Christina’s Week 1
Well, I have had a decent first week. My goals for this week were to get back in the habit of taking my vitamins and other medications (glucophage, chantix), to get a little exercise, and to eat right. Well, almost 2 out of three ain’t bad, is it? Yeah, kinda bad.
I did wonderfully in the medication/veeta-vita-vegemin department. Not quite a habit yet, but at least I am remembering and getting my butt out of bed to take them when I forget. 21 more days to go til it becomes a habit. Eating this week was fairly good, practiced great portion control - until last night, at Project Runway time, I had a Chips Ahoy craving that just wouldnt go away (its coming up on that craving time of the month), and I succombed. Boo. Not great for diabetes and certainly not great for my gut. Ah well, back on the wagon today.
Exercise - well, that pretty much stunk. Unless you count bailing water out of the cabin of a boat? That was a pretty good workout, so Ill count one day of exercise in there. This is a really hard one for me - partially because I smoke, and exercise just isn’t fun, and partially because there is just no convenient time of the day to be sweaty. I would be thrilled if you had any advice on how to get in to an exercise routine. As I said before, I would honestly love to be a fitness maniac. I have sort of been there before, and it was. as Martha would say, A Good Thing.
Goals for this week: EXERCISE - work up a sweat 3 times minimum. Keep on working towards that vitamin habit. Start weighing again - its been awhile, and when its been awhile, I just don’t wanna do it at all. Work up a rewards plan with my hubby - 20 lbs lost, I need a reward. 40 lbs lost, I need a better reward. 60 lbs gone, gosh, I can’t imagine what I would deserve. Sadly, I have a new wardrobe already hanging in my closet. :) I’ll be thinking about it though…whatever works.
Have you started a new diet/exercise plan in the New Year? Tell me about it - I need some diet buddies. :)
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2 opinions for Christina’s Week 1
Elastic Waist
Jan 11, 2008 at 4:13 pm
You don’t necessarily have to “get sweaty” to get some more activity in. You could take a 30 min walk in the park or during your lunch three times a week to get in the groove, and then you could start being more ambitious about your exercise. Remember, small steps!
Deb Ng
Jan 15, 2008 at 10:57 am
Christina, I found a simple aerobics program (blogged about above) on ESPN classics I’ve been doing. I also try and go for a walk on nice mornings. I think when we’re beginning, it’s best to take it slow, don’t you? Then as we get healthier we can work out harder.
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