Losing it one pound at a time

I’m not surprised though. I’ve had relatives visiting since the 26th and have not exercised except for a walk I finally took yesterday. The company is gone as of today and I played 30 minutes of basketball with my son, Riley. We also attempted tennis for a little bit which was actually a good workout with running after all of the missed balls.

I took a trip to Sports Authority and bought some new shoes, a new workout outfit and a heart monitor. My spin instructor swears by it and says you can really burn more calories because you know what zone you’re in.

I’m glad to say goodbye to 2007. It was one of the toughest year of my life, but I survived it. I’m ready to see my new goals and dreams come true. Clean slate! I love that.

Exercise Log

I weighed in this morning and although the scale didn’t go down it didn’t go up either so I’m happy. I’ve been watching what I’m eating and trying to increase my water intake. My parents are in town and I started reading a book my mom brought from Dr. Andrew Weil. I was facsinated by reading about how overeating just wears our bodies out. I never thought of it that way. He challenges people to undereat, just a little bit. We’re so used to feeling overstuffed all the time that we think that’s how we’re supposed to feel. In reality, just barely full is the way to go. I practiced yesterday and today and I have to admit - I felt a lot better and definitely more energetic. Another part of the book I really liked was WATER CONSUPTION!I’m a big water drinker anyway but reading about why we need water from a phsyiological stand point made me want to drink more.

Only 2 more days left of 2007. I saw the commercial for Jenny Craig with Valerie Bertenelli crying about how she knew this year she would not have to make anty weight resolutions. I’m proud to see her reaching her goals. I’m going to reach mine this year too. No resolutions, just a fresh start and a new year.

A big thank you those of you who took the time to write and support me! I spent my day cleaning and preparing for company who will be here any minute. Surely 3 hours of cleaning helped me burn some calories! I missed my morning weigh in but will step on the scale tomorrow. Wish me luck.

It’s my first day of trying to lose weight by blogging and being accountable to someone other than myself. I never had to worry about my weight until my 3rd child was born and I hit 39.  Now it’s like my metabolism is in slow motion and I can’t seem to get it to speed up. I take that back - if I really focus on what I’m eating and remind myself that I can survive on 1200 calories the scale starts to move downward. But, all it takes is some stress at work and the chocolate starts to call my name and it’s over. I’ve disappointed myself again. I’m a little too busy to commit to a weekly meeting to weigh in at Weight Watchers so I’m hoping that I can get some REAL support from those of you facing the same issues. My dream is to lose just 20 or 25 pounds so I can stop beating myself up all the time and feel better about myself. We are a “beach family”. My husband, 3 boys and myself go to the beach nearly every weekend and I want to feel good about how I look.

Just so you know, I’m not a cook so if any of you have some great ideas about food that require very little cooking knowledge that would be great. I love protein bars and the “Think thin” bars are my favorite. I just started taking a spin class at 6 am (I can only stay for 1/2 the class because I have to get home to get my monkeys ready for school) but I love it. I get there early so I can do the stair climber or eliptical for 30 minutes before class. I figure between the two I should be 400 calories in the negative to start my day.  I really enjoy exercising and sweating.

Thanks for reading and I hope to report good news this week. Happy Holidays!