Week 1 Done!

My goals for week 1 were simple. No Sonic, Starbucks only once and exercise three times. I managed Sonic which was very hard for me. We spend so much time on the road driving to and from practice and games and pass by so many Sonic drive-ins that a large vanilla Coke was a daily (sometimes 2x) practice. I know the calorie count was enough to feed a family of 5, but I was addicted.

If I didn't get a vanilla Coke, I would go to Starbucks. We have many drive through Starbucks in our area...oh the ease of drive through...don't even have to get out of the car for your fix! Of course my drink of choice at Starbucks is not low cal either...vente, breve 8-pump chai latte. Translation for the non-Starbuck afficianados...large drink, half and half (instead of skim milk) 8 oz (of sugared) chai tea. So far this week I have not gone to Starbucks either.

I did exercise two days, as well as my day of walking at Six Flags. So I can do better on this next week.

Lest you think I was an angel and did well... We ate out a lot this week, more than normal. Of course with this being Mother's Day weekend, we went out for two very nice dinners where I ate more than I should have. I am not going to beat myself up because I did begin making some positive changes.

Goals for week 2:

Continue with no Sonic and limit Starbucks to one (try to get a small with skim as opposed to the normal).

Walk 3x for 1 mile.

Limit bread and sugar intake, eat more vegetables.


I did have major motivation to improve my commitment. A sweet friend took some pics at my son's baseball games on Mother's Day. Now I did take a before picture last week, remember...so I am going into this with open eyes...or so I thought. The picture I saw of myself taken on Sunday was shocking. I was pleased with my appearance when I left the house, I had on a cute hat which matched my outfit...but I was not ready for candid shots. The pictures show me in all my glory.... as I said extreme motivation to continue my efforts.

Weight: 253

Total: -2