So everyone makes a New Year's resolution and almost everyone breaks it. I am going to use my blog to hold myself accountable to my New Year's resolution. Losing weight.. I am not just talking about an extra 10 pounds... My goal ultimately is to lose 75 pounds. I weigh now 222 pounds, the heaviest I have ever been. Before I had Chloe I was on my weight to losing weight, I was working out at least 4 days a week and lifting weights and really watching my diet. I had lost 19 pounds and like 2 inches in my waist and inches everywhere else and I felt really great. The other health problem associated with this is my cholesterol I had the luck of inheriting high cholesterol from my dad via my grandfather... Before medicine last year it was total of 326 after taking medicine and watching what I ate and exercising it went to 192... Now that I am nursing though I can't take medicine for it, but I know that diet exercise will help some. My weakness is cookies and chocolate... put the two together and I am done for... I never thought I had an eating problem... But when it comes to desserts I do... So my goal is to blog everyday about what I am eating, how I am feeling and about life in general to work on bettering myself. I know that heart disease is the number one killer of women and I don't want to be in a casket at age 50...
So to update, today I worked out using my Walk Away The Pounds DVD and I will do some crunches... It is a fabulous DVD because there is no excuse not to use it... You walk in your house it is EASY.. I am also using a weight watchers guide to count my points.
I am glad I added the picture of my kids in my previous post because I know why I am doing this... Not just for me but for them.. I want to be able to run around and play with them, as it is running is not okay for me...
That is a recent photo of me... Now I don't think I am unattractive... That is not what this is about, I think I am pretty... But I feel like I am a small person with a fat suit on and I don't like that feeling... I want to be healthy!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Ramble for January 4
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4 comments:
Thank you for putting up more of your art work! It's beautiful!
Good Luck losing the weight :) I've never thought the numbers on the scale were important. Being healthy is the important part. I'm trying to work on that myself this year.
I'm working on the life change as well Jess.
Good work!
I think the hardest part is accepting that something must be done.
And I agree: It's not just a/b changing your diet, it's about changing your life in general.
I am obsessed with chocolate, brownies, and ice
cream in general. Basically I love chocolate and dairy.
Now that the holidays are over, I will be able to concentrate on myself more and make the effort to get in my food groups and exercise.
My first mission is to get back into drinking 64 oz of water everyday. It's hard. But I figure, if I drink my water, i can cut out cokes (I don't know that i'll ever be able to cut out coffee!), I'll feel more full (less likely to snack on chocolate), and I'll feel hydrated, so I won't get winded so fast when I'm trying to exercise, therefore it will be a more pleasant experience in general and I will be more likely to keep up with it.
And that's the first step to my plan of health in 2008!
I like think "babysteps." (I just watched "What About Bob." That movie is freakin hysterical!)
Cheers and good luck with the life change Jess!
I find you dead sexy... well not dead, how can something that is dead be sexy?
Wait, nevermind.
I know you can do it, not that dead thing... but the losing weight thing... you still with me? good, because I am not...
:)
Darkness- Thank you :) It's always nice to find people who appreciate my artwork. I agree, health is the most important part.
Kitten-Yes accepting that change is necessary is the hardest part because we all love to live in our own bubble of false happiness and security... It helps us sleep at night :)
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