Better Life

Go Steph! for the running thing. (keep bugging me to go please!)
Go Stewie! for the pre-pregnancy weight.
Go Katz! for keeping on keeping on even though you love salt. ( I love mixing herbs and find that a combination of many sometimes takes away the need for salt. . .) Kudos to you

Kudos to all of you!

I have noticed that I have a better attitude when I eat better. . .who knew?

I have also begun to take care of myself better, like I have the energy to wash my face and moisturize it before bed. . .nice. I have even begun this strange little ritual of washing my feel and pampering them before bed. . .weird but it makes me feel fresh and relaxed.

I guess the main reason am posting is I have goals. . .I never set goals at the beginning of the year, and have never kept the ones I do. . .so I have a set of goals that I will work on for 1 year from yesterday.

1. No sugar. . .meaning Highly processed foods like cookies, cake, brownies. . .you know all the sweet tooth stuff? I do have an exception for artificial sweeteners although I wish to avoid those as much as possible. The other exceptions are xylitol and stevia which are natural plant derived sweeteners. (I will however still make pancakes and waffles. . .things like that because the recipe only takes like 1-2 tablespoons.)

2. No carbonation. I have noticed and heard that athletes do not drink soda. . .I figured that this is a good rule of thumb. . . besides if I want to be fit why not?

3. Exercise 6x30. . .Energy!

4. Portion control. . .I have begun doing things like counting out how many chips are 1 serving and I keep track of how much salsa I eat.

I think the reason that I am keeping to this is because I am looking forward to saying I have been off sugar since. . . or no soda since. . .exercising since. . .