Day 7

Yay me! I stuck to my goals and hit every one of them today. Peanut butter and a whole wheat English muffin, super food, and a banana for breakfast. Low fat Greek salad with fake chicken and wheat thins for lunch. Goldfish for a snack (the cracker not the animal. I know I'm a pescetarian but come on.) Homemade burrito with vegetarian low fat re fried beans, green chiles, low fat sour cream, and low fat cheese. Mini soy chocolate ice cream sandwich. I'm not a big sweets person but tonight the salt monster showed his sweet side. And guess what! I totally exercised before dinner. I feel way better. Stretching/ballet moves are my favorite thing ever. I can't meditate (my brain does NOT shut off) and yoga...well...I haven't exactly found my "center" yet. (I think it's somewhere near my knees right now) But stretching calms me. I can feel the stress release from my muscles and my worries briefly disappear. Double hooray! I found my exercise starting point. I was beginning to feel a bit discouraged. I know so early in the game. But that's why most women give up. I know it's why I give up. The big picture when it comes to weight loss is intimidating. For me, I am so uncomfortable in my own skin that I just want to be healthy and thin now. It will be a daily challenge until, well, it's not. My short long term goal is to not have to eat well, work out, and stay fit but to want to. I am going to work towards the day that it's not a burden but a joy. Rome wasn't built in a day and it took 5 years to create this Coliseum so I have to exercise patience in trying to become the Tower of Pisa. Grab the reins people because this chariot is taking off.....