#orangetheory

I'm doing better than I expected considering reading 269 was also my goal for February and I didn't reach that last month.

Now, I'm hoping to stay consistent and get to the lower 260s soon.

Also, this is silly, but exciting for me. I was aboit 265 when I met my husband. It's exciting that I'm almost back at that weight again, and that I'm that much closer to getting below that weight.

I'm planning on getting in an OrangeTheory class tonight. I'm planning on checking out a 4th location, that I haven't tried yet, that's close to my work.

All of the studios have different schedules, and my schedule doesn't work with the IL locations during weekdays. So, thw part that sucks is that I won't be home til 7:30 tonight. Class won't be until 5:45 and I get off work at 5.

First day back at Orangetheory after being forced to take a month off all exercise due to a (non-Covid related) virus

Of course it had to be day one of

ALL OUT MAYHEM! 🍊

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ Long post ahead:

March 1st ➡️ December 29th

I took my first OTF class on February 26th and by Friday I was signed up. I was able to take 11 classes with my new membership before everything was shut down.

But those 12 classes gave me a push to keep working out. Looking on my Apple health activity from March 16th to May 26th I only had 7 days where I had no workout activity. That means for 65 days during the most difficult part of the year I got off my couch and worked out. I did strength training, yoga, running, mixed cardio, and long walks with my dogs. I know for a fact that I wouldn’t have done that if it wasn’t for the kick in the butt I got from Orangetheory. I can’t even imagine where my body would be right now without that kick, but I am grateful that it isn’t.

Despite having my fitness goals on track I couldn’t keep up with my eating. Calorie counting was putting me in a bad place mentally and I wasn’t thriving. One morning I woke up and saw the scale hitting my “danger zone” which was anything nearing 200lbs. I literally cried and pulled out it phone and thought “I have tried everything that else already and this is the last resort”

Since joining WW in June my weight has stabilized and I’m not having the crazy gains and losses that I’ve had for years. I feel in control of my food, my body, and my health in general.

Yesterday was my last class of 2020 and looking back at my stats I made some huge progress, ran a lot of miles, and burned some major calories!