I hate this time of year. Mainly because I always get so amped up about the New Year's Resolution, and then I utterly fail. Every New Year, I set the same resolution. Every year, I never stick to it. So, to help myself stay accountable for sticking to my resolution, I decided to post about it. Maybe it will help, maybe it won't. I guess we'll find out!
My New Year's Resolution this year consists of two things: 1.) Lose weight by eating better and exercising. 2.) Saving more money. The saving money part won't be so terribly hard. The losing weight is what gets me. Don't get me wrong, I've lost some weight over the past three years, but not the kind of weight I could've lost if I would've stuck to my plan.
I have no problem admitting that I suck at getting in the habit (and staying in the habit) of eating well and working out. I can do one or the other for a significant amount of time, but both of them together, ha! When I work out I think, "hmm, I just kicked my butt in there, I think I can have this triple serving of chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes, and a half of a chocolate cake, no problem." I love working out, but when I do work out, I tend to eat like a man..well, maybe 3 men.
But, it's got to stop. I am so tired of making excuses for myself. I am so tired of waking up every morning, and feeling disgusted with what I see in the mirror. I am sick to death of stuffing my face with these wonderful tasting foods that are so terribly bad for me, and feeling completely miserable afterwards. Because let's be honest here. I don't care what you think I look like, whether you think I need to lose weight or not. It's not about what you think; it's what I think and feel about myself.
So, as of January 1, 2013 (hopefully the ice outside will melt and I can start sooner than that), I am going to start training for a half marathon and I am going to start eating better. It may take me awhile to find the right foods to go along with the high amounts of running, but that's okay. I have to be able to run 13.1 miles by April 28th. I'm starting out nice and slow with only 1 mile, and each week increasing by either a half mile, or 1 mile, depending on how my body reacts (I tend to get terrible shin splints. If anyone has any suggestions on how to help with those, I'd highly appreciate it!).
To do this, and to actually make myself keep doing it, I am going to do something that I despise doing, and have never done before except with my husband and closest friends; I'm going to post my weight starting today, and each week after today. Ugh.
December 26, 2012 Weigh In (keep in consideration yesterday was Christmas!) : 168.4 lbs. I will not deny that this number is lower than I expected. No complaints here! The next weigh in will be on Sunday, December 30th (My next weigh in I will take a picture of the scale).
Today is my first day of eating better. For breakfast I had Cheerios (yum!). For lunch I will probably have a ham sandwich with no cheese or miracle whip, with a bottle of water and an orange. For dinner, I'll probably make some sort of chicken. I usually save about 500 calories for dinner, it tends to make life easier with those nighttime cravings. I have the MyFitnessPal app on my phone, helps me keep track of what I'm eating and my calorie intake. You can add friends on there too to help stay motivated, so if you want to try it, find me on there. My username is kristadetherow.
Well, here I go again. Let's see if I can take a different road.
