Our Journey to Health: January 2011

Welcome

This is a blog that was motivated by mom's emergency visit to the hospital. I, like many of you, want to be a healthier individual. I don't like it when the people I love are threatened by their poor health and I like it even less when that threat could be fatal. I want to be a healthier individual that can also help others by motivating and informing them while undergoing and experiencing my own personal journey towards good health.

So please, feel free to blog about your successes, your failures, your healthy recipes, your personal thoughts, motivational thoughts and feelings, things that exercise our minds, physical exercises or exercise routines that work well, things that exercise or strengthens our spirits, or whatever fits into the category of good health.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Progress

After my first week of WW I have lost 5.8 pounds! Celebrate, yay!! I am so excited. It is added motivation to keep it up. It's different and hard at times. The biggest part is keeping track of my meals and portion control. That's what I am working on and want to do to form a healthier habit. I am making different choices and feeling more accountable for them. It's not like I got this way overnight and it will take a consistent effort on my part to do it and do it right! Lots more to go but it feels good.

The next thing is to figure out when I can get some regular exercise sessions in. My days off seem so full of everything, I just need to "schedule" the time and do it! I am not a morning person but it would be best if I did a swim at 5am....yaaaawwwnnnn!! A girl can dream....:)

Friday, January 7, 2011

Happy New Year 2011

So I finally did it, I joined Weight Watchers. I attended my first meeting today and invested in some good tools that will help! My biggest problem has been portions. Now that I am with WW, I feel more accountable. Paul and Bulla have been super duper supportive. My plan is to attend a meeting every Friday because I usually have that day off. There is a place in NE Portland that I attended and met some really nice people. So, its all good. One day at a time. I feel that will keep my goals in perspective. Seeing the small picture to achieve the big picture is the key for me!! I will try to keep you all update. If anyone else is joining, let me know. It would be nice if we lived closer together to be walking buddies but this will have to do for now.

I love you all and I hope that we will all achieve our goals...mind, body, and spirit!!!