Thoughts on my workouts

I didn't do a weigh in until Monday and the scale still hovered around 194. So, another week without a loss. I need to buckle down to make sure that I don't give in to the old me and head out to Taco Bell to ease the pain.

I ran again last night. 3 miles this time. Just under 40 minutes. But it isn't getting all that much easier. I can't seem to stop checking the time/distance remaining. That is killing me. Last night I didn't look at the readout as long as I could stand it (which was at the 21 minute mark). So then I realized I still had half my run to go. Ugh. Maybe I should take the running outside, but then I am worried about the heat. I get very flushed, hot, sweaty, etc. even in the AC and in my basement on the treadmill, so I worry about trying to run in the heat. I also have a feeling that when I introduce real world obstacles (hills, dogs, people staring), I just won't go as far. And I don't want to succumb to that. I need to figure out some alternative though, to make sure that I don't ruin all of my efforts to date.

I plan on getting back to five workouts a week. Along with my sensible eating plan, I should start to see improvements in fitness, on the scale and in my clothes in a few weeks.

I am also trying to amend my goals. I had a very lofty goal for the Vegas trip. Which I only missed by one pound. But I worry that since I am only shooting for 185 by Labor day, that I will get slack in both my eating and working out. Maybe I should shoot for 180 and see what happens. That way I have 15 weeks to lose 14 pounds (instead of 15 weeks to lose 9 pounds). Ok, so I'll go for the 180 by Labor day. That will also change my longer term goals a bit. I am off to check my goals spreadsheet and will post back with the revised long term plan!