Almost Picture time

This has been a good month. I'm watching what I am eating and have been exercising much more.  It took a while to get into it, but now I can tell a huge difference in my mood because of the walking.  I've thrown a little bit of running in there also, very little.  If I don't get to walk on the days that I work, I take the stairs every time I can.  I'm not sure I will make another pound in the next two days, but I will try, by exercising it off.  I give myself one day a week, usually Friday's to splurge and drink a coke or have a piece of pie, but then back on the wagon.  We will see what Sunday brings and how the picture will look.  Next month I want to start lifting a little weights for muscle tone, but I may wait until Sept.  I'll play it by ear.
Brad is an excellent exercise partner and so is Annie.  She is much calmer now that we go for long walks.
Here's to Sunday!

Week 3

Had a good weigh in today.  One pound down.  I know it is small steps but it is small positive steps in the right direction.  It is amazing how the scale can motivate to exercise.  Off to hopefully another successful week.  I'm not craving to much sugar anymore also.  I've cut out soda, even diet.  I allow myself one coke a week.  Seems to be working and I'm kicking this cold to the curb!

Summer cold

Oh yes, the summer cold.  The only good thing about it......not eating  much because I can't taste anything.
I was down a half pound last week.  Eating the same but just ramped up the exercise.  We'll see with this week.  Can't really knock it out of the sky this week, because of the icks, but I'll watch what I eat and maybe do a small walk here or there.
Airborne, water and rest!

Better

Today is better.  I'm much more motivated.  Brad and I walked twice yesterday which ended up being 7 miles.  Maybe I just need more endorphins.  Off to see if I can handle Gunnar again.
:)

Motivation

Hello all,
Had a really lazy day yesterday with the hubby.  Laid around and watched 4 movies and some reality shows.  I think we are more sore from that then doing yard work.
   Now back to the grind.  We walked this morning.  I lost 2 pounds last week, but now the pressure is on.  I think it was just a little food adjustment and luck.  I'll keep to the routine and see if it happens again this week.
I seem to go overboard at first and then fizzle out.  Since I want this to be a life style change, that isn't how I want to do it this time.  I believe I eat healthy enough now, but I need to get the exercise in.  I'm at a point right now that the "good" feelings of exercising isn't enough to keep me motivated.  I have to get over that hump and I'm not exactly sure how to do it.  Just thinking about it can be exhausting.  It's like I need a kick in the pants.
My plan is to walk every morning.   The days that I can not because I'm at the hospital for call I will walk twice the day before or the day after.
I need to get Gunnar Peterson in two days a week, for on the ball core training.  It would be a lot easier if it was an 8 day week then I could split the week easier.
I am going to try that plan this month and make adjustments where necessary.

I am open to all ideas and thoughts.  Thanks for listening to me drone ;)

Husband and wife

So I am going to have to realize that Brad will lose quicker than I will even if he isn't eating as well as I am.
It has to be a man woman thing.  He says he is just more active during the day.  I am down one pound when we weighed in this morning and he is down 2.  Just have to keep on keepin on.
Had a good walk this morning I felt my abdominal muscles playing a part so it was good.  Just need to keep on track.
I think I may do the measuring also to help keep me motivated.  Thanks Kir.

Day 1

Today is the first day of the rest of our lives! Annie, Brad and I went for a walk this morning. Annie our dog needs to lose 12 pounds so she is in the challenge to. I've been putting down what I've been eating in my notes section on my I phone. Hoping this will keep me accountable. I'm also trying to eat every 3 hours. It is so hard to keep off the sugar when you smell sweets all around you when I work. Day one.......don't break me