Back to the drawing board

Well, here it is a new year and a new beginning.  I was supposed to be losing weight last year, but I'm now up to my highest weight ever.  I weight 243.4, which is almost 10 pounds more than last year at this time.

So, I'm starting over.  Hopefully I'll have success this year.  I'll be 40 in June so I'd like to start a new decade in better shape.  Here's my plan:

1.  Eliminate sugar and high fructose corn syrup from my diet.  No more empty calories for me.

2.  Drink plenty of water.

3.  Exercise at least 4 days a week to start and work my way up to 6 days a week.  When I get to 6 days a week, 2 days will be for strength/core training.

4.  Keep the blog updated.  If I have to write it all down, I'll be better informed about what's going on which should help my progress.

Alright, one day down.  I exercised for 45 minutes today.  I drank plenty of water and I avoided the sugar.  Good start.  Lets see how it goes!