Lesley's Game Plan

I am a horrible one for saying "I'll start tomorrow" and then tomorrow rolls around, I don't start...and again push it off to the next day. 

Fitness/Exercise:

This time, I mean it. I'm kicking off my exercise tomorrow with the Dempsey Challenge. This is my 6th year participating, and since I will be walking 6.2 miles, I thought that would be the perfect beginning. I'll be starting strong! LOL.  

My fitness plan going forward from there is to start wearing my FitBit One (again) and achieve at least 6,500 steps a day for the first week following. Then I will increase to 7,000 steps the next week, and add a 1,000 more each week after until I'm at 10,000 steps/day. Once I've been consistently achieving that for a few weeks, I'll reevaluate whether that is working well for me or if I need to try something different.

Food:

As far as food, I will continue on with my gluten-free lifestyle (more about that in another post), but on Sunday (9/28),  I also will begin measuring servings, counting calories, and keeping a food journal, as well as giving up alcohol for the near future. I'm not an alcoholic, but I do like my calorific nightcap on occasion. Lol.  (I'm drinking wine as a write this entry.)

I'm not sure where I will be logging my food journal entries just yet. I'm considering MyFitnessPal. The FitBit website has a food journal too. We'll see. 

Goals:

While my ultimate weight loss goal is about 80 pounds, I'm setting mini goals so I don't get overwhelmed. 

Rewards: 

Starting with the first FIVE pounds lost, I get to buy myself a little present. After that, it's every 10 pounds lost. 

Reward schedule:

1.  5    pounds down
2. 15    "            "
3. 25    "            "
4. 35    "            "
5. 45    "            "
6. 55    "            "
7. 65    "            "
8. 75    "            "

--and then--

• 80 --- GOAL!!!! (big present)

I've been wanting to start an Alex and Ani collection (didn't I mention before I like nice things??), so I think my first several rewards will be bracelets of theirs. The first of which will be:

The phoenix, a mythical and sacred firebird, is known to rise from its ashes in regeneration. With strong wings to soar to great heights, it represents a new life filled with opportunity. An emblem of divinity and immortality, the Phoenix Charm reminds us that change is good for the soul. 

 

Rise from the ashes. A new life filled with opportunity. 

Check, and check! This is a perfect symbol of the journey that Emily and I are on, and the perfect thing to be wearing to remind me to keep on keeping on. 

So, that's my game plan. I'm hoping to add a widget to the sidebar for steps taken, but it may end up being miles. It's not looking like FitBit has widgets, so I will have to export my data out to another site. 

Lamepants.