07/16/2009 15:42
No more wine!
Lost 1 Kilo last week ! Wow! All I did was start walking every day (I finally have some time) and stopped the 2 glasses of wine a night habit.
What a difference. I feel so much better! Now if I can just stop drinking coffee... since I'm a bit listless, I find that the coffee revs me up.
Anyway - tally ho!
06/03/2009 15:12
Back to me!
Haven't written in a while. I'm in the middle of a transition in work ( quitting after 10 years!) and it has taken a toll on me. Plus my daughter's birthday set me back ( making cakes and tons of food!). But now I'm focused again. Started a food journal ( this is a first for me) and realise that some foods are just full of calories! Duh! I never really counted calories before, but it really does make sense to do so. Plus the tools that are online make it easy to do, so you don't spend tons of time looking things up.
Anyway, I'm feeling good, keeping motivated so far. I keep thinking gee I'll have time to go for a walk as soon as I quit this job! I know I can do ti!
04/23/2009 15:49
A walk first thing today
I escaped the house today at 7:45 to go walking in my new Nike Plus shoes. I liked that it would track my progress and let me know how many calories I have spent. At that hour the park was cool and empty. I was feeling good until I got home and heard my husband yelling at my daughter (who, in the meantime, woke up) to be quiet. Poor thing. She was wimpering in her bed when I got there. All she wanted to do was to pee.
Here is the problem: my husband is a musician and works at night. He hates getting up early and being woken up. I understand his stress, but then again, I figure I have the right for an hour to myself to get some exercise.
I say that but at the same time feel guilty. Now I feel guilty for going for a walk in the morning... rats.
04/22/2009 01:21
Starting Out
My best friend is doing this, so I decided to do the same. Maybe if I focus on writing about what happens every day during a focused diet and remembering that this is about me, I'll focus again on what is happening with my body.
I have never been a very fat person. But, I was always a few kilos too heavy, large breasted and hating it. The only time I considered myself "thin" was when I had morning sickness with my first child. I remember complaining that my pants were hanging off of me and annoyed that I need a belt to keep them on! How I wish that I could have kept that weight. 60 kilos. Can I do it again, this time without the vomiting?
I just turned 40 and am making big changes in my life. I want to change my career. I want to do something more artistic. I want to have more time for myself. I'm the typical Workaholic where my priorities have been, regretably : 1) Work ( I have my own business) then 2) My daughter (she is almost 4). Never enough time for me or for maintaining a healthy relationship. Just last year I found out my companion of 17 years (!) had an affair. I was neglecting him enough, that he sought company elsewhere. Which isn't to excuse what he did, but I feel that if I had felt good about myself and had been taking care of myself, then I would have felt more generous towards him.
Back to the diet. I thought about walking this morning. But my daughter woke up too soon. Maybe tomorrow I can beat her to it!
