New year, new me!
How many times have you heard that before?
My resolution for 2011 is not to say that. Instead, my resolution is to rid myself of the excess baggage (physical and otherwise) that I accumulated in 2010. I haven't been on an accurate scale lately, but I do know that I'm buying clothes that are two sizes larger now than what I bought at the beginning of the year.
Stress, access to $3.21 breakfasts and lunches at McDonald's, exercise limited to what it took to fold laundry, vacuum, do the dishes or walk to the car, nightly glasses of wine replacing daily cigarettes. All of these things and more have contributed to the rear end as big as Alaska and double chin that are mine.
My mother, on the other hand, has lost over 50 pounds since July. And exercise isn't a part of her lifestyle. She merely changed her eating habits.
That's what's done it for me. I will not weigh more than my mother!
Starting tomorrow, I'm going to change one eating habit at a time. I'm starting with replacing pop with water and only having one cup of coffee a day. And I'm cutting out McDonald's. Believe it or not, that's the tough one. Double cheeseburgers are my downfall. I'm going to do that for three weeks and then add another change.
My short-term goal is to lose 30 pounds by December 31, 2011. My long-term goal is to lose and keep off 120 pounds. We'll start with baby steps.
Happy new year!
