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!

Here goes...

Yeah! I am posting finally.

Right now, I am focusing on scheduling. School starts back up soon and life will be hectic. I have decreased my intake of junk food which is a start. Actually we are doing it as a family, which helps incredibly. I have been using Matthew's dog Jack as an excuse to get out (boy, does he have a lot of energy). Taking him for a brisk walk for 15 mins or so is a start and if I take Nani too, it will double. When its not too wet out, I take both the dogs to the dog park and walk around for 20-30 minutes. Its wet and cold...I have rain gear and rain boots so I would have no excuse, although they get really muddy and need a bath when we get home.

When school begins, I want to try to take advantage of the free gym stuff I have access to as a student. They have a small lap pool, treadmills, bikes, weights. I need to "schedule" my workouts so I develop a habit and go often. Sleep is another problem during school. I hardly get any because I would rather be up studying. My goal is to get at least 7 hours a night. We'll see.

I am only measuring my waist. If it shrinks, I know I am doing things right. I am not trying to get caught up in the numbers thing with weight, it can be a downer at times.

A website I like is RealAge by Dr. Oz. I have met several women who want to lose a lot of weight like me. We email each other about our goals, our day, inspirations, recipes, anything. It is really quite fun.

I will try to post once a week, don't hold me to that though!!

Woohoo!!

Sharing

I just wanted to share a few of my favorite playlists from my youtube channel.  Hope you enjoy!!!

My New Year Goals

Goals are healthy for us, so why not blog about them in our health blog. I wasn't able to go the the New Years Eve party and make new year resolutions, but that doesn't mean I didn't make a list.

I like to do picture collages, but I am still sick so haven't had the energy yet to do so, so I just wrote out a simple list that I will share.


 To maintain a clean, fresh, and healthy mind. How?

• Write In My Journal Every Day

 To maintain a clean, fresh, and healthy body. How?

• Drink 64oz of H2O each day, 16oz of water before each meal.
• Exercise every day implementing cardio, weights, and stretching
• Eat healthy, well proportioned meals
• Awarding myself for exercising with TV, Video Games, or free time.
• Apply lotion to my skin every morning and night

 To begin and maintain a healthy and successful writing career. How?

• Read for an hour each day
• Write for an hour each day
• Practice vocabulary and grammar each day
• To keep notes of all my ideas
• Finish my book and submit it to at least ten publishers

So I've shared my list with you, now I hope that you will share yours with me.

;)

Having Help

I have found over the last 2 weeks that it is extremely motivational and fun to have a buddy or buddies to work out with. It is so much easier to stay on track when you have another to work out with you.

Thanks Karrie, Chris, Ammon, Victoria, Bryan, Christian, and Dominique. :)You have made getting healthy alot easier.