Six pounds down... 20 to go

Last time I weighed myself, I was around 164.5 lbs. My goal by Bonnaroo is 145.

Days until Bonnaroo... 80
Weeks until Bonnaroo... 11.42

Pounds to lose in 80 days/11.42 weeks... 19.5

Ave. weight loss goal per week: 1.7, but let's round up to 2 for good measure

Time to hit it hard.

Giving up on meat (any meat - red meat, chicken, fish, etc.) has helped me lose a quick 6 pounds or so. I haven't had time to work out but have been renovating a house and cleaning, so I haven't exactly been sitting around. HOWEVER, these past few weeks have been REALLY stressful, which has led to junky eating and lots of soda.

These next couple weeks I need to bring the stress level down (yoga and music ;)) and start eating more vegetables and fewer carbs. I need to start taking vitamins regularly again and I need to drink water all day long instead of soda. Soda makes me feel puffy anyway.

Then I've got to hit the gym some more. And get my bike out around the neighborhood.

Trying vegetarianism for 40 days

For Lent I gave up meat. Not eggs or milk, just meat. 

So far, I've lost three pounds on my new vegetarian diet. I didn't eat a lot of meat in the first place, but it is keeping me away from McDonald's and the like pretty successfully. 

I'm hoping this will get me into new foods. I've been researching vegetarian recipes, which I hope to try over the next month or so. 

Does anyone recommend any sites or anything I should try? 

Of Montreal, a new priority

Do these guys look like they'd be fun to see live, or what?

Of Montreal is a band I'll really like to catch at Bonnaroo this year. I hope there aren't a lot of conflicts. 

My boyfriend David introduced me to the band when he made me a handful of mixed CDs about a year ago. I instantly fell in love with "Climb a Ladder." 

I haven't researched nearly enough music this year to be able to prioritize properly at the 'Roo, so that's something I'm really going to work on. I listened to 2004's "Satanic Panic in the Attic" yesterday. Where have I been all these years?

At the present moment, they can do no wrong by me. Pair that with a cross dressing lead singer? A can't miss, for sure. 

Check out www.ofmontreal.net for more. 

I fell off the wagon... temporarily

So I did the Couch to 5K for a week and a half. Then, I bought a house and fell off the wagon.

I closed on Feb. 20, and have spent virtually all my free time (at least on the weekends) at the house painting, fixing, etc. At least I'm getting some exercise. Plus, I don't really have time to sit around and gain weight anymore. Still, it doesn't balance out. 

I'm afraid I am going to have to keep the running part of my plan on hold at least through this week and possibly next. In the meantime, at least I'm getting stuff done and not being a fatty.

I'm holding steady at 167.5. Need to get down to 145 by June. I found a Web site called peertrainer.com that is helpful. It teaches you how to make realistic goals and keep them.