Guess who's back. .... back again. .. . .

Well. .. what have we here?!  The long-lost blogger, that's what.  WOW, talk about being M.I.A.  I haven't signed in here and/or blogged for such a long time I'm surprised I remembered what my sign-in and password were! Ha

BUT.  Now comes the time when I'm ready to go from fat to fit. .. .. AGAIN.  After such a crazy long hiatus (broken up only by continued summer running workouts last year and another round of P90X in the late summer/early fall. ... after which I slacked pretty heavily)... . I truly feel fat again.  I am not a big scale person, because I truly don't believe that when your goal is to get fit that a number should be gospel - but I would guess that I've gained anywhere from 5 to 10 pounds.  The problem is that those pounds are goo - and they have metriculated to areas that I seriously don't like. .. . and all of that is seriously depressing me!  Not to mention that a lack of physical activity dampens my mood - I can always tell. 

The evil refined sugar and many other not-so-clean foods have made their way into my life again.  Though I completely know they're bad, I somehow reasoned them through the gates, telling myself that a few of them in moderation wouldn't kill me. ... and they have gotten me NOwhere GOOD!  So here I am.. .. . circling the jump-off point, preparing myself to launch into 'the lifestyle' again.  I think I'm ready, truly!  As I've said in my past entries. .. .. WHAT DO I HAVE TO LOSE?  Nothing but fat and toxins. 

So, with a combo of eat clean and lifting as much as I can (I mean really pushing it with the weights - women, DON'T BE AFRAID OF WEIGHTS!!) my hope is to get in decent shape by the end of July, when I will spend a week in a swimsuit (or, the usual dying-of heat-and-humidity/as little clothing as possible if not an actual swimsuit the entire time!).

I have the help and input of a former trainer and current CrossFit participant to help me with the weights part. .. .. and there are always my trusty P90X strength-training workouts if I don't make it to the gym.  Cardio is important and I will continue to run (uhm, ahem. ... get back into running, as that has also been on hiatus!) but I will mostly focus on the strength training.  Once again, I post the following as an illustration of why I seek to put on that muscle . .. ...



Um, ya.  Who wouldn't want sexy strong muscle replacing the goo and taking up a LOT less space?!   Yet another reason why the scale is an inaccurate representation of how fit and healthy a body is!

So here's to the next adventure. .. ... getting back into shape.  Next stop. ... sore city.  Because the first week is always a killer!!!

Anyone want to join me?! :)