Resolutions... wanna join me?

While I have some reservations about sharing certain aspects of my life with the entire cyber-world, I do want to get past it and share about my weight loss efforts in the upcoming months. I don't want to over-talk the subject to death, but I think it will help keep me accountable if I post my progress every week on the same day or close to the same day... so I think I might try to do that.

Weight and the excess of it seems to be a common thread among women everywhere, and I have to say, I'm tired of dealing with it. My child-bearing days are over, so there's no reason for me to gain again... I just need to get on top of it.

It just so happens that tomorrow is the six-week marker from the day I had Sam. I'm glad that it is, though when I see that Jenny Craig commercial with Valerie Bertinelli - the one where she says that this is the first year in the past 20 that she hasn't made a New Year's resolution that has anything to do with her weight... that's gonna be me next year.

So. Who's with me? I would love to do this with some of my internet friends and blog readers, if anyone else is making the resolution this year... I've been wanting to cook more, so I'm planning to try out some new recipes and maybe post those here too... I'd love to have a day where we could post how many pounds we've lost, that sort of thing... though I'm still not comfortable telling you all how very much I weigh at the moment. That number - while it's just a number - is a number I just cannot bear to type.

Instead, I'm going to set small goals for myself. The smaller goals along the way help break it down. Instead of looking at the big picture, I'm looking at the small goals that will get me there. Or as Adam always says, "How do you eat an elephant...? One bite at a time..." (Not sure where that analogy came from... has anyone ever really eaten an elephant?) The first goal is to lose 8 pounds. Random number, but it means something to me. So... tomorrow starts my exercise plan and my goal is in full force - here's what I'm planning:

1. Exercise (Billy Blanks... we've already talked about him)
2. Drink waaaay more water
3. Smaller cup of coffee in the morning (the creamer is non-fat but it's still full of calories... empty ones.)
4. I'm going to have chicken stir fry tomorrow - loads of veggies and chicken with whole wheat pasta (or maybe no pasta - the stir fry is pretty filling... we put diced tomatoes, broccoli, peppers in with the chicken - it's so good. You could add any veggies - pea pods, squash... it's all yummy!)
5. I'm going to keep track of my points. (Calories, points, it's all the same - WW works for me, so that's where I'm headed!)

:) What about you? Any Resolutions this year? If yours is a weight loss one, what's your first goal? I'd love to hear about it! We can do this!!

Gotta run get ready for church... Adam's preaching tonight in the main service, which always makes me nervous even though there's not a nervous bone in his body... :) Hopefully it goes well!

Happy New Year!!

Oh! I also plan to post photos of this weight loss journey, though I refuse to take any photos of myself showing any kind of skin (ala THe Biggest Loser) - I'll spare you. You'll get the gist.... assuming I find the courage to post it!

:)

Comments

[jenn]

I'll join ya! I just have to figure out what my small goals are!!! But I'm in!!!!

jenn

[Jill]

I'm in! My first small goal is to actually start using the elliptical machine that we bought on Wednesday. Thanks for the added nudge!

[amy]

look forward to seeing recipes that are nutritious and delicious...especially those that work in the family scene...the stir fry sound yummy, courtney...

[julie]

i heard adam's message last night was AWESOME!!! i am told that corey and i have to get the cd. know how i can get my hands on a copy.

it really just made me miss you guys even more.

i love you courtney and i am certain that you will reach every weight loss goal you set. you have done it once before and i know you will do it again.

i love you!

[Susan Beth Breuner]

count me in. I'll be counting points too. And, I started this journy last year. Ended this year almost 20 pounds lighter, but still have a ways to go. One thing that really helps me is I have an accountability partner who has no weight issues (except that sometimes she has trouble keeping enough weight on when she's stressed) and she prays for me - not just the not eating too much and the time for exercise, but to bind the self-defeating talk that Satan wants in my mind, to quiet the fears of failure, etc. It is wonderful. 20 pounds in a year isn't the world's greatest success, but it sure is better than a gain, or not having lost.

So, long story short, I'll be watching/reading/joining!

Here's to a joyful, hopeful, and slimmer new year!

Thanks for doing this.

[Tracy]

I'm in as well. I started the first of December and made it through the holidays without gaining.

[monicaintexas]

Game on.

Happy New Year!

[Chantel]

I would love to join you on this... I had my daughter in May and am still saying "I just had a baby!!" I think the excuse is wearing itself out!!

tomorrow, tomorrow!!

chantel