Two hundred thirty pounds ... Terrell Owens plus six pounds, Dallas Mavericks James Singleton, the Colts quarterback Peyton Manning; and according to the Feed the Children website enough food in pounds to feed a child for one year and 11 months. Unfortunately, it is also my current weight. According to every weight chart I find, I also find myself overweight ... no actually obese ... O.K. morbidly obese. Ouch! The realization of that stings a bit!
I was actually 5’5 weighing 135 pounds before I had my two sons. With work, taking care of a family, maintaining a home, helping others and a couple of other stressors thrown in; I am not only far away from my normal weight, but my weight gain from pregnancy 9 and 10 years ago has gone from:
135 pounds + infant baby weight to 135 pounds + fourth-grader son weight holding a 20 pounds bag of potatoes
I don’t have much time for myself, but I will make time to exercise and hopefully get closer to my ideal weight of 135 pounds to 145 pounds within the next 12 months. The purpose of this blog is to hold me accountable with weigh-ins, better food choices and ultimately keeping my word to myself. I have an entire garage of workout equipment and impulse infomercial buys that I will try out from time to time. I will give an update every two weeks with my current weight and things and/or circumstances that I encounter along the journey to a healthier, better feeling, more attractive me.
God allows things to happen in seasons. Hopefully this is my season of restoration starting with my weight. The first items on the list:
Substitute my soda intake with water (I drink about four 20 ounce bottles per day), and exercise (cardio) at least 30 minutes a day, four days per week. Oh yeah, and lots of lots of prayer!
See you in two weeks!
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