.. and doing it differently. I have began and ended more diets and exercise routines that I care to name. And ya know what? I'm tired. And I don't care to buy into anymore hype or quick fixes.
A little under a year ago I made a promise to myself to create a life I love to live. No small task. This past year I have worked incredibly hard to find and create that life. I have switched jobs/industries, built relationships with INCREDIBLE people, began journaling and really started to tackle some mental/physical/time obstacles. I also had hoped to lose a bunch of weight during that time. But I realized in the midst of all this change something had to give, and unfortunately my weight took the back seat.
But now, a year ish later... a healthy authentic lifestyle can and will be a TOP priority. And that is a beautiful thing.
Now.. what am I going to do differently?
- # ONE) I am not going to have a some EPIC start day
- By epic I mean "I'm starting on MONDAY and I will never look at bread, pasta or anything with one ounce of fat in it EVER again"
- I don’t want to have that "this is my last meal the night before the epic day" feeling like I’m going to the chair..
This is not a death sentence...
it is a life worth living sentence
So what am I doing instead of that insanity!? I’m just easing in to it.. but this does not mean I will be haphazard and scatter brained with no goals. Once I decided my health was going to be a true top priority last week I started making better choices that day and I continue to. I am going to gradually add fitness, add calorie counting, and subtract the negatives (all of which I will share here)
- # TWO) I am not going to go from a glorified couch potato to a vegan triathlete overnight
- This goes back to the easing into it that I referenced earlier.
- By the end of a year of weight loss and healthy living you can bet your pretty little face that I will be counting every calorie, running all over the place and have more energy than I know what to with. But Day 365 isn't Day 1.
- I can't change every single thing I do regarding health, eating and exercise in 35 seconds so I am not going to try and set myself up to fail.
- # THREE) I am not weighing myself for the 1st month
- In recent history, all of my attempts at weight loss have fizzled after the 1st weigh in for several reasons:
- 1. I lose LESS than I think I should have (total bummer, shall I be Sad Sally or Negative Nancy for the next week?)
- 2. I lose MORE than I think I would have (free pass to eat whatever I want right?!)
- 3. I lose EXACTLY what I thought I would (OMG- I must know everything there is to know about weight loss - duh - this whole thing is going to be a breeze)
- ALL OUTCOMES RESULT IN: me doing something ridiculous and sabotaging myself.
- Please note: I will weigh myself tomorrow (8/21) and then not weigh in again until the last week of September.
Simply put: I can't have any of those outcomes this time. So 30 days without the scale's feedback will be hard but worth it.
So you are probably thinking: so what ARE your goals!?
The big one: 100 lbs down by September 1, 2012
(I haven't 100% figured out how I want to break
it down but I will share once I do)
As for the rest... Still bouncing around ideas about the exact structure of this blog - What I hope for is to be brutally honest about my journey, talk about budget friendly meal options and share any and all other fabulous health, fitness, weight loss information I can. So excuse me while I fly by the seat of my pants for the next 2-ish weeks - I really wanted to jump in and make this blog happen!
I don't know who will read this - but I hope someone out there gets it and can relate. If that's you? Thanks for being here ♥ Say hi / leave a comment / Stalk my blog for a little while - just know I would love to hear from you and follow your journey!
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