Sophie's Weight Loss Challenge

I HAVE THE MIDWEEK MONDAYS!!!
I am feeling the pain from some strengthening. I exercised less last night because I had grocery shopping, errands, and I needed to get to sleep early to wake up at the ungodly hour of 5:50am (30 min before I leave for school). I feel like I just want a nap. Things are bogging me down so I'm going to list out my goals for today and for this week.


Here GOES NOTHING:

• More H2O from my nifty orange water bottle

• More fruit, brought lg mandarin and cherries for snack

• Keep hacking away at homework!

• Exercise a minimum of 30 min. but strive for 45-60 both Thurs and Fri

• More veggies, salad/rice/chicken for lunch today

• NO COFFEE when I'm tired. I have had 1 12 oz. chai, 1. 12 oz mocha, 1 16 oz. Peppermint Mocha, coffee only at home, one cup in the morning, and avoid more than 2-3 during weeks 2 and 3

• Relax sometimes, not worry about not getting it right or doing it wrong because i'm in it for the long haul it has to stick and i have to treat it like a gradual process. I need to not think immediate results now!! But I should know that it doesn't hurt to be active and watch what I eat and I may not even know or realize the changes if they are happening like they should!!

• Keep up with Sparkpeople.com food log/exercise log+journal+calendar (all reinforcement)

• Read more on the Best Life plan thru Oprah/Bob, sign contract(s) and post multiple copies where I can see them as reminders

Now I know these are a lot and I can't possibly change today to do all of these things and hope to have them stick. But I have these goals written down everyday in my journal, on this blog, and I sometimes succeed and sometimes don't. But I have my eye on the prize and right now, I have been great at:

• Exercising- I love the idea of it, it feels great, and I want it to stay that wayFood- I haven't been avoiding carbs/foods because of a diet, I eat what I want within reason and map out how much food I can/cannot eat for a day without guilt

• Water- I have been drinking more than I usually do, not the recommended amount, but I'm hacking away at it and I'm getting better

• Tracking my moves- I do a play by play journal of my day, feelings, food, exercise, goals, etc. and I haven't missed a day. I am keeping up with my self actualization process... if I can track my weak spots I can strategically change how I deal with them to get better results. I won't guilt-trip myself into further depravity, rather I'll focus on plans and being very AWARE of how I treat myself and my body.

This is my post for the day... Harder, faster, makes us stronger people!!
Soph