thing 1, take away the sodas and replace it with water. the verdict on that, i didn't do too bad. i've started using splenda and nonfat creamer in my coffee which was a hard switch but so far so good. i did a pretty good job avoiding sodas only slipping up once or twice. i really didn't mind having my big bottle of water with me all the time. it was really nice at school except i kept having to pee. it also made me have to get up more in the middle of the night.
thing 2, be more active. i was going for 30 minutes of an elevated heart rate a day but didn't quite get there. i did manage though to get myself to walk more in class. i would do laps around the room while i was teaching this week. i also go to the gym 2 times during the week and don't tell but i'm dragging the fiance with me there today, on a saturday!!!
the last thing i did i did more for a friend but realized part way through i needed it too. i think one of the biggest things that works against me when i'm trying to lose weight is thinking too much about where i want to be not what i can get to and be able to celebrate in a shorter amount of time. we get so focused on the outcome we forget about the small victories. last night i sat and decided to create small goals for myself and my friend so that we can celebrate reaching them. the base point for me is to lose 10 pounds by january 15th. that is doable for me. i tend to lose weight slower so i didn't want to make it too high and frustrate myself.
i think that when i reach a goal i'm going to treat myself...maybe a pedicure or something like that. i also had read once about a woman who put a dollar into a piggy bank for every pound she lost. at the end she used the money (and a little more) to but something sparkly, i want to say a tennis bracelet or something like that. it helped her that whenever she felt like cheating or giving up she could see how far she had come.
