Carole:
I also do the Treadmill first thing in the morning (5am) for 30 minutes. I use the ipod also and have some great tunes that rev me up.
I have the wii fit and love it. I am trying to do that every night for at least 30 minutes. I do steps and boxing and the running. With working full time it gets a little hard to fit in between shopping, laundry, dinners..etc.. I also got myself a pedometer and am trying to increase the steps I take everyday.
Good thing my kids are grown, because I don't know how I would fit "me" time in. Now that they are grown, I have no excuse to not concentrate on myself. My husband is also very supportive.
For food, I am calorie counting (writing everything down that goes in my mouth). Within my 1400 calories, I am trying to balance all the good food groups and going with heavy on the veggies. Thank God I love veggies. I am finding that planning is the most important part for getting healthy. If I plan, I don't think about what I am not having. I am only thinking about what I am going to have. Does that make sense? I have also set up a reward system and reminder. I have a bracelet that I am adding beads to for every five lbs. I lose. The bracelet is a good reminder because it follows my hand to my mouth. As I look at the beads, I feel pride in what I am doing. I picked beads that signify something to me... Heart (healthy) star (reaching for the stars) butterfly (renewal) and a green bead to represent (go for it!). I am now working on my fifth bead. 3lbs to go before I can add it. I think it will be a different kind of heart bead. Anyway, Sorry I got long here...I just am excited for the first time that I really think that my mind is where it needs to be. I pray and hope I am right!