It seems like every few months or so I have one of those "I need to lose weight" type ideas. (See Sept 2004 and Feb 2004) The evil, evil scale... This morning it read 143.0 Um... *sigh* (I'm 5'3" by the way).
It's not just the number on the scale. I feel "wide." I can't really explain it better than that. What sucks is that I made it through 4 pregnancies and easily lost all the weight and was in reasonable shape afterwards each time. To gain about 15 pounds and begin losing my so-so figure 2 years later is very depressing.
I have crappy eating habits, I know that. Mountain Dew, pizza, McDonalds, frozen pre-made food, etc. Which is weird cause I always make the kids eat well, all the fruit in the house is consumed by them and I rarely dish their veggies on to my plate too at mealtimes. Step #1: eat a better variety of healthy foods, eat like the kids.
Step #2: stop drinking Mountain Dew. Happily I can say this one is pretty much done. While in Maryland, I only drank one mini 8oz bottle a day and since we've been home I haven't bought any. The caffeine withdraw either hasn't hit yet or I weaned myself successfully.
Step #3: drink more water. Again so far going pretty well. I'm filling up a bottle of water over and over and keeping it handy though the day. Yesterday, I drank about 48oz. So far today 24oz. I think being hydrated is helping keep a caffeine withdraw headache away and also helping me get rid of that bloated "wide" feeling.
Step #4: exercise. Off and on I do exercise shows and tapes. I plan to try to do those a bit more regular and also try to find a way to work more exercise into my lifestyle. I don't own a bike or any exercise equipment and while I used to enjoy running outdoors, that's not exactly something I can do with 5 kids (maybe I could take laps around the chain link fence?). Will definitely take more walks with the kids and I'm thinking about starting some from of martial arts.
Step #5: be accountable. This is where you all come in. I'll post my weight once a week. The goal: 15 pounds in 10 weeks. On Sept 1st, I want the scale to read 128. Sure there's more to life than that number. I know I need to eat better, drink more water, & exercise and working towards a number is the way to go for me. And then maintain that weight, obviously the hardest part for me since I've steadily gained over the last year and a half. Wish me luck! *laughs*
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