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I’m really disappointed in myself. I started BuddlySlim last month, all excited and for the first week or so, I was faithful to posting, and keeping my calories in check. Then fizzzzzle…poof!

I’ve been so busy with work, and listing on eBay, and happy in my marriage, and busy with college…I just let everything slide by…not taking care of myself, not walking like I promised myself I would. And I’ve gained 3 lbs! HELLO!

 I’m committing again. This time HAS to be different. My class will be over next week - so that will be one less thing to worry about. My relationship is stable at the moment (long story), so I don’t have to worry about that. I need to stay strong and remember that IIIIII am important and I need to take care of me first.

Everyone on BuddySlim are such inspirations…and I appreciate all the reminders and buddy notes, and have re-dedicated myself here….

Cheers to everyone…..I’m so proud of you guys. I’ll be posting this time next week with a weight loss…FOR SURE!

I got up this morning, made hash browns and eggs for the family, I ate a piece of toast, and had a glass of tea. Justin and I walked to the grocery store (about 2.5 miles round trip).

I’m making dinner now…and sticking to the plan! After wards I’ll go walking around the park. Dinner - roasted chicken and stuffing for them, roasted chicken and salad for me!

Tonight I was driving home, and I was thinking “I really should run to the grocery store and grab this and that…”. Then I thought, “No!, I’ll get up in the morning and WALK to the store”.

I need to get a plan together, and stick to it. If I just go day to day living life, I don’t squeeze in time for exercise, and it shows around my waistline. Tonight I went to Ross to see if I could find a pair of jeans to wear to work that didn’t look terrible on me. My waist is comfortable in a size 16, but my but still needs to be a size 12 (major problem). I settled  on a couple of pairs of 14’s that look decent, but it got me thinking. I feel and look pregnant. What happen? How did I get here? And what is my tummy going to look like when I lose all that fat? It’s going to be ugly! But at least I can tuck my skin into a smaller pant size, right? LOL.

I live in a ‘manufactured home co-op’ (as my neighbors insist on calling it - its a TRAILER PARK, HELLO!!!) LOL. When I drove into the park tonight, I stopped in front of my house, cleared my trip-o-meter, and went once around the park. It’s .06 of a mile. So lets  call it 1/2 a mile.

Tomorrow I’ll time myself walking as fast as I can around the park…anyone remember what time we were supposed to make in jr. high on the mile? I think the fast girls ran it in 7 minutes? I think it took me 14 or 15 minutes back then due to my asthma…anyway. Maybe I can figure out how fast I walk, how long it takes me, and I will get up that much earlier in the morning to do that walk.

At any rate. I’m making a promise to myself right now.

I PROMISE TO WALK 2 miles a day,  (4 times around my park), at the least.  If  I have more time, I will walk more, or walk twice a day. EVERYDAY.

( Someone needs to keep me in check!

If you’re qualified, all it takes is a burning desire to accomplish, to make a change. -Jan Ashford

I’ve been slacking here. Work, kids, blah blah blah.  I promised myself I’d get active, and I haven’t put that into action. Today I will. After I write this, I’m going to go change and pick out a FIRM tape and do it.

I need to be exercising in the morning, but I just can’t get myself out of bed that early. When I come home from work, and the kids are home from school, all I really want to do is sit in front of my puter and have a beer. (bad habit, I know)

I’ve been doing well on the calories (even with my beer), but I need to get active. I haven’t lost any weight, but I haven’t gained either. Its time to step it up!

I wish that a few hundred of us lived all in the same 5 mile radius so we could bang on each others doors and drag each other out and get each other active. I will just have to picture that in my head, and remember that I am not alone.

Thanks Buddyslim community for all your support.

Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you. -William Arthur

I did pretty good today. I ate decent, took the boys to the park to play with their r/c cars while I walked around the park for half an hour.

But the calories thing is confusing me. The numbers seem high to me. Are we supposed to put our lifestyle in there, and not our occupation? Both? Mine says I burn 1600 a day to stay alive, then adds another 600 calories for ‘lifestyle’. If I add my occupation (desk job), it adds another 500 or so calories. Even 2200 calories seems to be high to me.

Is there somewhere on the site that talks about this or can ya’all give me a clue?

I did great yesterday. Stayed under 1300 calories. Feels good! I’m plannig to go to 24hr fitness today and do their tour. I bought a 30-day pass on eBay….lets see how many times I can get myself up early in the morning to go work out! Will see!

Quote for the day:

“An effective goal will help you unify and focus your efforts. It will give meaning and purpose to what you do. It will also translate into daily activities that keep you proactive in acheiving it. - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 

Time flies fast….and with that in mind…

Before we know it, its going to be springtime (in my world, that means dressing up for Persian New Year’s parties, and visiting family). And then it’s going to be summertime (in my world, that means spending hours by the pool or at the beach with my boys).

We have to remind ourselves — every effort we make now, CHANGES OUR FUTURES!! The time ticks by…between now and first day of spring, there’s 72 days. That’s 72 chances to make the right decisions. That’s 72 chances to move, and exercise. Let’s think baby-steps for a minute….

If we lose 1/3 a pound a day,  that’s 23 lbs in 72 days! If we lose 1/2 a pound a day, that’s 36 lbs in 72 days!

Oh I’m excited! I SWEAR I’m throwing away my old bathing suit….18w is not happening this summer, for sure!!!

-Shelley

Don’t you hate it when one thing, after another thing, after another thing happens? (yes, this is my excuse.. )

Thursday I had to go to orientation for the college class I’m taking. Didn’t get home til 8:30pm. We all decided to go to dinner at a MEXICAN resturant. So that blew that! Eating dinner at 9:30pm with fattening mexican food (my favorite) is NOT the way to stay on a diet!

So Friday, what did I have for lunch? Leftovers. And dinner? A friend stopped by, so we had beer and hamburgers…. (I’m so ashamed.)

Then Saturday came and went — I did okay.

Sunday came and went — I did okay.

Monday came and went. I did well. I had a salad at work. I made salmon for dinner.

Just need to get that butt moving!