My Journey To The New Me

I have decided to use the art of blogging to my advantage..... my weight loss advantage. I have come to realize that the mere act of thinking about weight loss and the continual excuses for not losing the weight are not correlating. Well, duh! I know, how genius of me to put these those two thoughts together. Saying I want to lose weight and actually doing something about it, have been my biggest challenges.

So, I use this blog to put myself out there. To share my ups and downs with weight loss. To give myself somewhere and someone to report to. I feel that if I have that "someone to answer to," I just may be motivated to keep moving along. I am looking for encouragement and help through this journey, so today I am asking for your support, your ideas.

Weight loss is not something new to me. I have struggled with weight for a very long time. While I love my three children, having them has done a number on my body. Of course, they are not fully to blame, I also enjoy food! I have tried many fad diets, and frankly, I am not interested. I am successful while on the diet, but slowly go back to "old habits." TA DA! So, here I am.... Ready to make a change!

I will no longer hide behind my pretty pink North Face jacket. I am shedding the layers, and shedding the pounds. The right way.... no skipping meals (doesn't help the metabolism), no pills (I have heart palpitations, shouldn't be taking them anyway) and no binge and purge (been there, done that.... not a good time in my life and I don't want to go back).

I will try to post weekly updates with healthy food tips, exercise tips or other useful information I have found along the way. I hope to stay motivated through posting this blog, and with a little help from all of you! Your encouraging words, suggestions and tips through this journey will be uplifting, and at times much needed. Thanks in advance! Love!


"Most health professionals recommend slow weight loss as the safest and most effective approach. A sensible weight-loss program allows you to lose weight gradually -- about one-half to one pound per week. Gradual weight loss promotes long-term loss of body fat, not just water weight that can be quickly regained.

To lose one pound, a person must burn 3,500 calories more than are consumed (500 calories per day over the course of a week). For example, reducing calories by 300 per day and increasing daily activity to burn off an additional 200 calories should result in a weight loss of one pound per week.

Here is an example of how the calculator can help you. If your daily calorie needs were calculated as 2500 calories and you desire to lose weight, you could:

1. Consume 2200 calories. (That's 300 calories less than this example diet), and
2. Burn 200 calories through activity, to result in a 2000-calorie diet!"

www.caloriecontrol.org






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