I am very happy with the success and results from my October Transformer - but after I made my goal I went along at a maintenance mindset - enjoying happy hours and being a little exercise "lazy" with the excuses of Plantar Fasciitis, bone spurs and a recent diagnosis of degenerative arthritis of the knee.
Well, towards the end of the October Transformer I re-evaluated where I am actually at and where I need to be to heathier and enjoy more vitality. And guess what, as scary as it is, I now realize in order to reach my ultimate goals of being healthy and having more vitality - I NEED to lose more weight to reach my physical goals. And I KNOW that as I lose the weight the symptoms associated with my Plantar Fasciitis, bone spurs and arthritis will diminish.
So I pulled my big girl pants back up and joined the April 26th Transformer and chose Ali's Lose Big & Live Big to really kick-start the next step of my journey. A bonus is I get to be part of Ali's personal journey as well.
Thanks Ali!!!!
My personal plan for success is:
- NO alcohol for the duration of this kick-starter. It is only 28 days - I made a calendar to mark them off LOL. I put my "Por Favor ... NO BEBIDAS PARA MICHEL" in Spanish because it reminds me that I am going to be healthier next year when we go to Mexico.
- Use myfitnesspal.com to set, plan and track my food goals (working so far) – When I put in my weight, duration, activity level and goals - my daily, balanced meal goals are 1,200 calories – which is WAY too hard for me to guestimate.
- Move for at least 10 minutes 3 times a day before my snack, lunch and dinner
- While I usually prefer to make my own meals, I am allowing myself to incorporate some frozen prepared meals for these 28 days so I can save my "footwork" for exercise instead of time in the kitchen.
ps.. I have already ordered some new pants that actually fit me - as I have already lost 20 pounds on this journey ;)
CARPE DIEM!