And, we begin again...

A friend of mine is tracking her weight loss toward a 40th birthday trip she's taking. That kind of motivated me to start tracking. I've gained at least 5 pounds since leaving teaching. now that I'm not moving constantly all day, I guess I'm not burning as much as I'm eating. I do think I'm actually eating less though as I'm not snacking as much. That might be the problem though is that I used to have a snack about every 2-3 hours at school. Now I'm so busy that some days I look up and it is lunch time. I think he eating small meals works better for me.

So I have exactly 31 weeks until I turn 40. I only have about 20 pounds to lose so that is completely doable! More than doable if I put my mind to it. And if my goal is 1 pound per week, even if I have a bad week, I should reach that goal. So now I just have to figure out how to do it. Tracking my food just doesn't work for me at the moment. I tried it last week and I sort of did it for a day but not the way I needed to so I know I won't be able to keep up. So I think instead I'm just going to set goals for myself that set up a healthy lifestyle but still fit within the craziness of my life.

Goal 1: Walk at least 20 minutes a day.
Goal 2: Snack on fruits and vegetables.
Goal 3: Eat every 3 hours.
Goal 4: No evening sweet fix.
Goal 5: Drink 8 glasses of water

Doable! Doable! Doable!

Goal weight:  167 (my pre-baby weight)

Weight tracker:

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