I’m having a pretty good diet day today and I did yesterday too.  I haven’t set foot near my treadmill, but I have cut way back on the snacking.  This is the time of day when I usually start to have a hard time.  When I am making dinner I always munch on whatever I am making.  Then after dinner I always feel like I must have a snack.  So, I’m hoping to be strong and to continue my good day.

Week one of my diet did not go well, with me adding a pound and all.  I posted about a couple of new rules I have set for myself here. 

But, I started thinking about why my diet didn’t work.  Last week I set several goals for myself- exercise everyday, drink lotsa water, don’t eat anything I like, lose 28 pounds, you know- fun stuff like that.  And I did good for the first two days.  And then I got tired and overwhelmed.  I think I expected too much all at once.

So, here’s the new plan.  I haven’t exercised since August- so expecting myself to walk 2 miles everyday right off the bat is too much.  So for this week my goal is to walk on my treadmill 3 times.

Next- I am going to start out with two water bottles at the beginning of the day and drink all of that water.  It will only equal 4 glasses of water but for now that is better than what I have been drinking.

Also- instead of focusing on losing 28 pounds I am going to create mini goals for myself.  Right now my first goal is to lose 10 pounds by April 11th.  That is a healthy 2 pounds per week of weight loss.  And once I reach that goal I am taking myself to get my hair cut.  It’s been almost a year (very bad, I know) and my hair desperately needs some stylin’. 

So, it’s a new week with some new goals.  I can do it! 

Remember how I started my diet last week?  Well, I apparently I forgot about it too.  Rather than losing any weight I gained a pound.  So, once again it’s time to get serious about this whole dieting thing.  I’m going to make a couple of rules for myself that I think will help.

• No eating while blogging.  I think this is a big part of my problem.  I always think I need to have a snack while I’m reading all of your blogs.
• Get dressed everyday.  Now I’m sure some of you are quite shocked- but if I don’t have anywhere I need to go, I get right back into my sweats after my shower.  It’s a lot easier to sit around snacking when I’m wearing stretchy pants all of the time.

That’s it for now.  I don’t want to overwhelm myself. 

How was my diet today?  Well, apparently I forgot all about being on a diet.  No exercise and too much junk food.  At least the cookies are gone now.

Well, I didn’t walk on the treadmill.  And I’m sitting here eating cookies right now while I tell you about my diet went.  So, that should pretty much tell you that as far as my diet is concerned- today was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.