Weight Loss Blog-My Journey

Every once in awhile, I get the bug for change. Sometimes it is because I hear something interesting and decide to give it a try and other times I just suddenly find myself fed up with something.

Why weight loss and why now?Yesterday I woke up feeling tired, sluggish and unhappy with the what I saw in the mirror. Work, writing 2 blogs and 2 websites, home 'facelifts' and just generalized laziness has left me out of balance emotionally and physically. There really isn't a good excuse for not taking proper care of myself, though.

I'm carrying around about an extra 15 pounds. I know this because I looked at a BMI (body mass index) calculator/chart and because my clothes just don't fit the way they used to. I also know that I'm just not as energetic as I am typically. Even a few extra pounds can increase risks of serious health problems. I'm 50 now, and there aren't really any excuses for being lazy-the price is just too high.

The first step in making changes is simply to decide to make the change. Part of my committment is to say it out loud-basically make it real. I'm saying it out loud in a big way-I'm blogging about it. I'm going to be honest, too. I may know a lot about living a holistic and healthy life, but I'm also human. I'm not perfect. You'll get to share this journey with me.

After making the committment, I decided to find the best way for me to achieve my goals. Oops-better decide exactly what my goals are. It is important to have definable and acheivable goals. I'm visual, so I like to write things down. Then, I turn those goals into affirmations. Affirmations are very, very important. So often our 'inner critic' is so much louder and so much more negative than we need and want.