How many times have I said that? How many times have I said I was back, and staying put? Don't worry, I lost track too. But I'm hoping to change that today. Hoping to include this into my new routine. No promises. But, it really would work into my new challenge.
I'm on the edge of hitting that "overweight" phase. I'm not there yet, but I'm damn close. So close that my Wii Fit tells me to drop a couple pounds to lower my BMI. It was scary to watch it sit just below the overweight bar. I'm sure plenty of people would tell me not to bitch. That I don't need to lose weight. I look great. Whatever. Problem is, I'm not happy with me. Do I think I'm fat? Sort of. I have that "mommy belly". Where all my excess weight sits in my belly. Go figure. The hardest fat to lose. Of course, a good collection of it is from having twins. And then failing to be active. Don't worry, I'm not throwing out the "I had kids" excuse. That only works for the first year, max. And really, that's pushing it.
My current weight is 142 pounds, in my light weight clothes (some yoga pants and a tank top--no shoes). I want that to be 130, so just 12lbs to down. I do understand I may gain weight, not lose. But the gain would be muscle mass, not fat. Or at least, I hope to do that. It's harder than I thought.
I made small changes last month. Of course, not enough. And then I got lazy. I'm not a big meal eater, but I do like my snacks. Who can resist those damn Girl Scout cookies when your freezer is stuffed with about 7 boxes of thin mints? See my problem? Still, the change I made, I hoped to see some difference. I dropped the sugar in my morning coffee. And lessened the creamer. I switched to Truvia sweetener. Personally, it doesn't taste like diet sugar. Making that change, I went from nearly 1000 calories daily from JUST coffee, to an average of 100 calories daily. I guess I was making up the difference with all those thin mints. And birthday cake.
As of yesterday though, I decided to make a bigger change. I can't expect weight to disappear sitting on my butt eating thin mints and Easter candy. In addition to working on my eating habits, I'm adding in some light exercise and trying the Green Tea Diet. Well, okay, I don't know the extent of that diet. But I'm drinking green tea now. Not as much as they suggest (something like 4-5 cups daily). I'm drinking more water, and less soda.
I'm new to all this. I will have good days and bad days. I'm still working out the kinks. Finding what works for me. I'm using my Wii Fit to exercise. I like that it gives me workouts based on where I want to focus. But it also has general "free play" workouts. Plus, it keeps track. I like looking at my calendar and seeing my blue star (why couldn't they make it a gold star?).
Ok, that's all for now. I'm going to make another cup of tea and post about today.
Signed,
Super Mom
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