Well well, here we go. My quest to be a sexy grandma. Actually, I really don't care about the sexy part. My hubby thinks I am sexy right now but I just know I can do better. After hitting 40, my life of eating whatever and being able to drop the pounds by walking kind of disintegrated. I spend my summer at my kids sporting events and I absolutely love concession stand food. Those chili cheese fries are my favorite! So thanks to this years ball season, I have added my Thanksgiving and Christmas weight a bit early.
I started working out at the Y about a year ago and lost some weight. But since I tend to have bad eating habits...I found the weight again. I also have to admit that I really enjoy drinking....which has a ton of calories. After much soul searching I realize that I unfortunately seem to have some alcoholic tendencies about me. My Mama was an alcoholic and my Dad still is. My Mama passed away less than a year ago as a direct result of drinking.(Maybe in a later post I can touch some on the drinking and my Mom...it is still very fresh and very hard to think of it) So I am hoping that thru this blog I will be accountable to myself and try to change the way I live. I am going to drastically cut my drinking and really try harder to eat healthy and work out. I plan to chronicle what I eat and what my work out regimen is to see what works and what doesn't. I am not any kind of diet expert nor do I have a trainer...wish I could afford a trainer but I can't sooooo I will be winging it with the help of books, magazines, the web, and the wonderful staff at the Y!
So, you will notice the photo. This bathing suit fit perfect 2 summers ago. Now I must squeeze into it and its not pretty. Now some will say I don't need to lose weight. I realize I am not obese but I am still not at my healthy weight...and I don't want to have to buy new clothes or get a yeast infection because my jeans are glued to me. I need to lose 20 pounds to be at 125. Right now I am at 145 and I am 5'5 tall.
So....there's my goal! Please join me if you need motivation or if you would like to be a motivator for me! I need all the help I can get. The Yankees play tonight and I really want to sit in front of the TV all night with a beer, or a vodka and mt dew, or a margarita!!! But I guess I am going to saute some chicken and veggies and drink my diet coke.
I started working out at the Y about a year ago and lost some weight. But since I tend to have bad eating habits...I found the weight again. I also have to admit that I really enjoy drinking....which has a ton of calories. After much soul searching I realize that I unfortunately seem to have some alcoholic tendencies about me. My Mama was an alcoholic and my Dad still is. My Mama passed away less than a year ago as a direct result of drinking.(Maybe in a later post I can touch some on the drinking and my Mom...it is still very fresh and very hard to think of it) So I am hoping that thru this blog I will be accountable to myself and try to change the way I live. I am going to drastically cut my drinking and really try harder to eat healthy and work out. I plan to chronicle what I eat and what my work out regimen is to see what works and what doesn't. I am not any kind of diet expert nor do I have a trainer...wish I could afford a trainer but I can't sooooo I will be winging it with the help of books, magazines, the web, and the wonderful staff at the Y!
So, you will notice the photo. This bathing suit fit perfect 2 summers ago. Now I must squeeze into it and its not pretty. Now some will say I don't need to lose weight. I realize I am not obese but I am still not at my healthy weight...and I don't want to have to buy new clothes or get a yeast infection because my jeans are glued to me. I need to lose 20 pounds to be at 125. Right now I am at 145 and I am 5'5 tall.
So....there's my goal! Please join me if you need motivation or if you would like to be a motivator for me! I need all the help I can get. The Yankees play tonight and I really want to sit in front of the TV all night with a beer, or a vodka and mt dew, or a margarita!!! But I guess I am going to saute some chicken and veggies and drink my diet coke.
