Motivation

There is so much to motivate me now!  I see and feel the results of my new lifestyle and I don't think I could change back.  I may not always stay at the level of commitment I am at right now but I know I will until I reach my goals and that will happen.  

So, here are the current results after just 14 days:

Current Start Total Lost 

Weight  212 220   8 pounds

Upper Chest 40" 43" 3"

Bust  43" 47" 4"

Midriff 38" 40" 2"

Upper Arm 15" 16" 1"

Waist 38" 40" 2"

Upper Hip 47" 49" 2"

Lower Hip 50" 52" 2"

Upper Thigh 27" 29" 2"

Mid Thigh 23" 24" 1"

Calf 15" 15" 0

Total 8 pounds and 19 inches!

Now, I don't expect such drastic results as the month goes on just because it is easier to lose at the beginning.  But I do know that I will keep the commitment and I can see getting under 200 pounds.  

To think, this all started with one of the informercials that are you usual just bypass when channel surfing.  I've tried other things, too many to remember so why this one is working is likely a combination of things.  But most of all, I am ready for it in my life.  I am ready to have the body and health of the person I am in my mind.  Until the end, my dad used to tell me he may be old in body but in his mind he was still that handsome, young man he remembered.  I feel that way sometimes.  I still feel like I am the person who used to be an Allstar fast pitch player, who used to coach a bunch of active young boys in baseball and who used to be able to keep up with those kids.  I have often thought it would be neat to go back to coaching but my body would never let me do that.  Maybe I could after this, who knows!  

What a boring blog!  All about me but since it is just about only me who pays attention to it, I guess that's okay.  By putting all this down here it keeps me going, I can't slip up because I know I am going to have to post it here.  

I decided I don't need a reward when I reach goals because the health it brings is its own reward.  

It is a beautiful day and I am going to work in the yard getting ready for those spring and summer days enjoying health, life and happiness!

Patting myself on the back!

It has been one week on my new health regime.  Can't do much in a week, or so I thought.  I am proud to say I made it through the week without one speck of sugar.  As the Water Boy would say, sugar is the "debil".  I even made it through Valentine's Day which was no easy task.  They say not to weigh yourself everyday so I didn't but I had to get the update for the week.  And guess what!

Weight  214 lbs (6 pounds!)

Bust 46 

Waist 40

Hip 50

Upper Thigh 27

All totalled, (not all measurements are posted here) I lost 6 pounds and 11 inches!  In one week!  If that doesn't motivate me to keep it up I don't know what will.  

I feel really good about the whole thing and clearly it gives me more energy.  I actually think that I can reach the goals I have set for myself.  What I need is some award for when I reach it.  What should that be?  If any of my very few readers could help me out on that I would appreciate it.  I know for one thing, if I make my goal I am definitely going parasailing when we go to Hawaii!  I want to do it with my sons.  What a rush that would be.  

My life is good at the moment and that is always refreshing.  It's funny how that happens when you put the time and effort into caring for yourself.  You even care that much more about the people around you.  

So now I care

Okay, so I started this blog and all good intentions toward myself over a month ago.  Clearly things didn't exactly proceed as planned.  It is harder than I thought to dedicate oneself to what you know to be the right thing.  Life intervenes, or you think it intervenes.  What really happens is it just seems too hard.  You get lazy and think, "What does it matter, no one cares anyway".  The key is, you have to make it matter, YOU have to care!

So, now I care.  This was aided, in large part, by the thought that I want to be around and vital in 30 years.  I don't want my sons to have to deal with a weak and unhealthy mother later in life when there is something I could have done to prevent that.  I have to ask myself why it took so long to come to this realization but I am starting now, not looking back with regrets.  

So, today my new workout videos, weights, healthy eating plan, arrived and I am ready to begin.  To do that, as embarrassing as it is, I need to post the details of my beginning weight, measurements and photo (if I can figure that part out).  That way, when I have to update this in a month, I won't want to embarrass myself (even though I am the only one reading this) by not showing results.  So, here it goes: 

Weight  220 lbs

Bust  47"

Waist 40"

Upper arm  16"

Hip 52"

Thigh 29"  (there are women whose waist is this size)

Dress size 18-20 

Pant size  20

So there it is.  This can't be healthy.  At this point, I need to say that I don't necessarily feel bad about myself at this time in my life.  I was taught better than that by the most amazing, positive parents.  However, I am certain that if, no when, I can get on track with a new, healthy lifestyle, I will feel better about myself and that can't be a bad thing.  

I need the people I love or even people I don't know to help me stay on track.  If I put these measurements out there I have way too much pride not to see results at some point.  It might not be immediate but it will come.  

There should be goals, right?  Well here they are: 

Weight  170  (a total weight loss of 50 lbs) 

Bust 40  (I'm not sure what would be right for me)

Waist 36

Upper arm 14

Hip 40 (this is likely going to be the hardest)

Thigh  25

Dress size  14

Pant size  14

I thought about being more aggressive with these goals but over my life I have found that my weight and clothing size in this area makes me feel the best.  No one says I can't adjust these goals when I reach these.  The time frame to reach these goals is also aggressive.  I want to be there by the time I go on the most highly anticipated family vacation, Hawaii, on July 26th.  That means almost 6 months, just 10 lbs a month.  I can do that, right?

I know from experience there will be ups and downs.  The key is to see the ups more often than the downs and accept that the downs happen and get over it.  

Today I start to care about myself, my body, my health so that I will always be able to care about the most important part of my life, my family.  

Ahh Technology

Well, it has been 10 years since my youngest son won a computer by opening a bottle of cranberry juice and the cap said he won a computer.  Prior to that we used a computer given to us when it was cast off by its prior user.  So other than buying a laptop for our son, we have never ventured out into the world of computers to try to figure it out.  Well, now we have.  I am now able to post this blog on a brand new iMac with features yet to be totally figured out.  I would expect the look of my blog to change dramatically as I learn how to use all the cool features on the blog and on the computer.  I must say it will likely never reach the level of perfection being established by my son in Alaska.  I will post his blogspot in my favorites once I figure out how!

The coolest thing happened though.  We couldn't figure out how to connect to the internet.  You would have to know my husband to imagine how that went down.  Suffice it to say it didn't go well.  At any rate, he went to work and I, yes this feeble minded female, figured it out.  I even impressed myself!  

Along with the computer we got a really cool printer which we have not yet hooked up.  I know I could do it be we will have to endure the task together I'm afraid.  

I can't wait to figure out iTunes and gets songs loaded onto my iPod.  I have just been waiting to get this up and running to do that.  It's pretty sad to get so excited about something to materialistic.  I'm not proud but I am happy!

Look for new changes to this blog in the near future.