Day One

My first day attempting to get healthy. I can't say its been easy. Who'd have thought giving up sugar and snacking would be so hard. My body has been calling out for it all day long! It doesn't let up. I keep finding myself tempted to eat one treat. Surely one M&M wouldn't hurt. Would it? One teeny little peanut butter M&M? Ugh. I'm proud to say that it's 10:15 pm and I haven't cheated. One day down.

I can't say that I'm feeling hopeful. My past attempts have yielded me nothing, and after this last pregnancy I've got 20 more pounds tacked on to my weight loss goal. I don't feel the fire yet. I don't even want to do it tomorrow, but I will. Eventually I'll catch the spirit.

I've heard that you should keep a food journal when you're trying to loose weight. The prospect of counting all the calories in and out is entirely overwhelming to me. Not to mention it seems like a full time job. So I'm just going keep track of the food and exercise:

Breakfast:
A bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats
One banana

Lunch:
leftover grilled salmon, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, wild rice, a handful of grapes

Afternoon Snack:
Mixed berry yogurt and a couple of goldfish I snuck from my kids.

Dinner:
A bowl of spaghetti and meatballs with a sprinkle of Parmesan courtesy of my husband. One slice of sourdough bread.

Late Night:
a glass of orange juice to down my pills with

Hmmm.....where did the vegetables go? I'll have to do better on that tomorrow.

As for exercise I dragged myself out of bed at 5:30 am. I was sluggish, but eventually made it outside for a walk in the wind. I was aiming for an hour, but my route only lasted 40-45 minutes.