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!!!

My short Term Goal

I have a goal.  My long term goal is to get to a healthy weight, I'm reaching for 150lbs.  This means I need to lose...about 86lbs.  I know that if you don't set smaller short term goals that losing that amount of weight can be over whelming and one can easily lose sight or give up their goal.  Today I decided to focus on short term goals that will bring my to my long term goal in time.  I plan on losing 8lbs by Christmas.  This means I have 2lbs per week to lose.

What am I going to do, or how am I going about doing this?

Well, I have decided that I can plan a rough schedule and hope that Elyas cooperates, if not then whenever I get a chance to exercise I will.  The plan is that I will wake up around 6ish AM after feeding Elyas and go do my belly dance routine.  At noonish after lunch I will take Elyas for a walk, but if the weather is too bad then I will do mommy and me exercises with Elyas (yoga, etc).

Finally, in the evenings, before I go to sleep (hahahahaha, sleep), I will do a relaxing yoga routine and meditate.

I plan on eating healthy, pretty much following the food pyramid, except I will be cutting dairy out (I think Elyas is allergic or sensitive to dairy).

That is how I plan on losing my 8lbs by Christmas.

I honestly will be happy if Elyas lets me exercise once per day, but we will see what happens :)

Hope all of you and your health goals are going well.  Please let me know what you plan on doing this holiday season to stay healthy and fit.

Love Ya!

Kim

Baby Steps

Keep it going. One day, one step at a time.

I have been sick all week, it just won't go away. I hope to be able to get some exercise next week!

I was reading something the other day about starting up easy and doing one change at a time. Exercise for a couple of weeks or so then work on changing your diet from there or vice versa. The thinking behind this is that your body gets "stressed out" when things change. This way, your body gets used to one change at a time and is more willing to better adjust to your change of habits to help them become more permanent, a part of your new self. Reflecting on this thinking, it makes sense to me. My plan is to work up the momentum, do a bit at a time, it will all add up in the end!

Motivation

In discussing my weight loss goals with Paul, I mentioned finding the appropriate motivation to do it. As I reflected on that question, my first instinct was to be healthy and not get diabetes, heart disease, etc. He replied that I should find what motivates me, negative or positive, and go with it. I had never really thought about it in those terms and it seems like I use both but I have yet to find something that would keep me going longer, something that will continually motivate me, although that can change too.

So what is your motivation?

For me, there are lots of things I think about...health, making babies, buying cute clothes, being able to keep up with Matthew, and the list goes on. I am still trying to figure it out but I am on the right track! A positive attitude will take me farther!!

Still in search of that balance...

Swimming

Ah, swimming has been great, although it is a bit spendy! I swam 3 times this past week...its better on my joints. I have tried to stick to a diet of 1800 calories also. I lost about 6 pounds last week just by moving and watching my food intake. I am more conscious of that now.

There is a lap pool at school that I can use for free. Now I have more motivation, I need to make it there everyday this week so I need to get up in the morning, no more sleeping in too much. The hope is to get some rest, we'll see!

Good luck and have a great week!