Starting Low Carb

Let's take a look at my schedule, not in order of importance:
1. business to run
2. homeschool 3 kids
3. home to manage
4. dogs and cats to feed
5. exercise

Add to this, my beloved FIL, who is need of a liver transplant, seems to be in the hospital at least once a month.

For my diet, I need simplicity.
I need to be satisfied after eating.
I need to be able to stop constantly thinking about food.

I started thinking back to when I was:
Healthy  - no pms, no acne, no constant stuffy nose, no moodiness, no energy crashes
My best weight - 135, size 8
Fit - running 10K's, Firm 
My best mentally - not depressed, not obsessing constantly on food

Guess what? I was doing low carb.

I have decided that I am going back on low carb. I can lose weight easily, even if I can't wake up early enough to exercise everyday.
Plus, I remember feeling so good and energetic. These first few days will be difficult, but I can do it.

I joined a weight loss challenge from a fitness board. It is based on the Biggest Loser. We all pay $5 to join. At the end of the challenge, the "Biggest Loser" wins all the money. It starts Monday and runs through Memorial Day - 20 Weeks!! I am very excited. The bad thing is that I will  have to post "before" pictures with measurements. I will try to get my courage up tomorrow.

I stole this quote from the journal of the person who started the Biggest Loser Challenge:

"This is my body. And I can do whatever I want to it. I can push it. Study it. Tweak it. Listen to it. Everyone wants to know what I'm on. What am I on? I'm on my bike busting my ass six hours a day. What are you on?" Lance Armstrong   

7 DAYS 'TIL AEROSMITH!!   ~A~

Hello...

Today's weight: 194 lbs My first try at posting didn't work. So...I will try a shorter version. A little about me - I have a great life with a wonderful family, complete with a loving husband, kids, dogs, cats and goldfish. We own a small business, which takes up most of our time. When we aren't working, we are either taking easy at home or spending time on our sailboat. After spending two summers being the fat mom on the lake, I have decided that I will no longer be that person. It isn't me. I don't even recognize myself when I see pictures of me. Here's my basic plan: Goal - to lose 50 pounds (or size 8) by May 16, 2006 (our 14th Wedding Anniversary) Nutrition - Weight Watchers Core Program Exercise - Morning strength training, alternating lower/upper body Evening - cardio on treadmill My plan starts tomorrow morning at 5am.