Can’t take it anymore
I’m sick of being fat, of not ever wanting pictures taken of myself. Aside from the flab, I am quite attractive. I’ve decided to start this blog as a way to help me keep everything organized and for some accountability.
Here are some of my basic goals:
1. I am NOT dieting. Diets suck. In all honesty, the food department isn’t really where I struggle anyway. I already eat healthy foods in appropriate portions. When I really want chocolate or ice cream or whatever (usually cheesecake, yum!), I indulge, but in moderation and rarely. We don’t eat out or eat many processed foods. So other than taking a few weeks to track and see where there’s room for improvement, I’m not gonna worry about food.
2. Water, this is a struggle for me. So let’s start small. Instead of my 20 oz of mountain dew (my one true food vice), I’m going to cut back to 12 oz a day. For this week, I’m aiming for 4 glasses of water a day, or 32 oz. More would be great, but I don’t want to set myself up for failure so quickly. Therefore I’m aiming low to start.
3. Exercise. Again aiming low to start. I’m going for 1000 mins in August, or approximately 30 minutes per day.
4. Running. I want to do a 5k next spring. I’m so not a runner though. Never was actually, even when I was a soccer player. So perhaps this one’s gonna be a bit of a stretch and will get scrapped. We’ll see. I’m going to try using the Couch to 5K plan to start.
5. Push-ups. I came across a link for 100 Push Ups, and I figure why not.
6. Belly dancing. Oh yeah baby! Eventually I’d like to take an actual class, but my self esteem just ain’t there yet. So for now I’ll be doing it at home using dvds. Next summer, I’m totally dressing as a belly dancer for the Ren Faire!
Now for the squeamish, you might want to leave. For those of you that are brave, you’re going to be treated to the harsh reality that is me - my current weight and measurements, plus pictures of my scantily clad self. This will serve 2 purposes. First, it’ll give me motivation to get off my rear. Second, I’ll be updating with new images as I go, and this will be a visual reminder of the work I’m doing.
*back later with the pics*
I think you should go for the Belly Dancing. I’m starting a class on Thursday night and believe me my belly isn’t pretty. It will be alot of fun and it is great exercise.
Can’t wait to see the pics.
nice blog! you are right, dieting sucks and exercise is key!!! I am using sparkpeople to keep track of my eating and exercising. honesty is the key there
Good read, interesting stuff.