so i joined a Valentine’s Day challenge today to lose 30 pounds by Feb. 14th. i think it is exactly what i need. now to get off this computer and MOVE!
well, today did not go as planned but i have to let it go because tomorrow is a brand new day…
also i lost a pound in one week. yay! i’m not going to diet (die-it). just going to eat the foods i would normally eat and the foods i love in moderation and eat only when i’m hungry. moderation is the key and what a concept to eat only when you are hungry. most of the time i eat because the clock says its time to eat or i’m feeling restless or even as a reward and i’ve basically been eating what and how much i want and not moving enough. i’ve been down the road of restriction and it doesn’t work for me. I enjoy my wine and cheeses but now a small portion of cheese and only one glass of wine with dinner.
This is the weekend i get my house in order literally. i will clean and organize every room and get my wardrobe organized as well. i’d like to say i don’t know how everything fell apart but that would be a lie. with starting a new very demanding job that has taken every last bit of my energy, my environment and my health have taken a back seat. no more! now that i have a handle on the job, i need to focus on me. also i heard if your environment is organized then your mind will be cleared to focus on your goals. so one more cup of java and i’m off.
thats where i am on the scale. its not a terribly horrible number but its getting there considering i’m only 5′3″ tall. i’m right on the obese line of the weight graphs. hmmmmm….well my blog is about losing weight to a healthy weight for my height and frame. i don’t need or can’t ever imagine being stick thin. the only time i was stick thin was in high school and i starved myself to get and stay there. at 55 years old (56 in jan), i’m at another crossroads in my life. every successful person i know has told me a person needs to reinvent themselves every decade and my decade is happening now. it’s hard to explain the feeling i have because even though i have accomplished and experienced so much in my lifetime, i am bursting at the seams with excitement of new experiences to come. i know i desire change and when i do my life will also change. so many thoughts filling my head at once….what a journey this will be.