Resolutions, Again ...

Here we are at the beginning of a New Year, and everyone is thinking about resolutions.  I'm going to lose weight, I'm going to be more organized, I'm going to be more productive, yada, yada, yada.  If you're like me, then you have probably made your fair share of resolutions every January, and by February, they are all by the wayside.

This year will probably be no better, but I'm still going to give it a shot.  I want to lose weight and get healthy for the New Year.  There.  I've said it.  I am tired of feeling so tired all the time.  I am tired of my knees hurting all the time.  I am tired of my back hurting all the time.  I am tired of having no energy to play with the grandchildren.  I am just sick and tired of being sick and tired!

My plan is simple:  I'm not going to have a plan!  It seems like every New Year I vow to lose weight and I get all hyped up with making plans and goals, that it all gets to be too overwhelming.  This year, I'm going to take things one day/week at a time and I'm going to start with only three new changes:

1.)  I am going to start out with making a menu over the weekend.  Since it is just my hubby and I at home now, I don't have to cook as much, but I have trouble cutting down recipes to feed less.  This year, I plan to freeze the left-overs to use for additional meals.  If I plate up the left-overs when I fix my plate each night, we both will be less likely to go back for seconds.  Second helpings are usually my downfall - I'm always telling my hubby my eyes are bigger than my stomach.  When I eat too much, I end up miserable for the rest of the night.

2.)  I am going to start going for a short walk each night after supper, even if it is just to the mailbox and back.  Usually I will finish eating and then plop down in my chair to write or read.  This probably won't change much because I do make my living by writing, but at least I am going to give my digestive system a kick start before I do!

3.)  I am going to try and drink more water every day.  I am a Coke-a-holic and I have been almost my entire life.  I need to get more water, not only to help with weight loss, but to help lubricate my achy joints.

So, these are the three things I am going to try for this first month of my "diet."  I really don't want to call it a diet because I want it to be a lifestyle change.  If you would like to join me, let me know - we can be blog buddies and support each other.

Here's to a new beginning ...