The Power of One
It’s been nearly 2 years since my last post on this here blog, and I’m ashamed to admit that not one thing has changed. Eating habits? the same. Measurements? the same. Scale? the same. blah, blah….
I’m joining the Power of 1 challenge at the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans, and I am not going to start another new year feeling like the chubby, heavy, sluggish beast that I feel like right now. Enough.
Vital Statistics
- weight: 167 pounds
- neck: 13.5″
- arms: 13.25″
- bust: 39.5″
- waist: 33″
- belly (at belly button): 39″
- hips: 45.5″
- thighs: 27.5″
- calves: 15″
Short Term Goal: 155 by Feb 1st
Long Term Goals: 140 by July 1, 5K Race by Feb 1st, 10K by April 1st
Pie in the Sky Goal: Broad Street 10 mile Run in May!
Ultimate Goal: to never, ever look this tired, haggard and bloated ever again!
How am I going to do it? Here’s the Plan:
Exercise
- exercising first thing in the morning, a la “eating the frog” (doing your most dreaded to-do item first, because then it’s out of the way and nothing else will be as bad for the rest of the day, LOL!)
- integrating more physical activity into my everyday (ie: walking kids to school, walking to grocery, etc)
- wearing pedometer every day and shooting for 10,000 steps
Diet
- eating sensibly, with a focus on whole, unprocessed foods and without drastic extremes
- limiting calories to what my body actually needs (instead of what my cravings say I should eat!)
- no eating after 8 pm
- hydrating properly by drinking enough water
- limiting alcohol to one glass of wine with dinner several times a week (do you know how many empty calories are in alcoholic beverages?!)
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It’s good to have you back-= now don’t be a stranger. Let us be the support system you need- to cheer you on, to motivate you, to kick you in the boo-tay if necessary : ). Your goals are very doable, now you just have to do them. I wish it were that easy, right? But you have the magic to make the magic happen for you. Good luck!
Lisa/Shrinking Jeans
I am a total sporadic blogger, too! I really like your goals — this challenge is exactly what you need!
welcome back! and that 10 miler? totally do-able. you’ve just gotta work for it. go get ‘em girl!!
Welcome back to the blog world! I look forward to completing this challenge alongside you! You will totally rock it!
thanks for the encouragement, ya’ll!!
Love your goals and you will knock them out of the park! I can’t wait to read your progress!
More water, less wine…sounds like a familiar goal. Best of luck in your success.