Neglect

My poor blog is already getting neglected. I just get so interested in reading other people's that I forget to post on my own!! I also feel like I have been neglecting my body for a pretty long time until recently. I have always worked out and cooked healthy, but I also had some bad habits. One was drinking way too much. I kept drinking like I was in college until the end of 2007. Something finally clicked thank god (weekly hangovers and memory loss were getting really old!). So bad habit #1-gone. Alcohol only occasionally and in moderation!

Bad habit #2-I am sure that you have guessed is sweets!! I have always loved sweets, but they really only became a bad habit once I gave up drinking so much. At least with sweets I always remember what I said the next morning, and they don't make me feel bad! But they make me gain weight. So now I am in the process of making some new habits that are good! Sweets need to be enjoyed occasionally and in moderation as well.

So far this week I have went from 139 down to 135.5. I have been doing a protein sparing modified fast. High protein and low calories. I have been eating just 3 meals a day and doing 1 30 minute workout every other day. I know that at this point it is water weight, but it keeps me motivated to see the scale going down. I will do this for 8 more days and then evaluate things from there. I ultimately want to get back to eating what I want, within reason and in moderation (I'm not thinking McDonald's here, but some bread or oatmeal would be nice!) and working out every day. But I need to establish some good habits before I do that. To be continued...

BTW, thanks Mark and Tracy for your comments!