January 1, 2012

It's that time again - time for new year's resolutions.  And of course, most of them will involve losing weight, exercise, eating better, cutting out this or that, etc.

Are we going to stick to them THIS time, these resolutions? Hmmm....Why or why not? If so, would that mean we are more determined this year than in year's past? Or that we've somehow strengthened our will against gorging on a box of doughnuts, a whole pie, a bag of chips, bowls of mac n' cheese, double cheeseburgers, etc.?

Just wondering.

What is going to make this year any different?

I ask this because I've done it.  I've made the same kind of resolutions for 2012 that I've made for the last, oh, 25 years.  And they are:

Lose Weight
Exercise 
Quite Eating Crap
Don't Overeat

Except this year I've added:
Keep the Carbs Low
Keep Blood Sugar Under 120 (140 MAX!!! - and that only once in while)
Quite Putting Junk in my Mouth just because it's there!

Something I know helps my body in this fight is this:

DON'T GO TO BED ON A FULL TUMMY! (No more late night eating, mindless late night snacking)


For me this works every time.  I ALWAYS wake up better on an empty tummy.  And usually, after a couple DAYS of doing this, the scale will move a 1lb or 2 down.

For the first time EVER my husband has made a New Year's Resolution! In our 20 years of marriage, he has NEVER....NEVER made a New Year's Resolution....EVER! He's always mocked them. Well, it's happened....he's done it...yup - he's made a resolution to lose weight!

Now, he's already gone from 296 to 250.  But with the holiday season n' all - he's probably gained 10lbs, maybe more!  He wants to up his cardio and keep with the weight training.  He's been reading "Marks Daily  Apple" and is very stoked with what he's reading.

Me....ya - not good. I've gained.  Anyhoo-

It's a New Year and a New Time to bring it on! We're both excited and ready for the challenges ahead of turning our diet habits around. We have two more days of holiday eating (We both decided our New Year's Resolution will begin Jan. 3 - we're both off until then).  Then it begins!