MamaLaina TAKE #2008.

I too have done this "diet" thing about a million and a half times, and that was just last year! But this is it, this year I've set the bar high. I will achieve my goal this time, to be healthy and happy. I've set a weight goal, but if I don't get there, that's okay too. I have other goals for this year as well, that have more to do with my state of mind and my mental health.


That being said; here they are my goals for this year:

1. Go out at least twice a month...without my kids. I am starving for the company of friends and some ME time. I've achieved this goal for January already! Yay, me!

2. Lose weight, the healthy way. Eating whole foods, calorie counting and getting exercise. I've joined Sparkpeople http://www.sparkpeople.com/ to help me with my calorie counting and to provide me with a little support from fellow "losers".

3. Get regular exercise. I have set a goal of 15mins a day. My husband and I do Tae Bo (I'm sure he'd be pleased to know I'm posting that all over the Internet) every other day, and I do stability ball workouts or aerobic activity on off days.

4. Organize my house. I'm a stay at home mom of two pre-schoolers and my house is....well....average at best. I really need to purge and organize a few things. So I've decided I will de-clutter at least one area of my house at least once a month, and set a regular cleaning routine. This is a work in progress....I'll post more on this later.

Four little goals....with big payoff in the end.


Motivational tool:

I found this on the web the other day and I'm using it as pure motivation. Checkout http://www.mvm.com/ .




This is the virtual me at my current weight.
I haven't been this heavy in years, since before my daughter was born actually. I'm one of those horrible people you hear about who lose weight while they are pregnant (don't hate me). Last year my on again off again dieting resulted in a gain of 15lbs and I am 25lbs heavier than I was 2 years ago right after my son was born. I need to make a significant change in my habits and now is the time to do it!




Here's the virtual me at my goal weight. I met my husband 14years ago and this is what I looked. So next year at this time (15 years from the day we started dating), I AM going to look like this again or as close to it as a 30something mom of two can. This weight is attainable and achievable for me. It'll put me into size 9, nothing scary like a size 2. I've never set an ambitious goal like this before, I've always played it safe just wanting to be a 12 or 14.....but not this time. I'm thinking BIG and getting slim.



Wish us luck Jewel and I. We are here to support one another but would love some support from some other woman out there too. Let's all be healthier and happier in 2008!