Oh Jess....I feel your pain and your hope for a fresh start! I was in the same place 2 weeks ago. I completely understand that disappointment you feel in yourself. I've recently started trying to think of it from a different perspective -- and yes....it's Strozzi inspired. When you don't take care of yourself -- meaning eating bad food, eating excessively not working out, etc -- it's like not loving or respecting yourself. How you take care of yourself is a reflection of how much you value yourself. I know that's kind of heavy stuff.......but let it soak in and when you are about to make that bad choice.....ask yourself if you're not worth a little more than that.
Now let me be clear -- you may still need a new journal! :) I know I did! LOL! And I'm far from perfect -- but the thought process made me see choices in a fresh way. Now back to the journal. I also left a page in every week to note a few things that stuck with me that week. I also set some small goals to get me started. I need to lose 12.5 lbs. Based on my recent history -- that's a huge goal. So I started with 2.5lbs. It's 2 weeks later and I have lost 1.5lbs. So slow and steady! I did have a set back on Halloween -- one of those damn office food days sucked me in! I have worked out four times in the last 2 weeks -- which isn't record setting -- but its better than nothing! I have also done my push ups every day.
I did just purchase a Jawbone wristband.
www.jawbone.com/up/
I think it's going to be super cool. I think it's along the lines of what your body bug does. It monitors everything from activity, calorie usage, sleep patterns, etc. I don't think it comes out till end of November...I hate the wait. I'm not sure what our goal should be for Spring -- I'll have to give that some thought!
Good luck today! A fresh start always feels good!
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