My new exercise routine and the results

So as I mentioned last week I have conceded that I need an exercise routine. I need to accept the fact that I can't just do it as I feel and wing it. So I have started walking. I walk at least a mile a day. My plan was to do Walk Away The Pounds (WATP) every day except the days I worked. The reason for that is I was only doing the one mile WATP video at home because right now that is all I have. But I wear my pedometer at work and I do 3 miles in the 3 hours I am there. And that wears me out.

So my plan went something like this:

• Monday : WATP 1 mile
• Tuesday : work
• Wednesday :rest
• Thursday : work
• Friday : WATP and work in the yard seeing as it was supposed to be nice out.
• Saturday : WATP and ride my bike to work to gut a stall
• Sunday : rest

What ended up happening was very different.

• Monday : WATP
• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday : work
• Saturday rest

While I admit I didn't stick to my plan I did get a lot of exercise in.And I am still drinking water. I thought with Lent being over I would be drowning myself in pop again. But the truth of the matter is I kind of like my water. I like my crystal light. The pink lemonade, lemonade and cherry pomegranate are yummy. So I just keep on drinking on.

I have gotten better about eating my three meals a day. But the truth of the matter is that lunch is very hard. When I am working and busy I just plain old skip it. I know its not good for me. Because when I skip lunch I skip my meds and when I skip my meds it messes with my day. I have a million excuses lined up here for you. But I am trying rather hard not to use them anymore. This week I am going to try harder. Even if it means packing a lunch.

On the flip side I have been eating some kind of breakfast and taking my morning meds. That is an accomplishment in and of itself. Normally I avoid morning food. Everything about it makes me blah. I have even gotten to the point where coffee in the morning bothers my tummy. I think it is to acidic. I used to drink a pot of it by myself. Now I barely drink a cup. My morning meds require me to eat or get sick and I don't like to be sick so I have made it a point to get something in my stomach. So in many ways I am starting the day the right way.

To recap I have made some changes this week. I have started to exercise. It may not be the routine I set out to start but it is a routine all the same. Once things at work calm down again I will have no excuses as to why I cant exercise at home. I already know I am capable of doing it. I have made a habit of eating breakfast and taking my morning meds. That is a big step in the right direction. This week I am going to work harder on eating lunch.

So here are my results for this week..... READY!!!! Are ya sure?????  Drum Roll Please!!!!!!!

I am officially at my 20 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!! I have been yo yoing back and forth for so long I don't remember where I was last week or the week before. But I do remember where I started. I cant tell you how good it feels to be here. I am taking a day or two and I am smiling and then I am setting my new goals. But I think I already know what they are. Right now I just want to be proud of myself for how far I have come.

Now I want to take a moment to say a little prayer.

Dear God, Thank you for today. Thank you for the friends and family who have helped me along on this journey. Not just the weight loss journey but this journey of life. There are so many times I have felt lost but all these great people have been there for me. I am truly blessed. Thank you for the gift of your son. For the sacrifices you have made for us, for me. I never would have made it this far without you. I am often afraid of what lies ahead for me. The what ifs and the was I's. What if I get there and I wasn't good enough, or I'm not happy,I'm not thin enough, I'm not strong enough, I wasn't a good enough Christian. But I have to remember life isn't about the ending Life truly is a journey. I know that with you as my Lord and Savior I can make the journey I just have to listen . Amen