Hi everyone on WISH. I am 40, married with three kids, 10,8,5. I work part-time.
I feel like I have struggled with weight/size issues all my life, but in reality things have been bad for about 13 years since I broke my foot and was in a cast for awhile and had to have two surgeries, so a lot of time in a foot cast. Three pregnancies, the complacency of a happy marriage, a love of food and an unwillingness to stick to an exercise program have me where I am today, which is 35 lbs from where I would like to be.
I am also having borderline high blood pressure for a couple of years and I want to make some healthy lifestyle changes. I know if I am at a healthier place physically I will also be at a better place emotionally and a better wife/mom/friend/daughter/worker etc.
I know this will be a process... and these are the goals I have set now. They may change and evolve. We'll see.
LONG TERM GOALS -
Weight - 140
Exercise - 6 days a week
Food - Limit caffeine, salt and sugar, white flour products
Spiritual - Daily Bible reading
Short term goals
Compete in Spring Fling - Jog 5K (May 29) I CAN DO THIS!!!!
Weekly goals
Jog/walk program 4 times this week
Weights 2 times
T-Tapp 2 times
No caffeine
No eating after 7 p.m.
8 glasses of water
So, I begin this journey. For health. For me.
The sun is out. I will go for a jog/run today. Goal - walk 3 minutes jog 3 minutes!
I feel like I have struggled with weight/size issues all my life, but in reality things have been bad for about 13 years since I broke my foot and was in a cast for awhile and had to have two surgeries, so a lot of time in a foot cast. Three pregnancies, the complacency of a happy marriage, a love of food and an unwillingness to stick to an exercise program have me where I am today, which is 35 lbs from where I would like to be.
I am also having borderline high blood pressure for a couple of years and I want to make some healthy lifestyle changes. I know if I am at a healthier place physically I will also be at a better place emotionally and a better wife/mom/friend/daughter/worker etc.
I know this will be a process... and these are the goals I have set now. They may change and evolve. We'll see.
LONG TERM GOALS -
Weight - 140
Exercise - 6 days a week
Food - Limit caffeine, salt and sugar, white flour products
Spiritual - Daily Bible reading
Short term goals
Compete in Spring Fling - Jog 5K (May 29) I CAN DO THIS!!!!
Weekly goals
Jog/walk program 4 times this week
Weights 2 times
T-Tapp 2 times
No caffeine
No eating after 7 p.m.
8 glasses of water
So, I begin this journey. For health. For me.
The sun is out. I will go for a jog/run today. Goal - walk 3 minutes jog 3 minutes!