I've got my fingers crossed...
Mar. 11th, 2008 02:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
queendork56Once again it's been a long time since I updated... but I actually have things to say now! Not much, but things.
The other day I took the first big step to losing weight - I bought an exercise bike! I've been using it for less than five days and I already thing it's the best two hundred bucks I've ever spent. I can't really do much yet since I'm extremely out of shape, but I've been easing myself into it. I really feel like it's helping already. My energy level feels up. I'm excited about using it and I don't feel like it's a chore to be pedaling (which is what I feel when I try to go out and walk.) I'm really hoping this stays and I don't get down on myself and stop doing it.
My next goal is to cut down on junk food and soda. I've been trying to stay away from chocolate lately. I've switched to snacking on a few Sweet Tarts when I feel the urge for sugar. They fill the need and I can't handle having more than six or seven pieces at a time because of the sour. I've switched from dark soda to orange soda (I would switch to lemon-lime, but I hate every brand's version of lemon-lime soda) and at the moment I'm trying to work in drinking more water with it. (I have a glass of water and a glass of soda with me and I switch back and forth between them with the water more directly in the line of sight.)
This is all part of my overall goal to start feeling better about myself. I'm tired of having no self-esteem and feeling down all the time because of it. I want to lose weight and get active and stop feeling like a worthless cow and start feeling like an actual person. My goal is that a year from now I can look back and see an actual change. I know it won't be easy, but I cannot let myself wuss out like I have with everything else important.
I also plan on updating more. Even if it's just to remind myself that I'm still feeling good about things.
Oh and I finally got tired of deleting comments from spam bots and turned off anon commenting.
The other day I took the first big step to losing weight - I bought an exercise bike! I've been using it for less than five days and I already thing it's the best two hundred bucks I've ever spent. I can't really do much yet since I'm extremely out of shape, but I've been easing myself into it. I really feel like it's helping already. My energy level feels up. I'm excited about using it and I don't feel like it's a chore to be pedaling (which is what I feel when I try to go out and walk.) I'm really hoping this stays and I don't get down on myself and stop doing it.
My next goal is to cut down on junk food and soda. I've been trying to stay away from chocolate lately. I've switched to snacking on a few Sweet Tarts when I feel the urge for sugar. They fill the need and I can't handle having more than six or seven pieces at a time because of the sour. I've switched from dark soda to orange soda (I would switch to lemon-lime, but I hate every brand's version of lemon-lime soda) and at the moment I'm trying to work in drinking more water with it. (I have a glass of water and a glass of soda with me and I switch back and forth between them with the water more directly in the line of sight.)
This is all part of my overall goal to start feeling better about myself. I'm tired of having no self-esteem and feeling down all the time because of it. I want to lose weight and get active and stop feeling like a worthless cow and start feeling like an actual person. My goal is that a year from now I can look back and see an actual change. I know it won't be easy, but I cannot let myself wuss out like I have with everything else important.
I also plan on updating more. Even if it's just to remind myself that I'm still feeling good about things.
Oh and I finally got tired of deleting comments from spam bots and turned off anon commenting.
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Date: 2008-03-11 08:03 pm (UTC)Also, I stopped drinking soda over a year ago and it's help a lot. I didn't lose weight from it, but that doesn't mean my body isn't healthier from it.
The steps I took were only drinking Sprite and Sierra Mist. Then I would drink those are Pink Lemonade/Lemonade (whatever is at a fast food place), then gradually started diluting the lemonade with water, so half water and half lemonade. This was like a 6 month process, so you don't have to force yourself, but if you already like Sprite and lemonade then it should be even easier, me I hated both and was an avid Mountain Dew kid, so I was like, "need my fix!!" but I can happily say I've only had a few sips of soda in that year period and I never felt like I needed to drink anymore.
PS: HI!! Haven't seen you in forever. :D