Daryl and I decided that we were going to go a month eating more healthy foods and also being more active. So today, November 12th it begins.
I got out my little seed corn notebook and started to take notes. One side of the paper was things that we agreed on that would be acceptable, and the other side? Well those were things we were going to try to stay away from. Now granted the side that had the ‘acceptable’ stuff was much longer than the other side, but hey.. who’s counting right? Some of the things that was on the acceptable side was a 20 ounce bottle of pop a day, popcorn in moderation, turtle soup (there’s a turtle soup supper coming up this weekend), beer, and stuff like that. Now on the other side there was ice cream, breakfast pizza in town, and candy. So today I had only one pop and I drank all my water that I was supposed to. I even ordered a new cup to keep me on track! 
The next thing to do was to go to the wellness center and get in 3 miles of running. I laughed because after I got done running, I noticed someone that I knew sitting on the side putting her shoes on. She looked really confused so I went over to talk to her. She said she didn’t know if that was me or not, and I asked her why? Well she said that she saw someone with a bright red round face and just wasn’t sure. Yea, probably not a good look for me you think? After running I was off to the store to buy healthy foods. Now honestly, have you ever gone into the grocery store to just buy healthy foods? Let me just say it’s kind of a dumb idea. I’m just saying… So I’m looking around and spending way too much time talking to some ladies just looking at the lettuce display and then I venture off to see what else I can buy. After I picked up a couple of cans of beans and rice I decided to go by the Diet Coke and throw a couple in the cart , you know just in case. Now after all this, and unloading my small amount of groceries at home, I thought to myself, holy smokes I must have lost about 5 or 6 lbs today! I got out our scale and found that I gained two pounds. So much for this healthy crap. How many more days do we have to do this? Oh and did I mention that I still had a 9 x 13 pan of candy in the refrigerator? Just in case we need a sugar fix or something 🙂
Hmm, do you mean “today, JANUARY 12 it begins”?
I like the idea of eating healthier….and I also gain weight even when I haven’t eaten much that day. I’ve found it takes three days for my body to react to weight gains or losses. Which is good in one direction, if I overeat one day I can eat less the next and it will even out. But then it takes three days of “healthy” eating before I see any weight loss. Good Luck!
Thanks Ruth for the encouragement! It hasn’t been too bad and I’d be fibbing if I didn’t say we didn’t cheat just a little bit this week. But so far so good!