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Monday, February 7, 2011

Trying to Keep Myself Honest

Okay, I made a commitment and already, I've fallen off the wagon. I have no willpower. I ate fast food Saturday for lunch and pizza for supper and fast food Sunday. I have to do better. I have to have to have to! I have until August to get my act together. That is when I have to get my cholesterol rechecked. So far I'm not off to a good start.

My new plan...Not only do I need to be accountable to myself, but if I make my plan public, I feel like I'll have to be accountable to my readers as well. So, I'm adding a point log to my blog to keep track of things I need to be doing. I really struggle with being consistent now that I'm a mom. AJ is first priority and I let my needs go on the back burner alot. So, my goal is to keep track daily of the things I should be doing and at the end of the month, I will reward myself and a lucky reader. All you need to do is post comments of encouragement and at the end of the month, I will have my hubby randomly pick one lucky reader's comment from all comments posted. You will receive a gift card. To where, I haven't decided nor for how much. (Probably $25.00) More on that later. Just be sure I have a way to contact you.

The way the point log will work is that I have 22 days left in the month, counting today. For things that I need to do everyday, once a day, I have 22 points possible. For the things that I do weekly (like yoga), I have 3 more weeks, hence 3 points possible. A perfect score is 201 points. If I do yoga more often, I could gain more points. But, I'll shoot for 201. I also included ways to earn Bonus Points by doing extra healthful things like walking, chiropractic and getting a massage.

Excellent: 201+ points
Good: 195-200
Fair: 190-194
Poor: 185-189 FAIL!!!

I won't cheat, I'm too honest. Plus, my hubby is totally on board with this and will watch me like a hawk!!!

I have included in the sidebar a list of my current stats as a benchmark. I have no weight goal. But, as I watch portion sizes and and stay away from fast food, my hope is that I will lose some weight as well as a pant size or two.

Good luck to me and good luck to you!!!
Posted by Renee at 4:34 PM

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Woo Hoo.....Go Renee Go!!!! I need to jump on the band-wagon also. I would love to drop about 20 lbs.
Thank you so much for stopping in with AJ....he is such a sweetheart. Next time, I need him to wake up so I can see his smile. :)
Miss you,
Jolene

March 8, 2011 at 3:52 PM

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