I'm getting sick and tired of looking and feeling the way I do. I'm 21 and I shouldn't weigh two hundred twenty-somthing pounds. So my big, no that is an understatement, HUGE goal is to get to 150lbs. (or at least somewhere where I feel comfortable in my own skin.) After I reach that, I can decide if I want to lose more.
To the right of my blog you will find my stats and things about me. I plan on adding measurements probably tomorrow. Tomorrow will be my first weigh day. Only because I am not currently at my house and I don't have my scale. I did weigh myself on my sister-in-law's scale just now and it said 218lbs. But my normal weighing days will be Fridays as soon as I get up and go to the bathroom.
Anyway, I can't tell you how many times I've tried to start 'dieting' or lose weight. Growing up I was always overweight for as long as I can remember. I've blogged on different sites and places before, but never have they been open for all the world to see. Well that ends today. I will no longer click that little 'private' or 'diary' setting. I want people to read what I write and comment or even criticize. (Hopefully it will be constructive criticizm lol.) There are so many people out there who blog about their trials and experiences in trying to lose weight, so I know I'm not alone, even if I sometimes feel that way.
My husband has been skinny his whole life. As a matter of fact, he is actually underweight. So I can't really look to him for advice or as a weight loss buddy. I think I may try to get someone from work in on this. I don't know if anyone would go for it though. But here are some of my plans for my weight loss:
- I have mapped out a route that I can walk (and hopefully run later on) that is in my neighborhood. According to Google Maps, it is about a 1.4 mile loop, and I live in a hilly area, so hopefully there will be some incline. I think that walking this loop once or maybe even twice if I have the time per day will be pretty good exercise to start off.
- I will stop being lazy when it comes to dog walking. Whenever I walk one of our three dogs, I just take them outside and wait for them to do their business. I am going to start having a set route that I can walk our dogs around our apartment complex that will give them and myself more exercise.
- I will take my dogs to the dog park at least once a week, for at least 30 minutes. They love to run around without having to be on a leash and I can walk the perimeter of the park while they run around and have fun.
- I am going to start making healthier choices when it comes to food and snacks. Instead of going for the potato chips, I'll reach for the grapes or apples. I want to try healthier foods that I was always afraid to try because I thought I wouldn't like them.. such as hummas, asparagus, cottage cheese, garbanzo beans, mushrooms, etc.
- I am going to start eating more veggies. I have no problem eating fruit, but it seems as if I only like a small number of veggies. I will try to mix them together and cook them certain ways to make myself like them.
- I will choose water over soda or other sugary drinks.
- I am going to try and get my mom and possibly little sister to make a blog here and do this with me. The support and ideas will really help.
As far as what I have eaten today, it hasn't been that great for me, but I'm doing what I can, seeing as I'm at soemone else's house.
Food comsumed today:
- Bowl of frosted flakes with 2% milk (i think)
- A few ounces of rotisserie turkey with some potato salad
- Bbq pork sandwich and some cashews
- A handfull of grapes
- A few diet sodas here and there.
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