Enjoyable Exercise - Playing with your Children!

How have you been today? Have you thought about staying away from supersizing your food portions? I have. It's hard to do when you still feel hungry after you've eaten everything on your plate though. The temptation to eat more is great, but that's when you need more water! Also, do something to distract yourself.

Try one of those market research surveys online or read a book. If that doesn't work, get away from the house for a bit. You may be surprised that you weren't really as hungry as you thought. Your body is just use to eating more than it should. You have to train your mind and your body to eat less than those supersized portions. You can do it!

So...onto exercising.

I am happy to report that I exercised today. I actually decided to take the kids to the community pool and we played and played. That can definitely be considered exercise and it was enjoyable too. The water was perfect and the sun's heat was overshadowed by a few clouds and a nice breeze. It was perfect.

Weight Loss and Changes in You.

I've been working towards a goal of losing 30 pounds by September and have veered off the beaten path a time or two or three, but I'm slowly getting back on the right track. I would like to make an observation about eating well for weeks and weeks and then changing back to old habits.

I'm sure that if you've done this like I have, you notice a perpetual sluggishness. You may also notice the need for acne treatments since your skin no longer stays the clear and vibrant healthy glowing self that it is when you are eating well. You might also notice mood swings, attitude changes and overall shortness of temper. You might not get that mean, but you might start to feel depressed and hopeless. You might actually reason that no matter what, your body is not going to change, you're not going to ever look like the old image you have in your head. You know, the one you want to look like, but can't ever seem to get there.

Sound familiar? You're not alone. I just wanted to say that you can do this! You can meet your goals. Remember, baby steps. This week we're talking about never supersizing your portions so that you don't supersize yourself. Remember that.

Weight Loss - Finally Made a New Goal

After getting on the scale this morning and seeing that my weight is going in the wrong direction again, I have decided to make a new goal. I spoke to a weight loss partner, actually blogged to her, and stated that I was going to go to the gym on Saturday and Sunday. My hubby wants me to make sure he's home to take care of the kids before I go, so even though the ideal time to go would be during the day, I just can't do that. I don't really like going out at night by myself, call me a chicken, but it's true, so I have to go on the weekend.

I can't wait to see the old me again. I know I can do this. I know I'm struggling and I wish I could write success after success, but maybe you feel my pain. When I finally lose the weight, I'm going to check out one of those awesome hotel deals online and see if I can give myself a really big reward, but for now, I'll just settle for something healthy. I'm going to have to break this weight loss thing down into really tiny baby steps.

I just read an article from Prevention Magazine about weight loss that recommended, "Resolve never to supersize your food portions--unless you want to supersize yoru clothes." So, that's a baby step. I can handle that. How about you?