Making A Lifestyle Change

For the past few months, I have been looking at doing Take Shape For Life not as a diet, but as a lifestyle change.  I don't want to diet anymore.  I want to be healthy and make healthy choices.

It's good to want things.

I can want all I want....but when it comes down to it, wanting it is not enough.  I am going to have to make tough choices.  I am going to have to tell that whining voice in my head to shut up and stop making excuses.

Why can't I do that?  Why can't I make good choices instead of falling back onto old habits?

GRRRRRRR......

This weekend was one of those weekends.  We were away for a family funeral.  There was lots of food, beer, and cake (did I mention that it was also my birthday?).  I could give you excuse after excuse, but I am not going to.

I blew it.  I messed up.

I have been messing up too much.

It is time to get my head in the game, and get things done.  I can not make healthy choices, so I need to take away my decision making and stick to the basics. Here is what I am going to do:

• Plan out my meals, get them ready, get my lean and green ready so I don't have to think about it.  
• Change my mindset....instead of saying "why can't I have this.....", I need to say, "You get to have this for dinner!"
• Take it one day at a time.  
• Log everything I eat into My Fitness Pal each day.  
• Drink all of my water and not think of having a diet soda until at least 80 oz. of water is gone.  
• My exercise has not been the best, only because when I take my walks, I take my dog.  She walks, then stops, walks, then stops.  I am going to keep walking with her, but take some without her so I keep my movement consistent.

I will get to the point where making healthy choices is my habit.