Let’s get this show on the road
Posted in Ramblings on January 10, 2009 at 9:45 pm by BeckyIn my first post, I gave a really quick overview of what I plan to do around here. Now that I have the layout all tweaked out the way I like it, I thought I should go into a little more detail as to what my plans are.
First off, I didn’t come up with the idea to set up this site all by myself. I got the idea to set up this site from Elaine (or @cybertoad on Twitter). I had found her diet blog last year (via Twitter). She recently started blogging over there again. So I thought I’d follow suit since I just started on my plan. I hope she doesn’t mind that I did that.
I’m kinda swallowing my pride here. I wasn’t going to include what my starting weight was. I was just going to post updates as to weight loss. But I thought that including my current weight would keep me honest. And seeing it there on EVERY PAGE of this blog would keep me motivated to keep going to reduce that damn number. And yes, my scale measures to a tenth of a pound (it’s a digital scale). So I’m logging my weight at that precision.
My exercise plan is still in its infancy, but at least I’m starting. I bought an elliptical machine in June 2007. When I first got it, I actually used it quite a bit. Then I started getting lazy and then just stopped altogether. I did start up again last spring, but again, I didn’t last very long. This time, I plan to keep going. I’m also going to alternate that with my Walk Away the Pounds DVDs. I’ve got a set with 1 mile, 2 mile, and 3 mile walks. I really like that I can walk in the comfort of my apartment. I don’t have to worry about the cold or the heat or the wind or the rain or the snow. And I’ve got a set of 2 lb dumbbells that are used during the walks. The plan that I put together (about 15 minutes ago) is this:
