Day 1 done!

Well I think things went well. I'm still alive and I'm not starving. I also got the deep cleaning in the living room and entry done. Successful day.

Today is the Day!!

I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 (ESV)

So I took the girls to the Y yesterday so they could swim and I could workout.  I stood on the scale and OMG I weighed 280lbs.  When did that happen?  I don't feel that big.  I can still move, my joints don't hurt.  I can still do an hour of Zumba without dying and I did 45 minutes on the elipitical yesterday, I broke a sweat, but I'm supposed to right?  I guess I must stop eating.  I did quit smoking, with God's help, one year and 50 lbs ago.

So it starts right now and hopefully with God's help again and with some encouragement from anybody who reads this I will be able to reach my first goal of 250 by August 2, my 46th birthday.  Boy I'm just spilling it all today. 

I'm going to try the calorie counting thing and a food diary for a month and see how that goes.  I have had a little success with it in the past and with the great new apps on the smart phones maybe it will work better this time.  I'm going to do this by eating approx 1600 calories a day and burning about 1600 calories a week in additional exercise.  I'll post my weekly weights, daily activity and daily food log.  Maybe by writing it down in such a public spot I'll be able to actually achieve what I'm aiming for.  My hope is that the food diary will pinpoint those times during the day when I feel he need to eat and then I can better recognize my triggers.

You can view my food/execise diet at:           http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/sheiliamclaughlin
Dear Lord,
Please help me move forward with my goal.  All things I can do through you. 
Amen