As some of you may recall I started Weight Watchers about a month before Christmas. Well I have fell off the wagon, but hopefully for the last time.
With this new year come new goals. I haven’t been to a Weight Watchers meeting since before the holidays and I really haven’t had the urge to monitor what I have been eating either. This combination of negligence and laziness leads me to believe that when I return to the meeting on Tuesday that I won’t see any decrease in my weight. And it is too cold to wear shorts or I would be trying to reduce the weight of my clothing.
The holidays were hard. It is very easy to eat what is of in front of you and even harder to stop when you have started eating. Part of the problem too was that we were basically snowed in for most of the trip not wanting to drive on the frozen streets.
I have no one to but myself to hold accountable and I did a crappy job.
So with another bathing suit vacation only 12 days away I have missed another mental deadline to feel more comfortable in my skin. I will just have to accept what I’ll look like in my speedo (kidding) and be happy with what I look like right now.
The thing that I am trying to teach myself is that every meal is not my last meal. I will have that tasty pasta again or that juicy steak. I need to enjoy it in small quantities and that is very hard to accomplish.
Some people may wonder why it is so hard for someone not to be overweight. Yes, you thin people who think it is so easy to stop eating that last potato chip or to get to the gym. I am the same way with others who have weight problems. But it is friggin hard!
So tomorrow I am going to hold myself accountable. It may be 1:05 in the morning but going to get my ass out of bed in the morning and get myself some exercise. I am extremely busy with work and that is a very easy excuse but I shouldn’t accept that excuse anymore. I need to get physical in the morning so I don’t let work take over my day and then wonder why I haven’t gone to the gym in weeks.
So I’m laying it out here. My goal for the next four months.
1. I’m going to eat healthier and stick to the weight watchers plan. Not to just lose weight but to also train myself to eat healthier and smaller portions.
2. I have to be strong against temptation. It is very easy to say that this one piece of pizza won’t hurt but of you say it daily it adds up!
3. I will exercise at a minimum of 3 times a week. I have the trainer come once a week but I also have to get involved with some classes at the gym so I get excited again about cardio. I plan to split up my gym trips so that I’m alternating cardio and weights into shorter more manageable jaunts to the gym.
4. I love eating out. No more dessert. And no more pre dinner bread. I never used to eat dessert but now that I’m paying for my own meals opposed to my parents paying (we never got dessert when out) it is so much easier to get dessert.
5. No more crappy food in the house. Along with the New Years party came lots of unfinished treats that aren’t very healthy. I’m going to purge the house tomorrow night.
6. I will be 25 pounds less at 175 by May. That is when we go on our Mediterranean cruise. I’ll feel so much better and will fit into more European clothing.
If you have made it this far…. Kudos to you. I was lying in bed thinking about how close my trip is next week and how I failed. I don’t want to feel that way anymore. I always accomplish what I set out to do except for when it comes to keeping myself at a weight that I’m comfortable with. By typing this entry it helps me commit and make me accountable for my actions. And hopefully people knowing my goals will make me want to achieve them even more. I’m competitive and I love a good challenge so hopefully this will help.
Happy new year to all and I hope that you accomplish what you have set out to do this year! If you want to share your challenge please do in the comments. Having it in writing for the world to see may help motivate you to achieve it also. Life is short so why not give yourself something to strive for. I know I feel better even if it is something as small as winning a game of cribbage against my dad.