Setting New Goals

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I'm doing really good maintaining my weight!  Too bad I'm not at goal and NEED to maintain.  I think the many years of yo-yo dieting has caught up with me and my metabolism is shot.  Eating less isn't enough anymore to get the scale to move downward.   I'm up to ten minutes on the stationary bike!  My goal is to ride for twenty minutes by the end of the month.

The scale might not be moving the way I want it to, but I've made progress since deciding to get healthy.  I had three goals to start with and I've accomplished all three!
     The first goal was to eat breakfast every morning.  I can't even imagine NOT having breakfast now.  It makes such a difference in how I feel and how I approach food the rest of the day.
     The second goal was to drink more water and less diet Coke.  I'm happy to say I drink lots more water now.  I still occasionally have a diet Coke but at least it's not the only beverage I drink throughout the day.
     The third goal was to cut  back on sweets.  No one is more surprised than I am at how much I have cut back.  I had to have something sweet every single day.  This didn't affect just my weight but my blood sugar also.  The sweets were killing me, literally.  I still allow myself a treat every week, but just one serving.  There was the binge a couple of weeks ago, but I was able to gain control much sooner than in the past.  This is progress!

So it's time to set and achieve new goals.  Here they are.
     1.  Ride the stationary bike for 20 minutes by the end of April
     2.  Give up foods containing artificial sweeteners
     3.  Keep a food diary.  I keep saying I'm going to do this but I haven't started.  It will help me see what I eat, when I eat, and how it affects my blood sugar.

Have you set or reached goals for your health?  

Have a great weekend!!

xo Annette xo

Getting Started

Hi and welcome to my new blog about my journey to health and wellness.  I started blogging about this subject on my other blog, So Many Memories, and decided I really need a dedicated space for all the things I want to talk about.  I hope that by sharing this journey with you, we can encourage and support each other, and learn new ways to deal with some of life's everyday struggles.

The issues I struggle with on a daily basis includes weight, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea.  My weight is the biggest issue and is the root cause for the other problems.  I need to lose about 120 pounds...a little overwhelming to say the least.  I also struggle with loneliness and depression.

I decided that this is the year that I work on me.  My mind, body and soul all need healing of one sort or another.  My word for the year is transformation.  That's what this journey is about.  Transforming myself inside and out, to be the best woman, wife, mom, and grandma that I can be.  I don't expect it to be easy.  I don't expect it to be quick.  What I do expect is that there will be numerous ups and downs, a lot of tears, and many challenges.  I also expect progress in the midst of it all.

Thank you for your company on this journey!

What struggles would you like to overcome?

Have a great day!

xo Annette xo