I need some accountability

Okay, so I started eating right over a week ago and I began to exercise 2 days ago. It's been good. I feel great! Getting sugar and flour out of my system always feels so fantastic I wonder why I ever eat them. And I love to exercise so the past 2 days have been fun buttttt...there's always a but! And mine is a pretty big butt so I have to quit making excuses and LOSE THIS WEIGHT!

Today I "slipped up". Just a little bit, not seemingly a big deal, I ate a few yogurt covered pretzels. I know, I know that doesn't sound like a big deal but it is. I'm not ready to snack on a handful of yogurt covered pretzels. I know I'm not ready because I honestly ate more than I planned to. However, I chose to acknowledge the mistake and move on. In the past I'd write off the whole day if I slipped up. It would start with a fairly harmless little snack and end up with pizza and brownies for dinner. So, I dun good, I dun good. I made sure my next meal was healthy and I refused to give myself permission to go totally off the wagon. Also, I patted myself on the back. Why? Because my "slip up" was almost a FAST FOOD LUNCH!!! I was hungry, I was out and about and I was a little stressed. Those three things usually land me at a drive-thru window BUT I held my ground! So between Jack-in-the-Crack and yogurt covered pretzels I chose the lesser of two evils and I gave myself kudos.

Now, for exercise. I knew day 3 would be the hardest. It always is when I'm trying to establish an exercise habit. I say to myself, "Self, you have worked out for 2 days and there are so many other things to do! Pay attention to other things." And then 3 months go by before I elevate my heart rate again. It's not because I don't want to exercise, like I said above, I like to exercise but I get behind in something else in my life because I was spending time working out. However, I honestly don't have the time to work out but have finally come to the conclusion that I need to lose weight and become healthier so something else will have to "give". Exercise has to be a priority!

You probably wonder what happened today. Well, I had an unexpected appointment, I had to take Monkey Man to the doctor this morning, and my whole morning was thrown off. By the time we got back from the doc, the grocery store and the pharmacy I was a bit pooped. I started to worry that I wouldn't work out today since it's getting on in the afternoon and I have bathrooms that are screaming to be cleaned not to mention a mound of laundry. But everyday I have something in my house that screams to be cleaned and I always have a mound of laundry. Soooo, I ate a healthy lunch, sat here and blogged a bit while it digested and now dear friends, I am going to get on some workout clothes and move my big butt! T-Tapp and Wii Fit...here I come!

Thanks you cyberspace for listening and holding me accountable.