Good day all!

[Jazmyn]

Today is the first day I post here. I have decided to make losing weight a priority for ME in 2008. My family has many priorities and realities in life, but I am trying to make ME important and I will be better for my family feeling good for myself.

I hope to get to know you all in this forum. I live in Canada and have 3 great girls: 11 years old, 8 years old, and my youngest is turning 14 months old next week.

When I was 26 and became pregnant I was about 130 lbs. A year after that child I maintained 140 lbs. After my second child, I returned to about 140 lbs the year later. I did manage to lost a lot of weight between then and my third child and returned to 125 lbs before becoming pregnant... Now I stand with 149 lbs with a 14 month old breastfeeding angel, longing for more time to dedicate to not feeling like a whale... My aim is to be down to 140 lbs at the latest by December next year, and 130 lbs by January 2010. Its not a lot but will do wonders for my moods.

My first step is to ensure to drink my eight glasses of water and that I dont snack anything unhealthy after 7 pm for a week. Baby step huh?~

[Flutterby]

Welcome, and good luck with your weight loss :) My goal is to lose 30 pounds (and get thyself into a solid size 8) before bil's wedding in August. What kind of plan do you have set up for eating or exercising?

[Jazmyn]

I am planning on small steps... I would really love an exercise schedule today. But with a trip inc and our move I doubt this is realistic. So I will try to do every day a little, and as much as I can until April (when we have officially moved). I dont want to wait until April to start being healthy again, though I know moving and renovations will be hard. Making me feeling better sooner will help in the long run right? So its to find a balance between reality, optimism, and too high expectations that are easily crushed /sighs

So my first step is to regulate my drinking... this means to ensure I am drinking the 8 or more glasses of water. And to ensure I am not drinking too much coffee, juice and pop.

The second step or resolution is when I am angry, bored, or negative I want to do DDR (yes a PS2 game), walk or play on a trampoline... much better than the recent snacking unhealthy cookies and christmas snacks. I read that doing exercise in small steps is good, since my baby has a tendancy of not letting me have large breaks of time to focus on exercise. By focusing my negative on exercise the thought is that I will have more positive energy in the long run. Although I do intend to walk more with the waking baby, with the cold weather its not always feasible so this will definately be great on the trip and at the new place where I can walk for miles in the forest.

The third part is to make snacking fruits and vegetables. I noticed I was eating more pasta and cereal products. I want to aim to eat healthier. I am trying to go back to the basics doing things from scratch so it be cheaper and healthier. In the last 4 days my meals have definately become more colourful, with more fruit and vegetable choices at every meal.

I would love to get back to doing my exercise videos and regular workouts... Its just depressing that something always comes up that cancels them...

I see people are making journals. Maybe this would be a great idea for me? How do they work exactly...