DIET...it is most definitely a four letter word, if you know what I mean! Something always motivates me to start a new diet, but never fails, I do not stick with it. I'm not good at counting calories or skipping sweets or following the diets where you can have this food on a certain day and this food on a different day. It just doesn't work for me. I do like to see immediate results when I do something, and dieting never has an immediate result, so that must be why I get discouraged. I don't feel that I am obese or even that overweight, but I am definitely out of shape. My clothes don't fit quite like I want them to. I wasn't super comfortable in my bathing suit at the beach. I would like to wear one size smaller. You get the picture. And I will be the first to admit that I eat terrible. I am infamous for picking up Wendy's breakfast on my way home after work (and of course I don't get fruit or anything remotely healthy). My biggest weakness is ice cream. I can't say no to a juicy cheeseburger or a piece of fried chicken! But something has got to give! I have been having terrible acid reflux. I eat Tums like they are candy. I took a round of Prilosec (which I must say did help!) But the reflux is still happening and it is causing awful nausea. I should probably get it checked out by a specialist, but the nurse in me wants to try to fix it myself before having to pay an outrageous bill (because the insurance I have now is pretty terrible). I have decided that instead of a diet I need a lifestyle change. I need to be more conscious of what I eat and how often I eat. I love vegetables, so I need to eat more of them! From this day on I am making a promise to myself to make all efforts to eat right and exercise. Speaking of exercise...that word is like a foreign language to me these days. I have a membership at a gym that I can guarantee you has not been put to use in at least 10 months. I find it very easy to make excuses not to exercise, and being tired is the #1 excuse. Well heck, maybe if I exercised more I would have more energy and then I wouldn't be so tired all the time. Much easier said than done. Along with my eating lifestyle change, I have decided to make exercise part of the lifestyle change as well. Jon has agreed to start the Couch the 5K workout program with me (I always need a side-kick, someone to motivate me and make me go!) So this Couch to 5K program lasts for 9 weeks. You work out 3 days a week for 30 minutes each day. I have downloaded the app, and I'm all geared up to get started. I have heard great reviews so hopefully by September 24th I'll be able to run a 5K without any problem! Maybe if I'm lucky I can run in the Race for the Cure 5K on September 17th and actually run the whole time! Wish me luck! This lifestyle change can only be a good thing...
Here are a few quotes I read that I had to share...
"People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas. "
I've decided that perhaps I'm bulimic and just keep forgetting to purge. ~Paula Poundstone
"That's not sweat, it's my body crying!"
Here goes nothing...
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