Confession

I'm not Catholic but I do have a confession to make.  I did not workout at all today.  I even missed my morning walk.  I also had 3 oreos and some beef jerkey as well as a super yummy chimi from one of our favorite authentic Mexican restaurants.  I don't know if I feel bad about this which makes me think that I don't.  Only the Oreos were an emotional binge and now they are gone. But I found some other food my husband bought still in the fridge.  (go to the beginning to read about that)  We are going for a walk tonight so all is not lost and I will work out tomorrow to make up for today.  What did you do right today?  What do you wish you would have done better?  How can you make tomorrow a better day than today?

Until tomorrow!

I have issues - one of them is my weight

I have issues just like everyone else.  So this blog will focus mainly on getting fit and how I do it.  Maybe you can do it too. 

Let's get started.  First a few thoughts that are really common sense.

• eat too much - gain weight
• exercise too little  - gain weight
• excessive sugar, fat and alcohol are BAD
• strength training is good for everyone - do not cheat yourself
• if you don't stretch or don't do it correctly you will probably end up with injuries, aches and pains
• it's up to you if you want to get fit and healthy - you have to do it for yourself and others will benefit

I could go on and on with a list but I won't.  Let me tell you a little about myself though.  I have not been overweight all my life.  About 20 years ago I started to eat emotionally to deal with many new stresses in my life.  It took a few years to gain weight but when I did I ended up almost 70 pounds overweight.  A couple of years ago I decided to get more serious about changing that.  I'd tried many times but never stuck to it. This time was different.  I lost over 50 pounds and reached my first goal with only 5-10 pounds left to lose.  Then I gained 15 back so I now have about 20 pounds to lose to reach my ultimate goal (I think 25 will be too hard to maintain).  I eat very well about 90% of the day but that last 10% ruins all my work.  Don't let that happen to you.  It's so not worth it and I want to kick my a$$ every day for letting my emotions rule over me.  I continue to recommit daily.  I know that as long as I make this a priority I will succeed.  It just might take longer than I would like.