I was watching The Biggest Loser tonight and felt ashamed I wasn't doing more to lose the pounds I've put on in the last decade, or so. A few days ago I actually made out a daily schedule to exercise, read the scriptures, practice the guitar, and so forth. Have I managed to follow any of it yet? No!
So, after the show I tracked down Susan and Dale's scale and weighed myself. At 9:00 pm, with shoes, Levis and sweater on, I came in at 229 lbs. I weighed myself with shoes and all so that next week when I weigh in without it I will have lost a few additional pounds. Sneaky of me!
I've never weighed this much in my life! Yeah, there are a few medical things going on, but there are enough other medical things happening, or possible, that it is suicide to not make some drastic changes now. Heart decease and diabetes are the two big ones. My family history with these should have been a wake up call long ago. I was very aware of the issues, felt concern, but chose not to do anything about it.
Here goes.
The stats: 229 lbs., size 18-20, bra size, 40DDD. Butt is square, not a cute little heart shape, and my ankles are not sexy.
The goals, very specific ones for this next week: no soda, 4 glasses of water (have to work up to more), walk or ride my bike every day - two miles.
The stats: not reading scriptures, or saying prayers. I haven't in a very long time.
The goals, for this week: read New Testament and Book of Mormon for 1/2 hour each day. Pray each night and morning.
The stats: practicing the guitar for 15 min to 1 hour each day (missing an occasional day).
The goal: practice for 1 hour each day with an occasional missed day.
Long term goal: get a good guitar! My teacher hates mine, I bought it at a pawn shop and thought I was getting a pretty good one. Also, figuring out how to get my left hand pointer finger to fret properly. The tip was cut of when I was 5 and there is not a "pad" to push the strings down. The nail is what hits the strings first. It makes it hard to play the chords.
Now, I've written it down with the possibility of others reading it as well. I must have something positive to report for next week!
