Staying on Track (almost)

Okay, so cold turkey didn't quite work for me. Saturday started off alright, I got up and started doing a deep clean on my house. My sister is flying in from North Carolina for Christmas and I want my house to look good when she gets here, but by mid-afternoon I was in pain! My head hurt so bad I could barely open my eyes. I was totally useless. I laid in bed and moaned for a few hours, realizing I could not be in this condition much longer, I did break down and drink one 20oz Dr. Pepper. I am however not looking at myself as a failure. Negative thoughts will only sabotage me in reaching my goal.

Although I didn't technically "workout" this weekend, I still had a workout. Sweeping your ceiling of cobwebs is a workout. I was huffing, puffing AND sweating but my ceiling looks good now.

Sunday the weather was gorgeous, a warm, sunny, 80 degrees. Now it is miserably cold, the high today is only suppose to get to 29 degrees. It's the kind of weather that you don't even want to get out of bed let alone go outside. Since I will not be walking outside unless it is at least in the 40's, I do have a backup plan. I have a W.W. walking DVD that I can do.

Even though I can't say that I am 100% on track, I can honestly say that I am staying positive (even though in the past I have been called NEGATIVE NANCY . I am proud of myself for not having any coffee since Friday morning, and cutting back to one 20oz Dr. Pepper a day is a huge step in the right direction.

I don't think I have said how much I want to lose, but I would like to lose 40 pounds and I am going to give myself a year. I don't think this is unrealistic and I want to give myself time to lose it in a healthy way. I would hate to lose it fast and gain it all back + some.

I want to say thank you to Mary for not only recommending a pedometer but giving me her own personal pedometer! Thanks Grandma Mary for all of your encouraging words and believing in me. Thank you for laughing with me, crying with me, praying with me, and listening to my gripes (as long as I don't call during a Cowboy's game :) Your not just Jon's grandma, your my FRIEND. I also want to thank everyone else for all of your encouraging comments. They keep my spirits up and Negative Nancy stays away a little longer.