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It’s been a while since my last post. I got overwhelmed with work and remodeling our house. Summer break is almost here and time to focus on myself. I have acquried a few more buddies recently and look forward to becoming a more active member on this site.

I have gone for daily walks the last four days and today I got set up on the Wii Fit and tried a variety of tasks. My Wii Fit age was 56—I need to get my butt moving a lot!!! I accumulated 20 points for working out today. I hope to keep adding to this daily. Anybody else working out on the Wii?? Do you see progress?

 New Goals:

1. Use the Wii Fit at least 4 times per week.

2. Decrease pop intake to a maximum of 3 cans per week.

3. No snacking after supper.

4. Try to eat portion sizes of food.

5. To blog about progress, struggles, etc at least once a week.

Until next time.

The month of February has been trying and I haven’t accomplished anything in the way of weight loss. I haven’t followed any type of plan for a while. I continue to take my husband to a variety of appointments as they still haven’t figured out why he is so dizzy or determined a solution to help ease it. Then my mom has had 3 surgeries in the past 5 weeks. She had cataract surgery on both eyes and then had to have her left carotid artery cleaned out. She ended up in the ICU for 3 days and then 2 days in a step down unit as she tried out numerous diagnoses after surgery.

Ok–now I have listed most of my excuses for not following a diet. Can I use the same excuses for not exercising=)  This past week, I did stay after work 2 days out of 4 and worked out with a friend. We did  a toning DVD one day and a cardio DVD the next. Our goal is to stay  and exercise 2-3 times per week. Between the two of us, we have brought in a lot of exercise DVDs. I brought one home for the weekend, but haven’t gotten to it. I did do some shoveling today and mudding/sanding as we are doing some remodeling in our house.

My short term goals I set for January are still not met. I have now printed them out and put in my planner and try to review them daily. My husband and I are suppose to work on our weekly menu tomorrow. I need to put some time and effort into figuring out points ahead of time and then sticking to my daily eating plan.  I do need to add a new goal:  Log in to buddy slim at least every other day. This keeps me motivated and helps me stay on track.

 For all of my goofing off the past month, I have at least maintained the weight loss I did have. Now I need to get my butt in gear and lose some more. So now I am off to read more blogs to get some motivation from others.

Thanks Teri for all of the booster notes–it is great to know someone is thinking of me and encouraging me. You are the best.

Well, my husband is home but they are still not sure why he remains so dizzy. They have more tests scheduled over the next couple of weeks. We are working on arranging for family to help take hime places since he is unable to drive and we are trying to save some of my sick days.

I did take some time for myself and went to a movie with my sister. Bridal Wars was a good comedy and just what I needed to refresh myself. I was bad at the theatre and ate popcorn and drank pop. Plan to try my new Dance exercise video to make some amends for all of the calories I took in today.

My husband and I are going to work on a menu to get us through the next week. I hope to lose a couple more pounds this week. My husband and I are going to a B&B next weekend for his 40th so there goes the calories but we will be right back on the diet when we get home. We both plan to try to be extra good this week and next to compensate for the extra calories at the B&B.

Will try to write again soon.

This past week has been stressful but for the most part I managed to follow a diet. My husband got a concussion last Friday and the dizziness got so bad that he was admitted to the hospital Sunday afternoon and is still there. So I tend to do ok during the day while at work but then I travel 50 minutes to see him at the hospital. Stay there a couple hours and then travel 20 minutes home. So I have been eating out for supper but trying to order  things like grilled chicken sandwiches. 

Jody–thanks for the idea of mall walking, I would love to do it. The problem is the closest mall is an hour away from  my house.  I have tried walking in the school where I work after school but I tend to get stopped by teachers and parents and asked many qustions. I have tried to encourage people to walk with me if they want to talk. It just gets frustrating when people try to stop me many times.

I have purchased a dance exercise video which looks like fun but with what is going on with my husband, I haven’t had a chance to get started. On the other hand, my husband has agreed to follow the weight watchers program with me which will make meal planning and grocery shopping easier when we get into some kind of typical routine.

I’ll write more later when I have a chance.

Just thinking about resolutions for the new year. I want to focus on getting healthy which includes healthier eating, exercising, and losing weight. Hopefully, by focusing more on the first two the third one will happen without much thought. I want the changes I make to be part of a healthier lifestyle so will be focusing on small individual goals to help me be successful at meeting them.  Part of my professional training is setting long term and short term goals for others. Now it is time that I apply it to myself and review them on a regular basis. I have just read on another blog about renewing resolutions on a monthly basis. I think that is a great idea and a great way for me to check in on the progress of my goals.

 Short-term goals for January, 2009

1. Drink only one soda per week instead of daily.

2. Drink eight glasses of water daily 5 out of 7 days.

3. Exercise 30 minutes 3 times per week.

4. Weigh in on Wednesday mornings.

5. Keep a food diary daily. Use weight watchers points as a way to monitor the amount of food taken in daily.

I think that these are enough goals to get me started. I don’t want to set too many so that I feel overwhelmed but need to set enough to keep me motivated and on track. Would love feedback from anyone.

Hi. My name is Trish and this is my first attempt at blogging. I believe I am finally ready to commit to improving my health by losing much needed weight. I tend to eat when I am stressed or when working on paperwork. I have an active job as an occupational therapist working in a school system. I have noticed recently that I am having difficulty doing different activities with my students and have trouble climbing the steps to my 3rd floor therapy room.  My first goal is to get my under 200. My ultimate goal is to get down to 155. I hate to exercise but realize I need to get moving. I know once I start doing it on a regular basis I will have more energy overall but it is very hard to get started and keep at it. I don’t like going to ‘meetings’ to get support but hope that this will be more beneficial for me. I recently completed my master’s degree and did the whole thing online. I loved it and it matched my needs perfectly. With that success, I am hoping to find similar success with losing weight.