9-11-07

Here it is already September11th, life should be getting back to normal soon which means it is time for me to get back on track with my weight loss goals. Looking back over this last year I have come a long way. This has been a year of many changes in my weight loss journey. I have been dieting all my life it seems, one plan or another. This is the first time that I have stuck with it for a whole year. Now I did not reach the goal weight I wanted to be at but I have made many healthy changes in my life. I think the biggest thing I have done and stuck with is exercise. I love to excerise and I don't feel my day is complete without doing 30 minutes of cardio a day. Most days I do 60. My exercise of choice is walking, inside or out. I love Leslie Sansone, she is a real insiration. I have walked over 700 miles since last October. I feel much stronger, diffentently have more energy. What has really kept me focused on walking is doing virtual walks. I have walked the Orgon trail, the Alaska Ididorod, and now I am doing route 66 and the pacfic crest trail. This next year I am really going to focus on staying within my calories along with the exercise, so that I can get closer to my goal weight or reach my goal weight. On going goals for me are
1. loose 1 to 2 pounds weekly
2. stay within my calorie range
3. 30 to 60 mins of exercise daily
4. no eating after dinner
5. going to bed by 10pm on work nights
6. up my 5:45am during the work week to get in my exercise for the day
7. track my food daily
8. track my exercise daily
9 eat my fruits and veggies daily
10 drink 8 to 12 glasses of water daily.

My short term goal is to loose 10%  or 25 pounds by Febuary.