At the beginning of this year I decided to make some changes and I did so for
vein reasons, not for the right ones.. When I first started trying to make
changes I had yet to discover the site Lose It! That I am useing as a weightloss tool.. I had decided to stop eating so much
sugar, and to lose a little weight.. That was about all the thought I had given
it.. That was until this week, I really started to think about all the
people in my life and there health..
My mother was 230 lbs when she had gastric
bypass.. She has gone on to have 5 other elective surgeries.. 4 of which to fix
the damage she did to her body from her previous weight..
My father,
grandmother, grandfather, and cousin all have diabetes..3 of those 4 can
control it much better when they are at a healthy weight..
My step father
who smoked for 30 years had a stroke 2 years ago at the age of 59..Which he is
still recovering from, and will probably never fully recover from.. I don't know,
maybe if he had not smoked, he might not have had his stroke, I do know it didn't
help..
I did the math and in the past 5 years I have allowed 30lbs to
creep up on me..If I continue do this for the next 15 years I would be almost
250 lbs.. The same weight my mother got to at her largest..
I now
realize this is not a 1 month or 2 month thing.. This is my life..I can't just
spend a few weeks trying to look better and then think I am done.. I have to make
changes..FOREVER!!And make them for my health not my vanity..
I am going
to list changes here mainly for myself..... I will post weekly sometimes more and report here on my progress and/or
failure..To hold myself accountable..I think if I post it for all to see I might
stick with it better..
*quit smoking
*walk 3 times a week starting
tomorrow!! 1/20/12
*drink 64oz of water a day!!
*log on lose it!
everything I eat and drink everyday
*do cardio of some sort 4 times a week
starting 1/21/12
( going to start small, baby steps. I will add more later,
I will not feel overwhelmed)
I CAN DO THIS!!
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