It's the first day of a new year, and I have made a goal for myself to get under 200 pounds in the next 12 months. At my current weight, that will require me to lose at least 6 pounds a month, or 1.5 pounds a week. That's actually fairly doable. The question becomes, what am I prepared to DO to lose this weight?
First, I am prepared to get my butt to the gym more often. I've had a serious problem with sinus infections this last year, so I've not made it to the gym much at all in November and December. My husband has suggested we get up earlier and go to the gym before work. That's fine with me, I can actually get up early and be fairly alert, but he's got problems with mornings...they start too darn early! So I will do my best to motivate his butt out of bed and get us to the gym.
Second, I am prepared to plan my meals better. I know that most of my problems with eating is that I am not planning my food intake and therefore I find myself eating garbage. There are two fast food restaurants and three places I can order food from right near where I work, and I tend to get quickly prepared fatty and salty food whenever I go there. My doctor has ordered me to not eat salty or fatty foods, so in order to feel better physically I will plan all my meals, and snacks, and stick to it. In the long run, this will be less expensive than eating out 5 meals a week.
Third, I am prepared to keep a daily log of my food intake so I can catch myself when I do eat improperly and keep myself back on track.
Fourth, I am prepared to cut myself a little slack. If I screw up for one meal, it doesn't ruin the whole damn day. It's just one meal. I need to remember that.
First, I am prepared to get my butt to the gym more often. I've had a serious problem with sinus infections this last year, so I've not made it to the gym much at all in November and December. My husband has suggested we get up earlier and go to the gym before work. That's fine with me, I can actually get up early and be fairly alert, but he's got problems with mornings...they start too darn early! So I will do my best to motivate his butt out of bed and get us to the gym.
Second, I am prepared to plan my meals better. I know that most of my problems with eating is that I am not planning my food intake and therefore I find myself eating garbage. There are two fast food restaurants and three places I can order food from right near where I work, and I tend to get quickly prepared fatty and salty food whenever I go there. My doctor has ordered me to not eat salty or fatty foods, so in order to feel better physically I will plan all my meals, and snacks, and stick to it. In the long run, this will be less expensive than eating out 5 meals a week.
Third, I am prepared to keep a daily log of my food intake so I can catch myself when I do eat improperly and keep myself back on track.
Fourth, I am prepared to cut myself a little slack. If I screw up for one meal, it doesn't ruin the whole damn day. It's just one meal. I need to remember that.
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