This morning I had to search frantically to remember my blog name. That says how long since I have posted.
Well here I am back living and working in the United States. What a wild place with political upheaval, lawless gun violence and freedom of speech rights effecting our great American past time, football. Wow.
But this is not a political blog, this is me, starting a life style change. Since returning from overseas I have let my American eating habits over take my body. Now it is sluggish, tired and nutritionally deprived. This has to change.
I have begun a competition with the staff at work. It is a weight loss, do better with your eating and exercise competition. It's all friendly and a way to be responsible for my actions. For the next 8 weeks I am trying to make changes I can live with the rest of my life. I figured out that I am not getting any younger or in any better shape.
Currently I am trying to balance my diet and keep it to 1200-1300 calories a day. I am doing this by eating 6 small meals that are balanced with protein, carbohydrates and fats. I don't feel deprived and although I get hungry, I am not ravenous, nor am I over full and stuffed after a meal. So far I have not missed my Doritos!
I am attempting to increase my exercise to walking the dog 3-4 times a week, yoga once and a class called barre once a week. Last time I did this I keep the NSAID people in business for a week.
Sleep is my other issue. I know that sleep effects my fat cells. I'm not kidding, I am fatter because of spending 10 years not sleeping well! Maybe even more
So before I become one of these blubbery seals, I am out to make a change.Today is day 2 and so far so good! :)
Well here I am back living and working in the United States. What a wild place with political upheaval, lawless gun violence and freedom of speech rights effecting our great American past time, football. Wow.
But this is not a political blog, this is me, starting a life style change. Since returning from overseas I have let my American eating habits over take my body. Now it is sluggish, tired and nutritionally deprived. This has to change.
I have begun a competition with the staff at work. It is a weight loss, do better with your eating and exercise competition. It's all friendly and a way to be responsible for my actions. For the next 8 weeks I am trying to make changes I can live with the rest of my life. I figured out that I am not getting any younger or in any better shape.
Currently I am trying to balance my diet and keep it to 1200-1300 calories a day. I am doing this by eating 6 small meals that are balanced with protein, carbohydrates and fats. I don't feel deprived and although I get hungry, I am not ravenous, nor am I over full and stuffed after a meal. So far I have not missed my Doritos!
I am attempting to increase my exercise to walking the dog 3-4 times a week, yoga once and a class called barre once a week. Last time I did this I keep the NSAID people in business for a week.
Sleep is my other issue. I know that sleep effects my fat cells. I'm not kidding, I am fatter because of spending 10 years not sleeping well! Maybe even more
So before I become one of these blubbery seals, I am out to make a change.Today is day 2 and so far so good! :)
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