February Goals Recap, March Goals, & Progress Pics

Happy March, y'all!

I can't believe it's already March. I was making a couple of progress pictures yesterday and realized that September was six months ago... SIX MONTHS! I'm also very happy that February is over. It's probably my least favorite month (and I always forget how much I hate it until I'm in the middle of it), and it always feels like the longest month. This February, my calendar was jam-packed and I did my best to achieve my goals for the month.

My goals for February were:

1. Get to goal
2. Save money
3. Workout 3x a week
4. Get more sleep

I did get to goal, on February 13th. I'm currently maintaining and while it's tough--maintenance is really just trial and error until you figure out what works for you--I am so happy to finally be at goal. I didn't save any money, but I did get my tax return and now have all my credit cards paid off, which is fantastic! Working out 3x a week didn't happen at ALL. Like I said, my month was very busy, and most weeks I was lucky if I was able to squeeze two workouts in. Definitely going to keep working on that one this month. The same goes for my goal to get more sleep--instead of getting more sleep this month, I've just increased my coffee consumption... So instead of two cups a day, I'm up to four (sometimes five) cups a day. I don't see myself getting enough sleep at all this semester, if I'm being completely honest. 

My goals for March: 

1. Maintain my weight (stay between 135-139)
2. Workout 3x a week
3. Get squat back up to 130lbs
4. Study for at least 2 hours a day

Weight maintenance is an obvious one--I should hit Lifetime by the end of the month, and I definitely want to successfully maintain my weight for the 6 weeks so that I can get WW for free! I'm going to continue working out and get to the gym 3x a week, because I love how I feel when I workout and I'm finally figuring out how I can fit exercise into my schedule this semester. Working out more often will also mean that I'm regularly squatting (once or twice a week), and can focus on getting my squat back up to 130lbs, which is where it was at right before I left WA in January. My final goal is completely unrelated to weight loss, but nevertheless important--I want to study for at least 2 hours a day. All the snow days at the beginning of the semester really threw me for a loop and I feel like I'm still not mentally in school mode, and I need to focus.

As I mentioned in the beginning of this post, I was thinking about where I was in September and how much progress I've made since then, so I decided to make a couple progress pictures. Both "before" pictures are from the end of August/beginning of September, and I'm approximately 15 pounds less now than I was then.

A size 8 to a size 6--while I've leaned out everywhere, my legs are where I see the most difference.

#bootygains

I'm very happy with my progress. It's slow, but I'm feeling stronger everyday, and I'm excited to crush my goals this month!

-Emily