Time to get serious about this, ladies. Liz and I talked about getting a fresh start - I will let her post the rules/plans. I can't remember 'em all. :-)
But today is the starting day! Some people don't want to post their weight on a blog, which is fine, but I want to keep track of things here, so I'm going to post how much weight I am hoping to lose so that I can count down to my goal. To get down to my target weight (W), I need to lose 32 pounds, as of my weight today which I have written down in a secret location known only to me. Plus I emailed it to Liz. And maybe she forwarded it to Mom. So my weight today is W+32.
My food plan: I plan to bake up 2 cookies for myself on nights when I'm needing a treat. Other than that, no baked treats, no ice cream, no dessertish foods, candy, etc. I am going to eat 2 dark chocolate covered almonds every day with my cashews. Lots of fresh fruit, salad, whole grains.
My exercise plan: take a nice walk with the kids in the morning after school drop off and a nice afternoon walk when we pick up Javier. Once school is out we'll just go for a couple of walks every day. 30 minutes on the elliptical in the morning (missed that one today...). This is under development, as I do need to find exercise that fits into my day and helps me get things done (like heavy yard work substitutes for an aerobic session). Strength/abs.....I'm not feeling it, but I remember that Liz put that on the list of things we have to do. I guess that would be my Pilates DVD/chart. I have no idea what I will do for strength training. Carry laundry baskets up and down the stairs?
Well, you and I both need to do some work on our knees, and then you could count all the times you have to pick up a child, etc. :) Just need to make sure our muscles are getting toned and strong whilst we work off some of our fat.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna have to work on my foot for a while before I can do the cardio part.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but you're losing weight anyway without any cardio, so you're on your way already!
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