I wasn't really gone...

I just wasn't getting around to posting. I've still been watching what I eat pretty well. The weight is coming off slow, but at least it's coming off. I'm down to 288.5, which feels so great! Surprisingly! LOL Who ever thought I'd be happy to be in the 280's!?! The farther I get from the 300's, the happier I'll be. The BEST NEWS is that I'm now on a new notch on my belt. I moved from the 3rd hole to the 4th hole. Woot woot!!

I just moved a couple weeks ago, and work has been hectic, so that pretty much sums up why I haven't posted in a while. I haven't had much time to work out lately, but I'm hoping to get back to working out more regularly now that we're settling into our new home. I had been working out in the evening, but I think I'll be more likely to work out more regularly if I can get my ass out of bed in the morning to workout. I have always preferred working out first thing in the morning, but the last couple years I've been so exhausted and can't bear getting out of bed a minute sooner than I need to, to get showered and out the door to work. I've always had a difficult time with sleep hygiene. I love staying up late and sleeping in, so typical work hours are pretty difficult for me to maintain. That has typically meant that I am quite sleep deprived by the weekend and waste a good chunk of my weekends sleeping in very, very late to catch up my sleep debt. It's a vicious cycle that I can't seem to break out of. Nevertheless, I'm proud to announce that in the past few nights I've actually been in bed by midnight. That rarely happens.

Lately I find myself fantasizing about going to bed early and waking up energized enough to workout first thing in the morning. Is that what happens when you turn 30???
Of course the reality is that I HATE going to bed early when the time comes. *sigh* I'm just a big child at heart who doesn't want to go to bed when it's bedtime.