Friday, January 3, 2014

Happy New Year!!

It's a new year... time to lose all that weight, right?  Sheesh.  If I could just stick with it for a year... but wait, what am I saying?  I can't even stick with it for a day week!  LOL

It's true.  For me, weight loss has been a lifelong struggle.  Up and down, down and back up again. Does it ever end???  I've half heartedly tried to cut back the past couple days.  Definitely walking again too.  I really would love to make  the switch to eating all healthy foods, but with a picky kid and husband, it really doesn't fit our lives at this point.  Instead of making a full diet switch, I'm just trying to make little changes here and there.  They all add up!

I have joined a challenge to walk 1,000 miles this year.  I did it and immediately was overwhelmed and asking myself "how do I gracefully get out of this?".  But we are three days into the year and I've noticed something: I'm doing this!  And it's really not been too hard!  The point of the challenge is just to get us moving and to make us aware of how much we're moving.  So here's my plan: wear my pedometer (via the Argus app) to count my steps.  Walk with Leslie according to the walking challenge set up.   In doing the challenge, I need to walk at least 6,850 steps a day.  That is really attainable!!  I walk about 5,000 on a semi-busy day.  Throw a walking workout on top of that, at the end of the day and I' m there!  Plus a few extra steps! 

I'm excited about this year... from many aspects!  Let's get this ball a rollin'!!