Preperation

Preparation seems to be the key to attaining your weight loss goals. I have seen a trend in my failures and it was always brought on by lack of preparation on my part. Going out to eat, missing meals, having nothing in the fridge, and lack of planning my workouts have all been culprits. Here are a few things I have decided to do each week to make sure that these bad habits do not derail me from my goal!

We go out to eat at least 3 times a week. UGH!!! It is REALLY hard to know how many calories are in food that is made by others. And the places that do list calories...I think they lie. No one regulates them to make sure they are telling the truth. I have worked in the hospitality industry and I know those cooks are NOT measuring out how much butter they put on your veggies or cheese on your salad. I have decided to order everything as plain Jane as possible. If I order a salad (which I do most of the time) I am getting as much on the side as possible. That way I can see myself how much goes on. I am also going to  add 2 extra points (weight watchers) to the food I order. That way I will feel pretty sure that I am staying within my points.

I VOW to myself not to miss meals anymore. This week is going pretty good so far. I have decided that each week I will decide what I will have everyday for breakfast and lunch. Each week I will change it up. That way I don't stand in front of the fridge and think "what am I in the mood for"...mmm...grilled cheese and creamy tomato soup. I love to cook so I will cook a different dinner each night and this will help me from getting board with what I am eating. I also make sure I have most of my snacks prepared. I bought a Publix roasted chicken and de-boned and skinned it and put the chicken in the fridge. I also boiled eggs and pre-cut all my veggies. I need it to be easy or I will stray.

Exercise has always been a daily thought to me. This week I planned and wrote down what I will do each day of that week to get my exercise in. Fit camps (AAP), running, biking and yoga are all planned out this week. They are on the schedule and I cannot cancel those appointments. I really think this will help me keep, not only with my long term (month) goal but my short term daily goal.


Let me know some tips. Most of the people I know and I am friends with are really healthy and fit. I need your advice on preparation. I am working on all of this being second nature to me. I seem to always get health advice from the girl eating pizza at the mall or the guy shopping in the Big and Tall section. I need help from people who are living this life style and who are successful at it.


Thanks for your ideas!!!

This month's Shiny Thing

Fitness and nutrition have my attention currantly. I know I know, this should be a life long focus- and I hope that it will be. A challenge has been presented by AAP Fitness in Tampa Fl. From Nov 25th to Dec 25th we are to pick a goal and document it. My goal is to be my pre-pregnacy weight. This means I need to loose 8 pounds. Oooo Mama Mama...that is 8lbs during holiday season. This is a very aggressive goal. I have started weight watchers to help me with the nutrition and I have signed up for fit camps (outdoor circuit training) at AAP fitness.

I hope that this is just the beginning of my weight loss journey. I have lost 60lbs since Austin was born but it has been a slow process, almost a year and a half. I have never been a small girl but I think it would be pretty fun to walk into a store and find jeans in the single digits. You remember that store 5-7-9 where all the sizes were 5-7 or 9? Well, I never got to shop at that store. I was always looking for the store called 12-13-14.

Well, today I am choosing to look at myself in a different light. I will no longer  think of myself as the funny "fat" girl. I am going to start thinking of myself as the athlete. I believe if I start to think of myself as an athlete then I will act, eat and train like one.

What I need form you (if anyone is out there...)-

Cheer me on people- I need some support. A small pep talk or a "you go on with your bad self" goes a long way with me. It makes me accountable to not just myself but to my support system.

I will keep you posted on the ups and downs but I am focused, determined and ready to complete my mission... now I leave you to upload my Ipod with tunes from Rocky.