The little successes

[Katherine Richeson]

So i am here to celebrate a little success some might not find it a big success but, for me to say the least it is something, so in three days i have only spent $10 on food, now i know everyone is probably like umm that is still bad, but when you thinki would have had a three day average of 21, to not spend 11 of the 21 is a success.. now that doesn't mean i have done well on eating, i took my dog on a 15 minute power walk tonight, which i figure is better then if i wouldn't have walked at all!! i am trying to look at the positive! i have figured out why i have been so down lately, so my big 25 birthday is coming up, and i know some are going to be like that is still really young, but growing up i always had thought that by 25 i would be married, in a career, and had at least one kid, well i do like my job, although i am going back to school in the spring to start working on getting my degree as an RN, because i think that is something i would be good at and love, but no sign of marriage any time, and well i definitely don't have any kids, so 1/3 i am at, and that saddens me, somedays i wonder if i will ever find mr right. I'm making it my goal this week, to only spend 12 dollars on food between now and friday, that is an average of 3 dollars a day, which ya know isn't great but it is something i could deal with financially! that means like 2 breafests or 2 lunches out this week!! it will be hard but i know i can do it!! overall i'm feeling okay, my weight is not going down but then again i am doing nothing for it to go down! i'm hoping cutting out eating out for 2/3 meals a day will really help me out! and so hopefully i can loose 5 lbs by my birthday which is a week from today!! overall i just want to see my weight go down down down, but i need to start incorporating things, so my mom and i came up with a plan that i am going to try doing 2 months fully on plan no cheating, and 2 weeks off plan, now that doesn't mean in those 2 weeks i can go nuts, but if i want to have a sandwhich for lunch, well by gum i will have one during those 2 weeks, so hopefully i can jump start things into motion, this weekend has been a carb filled weekend.. this is what i had today!

2 bagels with cream cheese
1/2 a roast beef sandwich with cucumber and italian dressing
a slice of piszza
1/2 a cucumber with italian dressing
bbq pork sandwhich
12 french fries
a slice of texas toast!! can you say carb fest, but i had no candy, and i did have a whole cucumber today!!

Again i know these aren't major steps but life is about the small things. Tomorrow i am going to try to incorporate a salad and a cucumber, and maybe an apple.. and then maybe another pork sandwhich .. just thought i would update! and i plan on going to work out for 20 minutes tomorrow, i know not a lot, but hey if i am ever going to learn to not despise exercise, i'm going to have to take baby steps! Hope everyone has a great week, and i will keep everyone updated on how my goals go!!!

[Jeannie]

Every baby step leads you to MAJOR success. You have a plan and that's fantastic! You go girl! :-D