Can't Even Get Started

I want to be one of those wonderful weight loss/health makeover success stories, the one where you crush it for a year and emerge at the end fitter and healthier and elicit "Oooooh!"s and "Ahhhhhhhhhh!!"s from everyone who sees it.  Don't we all want that on some level?  Yeah, well I keep starting that journey, complete with tons of internal hooplah, and never seem to make it past the first day or so.

Okay, so obviously my method is wrong.  What is it that those successful people do that I don't?  I've given this a lot of thought and I think the biggest difference is they start small.  They make one or two small changes at a time but do these things consistently until they stick, then move on to making another few tweaks that become habit, and then another set, etc.  Consistency seems to be the main issue here, and not too surprisingly that is something I'm rather weak about.  

So I think I'm nearly ready to try again.  Starting Monday, August 15th - because all things start on Mondays right?? - I'm starting.  My goals for the rest of August will be as follows:

• No soda or other sugar-filled drinks.  Coffee with breakfast and then water.  I can have Crystal Light in the evenings, but only after drinking 100 ounces of water.   
• Wear my Fitbit every day and log the steps on a weekly basis.  Every week, get in more steps than the week before.

That is my pledge and I'm going to hold myself to it.

Angel

The Plan for What I'm Doing With My Life

So, yeah, I've recently formulated some big goals that require planning for what I want to do with my life.  They include ...

1.  Getting my home on some sort of schedule
We are officially "empty nesters".  Our only child is twenty and she flew the coop last year and is off doing her thing in another state.  However, we have dogs.  Lots of dogs.  Lots of BIG dogs.  Okay, that sounds terribly dramatic and I'm sure I'll share more about THAT at some point but the fact is between taking care of these dogs (including one very big puppy) while we're both working outside the home means we're barely keeping up with the clutter.  So getting that under control while also getting our household on a schedule is a priority.

2)  Getting healthy
I'm going to just come right out and say it - I'm morbidly obese and have been for most of my 49 years.  There is a LOT to say about that, but for now I'll just say I own it and this has to change.  

3)  I'm starting my own business
Yup, after years of feeling the entrepreneurial itch, I'm finally ready to get my side hustle on and make something of it.

So, yeah, I've got a LOT going on in life these days and I plan to document all of that here on this blog.  Thanks for reading this far (not that I actually think anyone else) and stay tuned.

Angel