Week Four: Joan and Ingrid A.K.A. my emery board and nail file

Rather than post numbers or rant,  I'll keep it positive and talk about accountability. 

Joan's my sister and accountability partner.  We e-visit weekly about our diet, exercise, and progress.    I texted pics of my new hairdo this week (hint hint). That chica!  She walks eight (8) miles/day and takes what she calls a realistic approach to calorie -counting:  1800 cal/day.  At the end of her day, hundreds of unconsumed calories hang out, angry because they couldn't become Joan's derriere jello. Keep up good work! I found some videos that are worthy of me!  I love you and will TTY next weekend.

Ingrid's my soror and a dear, dear bff from college.  I consider her my sister from another mother.  We communicate regularly about our plans, implementation, progress, eurekas, epiphanies, etc., etc. We saw each other this week for the first time since December.  She was stunned at the Claymation Creation that opened the front door:).   Thank you for not consoling me and making me feel like being 5'0" and 145 is ok.  Iron truly sharpened iron.

Who holds you accountable as you reach your fitness goals?  I can't do this alone -- and I'm one of those people who loves rolling one-deep...

Walking Alone

I think I mentioned earlier that losing 25 pounds and living a healthy lifestyle would be a permanent change.  I'm finding that I'm in the minority.  My people to eat.  A lot.  The majority of it is crappy.  A good deal of it I like.  I'd like to mention French fries here.

At any rate, I realize that I am going against the grain in this change.  Support and accountability's a must.

Week Two: This is a Lifestyle

Don't know if you can see the image, but what appears above my feet is the result from Friday's weigh-in.  These will get posted from time to time. 

I ate less this week.  Exercised a bit more.

Bottom lines:
Line 1:  Whatsover a man thinks in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23:7a)
Line 2:  I will get out of what I put into it.  So I put my whole heart into a healthy lifesteyle, (not just lose 25 pounds quickly), then....

   

I/You have to start somewhere...

...and that is where I am --starting in earnest.  Big as I've been in all of my years and have made some realizations

• the things I've done in the past to lose weight (total elimination of carbs and going without eating) no longer work
• real exercise has to happen more than twice a week -- let's be real:  twice a year:)
• this "weight loss" is not a short term phase I'm going through -- either adopt a new lifestyle or be 5'0" and at least 150 lbs. for life.

Implementation looks like

• 1500 calories/day (my doctor says women should eat 1200 -- that's been tough)
• 45 mins. of exercise 5X week.

Trying to keep it short and sweet.  Updates later.