An update on Operation: Floral

So in my last general blog post, I talked about being back on the fitness bandwagon and how I was so excited about upcoming events that were keeping me motivated. Such as my trip to the beach, the Alanis Morissette concert, my uncle and his long time girlfriend getting married. That was at the end of February and at that time, I had no idea that the coronavirus, or COVID19, was going to derail almost ALL OF THAT.

Noooo! The first corona casualty was my aunt and uncle postponing their wedding. I was so bummed. By mid-April, I was really starting to get concerned about my trip to Virginia Beach and thinking it wasn't going to happen. In Mid-May I learned that the Alanis concert was postponed. Oh man. What a crappy Spring and Summer this was turning out to be!

Despite all that, I'm proud to say that I managed to say motivated enough to continue with my workouts. That was a great feeling, honestly. I wasn't sure what was going to happen, but I continued to work out and eat healthily, just like I did before the fire. It was like I found a bit of myself that I had lost along the way. And not only that, but I was noticing positive changed both with the scale AND in my body. Finally! So even if I wasn't going to the beach, or wearing one of my favorite dresses, or attending a bucket list concert, I still had a reason for doing it. It wasn't for nothing and it added to the motivation.

Luckily, we did manage to go to the beach. I've been back home for a couple days now and I though I'd give a visual update not only on Operation: Floral, but on whether or not I wore a two piece swim suit on the beach.

I'm not at my lowest weight, and I still would like to lose around 25-30lbs to lose before I feel like I can be "done" or maintaining, but I'm happy with what I've managed so far.

Not sure what my workouts will be. I'm totally sick of Lift and Shred and the 10 Minute Meltdown Pilates, Hard Core and kickboxing workouts. I'm tossing up LIIFT4, Body Shred, or Body Revolution in my mind. We'll see where we go. Hopefully the results continue to happen. While on my trip to the beach, I ate like crap (manicotti, a cheese burger, a TON of fries, lots of ice cream, haha) and I put on about 5lbs. I thought that I'd get a ton of steps in, but honestly, I found myself marching in place most of the time to get to 10k steps. But we're starting anew, and this time I know I can do it. I had a great week of rest and fun. I'm ready to kill this, bring it back to life, and kill it again. :D

How's everyone faring during the pandemic?