I now weigh 153 pounds (I'm 5'3").
I am not happy.
I know I've been exercising less. As the kids are getting older, there is less running after them. No chasing toddlers, no helping them get dressed or into car seats and strollers. I'm positive all those little actions add up to a serious amount of calories burned. Hmm, maybe I should adopt a toddler...
And then I've been keeping a case of Mt. Dew in our garage fridge. We haven't had a spare fridge for years and with only one fridge, space is at a premium for a family of 7. So I'd leave the case in the pantry and put one can in the fridge each morning for lunch (or dinner if I was distracted). And since now there are always cold cans, I think I've been drinking 3 to 4 a day. That's like half of my daily calorie intake in pop alone.
I've been skipping breakfast, another big no no.
Our part of Indiana also has a better selection of restaurants compared to where we were in Maryland (or even the tiny town in Ohio). And for the most part, eating out is never considered exactly good for you.
153 pounds. I am so not happy.
I know what I'm suppose to do: exercise more, eat less. Last time I tried to lose 10 pounds (argh, I gained those back and 10 more) it took me 3 months. My body type just likes to keep the extra pounds (I come from a hardy stock of short stout women, no offense to my family, it's genetics). So at a reasonable 1 pound a week, I'll be at my target weight (133-135) at the end of February. And there's Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Girl Scout cookie season between now and then.
But I'm going to try anyways. At least trying and then trying again (and again and again) is better than throwing in the towel and letting the pounds pack on. Which is kinda what I've done for the last year.
This morning I walked for half an hour on the treadmill. I've had a cup of tea so far and will probably eat a bowl of Cheerios next. I'm going to make myself eat more fruit (I'm terrible about letting the kids eat it all instead of keeping some for myself) and buy the veggies I know I will eat. Less Mt. Dew (can't go cold turkey, I'd rather be fat than give it up at the moment). More, more, and more exercise.
Does anyone have a toddler I can borrow for a few months?
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