Hello all! I hope the month of June is treating you well ;-) I know Summer One classes are almost done at MU, so some of you should be relieved, hah. As for me, today represents a few things. Today is June 7th - which means in two months I'll be turning 22! One of my goals for this summer was to lose 20 lbs. I'd love to lose that in time for my birthday. Not that there is any big reason why, that just seems like a good timeline. So far, I'm 5lbs down(for the summer). 15 to go!

Today, Tuesday, is also my weigh-in day. I knew this day was coming on my journey... I gained weight since last week. I know, it happens, but it's still disappointing. I'm not giving up - if anything, I'm more determined for next week. I also know why it happened. I could blame it on mother nature, who will be giving me a gift in the next few days... but ultimately I need to be responsible and own up to the fact that this past week I have been eating poorly.

I still don't want to count calories, but I think I am setting a month-long goal, today. Here is what I want to aim for:

Going to the gym 20 out of the next 28 days. (5 days/wk - I've been seriously slacking on my exercise.) If I can't go to the gym, I will go for a walk or work out with Bob.

Eliminating carbs after 6pm, and not eating after 9pm. Tyler suggested this, and given that he is incredibly fit... maybe he has some good tips.

Getting on a definitive sleep schedule. 11p-7am. I want to be in the habit of getting up early and always getting 8 hours of sleep, no matter what. This will help with planning my meal times.

Eating every 3 hours. I have 16 hours of awake time, two of which I won't be eating during. So this would mean I eat at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, and 7pm.

Making sure, since I'm not tracking calories, that I track my food groups. I really love this idea (thanks Jennifer - my nutritionist!), but I haven't been implementing it enough.

Limiting my intake of fatty/sugary foods. Yesterday I had ice cream, a donut, and cookies. In one day. Now, generally they were in moderation, but still - this is too much. I've also struggled with making the right choices at restaurants - skipping the fries has been a challenge.

Really sticking to my convictions about being a vegetarian. I've been a 90% vegetarian since March. I still think I am going to eat turkey and chicken if I can't find a vegetarian (low fat) option. But I'm not buying anymore meat, and the few times I've eaten red meat - it wasn't worth it. So this is the end of that.

I'm reading Bob's Book Are you Ready! and he suggests making a plan for one month, and sticking to it. One month is not the long in the grand scheme of things, but it is long enough to make lifelong habits. So hopefully, these gym, food, and sleep habits will stick.

Today, I'm not getting in the front seat of the bandwagon. I'm pushing it the presidential mile.

Thanks for reading!