Enough already, 2009 will be my year to…
…lose fat
…lose weight
…alter my coping mechanisms
I’m tired of looking in the mirror and seeing a woman who isn’t treating her body with respect so I’m joining the
WOMEN'S Jan-Jul 2009 CHALLENGE for it's accountability and support.
My plan is to follow the OPT (original) plan for the first 12 weeks. After that I’m toying with the idea of doing OPT Remix but it depends on how well OPT goes (how much weight I lose) and how rebellious I’m feeling, Leigh says, “Do what I say on the day I say it.” Oh and the whole chin up thing could be a problem. My focus has to be on weight/fat loss and I can’t even do a negative (I think that’s what it’s called, when you start in the up part of the chin up then lower yourself?) chin up. I’m not expecting to get stronger. I may end up repeating OPT.
The one thing I like about OPT Remix is the idea that I have to do it exactly as written so I would need to make it a priority. Isn’t there some school of thought that says if you do something for period of time 3 weeks, 4 weeks, a month, you make it a habit? So it should follow that making exercise and nutrition number 1 for 12 weeks would firmly establish it in my brain. On the other hand I know stuff will crop up over which I have no control and I don’t want to get into an all or nothing mentality. Plus there's the “you can’t tell me what to do” brat lurking in the dark corners of my mind! Anyway that’s the plan for now. Once March rolls around I’ll see where I stand and make the final decision then.
I looked back at my first log, not much information there…
I’m a 43 years old, married mom with two kids (15yo girl & 12yo boy). I work part-time outside the home and have actually been exercising since my early 20’s. It has not been consistent though especially in the last few years. Combining sporadic workouts (or none) with increasingly poor eating habits puts me at least 35 pounds over where I’d look and feel good. I joined the Women’s challenge last fall and for the 6 weeks I stuck with it lost 12 pounds. Half of that has crept back on but I’m still below where I started last September and ready to start again. A big part of my issue is allowing stress/life/worries to interfere. I’ve ordered Tom Venuto’s newest book, The Body Fat Solution, in which according to
Skwigg, “he's written a detailed plan for ending emotional eating.”
I think that’s plenty long enough to start. Now to sign up for the challenge, post my pictures and stats.