The Plan So Far

Hello World!

This is my first blog regarding my health and weight loss goals. To start, I am using Lose It! to record my progress. For those of you who are curious as to what Lose It! is... here's the dish: It's a mobile application and website that is used for recording everything you eat and all of the exercise you do. You've probably heard a million times: "Write down everything you eat so that you know exactly what is going into your body." Well, I'm here to tell you that Lose It! makes it easy to do, and it even gives you nice little charts and offers a social media experience to go with it. You will find thousands (millions?) of people on Lose It! who are on a similar journey. They are supportive, and offer you different opinions and experiences as you go along your journey.

Now, aside from Lose It!, I've stopped eating the things I know are pretty much off limits. After all, you can't eat pizza, chips, cake, and cookies if you plan to achieve any progress. Right?? Wrong, I don't eat those unless it's a reduced calorie/fat version. However, if I absolutely have to have one of these high fat foods, I control the portions. Meaning that you really have to watch the serving sizes, and just try to stay under your calorie budgets.

Exercise... I hate exercise. I mean, sweating sucks, and I'd prefer not to do it. Nevertheless, it is a necessary evil for my personal goals. I have a neighbor who loves to walk, so I usually go with her in the afternoons. I try to squeeze in 10-15 minute walks during my work day. Still trying to figure out what I'm going to do about being at a desk 40+ hours a week, but that's another story. I bought a weighted jump rope from Golds Gym, and I try to get in 5-10 minutes a day on that. If you're thinking that sounds short, just imagine, I'm a fat girl, and 10 minutes of jumping rope is HARD for me. :)

Anyway, I started all of this 4 weeks ago. I've lost 19 pounds so far!! Sooo, it's working. But this is just the beginning. Stay tuned!


Jade