August!? How is it August?

I'm sorry to say that this blog post is yet another "I'm-going-to-get-motivated-soon" post. But we all know you can't start until you are ready to commit to it. I've made some life changes lately and feel that this is yet another jumping off point for me. I was fit once upon a time. And I will be again. It's just a matter of getting there. I have to break into the habit again and discover the joy in getting there. I've done it before.

I'll be 40 in 2014. And I think that making my goal weight by then is a reasonable long term goal. So that's what I'm shooting for long term. It looks like a long way off, but its going to be a challenge.

Short term goals are harder to pin down. I've spent some time over the last few weeks ramping up and getting in a little exercise here and there. I've got to learn to cook now, so I'm working on learning to do it in a healthy way that will help me and make the kids happy too. Honestly, diet is my chief concern right now. I have figured out how to incorporate exercise in (even if I don't do it as much as I should still), but cooking and eating right is something I have to start from scratch at. And I have to be able to do it in a schedule full of work/school, gym, football, aikido, and any other extra curriculars. So goal number one is make a meal plan I can stick to. Goal number 2 is to loose 5 pounds by the end of the month.

Shari is so inspiring to me. I keep thinking about how much determination she has to reach her goal. She not only has the determination to reach it, she already has a plan to maintain it after she has reached the target. Her enthusiasm is contagious. I just need to keep checking in a getting dose of it!

I'll check in again soon with progress. One of these day's I won't be posting that "I'm starting today!", I'll be posting "I'm continuing and setting new goals!"