I’m starting a new self-improvement project today and as I was thinking about it, I thought…I should start a blog.
Then I remember…I have a blog. I just haven’t written in it for almost two years.
So, a fresh start for the blog and for me.
A little background…I turned 40 this year. The birthday happened months ago to a fair amount of fanfare, largely because I wanted a big party and because my sister was so awesome, she just made that happened.
And then I followed it up last summer with an amazing trip out West to go rafting with my brother and his friends.
It’s been a good year, but as I move into the next phase of life, I’m thinking it’s time to take better care of myself.
I’m heavy, fat, overweight, obese…all of that stuff. Have been for years. I mean YEARS. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t, although I know there must have been some time, mostly before I was 10 or so.
And there’s lots of reasons why that has continued for the past thirty years, but I think I’m really ready to make a change. I’ve decided to start doing the Medifast system and see if I can lose about 125 lbs over the next year.
I know it will mean doing a lot of things in my life differently, but I’m actually kind of excited about that because I know I should eat better, I know I should drink less and I know I should move my body more.
Things I want to do:
1. Run. For exercise and in road races.
2. Have smaller boobs. Maybe that will happen naturally, if not, I’m going to have them done and LOVE it.
3. Shop in stores in my town. The only places I can shop in my town is a store that caters to women twice my age and Wal-Mart. I would like to change that. I’m sick of buying clothes online.
4. Go rafting again and be able to get out of the boat to pee wherever I want…or actually be able to get back in the boat wherever I want!
5. Ride my bike to work. Sure, I could do that now, but let’s be clear, it makes me sweat because I’m fat and out of shape.
So, that’s the plan. And I promise that I’m going to play this out. Be honest about what’s working and what sucks and write it down.
Day 1
Replacement meals are okay. The oatmeal is actually something I think I could eat regularly. I really liked the oatmeal raisin bar this afternoon.
Lunch went well. I felt like it was plenty to eat. I’m a little afraid that I am misjudging the amounts–possibly ate too much chicken and I know I didn’t get enough other stuff in my salad. I can have more black olives and that’s way better than dressing in my book–very, very flavorful.
The salad worked today, but I’m pretty glad that’s not my only option every day. Many thanks to the cafeteria where I eat lunch during the week for serving many kinds of veggies, mostly steamed.
Water system is working pretty well. Thanks to the rafting folks last summer for turning me on to the beauty of using the Simply Juice bottle for water. Perfect size.
Finally, I’m really glad that I have a coach to work with on this. My friends that know are supportive (including the world’s greatest housemate) but having someone who understands this system is really helpful.
I told a friend the other night that I felt like I had to do something for me. He said it wasn’t a bad idea…and that it wasn’t something I was necessarily all that good at doing. So, let’s try a little me-time and see how that goes.