Weight Loss

Recently I decided it is time to get rid of this extra weight I have accumulated over the years. I know that the only way to keep it off is to make permanent life changes. I think that one of the reasons so many people fail is because they want it to happen all at once so they try to make all the changes at once. Well that is not going to work for me. I am going to change 2 habits each month one for nutrition and one for physical. The first month my nutrition one was drinking more water. I really like my coke so I told myself I have to drink a glass of water before I have each coke so that way I am not taking anything away from myself I'm just adding in something good! I also enrolled my family to help me they have permission to ask me if I have had my water before I have my coke. It is working fabulously. As for adding in more physical I took on switching the laundry (the kids have been sharing this chore up until now) as that involves going up and down the stairs at least once a day. I am wanting to add in habits that don't seem like they are much but that after a while will really add up.

Since this is a new month I am adding 2 new habits.
The nutritional one is eating breakfast. I used to eat breakfast all the time but for some reason I stopped. I don't usually like many of the traditional breakfast foods so I am trying to think of things I like. So far I have come up with cottage cheese and fruit, couscous with almonds and mandarin oranges, and garlic bread and orange juice. I like eggs and breakfast meat but it takes so much time to fix. I don't like the things like cereal and pancakes and such.
The physical one is keeping this blog updated. I know that doesn't sound like it fits, but I think that if I am keeping this updated I will be more aware of what I am doing and not doing. Plus I think I am going to add a weekly weight check in.

That's it for today. Next post will be the first in the series of how I got the extra weight in the first place