Here's to Healthy Living!

So, in an effort to loose some weight and improve my overall health and happiness, I have decided to try a tracking program that WebMD provides online.  I put in my current height and weight, etc. and then told it my goal weight and how much I want to loose each week.  I went for the most it would let me (2 pounds a week) since I might as well aim high, but I figure that even a pound a week will be a good thing.  (I'm not into depriving myself of EVERYTHING starchy or sugary; just reducing intake of those things and eating all in moderation.)

And it should only take me 2-4 months to reach my target weight (ie:  the weight I was at BEFORE I started taking those blasted birth control pills that totally messed me up completely)!  Well, that's only if I stay on track and avoid going over 1200 calories/day, burn 724 calories /day, and drink at least 64 ounces of water/day.  I already drink that much water, so that won't be an issue at all.

I'm pretty sure I eat more than 1200 calories/day, but I'd like to say I'm not too far above that.  On a good day  ;o)  (However, I'm gonna have to get better at saying, "NO!!!" to certain yummy foods...)

It's the exercise that's going to be difficult for me.  I don't at all mind exercise.  I used to do it every day and felt WONDERFUL!  My issue is time.  I have tried to exercise after I get home from work, but before dinner.  That just hasn't been able to be a reality most days.  There's just too much going on.  When I did exercise regularly, I woke up early every morning and did it before I went to school/work.  That worked out fabulously for me.

The problem with that now is that we have to leave our house at 6 am every morning in order to beat traffic and get to work on time.  I'm already waking up between 4:45 and 5 every morning.  In order to exercise before work, I'm going to have to wake up at 4 am at least.  Yuck!!!!  If I want 8 hours of sleep, I'm going to have to make 8 pm my bedtime.  That's not gonna fly....

So, now that I've bored you to death, I guess the purpose of this quasi-personal post is that maybe if I tell more people than just Dave and myself, I can feel like I have a little support group or something.  Some extra love and motivation, maybe?

I have a hard time staying motivated with things like this, especially when I'm going to have to be counting calories and tracking what I eat and drink and what I do for exercise.  I hate keeping track!!!  The website seems to be fairly user-friendly, however, so I'm hoping it's not too much of a hassle and that eventually it will become habit and part of my re-kindled healthier lifestyle.  :o)