blogs, and I'll admit I've neglected both my readers and followers for this one (AND I APOLOGIZE!), so I've decided to do something big. Which leads to my announcement.

Announcement -

I'm shutting down this blog. And my old one. And rebranding under a NEW COMBINED BLOG! New blog will not necessarily focus on body revolution, as I am currently not doing that anyway, but will certainly highlight it when I resume with phase 2. I sincerely hope you will all follow me over to my new home.

http://www.smallerintime.com/

The truth about vacation

Hi friends! My sister has been nagging me to update my blog, so here goes.

I want to start off by saying I'm taking a temporary break from Body Revolution. I have every intention of finishing this out, but I lost momentum when I went to London for Easter, and I never fully got back in the swing of things before I returned to London in May. Now that I'm back, I have about a month and a half to train for my first 5k, so I AM working out, but I have been focusing on running so that I don't really embarrass myself.

Now let's talk about vacation. I'm a huge fan of The Biggest Loser, and they always have the episodes when the contestants go away somewhere and the trainers preach about how going on vacation doesn't mean letting yourself go...but really, what's the fun in that? Half the point of going on vacation is taking a break from life. Taking a break from EVERYTHING. I told myself that when I went to London, I was going to let myself live of the edge for a bit! So, for two weeks I didn't work out, I drank, and I ate what I wanted. And then the guy I was seeing dumped me via email while I was away, which gave me license to eat as many cupcakes as I wanted to.

The day I left for London, I was at the lowest weight I have seen in.....forever.

The day I got back from London, I was at the lowest weight I had seen in forever...plus 11 lbs.

That's right friends, I gained ELEVEN POUNDS in London. And now I finally realize why the BL trainers preach what they do...it's totally not worth it. I fully believe it's possible to have an amazing vacation and make smart choices, I just didn't try. Now I'm paying for it. AND I REGRET IT.

So I've been home two weeks, and I'm down 6lbs, but still up 5lbs overall. Not proud of it, but blogging is all about being honest about the choices we've made and the setbacks we've encountered, and I'm hoping that someone reading this will keep this in mind when they go on their summer vacation.

Anyway, it's nice to be back in the swing of things, and I hope you'll all keep checking in even while I'm not doing the body revolution. I promise I will keep blogging, and my current plan is to restart phase 2 at the beginning of August once the 5k is over and done with.