Day One!

For many years now I have been overweight. I don't want to be so anymore. I am a beautiful person inside and I want that to shine on the outside too. Why post it all on a blog? Accountability! I am not perfect nor do I think I have all the answers, but I am ready to make a change in my life. For a long time I wasn't ready. Not ready to give up my favorite indulgences, not ready to exercise, not ready to commit to anything. Well today is day one!

I have made a few discoveries in my attempts to lose the pounds.

1-Everything is Spiritual before temporal. (Doctrine and Covenants 29:31-35) I know that my Heavenly Father loves me and wants me to be happy, so He will help me with this. When my physical body is in line with God's laws, then I will be able to accomplish my goal.

2-I am super time sensitive. I hate being late. I calendar all appointments. I watch the clock constantly. So I decided to make an appointment with myself. Everyone else gets their due time, why not me? So everyday at 8 am I have an appointment to be physically active for an hour.

3-Woman cannot shrink by diet alone. I don't know why it never occured to me before that I don't have to give up the things that I love if I exercise. The math is pretty simple. If I take in more calories than I use, it gets stored as fat. If I use more calories than I take in, the fat gets burned up. Duh!

4-Inspiration and Motivation are unneccesary. What you say. Well according to another blogger, you just do it. There's no reason for notes and rewards. The rewards are obvious. I get to live to raise my children. The motivation is already there too. It's called get off your duff and do it. http://www.344pounds.com/

So to sum it all up, I will be checking in on a regular basis with my stats and goals.

Today's stats

Weight 252

Fasting Blood sugar 163

Exercise 1 hour ball and band, Cardio and strength training