Tuesday morning.

Scale showed one pound down this morning. The goal is two a week for the next nine weeks. I start aerobics tonight. The instructor is my next door neighbor. I hope she doesn't kill me.

Nine Weeks

Okay, I am setting another goal. It is nine weeks until my nieces wedding. I would like to lose 2 pounds a week for a total of 18 lbs. That should put me in a size 12. I am starting aerobics tomorrow night and started following the DASH diet again today. Here I go again. I will try to post everyday I am home for the next nine weeks.

DASH Diet
8 servings fruits and veggies per day
6 servings whole grain per day
3 servings nonfat dairy per day
1 serving lean protein per day
3 servings seeds per week
1 serving or less of white stuff per day (sugar/white flour/etc)

Got my weight loss ticker working again. Love the flutterby

Monday

I am going to have to get more creative with these blog titles. But it was just Monday. Ate right swam for thirty minutes and walked two miles. BP still not perfect. Started a food diary. Might as well since I am having to keep a bp log. Be back tomorrow.

Start Day

Went back to the Dr. BP still up. Started meds. Used today as my start day for trying to get this situation under conrtol. Ate reasonably. Walked two miles this evening. Hopefully, this will be the real start and not just another false start. I did buy a BP monitor and I am checking my BP twice a day. That is a pretty strong reminder of what I need to do to take care of myself.

Lost the pin to the weight loss ticker, so I have to start over. Not really a problem as I have really not lost any weight.

Exercise

I started doing water exercise today. I made our mom do it with me. She likes to quit and wants to know when the music is going to end. Still, she was a good sport and we had a good time. Two of the boys were in the pool with us and it worked out okay.

I did have one of those "I am the child and she is the mother moments" We were kicking around the pool in circles and she was gaining on me. She got that look, the look she used to get when I was four and she was really going to pull me under or over or just be the boss. Guess what, she is still the boss and I bet she dunks me the next time we "exercise." I deserve it.

A Little More

Woke up this morning feeling light. Weighed and had lost 3 lbs. This is after working for a week on managing stress.

Something That is Working

Seeing my butt on TV got me motivated. A few days ago, I started a new eating strategy. I know I will never be able to follow a very restrictive diet. I just don't have the will power. Instead I am eating what I normally eat, say a turkey sandwich. The next time I eat it has to be a very large serving of raw vegetables or fruit. The first couple of days of this were scary. Tummy did not like it one little bit. I stuck with it and my body adjusted to the dietary change. I weighed myself this morning and was rewarded with a couple of pounds of weight loss. I still have a long way to go, but I think this is something I can do.