February 6th, 2007

According to the weatherman, it is going to rain here Wednesday and continue at least until next Wednesday. It’s time to come up with some alternative exercises. I will walk in the rain, if it’s not pouring down on me. Maybe I should dig up some of my old Tae Bo tapes?-->-->-->
Ok,…….-->-->
I am going to post soon. Started a new job this weekend, plus DH and I are trying to get the rest of the drywall up in the garage (more him then me:) so we can get our new garage door delivered and installed. Should have happened in December, but oh well, things are happening at a much slower pace up here.-->-->
I also am trying to get my house back into "visitor shape". -->-->
I am the kind of person who needs some degree of order around her to function properly. If it is messy around me it get's messy in my head. I always tell people look into my sock drawer and you can tell what's going on in my life right now. The more un-organized the more I have on my plate. Currently all of our socks make it only as far as being rolled up and into the laundry basket and upstairs into the closet, just not into the drawer. You would think this one last step is the easiest, ha, I wish. Having made it that far is an accomplishment. I usually get interrupted before anything goes upstairs (I still have a basket full of folded laundry on top of the dryer from almost 3 weeks ago.) Thank goodness it is just hubby and me, he is getting used to finding things either in one place or another.-->-->
So, it's time to get things back in order as much as possible. -->-->
I also started a new job last weekend, here goes another chunk of my time I could be spending here LOL. It's going to be Sat/Sun. 12 hours shifts, for now, but I have a feeling it will be more in the future. I also am starting a scrap booking class as well as looking into taking over the volunteer position for the event photographer at our Women's New Comers Club I joined this year. Therefore, my focus has shifted a bit.-->-->
I am a little worried I lose focus on my weight loss. It has happened before when I "shifted gears". I get so involved in one thing and let the other slide. However, this time around, I am also aware of it and I am hoping I will find the right balance to do it all.-->-->
I think with this past week being so "slow/sluggish", it has helped me to re-think a few things and how I need to manage the weight loss approach for the months ahead.-->-->
My initial approach needs to be put back into action. I realized that I have been going a bit too much “balls to the wall” and if I continue this way, I may just go ahead and quit now. -->-->
Sure, it is great to lose this much so fast, but it’s also not realistic. I need to get back and focus on doing it one pound at a time or even ½ pound. -->-->
My goal to start with was to lose 48 pounds by the end of this year. And I think I can do this without feeling pressured. I noticed I have been “pressuring” myself a little, the recovering perfectionist within me likes to mess with my head when given the chanceJJ-->-->
Now, this past week I worked out Mo/Wed/Fri/Sat, walking for about and hour+ each time.-->-->
As for calories, I had anywhere 1500-2000+ calories any given day. And this has still gotten me a ½ pound loss.-->-->
Therefore, I am thinking, if I keep track/journal of my food intake, exercise on a minimum as I have been during the “sluggish” week, I will still see results. Maybe not as fast, but I will still get there by the end of the year, without running the risk of burning myself out. -->-->
Making overall healthier choices and starting to move again has put me in the right track.-->-->
I should not care about how fast I can lose the extra weight all I should care about losing it permanently. -->-->
That’s my ultimate goal!!-->-->
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LOL, looks like I posted after all. LOL, once I get going I keep going and going and going LOL. This should be it for today. I have a long “to do list” to take care of.