Usually when I start a diet, I do it for about 2 weeks before I get sick of it. I decided that if I am truly to commmit, I have to decide what is really important to me and why I need to try to improve my health. There are several reasons:
(1) I love my daughter, grandson and husband so very much and I want to be there for them as long as I can. I want to be able to get down on the floor and play with Anderson and get up without Bob having to pull me up like he usually does. I want to see Anderson graduate from law school like his dad! Perhaps medical school if I can recruit him.
(2) If I do this, I will feel better and be more active. Each time I go to the gym and work out for 35 minutes on the elliptical, I feel great and almost bounce down the stairs. When I don't,my knnes start hurting and I feel pretty sluggish. I have to admit, though, that I'm the only 60ish (59 but it's coming up in May) grandmother in the gym most of the time.
(3) I want to be able to wear cute clothes and show off my arms. Unfortunately, my legs look like road maps so my arms are my last hope for normalcy.
(4) My co-workers and I are in a group that plans to lose. If we're sucessful (only 10 lbs), we can enter and possibly win $1000. That is a nice incentive but will it pay for all my new clothes.....no. Maybe I should scratch that one.
Finally.....I like myself and respect myself. I need to prove it and do it for me.
Blog ya later.
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YAY! I love the idea, just get me to get off my LAZY butt and do it with you. Love you;)
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