Food, fitness and weird stuff....

[teaguestoy]

Okay, a confession first. There are parts of the blogging that scare me. I have journaled, for myself, off and on for years and years. Writing matters to me. AND I realize that part of what I have been working through with LJ is moving that into a more public place is scary. When you share your feelings, hopes and fears in your own private journal

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[sclmarm]

Here's what got me on the wagon. At church they had a biggest looser contest and I joined. I never intended to win, but didn't want to be the person at the bottom of the pile that hadn't lost anything :) Tuning into my competitive fire is what got me there, feeling better is what is keeping me there. I have two people as motivators. The first one is the secretary where I work. When I met her two years ago she could walk across the parking lot, now she can't and doing one step literally takes minutes. I could have been her, but I will not be her! The other is the daughter of the farmer I work for. She can jog up the stupid hill that I can now walk up without stopping but am no where near jogging up. Eating is portion control and trying to make good choices, but if I crave something, I let myself have a little of it. Like I really wanted Sweet and sour chicken, veggies and rice. I made that one meal into three.

My other motivators... http://sclmarm.livejournal.com/191028.html Yeah, I need a distraction while walking and they are it.. that and a camera.

Good luck and blessings on your fitness/health journey!