Happy January 1, 2009

Meant to start off the year with a weigh in, but completely forgot! I did manage to get a good start on the day with breakfast of 1 cup of cereal mix and milk, plus a glass of water. Had a yogurt at around 11:30 and then went to spin class. I really enjoy the spin classes and would like to go more often...three times a week would be great! After the spin, we had to dash to go pick up the guinea pigs that MonkeyBoy got for Christmas. The rescue was well-kept and the woman there was very patient with MonkeyBoy and managed to get us all sorted out. We have a male/female pair named Charlie and Lola. They are currently cowering in their luxurious cage. Tomorrow, Monkey will get up and feed them and tidy up their cage. I think this will be a good exercise for him in pet keeping and responsibility. Go MonkeyBoy!

I am keen to get this whole New Year, New You thing going. I am done at this weight and am ready to continue downward. Breakfast is easy and a no brainer for me. I can even make it to mid-morning snack without too much of a derailment. From around noon on, things start to get shady. Lunch can be safe if I am mindful of portions sizes, but from about 3-7, all bets are OFF! I think we can safely say that if I planned for these times, AND STUCK TO THE PLAN!!! I would see some succes in the weight loss department. Without further ado...the plan:

Breakfast: 6.5

• one cup cereal - 3 points
  
• one banana - 1.5
  
• one orange - 1
  
• 1/2 cup milk - 1
  
• water
• multivitamin

Snack: 5

• Cowboy caviar (beans and avocado) 1/2 cup measured! 3
  
• 3 sesame crackers -2
  
• water
  

Lunch: 8

• sandwich with ham, lettuce, tomato, light mayo, 1 slice cheese - 7
  
• red peppers, tomatoes, lettuce in salad -0
  
• 1 tbsp. dressing - measured - 1
  
• water

Snack: 3

• yogurt - 2
  
• blueberries, 1 cup - 1
• water
  

Dinner: 8.5

• baked potato with cottage cheese (1/2 cup) - 3.5
  
• brocolli 1 cup steamed -0
  
• 1 sausage - 5
  
• water
• multivitamin plus calcium

Snack:

• 2 skinny cow dipps -2
• tea
  

33 points total from what I can remember...I suspect that I am supposed to be a little higher than that, but booking at all the food on that menu, I will be doing good to get it all in! I am really not great at getting water in during the day, so that will be my goal as well...

Alright, time for bed. Weigh in first thing in the morning and then greeting the day!

Taming the Crazy

Every year. Right about the 28th of December or so, I decide I need to take the proverbial bull by its horns and get this house sorted. This year will be different...this year I will conquer the mountain of clutter...this year I will stop putting off tackling the tasks, the filing, the ever-growing paper mountain....

Ah, the pressure. Can I do it? Will I do it?

Let's add the challenge of weight loss too while we're at it. And more timely correspondence with all my friends...and the resolution to devote more time to myself and family; to not spread the butter over to much bread. I have avoided resolutions for years. All the experts say that setting yourself up for failure isn't healthy, so I stopped doing it. And you know what? I stopped doing stuff. At least with a resolution set, I would get stuff done for a couple of weeks. Without one, I resolved to do nothing. Hmm...not so productive.

So this year, I am making them. Resolutions. May I keep at least some of them, and grow along the way.

I resolve to:

Write more letters
Save more
Exercise more
Eat less
Love more
Dedicate a day to my family near and far
Make my house a home
Practice being grateful

That'll do for starts.

Care to join me?