Day One...duh, duh, duh!

So, day one. Scary & exciting. My weight loss goal is to lose 35 pounds, hopefully by my next birthday. I know it will be slow going, very slow, and I have to remember that & keep it in mind when I'm feeling discouraged, which I will.

I've set exercise goals at 4 times a week, which I think is realistic. If I start out being ridiculous with it, I'll never stick to it. I may even drop it to 3 times a week to start out with.

I've set my calorie intake at 1200, I think that's good and that's worked for me in the past. I also put down that I want to lose 2 pounds a week, that may be asking too much, because I know from last time that doing it the right way, the pounds come off SLOWLY!

I'm gonna try to only snack on fresh veggies the first week, starting tomorrow lol because we need groceries. 

And I think one of my most important rules is to cut out processed food as much as possible. Even frozen "diet" meals aren't as good as something fresh, with real ingredients. 

Oh and I just saw a green cleanse drink on the Today Show that I need to look at...I'll post it if it looks good. 

Another goal I want to try to stick to is to clean something, in the house obviously, once a day, no matter how small, but just something. Even when I get busy with making stuff, because I do! But it's no excuse really, I can throw in a load of laundry before I start working, that's not difficult.

So, here's to trying to eat better and, slowly, be a better me :)

--Monika