Posted by SweatPea

I followed a friend of mine in here and have realized I need to do this once again or I will just keep climbing up on the scale - that my weight won’t stay in one place if I don’t do anything about it.

I like to whine about things like not getting to eat what I want, but then I have to face the facts … do I want to eat what I want and be sluggish the rest of my life or do I want to lose weight and be healthy?

I have lost weight in the past to the tune of 66 lbs. My heaviest being 210 lbs. - on my 5′3″ body - it’s not the healthiest. I’m currently (as of this morning at 172.5 lbs) I would like to be in the 140’s. I know that it will take a lot of diligence (dh’s new word for the day) and patience. And I know I’m not going to get there by eating ice cream or snickers bars everyday.

I have got a plan - that’s one way to reach your goals right?

So my plan is to exercise at lest 30-40 min. per day for 5 days a week and to choose healthier foods. Limit my cals to under 1500 and up my water consumption (which is barely one 16 oz tumbler nowadays.) I have plenty of things to do as far as exercise goes - so there is really no excuse not to exercise.

We have the cupboard and fridge stocked with lots of healthy goodies - so no reason to falter there. I just have to do it!

I don’t know if I will check in here everyday or not, but I will try (it’s not like I’m not on the puter everyday anyway.)

So, if I start whining or complaining - just give me a good smack or kick in the butt so that I can wake up and get back to reality.

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Yesterday I didn’t do formal exercise, but I did watch what I ate and did a lot of gardening (pulling weeds and trimming hedges.)

My food:
coffee w/ lite creamer
Slim-fast protein bar
2 pieces of hard candy (church)
cottage cheese w/ strawberries
a salad made w/ spinach and mustard greens - tomatoes, almond slivers, and that new spray dressing w/ a little cheese
2 organic cookies - blech think next time I’ll skip those fo sho!
Homemade tostada - lean beef, enchilada sauce, mustard greens, black olives, jalapeños, tomato, onions.
Doritos - not the healthiest I know, but I was starving and it was late at night while I was waiting on my peep to show up to watch a meteroid shower.

Water- 2 16oz tumblers

Today my goal is 40 min. workout - I think I’ll dust off my pilates video. And keep cals. 1500 or less.