What I'm Doing So Far

So as I stated in my previous post I started this life change this past November. Let me tell you what I have been doing so far to try to lose weight.

I started off by cutting my portions in half, I have known for quite some time that I over eat all the time. It all goes back to me loving food. When I eat something that is really good (most of the time everything is really good to me) I could tell that my body was full but my brain just wanted to keep eating. I literally felt like I couldn't stop. The best way for me to describe it would be that I subconsciously feel like I'm never going to get to eat whatever it is I'm having again even though realistically I know I could have it the next day if I wanted to. So I have been working toward breaking this cycle and that has been going well. As long as I make a conscience effort to remind myself that this isn't the last time I will get to have this food I can stop myself from eating everything on my plate.

Secondly I have stopped drinking anything but water. Not drinking soft drinks is a piece of cake (haha) for me but not drinking sweet tea is a killer. I LOVE sweet tea as much as I LOVE food! I have had a few slip ups on this one but for the most part it hasn't been that difficult, thanks in part to me liking to drink water. I have been trying to drink at least 64oz of water a day.

Thirdly is exercise. This has been the area that I'm having the most difficulty with. I started off walking some but not really pushing myself. And then when the holidays moved in I didn't do anything. But I'm ready to really buckle down in this area. Tomorrow I'm going to start doing C25K! I want to run a 5K this year, hopefully in a few months. Who wants to join me?

 

My new running shoes I bought from Fleet Feet in Savannah.

 

 

In closing, I want to say thanks to everyone that has viewed my blog so far. The support and encouragement has meant a lot to me. Please keep praying for me to win this battle!