Day One. April 18, 2007

Got up a little late today – it was 9:06. Being Spring Break with the kids sleeping in, I guess I took advantage.I didn’t get to my breakfast until a few minutes ago, a bit after 10:30.

I had a store brand lite English Muffin. If you have them at your local grocery store, give them a try. Mine taste great, with just 90 calories for the entire muffin, 0 Fat – saturated or trans, 0 grams of cholesterol, 5 g of Protein, and 21 g of Total Carbohydrate. A good choice for a bread lover like myself. I am easy to please as well, as I like it just toasted and dry. I enjoyed my muffin with a cup of Green Tea. I have to find the caloric information on that.

After I get around to showering, I plan to take my two littlest out on their bikes, and I will walk with the dog. We will see how long that lasts. I am aiming for at least a mile, but it all depends on how cooperative everyone is. I plan on getting into a major walking routine every morning right after I get the kids off to school.

For food, I should be good until mid-afternoon, when I plan on enjoying a nice green salad. I like that dry to, so I don’t have any calorie worries with that. Except for my carrots – I know they are really a carb, but I just have to have them shredded on top of my garden salad.

I’ll update tonight on how the rest of my day went.

I plan on having a great first day!

First Stats. April 17, 2007

Ok – here goes. My first post about what I weigh and such.

I am a soon to be 40 year old female, 5′7″ tall, and my current weight is 188 pounds. I wear a misses size XL, size 14/16. My current BMI (Body Mass Index) is a 27.9, which definitely puts me into the overweight category.

I have always had a big frame. Very broad shoulders, a big chest (not just the boobs, people) and shapely birthing hips (I did birth 4 babies!).

My Doctor wants me to lose about 30 pounds through diet and exercise. I want to lose 38 pounds.

Welcome to my Daze of Dieting! April 17, 2007

What happens when the Doctor says you need to lose 30 pounds to be fit, fab and forty. Well, you should listen to him, right! Right!

Well, I need to do this, for my health and well being. And I swear I am going to do it this time.

I figured the best way to do this would be to start a daily log of my daze though dieting – hence Daze of Dieting!

I hope you will join with me, and share your experiences of losing weight, exercising, and getting healthy with me.