Roses

So I fell off the wagon a bit this weekend. But to be honest, I'm 26 and sometimes I just want to have a good time and be a little wreckless. I had drinks on Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday day. I over did it a bit, but it's one weekend and I will not let it discourage me and throw me off track any longer. I have good food's in my refrigerator and will start eating them again along with getting my butt back to the gym, I haven't been since Friday.

I have to go to DC for work, but I intend fully to eat well and workout, even if that means I have to get up early and go. Eating in hotels can be difficult, but I'm sure I will be fine or I can go out and find something around me that's healthy. I don't see my dietitian for three weeks, so this is my opportunity to do well and lose as much weight as possible in the next three weeks. I think my issue is that I got too discouraged that I hadn't lost more weight in a month. I know my previous post sounded excited about the 15 pounds, which I was, but for some reason this weekend I let myself get discouraged. I will do my best to not let that happen again.

I also need help at the gym. I do 1 hour of cardio every time I go. No weight lifting yet because all of my muscles are covered by fat, so even if they did get bigger, no one would be able to tell yet. I rotate four machines: 30 minutes of uphill walking, bike, elliptical and arc trainer. There are a few other machines that I'm intimidated by, but I want to try them eventually. What else can I do to get cardio exercise? I can't really run on the treadmill because I have shin splints. But I would like to initiate more cardio because the same four machines get boring and don't wok enough different muscle groups. If I had extra money I would go to a spinning class because the YMCA I'm currently a member of does not have spinning. Spinning is absolutely my favorite exercise. If I was a better swimmer I would swim, but I'm only a mediocre swimmer at best. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm learning to love the gym again.