The Beginning

12/19/09

Weight: 178.0
Exercise: 1 hr circuit training class

Today is day one of my journey to health! I had my ah ha moment this morning, when I stepped on the scale…there is NO reason that I can’t hit my goal weight of 165. I’m not obese, or would even call myself ‘fat.’ I, however, know that I should feel better in my own skin. I am 5’9” and currently weigh 178. All the charts and books say I shouldn’t weigh more than 170. Beyond what the charts say, my pants aren’t fitting the way thye should be, that muffin top keeps showing up! I even have some pricey designer jeans that are in my closet with the tags on them! What a waste if I can’t wear them.

I’m addicted to sugar, that’s a fact. Yesterday, after making toffee (the second batch of the season), I ate….not because I was hungry, but because it’s sugar and it was there! After dinner (which included a slice of frozen pizza, steamed asparagus and a glass of wine) I polished off a sugar cookie. Why did I eat that cookie? I ate it so fast that I couldn’t possibly have enjoyed it.

I woke up this morning, to a new day and decided to take a route that I haven’t taken before. Sure, I’ve done a food journal, but never a ‘real’ journal. Where I write what I’m feeling, what’s working, what’s not, etc. Here, on paper for the first time, are my goals:

To hit and maintain my goal weight of 165 (13 lbs by March 19, 2010)
To think before I eat and learn moderation.
Weekly weigh in
Daily journaling
Bonus: To work toward living a debt free life (recovering from the past 2 years of hardships)

I plan to journal every day, to include the ups and the downs. I will include my thoughts, what I’ve eaten and the exercises I’ve done.

Bkfst:
1 double fiber English muffin w/ peanut butter
1 hard boiled egg
Coffee w/milk

Lunch:
Subway sandwich- whole wheat bread, extra veggies

Snacks:
Protein smoothie (milk, frozen fruit, protein powder, spinach, apple, wheat germ, flax seed)

Dinner:
Tonight I’m going to a fondue party, and I’ve premeditated what I plan to do. I will have only 10 oz of wine, 2 servings of cheese and 1 serving of chocolate (by the way, the one serving of chocolate is the ONLY serving of sugar I’m going to have today). I want to eat mostly veggies and proteins, limited bread.

I’ll fill you in on what I actually ate for dinner on my blog tomorrow. Until then…..