MONTH 1 STATS: weight–208.4 * clothing size–18/20
What is it about the *new* year that gets us thinking about changing our lives? There is just something about the promise of new beginnings. When the calendar changes from 07 to 08, we are truly leaving the past in the dust. I’m clinging to this hope right now and building on my past successes. I’ve done this before; I can do this again.
My plan is simple: One moment at a time. I know that to be successful in my body transformation, I will have to deal with the moments as they come and accept the freedom of making choices. Both of these ideas tend to get lost somewhere in the middle of our extra body fat. You see, it crowds my brain when I say, “Okay, let’s plan to exercise each day this week for 30 minutes.” I get overloaded and busy and plan to cram Tuesday’s session with Wednesday’s because I was at work late. However, if I get up in the morning and tell myself, “30 minutes today.” I can deal with that…and I usually do more than that.
It works the same for food. I’ve drawn up more diet plans than I want to admit. It’s too much. Instead, I have to look at each meal. This is why the Schwarzbein plan seems to work well for me. I set my eating goals as *real* food with less than 15 carbs in each meal. That’s pretty simple: a lean protein, green vegetable, and small carbohydrate four or five times each day.
This is livable. This is doable.
