Welcome to 2012! Oh, we're already past halfway through the first month? Well, shit.
I'm blogging my goals for the new year on a collective called Together, We're Better, but I'm not abandoning this blog. Because there are still plenty of really stupid dieters out there. Someone must bring the snark.
I'm eating vegetarian for January, and it's going really well. I’ve been tweaking it more towards actually eating vegetables instead of just cheese and bread. Yesterday for dinner I sauteed a fake chicken breast with a ton of vegetables and soy ginger dressing. It was DELICIOUS. And so healthy! Who knew?
I'm also using MyFitnessPal to finally get back on track with writing down every thing I eat. I like that it gives you more calories for working out, even though in reality that's not really how weight loss works. Still, I've had my best luck and lost the most weight with the simplest diet of all: Eat less, exercise more. I'm on board with anything that encourages that.
Enough about me, how are you? Still sticking with that New Year's Resolution to lose a few more pounds? If not, ask yourself why? Too hard? Too strict? Seriously, the smallest changes can have the biggest impact.
I got a friend to join the gym with me, we've been going 3 times a week. Approximately 1 hour of cardio a visit, and weight machines for all major muscles...sometimes takes almost 2 hours to get through everything. Thought I would be more out of shape than I am, but a little discouraged by the muscle mass I'm building. It is temporarily making my clothes tighter as my body shifts from building muscle to losing fat. I've been down this road before, so I can ride it out, but it is tough. I anticipate another 2 weeks before things loosen up.
ReplyDeleteThat's really great! I still need to get in to a gym rhythm.
DeleteThe MFP system is really working for me. Nearly 13 pounds gone! And I feel great!
ReplyDeleteYou're inspiring to me!
DeleteThat's funny, because YOU inspire ME! You have come so far from the Penny I met in 2001. :-) You're amazing!
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