Today is Day 1 - looking for advice
Hi All! Today is my day 1 of getting serious about my health including weight. I'm 42. 5' 7", and 262.5. I've steadily put on weight for the last several years, going from healthy and active to unhealthy and non-moving.
I always thought I could get it under control if I'd just start, but I've not been able to get started. I don't understand why it's so hard for me to just do it. When I put my mind towards something at work, I always succeed. But for some reason I can't do the same for ME.
I blamed long work hours, long commute, etc., but I've been able to work from home for over the last year and I still can't get up and get with it.
In general my eating habits are kinda ok, but I do have McDonalds or something sweet about once per week. I eat lots of healthy vegetables and limit red meat. I used to drink lots and lots of water, but not anymore.
One problem was stopping work before I'm too tired to do anything else. I work too many hours. While I've improved the hours working and I have time to work out, I still just don't do it.
Today it all stopped. I haven't eaten anything bad. I'm doing the treadmill for 30 mins and will go on a walk later with my dog. I thought about doing a food/exercise journal. And I like Alton Brown's rules which I'm pretty sure I can work in to my life and succeed. And I've put reminders on my calendar to drink water until it is a habit again.
I hope coming clean here will help get me off my rump and moving. I plan to come here each day and especially when I feel like eating something I shouldn't and when I can't make myself get moving. I'm not planning to follow a specific diet - just eat healthy, avoid the bad stuff and get move.
I would love to hear from others who maybe have had similar struggles and can maybe give me some other ideas where to start.
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