Rationalize-er

Need this reality check. I'm a chronic rationalize-er, if that's a word. Since deciding to do the ViSalus 90 Day Challenge, I've had to do alot of reading on how to do the program and lose the weight. And I've come across a site I like. It speaks my language, man.

Excerpt: "To re-cap: we are aiming to consume what our body needs daily so that it has enough energy to burn fat and function properly."

Well, duh. I know that, but chose to ignore it. I ignored it because I rationalize that I like to cook. That I like to eat. That I'm a southern girl and that's just what we are: fluffy. Not so!

I was venting to a friend yesterday that I worry about getting on a diet because I tend to obsess and she remarked that you have to obsess in order to lose weight. I've been taking the negative side this weight loss thing and defeating myself before I even started... so why should I try to lose weight?

I've been thin nearly all my life with some exceptions, mainly after children and during high times of stress. I enjoyed being thin. So I'm ready to enjoy my life again. It has to be. I have a crap ton of old clothes in my attic that need me. I need to be able to tell my husband it's time to get those down.

Ok, enough already. Let's do this!

Feeling Challenged

So, here's the low down. I'm going to start the ViSalus 90 Day Challenge. Why? Because I have not lost the baby weight after I had Sloane. I need to. Now. And stop procrastinating.

I checked my BMI this morning and it was horrific. Like, beyond horrific, it was disturbing. I need to lose 30lbs. And my problem is Weight Watchers works, eating less works, but I want to not have to worry about planning a meal, counting calories or fussing over those details. I want to drink my nutrition and be able to be less stressed about what I'm eating.

I'm a student, mom to a toddler and teenager and work full time. I don't need anymore stress. I just need to lose weight!

Let's see how I do... I don't get my product for another week or so... so until then I'm exercising and cutting back on what I eat. Here we go!

Good thought stimulator for a Monday after a 3 day weekend:

Imagine you will be sitting down a week from today to describe how your week went. What do you hope you'll be writing?Courtesy of The One-Minute Writer... thank you very much.

Here's what I hope to be writing... that I got everything done at work that needed to be done in a successfull fulfilling manner, that the feeling of dread I have for preparing for the public speaking engagement I have Saturday to a bunch of girl scouts will go away and I will be ravishingly successful and that maybe I lost a pound or two and my hair grew at least an inch. Ok that last part about the hair is a little far fetched.

I hope to add to those accomplishments for the week that I finished reading the book I started a few weeks ago, Original Cyn... which is fairly good read. Easy to read, along the normal lines of a chick-lit book, English, gay best friend, romantic interest, blah blah.

Also, I hope to write more. I love to write, and expound upon my feelings beyond the typical school work mumbo jumbo.