New Marriage, New Me

[kelmel]

ok - so i've been married for a little over a month now (my husband, dan, and I were married on june 18th) - and now, i figure, is as good a time as any to change me - so, with a new life, lets hope there is also a new me

now, to get things started - here is my starting point
height - 5'6"
weight - 161 lbs
waist -31
bust - 38
under bust -32
hips - 40
thigh - 22
lwr leg - 15.5
upper arm - 12
lwr arm - 11

ok - step 1 - done

now - step two - goal

my goal is to lose atleast 20 lbs by december - sooooo, now i just have to figure out how to get started

[kelmel]

ok - so i'm not quite sure how to get started on this whole diet thing - every time i do start, i end up failing - and this month probably wasn't the best time to start -
today is the first day of musikfest - this huge music and food party in bethlehem - next week i'll practically be living at the thing - while there are a few healthy foods there - emphasis on "a few" - it's going to be difficult - tooooo many temptations - the huge mug of beer for $3 won't be helping matters either

and then the last week of august is the west end fair - another bad place for food - and i'm usually there atleast 2 nights - this is going to be tough - soooooo - as much as i hate the idea of it - i'm going to have to keep track of EVERYTHING i eat at these places - even the funnel cake and strudel that i will hate to admit :)

so, i'll get started with what i had yesterday and then go from there

[kelmel]

breakfast
cereal with 2% milk, glass of OJ
Lunch time snack
lemon/limeade
late lunch
3 slices american cheese
some tostitoes and salsa
dinner
lima beans
veggie chick'n burger (one of those morningstar chick'n patties)
on a bun, with sliced fontina cheese, 2 tomato slices and some ketchup
some slices of tuscan hot pepper bread w/ olive oil herb dip
and i think i had 2 twix mini's in there too

today so far
lemon/lime ade

[kelmel]

the hardest part of this whole dieting thing is that i can't just skip meals, or shrink certain meals down too much - i work as a painter right now, so i need to have more to eat during the days that i work, then on my days off (like today and yesterday) -

i also have blood sugar problems - there is a very fine line about the amount i need to eat, and when - and if i don't follow it, i get to a point where i just about pass out - so far i haven't passed out, but only b/c i eat something immediatly

so then there is the exercise part - i need to get better with that - basically the only exercise i get is at work - by the time i get home, i don't want to move - the fact that it's been over 90 for a long time doesn't help matters

so i definatly need to work on that - the bordom of living in this apartment doesn't help - back at my parent's house, i had the dog to walk, and gardens to take care of, and a bigger house to clean - here - nothing

[Becki]

I wish you the best of luck!

And I just had to say that you brought back tons of memories at the mention of musikfest :) Remember that I went to college at Moravian so musikfest and Celtic Classic were huge!

[kelmel]

yeah - i can't wait to go - we're watching my dog this weekend at my parents, so i have to wait for monday - but i am soooooooooo there right after work - i don't care how tired i am - i just get something to eat and sit there in that tent in folkplatz

[Becki]

You need to tell me all about it. It's been years since I've gone :(

[kelmel]

oh i will - i'll probably have pictures too - there aren't too many things i like about this area any more, but musikfest is one that i still love :)