Fit Into Your Skinny Pants, Week One

I'm joining a group of people who are committed to losing weight. Jonathan and I are going on a beach vacation this summer, and I am mortified at the thought of being in a bathing suit. So, that's my motivation for this change. It's good because it gives me a time limit and a weekly weight loss goal which makes it seem more manageable and concrete to me than just a generic "I need to lose some weight." Plus, I did the BMI calculation, and it says I'm just at overweight for my height which is unacceptable. PLUS, I am 32 years old, and I have never had any kind of consistent exercise. I want to live a long, healthy, productive life, and if I don't start good fitness habits now, it will just get harder and harder to make that kind of change.

The diet plan is the hardest part of this. I live in two places during the week, which means I either have to go grocery shopping in both places - which means some repeated items and wasted money, plus an extra trip to the grocery store which is practically hell in my book - or I have to pack food to take with me on my commute which takes a lot of time and organization. That's something I'm also a little short on. However, there's only a month of school left, so I'm sucking it up and doing a bit of extra work.

My typical meal plan:
Breakfast: cereal or 1 slice of toast with cheese; coffee
Snack: Fruit or yogurt
Lunch: sandwich, soup, salad, or sushi; fruit; glass of milk
Snack: Fruit or yogurt
Dinner: small serving of meat with vegetables

My exercise plan:
Alternate: 1 day of aerobic exercise (at least 40 mins) and 1 day of weights (30-40 mins)
Everyday: Walk 2.25 miles

Measurements this week:
Waist - 29 inches
Hips - 44 inches
Thighs - 41 1/2 inches

Easter Outfit

I wore this to Easter lunch and also to work today. Except I wore boots to work because I still haven't painted my toenails.