my new health lifestyle

DAY 1

Well, I officially started today. The first step was getting on the scale and seeing how bad things had really gotten. I’d been avoiding it because I didn’t want to see how high the numbers were, but I decided that I needed a dose of reality if I was finally going to start this. So after the HORROR of that experience, I decided that I would start today. Ideally, I’d like to lost 30 pounds, feel better about myself, and have more energy.

I did 60 minutes on the recumbent bike, some sit ups (not the real kind), and some leg lifts.

For breakfast I had an oatmeal with some raisins, for lunch a salad with cheese and a bowl of cabbage soup, for snack a handful of dry fibre cereal. And two glasses of water.

It’s been hard, but I’m hoping that it gets easier once the withdrawal cravings pass.

My plan is:

1) exercise on all my days off work for at least 30 minutes (that’s 2 times a week)

2) cut out all sugar snacks for as long as possible

3) avoid snacking between meals

4) eat smaller portions more slowly

I thought that since our other thread was getting long, that it might be a good thing for me to keep this thread as my personal log of my progress, successes, and failures. That way I can track my progress, and I feel more accountable to myself if I have to let everyone see it. If anyone is offended by me doing that, I’ll remove the thread. But if anyone else wants to start their own thread too, that would be great! It would help me to feel like I had a virtual buddy to go through the process with!

s&h’s mum2007-4-16 16:41:36