trying to get healthy

I have decided after seeing pictures of myself at Easter, that I really don't like how I look. I have decided to do something about it again. I have tried numerous times to lose weight and it isn't an easy process but this time I am going to try again. There are people in my family that find it easy to lose weight and others that don't. I think mostly for me it will be a matter of keeping track of my calories taken in as well as the ones I burn. It is hard to do and I am amazed at the amount of calories in some of my favorite lunches. I think that a lot of lunches will come from home. I need to watch my portions again and cut back dramatically on the amount and times that I eat as well as getting my large behind out of the chair and doing some excersize.

I have a wii and the wii fit set up and just need to get started with it again. I think as well that if I could get up the gumption to walk I would find it much easier to shed the pounds.

Many years ago I walked off 45 lbs over the course of 10 months. Then again when I first moved to GA and we were without a car, I walked off that same 45lbs. I don't have a goal to be a tiny little thing that you can see my bones, but I do want to lose at least 50 lbs and more if my body will let me do it.

I need to resist the temptations of sweets and salts as those are what I crave many times. I will go back to drinking more water and let the tea alone. I need to eat more healthy foods and watch the way I cook them. It will not only help me but also my family.

Health issues in loved ones have led me to this decission as well as looking at the pictures of my large self. My last physical stated that despite my size my levels are normal. My doctor told me that I should lose weight but she couldn't point to anything that would force me to do it. I just really needed to get my own incentive again. If I can resist the temptations that are put in my path I know I can succeed.