**I’m putting this on my blog because this really helped me last time around. At a minimum I’ll do a weekly roundup post.  Maybe daily posts if I find that it helps.**

Motivation - look and feel great for the family sailing trip to the British Virgin Islands in March. For Christmas, I made photo albums of the last trip.  Looking at that many photos of myself in a bathing suit - talk about a kick in the pants!

Timeline: 10 weeks.  (I started last week)

Goal: Lose 19 lbs.  (This is possible - less than 2 lbs lost a week, and last June I lost 10 lbs in 4 weeks.)

Food: Journal food on my phone and do calorie counting.  I did this last June when I successfully lost weight.  Goal is 1200-1300 calories a day, and 90% Paleo.  Only booze with people or on weekends.  I’m not buying wine for my house. 

Workout: 5 of 7 days.  I’d prefer 6 of 7, but let’s be realistic.  Mix of running, spin classes, hot yoga, and weights.  I got a bootcamp groupon that I’m going to use in the month of February for additional help.

A note on running - I’m not signing up for another race yet.  I thought training for the half marathon would help me drop pounds, but I forgot how I am RAVENOUS after running distances.  So instead I’m focusing on eating right and working out in general.

Reward: New swimsuits :)