Goals- Weigh In Friday

I should have posted this Friday Oct 31, but crazy days. I will do it today and add bad and good news.

Boo:
Ate a LOT a LOT LOT of Halloween candy. I eat and ate.
gained 4.5lbs???!!! since Saturday?, what's up with that?

Yea:
Lost .5 lbs but... see boo
worked out everyday at least 20 minutes
the tape measure is reading millimeters smaller.

I might regrete this.. but I have to get into shape.

Ok, here goes. I have been reading Missy Waite's blog about getting healthy. Hope you don't mind Missy. Anyway, I realized that I have to write my goals down (yes, Scott everyone comes around to your way of thinking) in order to have them "stick". My embarassment over having this public stopped me. Then I thought, this public post will be a push to get me to stick to it. I have a weakness when it comes to sticking to goals. I blow myself off.

Then, I realized that means that I am not important to me. That is wrong. I should put Christ first, and me second (hear me out on this before you judge me selfish) and my family third. The rest of my responsibilities will vary depending upon the day. I am not selfish putting me second, because I need to be great- healthy in mind, body,and spirit so that I have so much more to give give give.

Goals:

1. to read my scriptures daily

2. to have family prayer daily

3. to be a better example to my children

a. completing 1 & 2

b. serving others

c. being healthy in mind, body, spirit

4. On with the body goal

a. loose 20 lbs.- drop inches from all measurements.

b run 4 miles without stopping

c. eat healthy and cook healthy

d. excercise 30-60 minutes 5 x a week

5. read a good book daily/cut TV by 1 hour a day

6. to follow through with a goal.

No more wasting time- here is the ugly, long and short of it all. I am 35 years old. I am 5'8" tall. I measure 24" in the thigh, 40" in the lower hip, 36" in the midline, 32" in the waist, and 12" in the upper arm. I am 160 lbs in the a.m. with nothing on (can I count nursing as 2-3 extra lbs?) and my BMI is 24.9. I am at the high end of the range scale on everything it says I should be for my bracket. Whew! That is hard to admit. I don't plan on going to a radical diet- just follow the word of wisdom.

I don't know how long this will take. "They" say a 1 -2 lbs a week, but each person is different. I could use some expert advise ( no crazy diet advise allowed here). I do need to figure out how to fit this in when I go back to work with a nursing baby. I am going to take it to the Lord and ask for his help on finishing the goal and not getting crazy with it all.

As I was typing the goals the strongest impression came to me that I do need to make sure that I am healthy so that my family and those around me can benifit. So this is a right thing for me.