Getting in shape isn't tough, breaking old habits is the hard part. Although today is far from day one or week one for that matter, I have not done as good as I could have today. Chris and I have started cleaning out our food and replacing things over time to make it more healthy. We didn't do a drastic "toss everything bad and replace it with good" clean-out, we spent money (and that's not something that is in excess) on all that was and is here, so we didn't feel that it would be wise to just drop everything. We've felt a difference in our energy levels when we've eaten better as opposed to when we've eaten not so great things. That being said, I still have my cravings. I've lost about 10 lbs from the moment that I decided that I look terrible in pictures, but.....I still look terrible in pictures. Case in point (this was taken last week):
Yeah...the bulge. It's not pretty. My face, however, doesn't look as chubby as it used to a few weeks ago (although it could use a little slimming down too, still). I still need a little push to actually DO my exercise. I mean, I've taken the time to do research, talk with my chiropractor and doctor about my limitations with certain health issues I've got. Those exercises look FABULOUS on paper, my stick figures are pretty awesome too, I might add. So...why is it so difficult to actually DO all of it?! I decided to put it all out here in the open....I need someone to hold me accountable. Someone to report to. I refuse to gain the weight back during this move we're going to be doing in a month or so. I may not be able to get on here and post it all, but I need someone to check up on me, either via email, FB, or text. Something. The more people hounding me, the better off I'll be (in theory, anyway). So far today, I've chased kids around the house, packed two boxes, talked to a few friends at various times today, sat in the car waiting for a baby to wake up and.....gotten kids home from school. Not a lot of extra activity in there today. There's still hours in the day yet, and tomorrow is another day. I'll do better! Any tips on time management?
I find I have to exercise in the morning before the kids get up or it rarely gets done. It's hard but once you get your butt out of bed and do it you feel great for the rest of the day. Are you interested in doing a shared google spreadsheet together? That way we both track our exercise (and any other healthy habit) on the same spreadsheet and we both can see what the other person did. I've been wanting to be accountable to someone too. Just let me know!
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