New Year's Resolution

Well, for the past two years in a row I have considered giving up sweet treats for the year.  And I have always decided against it because it seems too hard, too long.  Well, I have decided that this is the year. But I am taking it month by month.  So, January is a sweet free month.  At the end of the month I will decide if I want to make February a sweet free month.  I am doing it this way because it seems a lot less daunting.  (I also decided that if, no when I reach my weight loss goal, I can have sweets again.)  I love sugary treats.  It will be good to free myself from the cravings.  

Merry Christmas...

I lost another pound :)

I lost one pound this week and did pretty well with my goals.  For this next week, I am going to keep two of my old goals and add one new one.  So, my goals are:

1.  Drink 8 glasses of water a day

2.  Read my motivating weight loss book

3.  Exercise 3 times this week  

Focus on the good

When I have dieted in the past (like after Jenna was born), I noticed something.  I focus on my failures.  I felt like a failure every single day.  The only time I ever felt good was if I was PERFECT all day.  Doing that can really put a damper on being healthy and fit.  So, this blog is focused on three good things I did this week so far...

1.  I exercised twice!  I found a workout video for a dollar (it is cheesy, but pretty good) and Jenna and I worked out two different mornings.  

2.  I started reading a book that I know will motivate and educate me to be healthy and to live a self-controlled life.

3.   At Jenna's snack time, I only ate if I was hungry.  We share that time together, her eating some applesauce or a different healthy snack, and me drinking my coffee.  It's a nice time sitting together.

So, there you have it.  I will not focus on my failures this time.  That will cause me to give up before I even give myself a chance.  

I will be blogging again on Monday, with a weigh-in and new goals.  

Starting now

It's time.  I tried to start my diet when Elsie was only 3 weeks old, but that backfired on me and so I decided to wait until 6-weeks post-baby to begin.  And here we are.  It is time.  My plan is to weigh in and post new goals each Monday.  I also plan to post an additional time during the week with something that motivates, hopefully something the Lord is teaching me as I practice self-discipline.  I pray that the Lord really teaches me through this, and that this site can be helpful and motivating to anyone else on this journey.  

Here are my goals for week one...

1.  Drink 8 glasses of water per day

2.  Eat a healthy lunch that involves protein

3.  Track diet on Sparkpeople

4.  Exercise 3 times this week

It starts!

I joined a free website called "Sparkpeople" where you can track calories, water intake, weight loss, etc all for free. It is always good to see just how many calories I intake for certain foods that I love. Helps me to know what to give up being that it just isn't worth the amount of calories it costs. Sparkpeople suggests that I intake around 1300 calories, but I am going to add an additional 300-500 calories since I am breast feeding. So, off we go.

Weight loss starts soon!

And it all begins with birthing a baby in a week! That is an "easy" 8 pounds to loose :) So, this website will not be updated for a while, until I feel good enough (and get the okay from the doctor) to start dieting and exercising. Soon though, very soon.