Starting to blog

I am going to try and blog again! This is probably the forth or fifth time I have started this blog. But I won't succeed if I don't even begin. So I will try again.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve! My plan is to eat right, and not to drink too much. I have an eight hour work day, and then a party at a friends house. So I don't think I can fit in a workout, but I can keep up my energy and burn some calories by being on my feet all day.

Happy New Year!

Weight: 224

specific challenges

Here are some specific weight loss challenges I am struggling with.

I eat at work, but still come home hungry. It is late, and I am vulnerable. So sometimes after work I binge eat.

I am not putting working out at the top of my priority list. I have time in the morning, but I am not doing it.

I don't eat often enough at work. Rhea keeps insisting that smaller meals and snacking helps her. But I never bother to take breaks and go eat snacks.

So my plan now is to address these challenges

Blogging!

I need to blog more regularly.


Yesterday was a good food day. Rhea insists I need to be snacking more, and keeping up my metabolism. So I did that yesterday, I had a banana and an orange over my afternoon. So when dinner came I was starving! I had a salad with chicken. Then I was so hungry I had some granola bars, they are diet Fiber 1 bars, I had four of them. So um, yeah, that was weird. But not too many calories.


Today I better work out.


So excited about my vacation!

Fell off the Wagon!

We went out to dinner for my mom's birthday on Friday. I chose something pretty healthy at the Mexican restaurant.


I wanted birthday cake, but we got a piece to share and some frozen yogurt to go with it. That was good.


But then on Saturday we worked hard cleaning out the garage. So we had pizza for diner. I ate a bit too much. And if I really want to lose weight faster, like my sister, I would have skipped it altogether.


Then later that night we went to hang out with Julia, John and Owen. I had tatter tot casserole. Ouch.


Today was okay. So as long as I got back on the wagon I'm okay with that.


Monday starts my new week. I am going to try and add some workouts to the mix. That will be more fun to blog about.


I can do this.

14 hour day

Today I am getting fit by taking care of business. I had Tanner drop me off at Starbucks. I can use the Internet and take care of some things I've been meaning to do, like working on getting a job. It's going really well. I have been eating well still. I need to eat more often, and more veggies. I've been lazy about cutting them up and taking them places with me.


I have half a day of work today, tomorrow and Thursday. So I am going to start working out tomorrow. Just a little at first. I want to get used to putting aside time for it. Then I can build up the intensity.


My birthday is Thursday!
I think this attitude I have going will serve me well as I move into the new year.


Inspirational photo of the day!

This one is a little blurry. I just like pandas. I want to be fit, and go back to China. This was also a unique experience for Tanner and I. If we are fit and happy and hardworking, we can go see other unique world wonders.


Like a shuttle launch in two weeks! And Laura's wedding in September!


I will also get a scale and start weighing myself this weekend. The numbers are important, if I feel good but am not actually making any progress then it's not enough.


Also, pandas love veggies!

New Post!

I haven't been posting enough.

I have been eating really well! Even at the birthday party at the Suzuki's. The only binge in all this time was on the candy I got for my birthday. I feel good. I feel like I have a lot of energy this week. I have been taking better care of my skin as well, and dressing for work and parties.

This is all on the right track. I think it was a good idea to ease into this. I am taking steps to get fit. After this first week I will start working out as well as eating well. Super!

Day One

I am going to give this blog one more try. I think this is the fourth time I've started over.


It's become even more important that I do something good for myself. I've been getting sad and disappointed with myself. I am still working retail, it's been four months now. I haven't applied for any jobs since the before the holidays. I have settled into this life, and I'm unhappy with it. I have to keep trying to change my life. I've never been good at doing homework, or at working out on a regular basis. But giving up on those goals has only made me more depressed. So I will keep trying.


Today I made vegetarian split pea soup in the crock pot. I also cleaned my room, which doesn't sound like much. But climbing over crap, picking things up and cleaning is actually a mild work out for me. I am so out of shape.


My short term goals include working on my fitness and my waistline for our trip to Florida. Then losing weight and inches for Laura's wedding. My long term goal is that by the time this year is over I will be fit, have a good job, and be happier.

My inspirational photo of the day. Me! This was November 2006. I was in China. I hiked Mt. Taishan. I was around 170 pounds at this time, which for me was 20 pounds overweight. I didn't feel very fit, but I was still trying new things. I was travelling around China on my own! I want to be this woman again.




Let's go!