One month from today… will be celebrating with family, neighbors, friends and FOOD!
Then two months from today… we will be hanging the stockings by the chimney with care… filled with FOOD!
I have decided to start this blog to help us share the healthy-holiday-journey, together. Don’t get me wrong, I WILL be sampling the holiday yummy grub. I just also have a goal of losing 10 pounds by Christmas!
Don’t feel like you need to share your personal goals, unless you would like to “write it out loud” - I just know that making the goal, and sharing it, will help motivate me to make it happen!
Please use this space as a place to share you thoughts, ideas, recipes, websites, exercises, motivational stories etc etc. OR just read along with me as I post things. I am hoping I will be able to find cool articles and ideas that may help keep me/us motivated!
I have never set up a blog so…. we’ll see how easy this is to maintain ?! wish me luck!
1) STEP ONE…. A STARTING POINT… figuring out the true BODY MASS INDEX –
http://www.prevention.com/cda/toolfinder.do?tf_type=bmi_calculator&channel=fitness
2) STEP TWO… WHERE AM I GOING ..setting YOUR GOAL –
5 Ways to Set Sensible Weight Loss Goals
When WebMD asked the experts for their tips on setting realistic weight loss goals, their recommendations came down to a few simple strategies. But before you put these to use, remember to talk your weight loss plans over with your doctor.
- Resolve to lose slowly“Medically, most clinicians would say goals of losing five to 10 percent [of your start weight] are achievable,” says Jennifer A. Linde, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.So if you weigh 200 pounds, a reachable target would be to lose 10 to 20 pounds.
- Do the math.“A realistic goal is losing 1 to 2 pounds a week to stay healthy,” says Linde.That means being realistic about your time frame. If you need to lose 25 pounds, figure you are embarking on at least a three-month program. Fifty pounds? Assume a time frame of at least six months. Aim to burn 500 to 1000 calories a day either by eating less, exercising more, or both.
- Set short term goals.Reach for minimilestones. Instead of focusing on just losing 25 pounds, go for — and celebrate — that first 5-pound loss.
- Track your progress.Record your successes in a way that works for you. Take advantage of online programs, use a notebook, or keep a journal. Whatever keeps you on track.
- Think about long-term goals.“It’s OK to think big, Linde says, “but it may mean starting small and working towards a big goal.”So if your long-term goal is losing 50 pounds in a year, for example, maybe your short-term goal is getting through the day without eating too much.
There’s an old saying: Lose it slowly, keep it off. This adage makes sense for at least one reason: Losing weight slowly means you’ve had time to adopt new behaviors, like eating less and exercising more.
And when you focus on the process of changing your habits — not just on losing weight — those new and healthier habits will be a big boost in helping you attain your weight loss goals.
here we go…
-April
— THIS IS JUST A START ON THIS BLOG — I WILL “FANCY IT UP” THIS WEEK —
