I Caved

Big time...I ate so much today...Why? I guess I was bored. I did wash some clothes and clean a little but it was just something that I needed (or so it felt as if I needed it). I ate cereal, chili, chips, vanilla wafers and peanut butter, cheese puffs and cheese, and gold fish crackers....Plus I drank tea!

I had done so well the last day or so, but something about today, I don't know what it really was.

I have to get a hold of myself. I have to stop this mindless eating. I have to get back on track. Maybe it's that I am trying too hard. Oh and I ate ice cream and chocolate syrup! I know...I thought about running around the yard, I thought about working out tonight, but the running chance is over now as it's raining. The working out...My shows come on tonight...Does that mean that I don't care? Probably.

I am going to put aside this so called "diet" until Monday. On Monday I am going to get strict with myself. I am going to put things into perspective. I am going to count those calories. I am going to drink my water.

You know the work outs that I am doing aren't fun. Is working out fun? I mean really? I would love to go jog, but it's just that I think that working out burns more calories then jogging a couple of miles would. I just don't know.

I am lost. Maybe I should join a gym. Maybe I should hire a personal trainer, a dietitian, or maybe I should just get lipo suction and forget the whole thing.

I am struggling to find how to do this in a way that I can stick to it. I need will power, I need to stick to my guns, I need to crack the whip on myself....I need a cookie! No, I do not need a cookie. I want a cookie. Wait a second. Needing and wanting...That's it! I eat because I want too, I need to eat because I need too. Eat to live, not live to eat.

Wish me luck I have found my motto! Eat to live, not live to eat!!

Time Has Really Gone By

Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted in forever! Well here I am now.

I have not lost anymore weight than when I started. I currently weigh 166.6 (I do not like the 666 thing and want to change it NOW!) I want to lost a pound a week, this is completely foreseeable. I mean all I have to do is cut out 3500 calories. So, I have decided to cut out my sweet tea. It will save me about 630 calories a week, and that was drinking 3 glasses a day. I know that I drink more than that, that was just on average. For my coffee I am going to cut out some of the sugar as well. With this cutting I will save myself 1260 calories a week. Yea, that is sad to say it came from beverages, but it's true. This means, that I can drink water, water water and cut some of the sugar out of my coffee. I will only have 2240 calories left to get rid of a week. That being said, snacking after dinner (before bed), is outta the question. Smaller portions are my best friend as well as yogurts, jellos and puddings. The small already portioned stuff, which we have a fridge full of!

So, exercise needs to play a part in this...I will aim for 20 minutes a day of exercise. The more the better but 20 is a good start.

So I want to lose a pound a week in 17 weeks. This would be 17 pounds. Sounds like a lot to me, but in reality it's not changing much. Just the way I eat and live, which are essential to being healthy. And a pound a week is a healthy rate of weight loss.

If I lose a pound a week as I hope, I will weigh 149 pounds by the end of the 17 weeks. That would be totally awesome. I know that it's Tuesday and I should have started yesterday but I didn't. I am sadly addicted to Chex Mix. It's delish, and I can't help myself. No more!

So here's to 17 pounds in 17 weeks!

Always a Struggle

It seems that dieting and exercising has always been a struggle with me. I am not fat but I am not thin either. I like to think of myself as chunky. Although, that does not sound cute at all, but I like it better than over weight or fat.

I started this blog to keep track of what I am doing as far as my diet and exercise plans are concerned.

I hope to get healthier. I think that is the biggest mistake that people make when they diet and exercise. They focus on getting thin and not making that change. Being thin is a life style change. You have to change your way of living.

-Eating out leads to over weight. Resturants put things into your food that you normally wouldn't use at home.

-Eating while your bored....This leads to overweight...You have to find things to do...Read, surf the net, watch a good movie, get out of the house, etc. Things you once did, you have to change. You can no longer sit and veg, you have to do something different.

-Make it a habit...Making a habit to drink water over over beverages will help save calories as well as serving your body well.

-Food choices. You can no longer eat chocolate cake all the time...Eating a fruit or vegetable will help your body get the vitamins and nutrients it needs as well as make a huge difference in your calorie intake.

-Get moving. Sitting around the house not doing a thing will get you nowhere but fat! Get up, get moving, clean house, wash dishes, fold clothes...Doing just house hold chores will not only keep your home clean but also help your body burn calories.

Goals...Make a small goal and stick to it. You will feel a lot better if you make a 5lb goal than miss a 15lb goal.

This is why My blog is named Losing it One Pound at a Time...Small steps, they will win this race!