Welcome to 2013!

Well, another year has dawned and I am focusing my attention on making myself a better me. I have a lot going on in my life and I want to enjoy it instead of constantly feeling pressure to do more, be better, play catch up.

I know myself well, and I am not proposing to eliminate those to-do lists, but rather to be more diligent in completing tasks in a timely manner so that the to-do list doesn't become overwhelming!

So the main thing I really want to work on is - and don't laugh, ok? - to not be so lazy! I procrastinate quite frequently, which causes the pressure mentioned above. When I have a lot to do, I shut down and don't do it at all. Which is silly, because usually whatever my mind deems to be the "Big Task" really only takes a short amount of time to complete. This applies to household cleaning, assignments, WEIGHT LOSS, etc.

I am a full-time student and rather than take a little bit of time each night to read through the chapter and then do the assignment and quizzes, I wait until the due date and do it all. In an easy class, that's not a big deal. In a difficult class, or when there are assignments due, notsomuch. So, that's one thing I  want to work on: Be more focused on completing school work and not wait until the last minute.

Then of course, part of the laziness component is my weight. I know. I know. I'm a darn broken record on this point. But seriously. One of these times has to be The One that "takes", right? I am so serious about it. I want to lose weight more than anything. There's not one thing in my life that isn't affected by my weight, so WHAT IS IT? I don't know. All I can do is make the attempt. Over and over and over until I finally do it. 

Kory is getting married in September, and I don't want to  be self-conscious about the formal photos. I don't want to cringe when I see photos of the groom-mother dance. I want to be able to dance during the reception and feel good about myself doing it! So, that's the other major life goal: Lose 100 pounds by September.

I am on Day 4 of this new objective and so far, it's going well. Last night, there were several photography-business related things that needed done and rather than put them off further, I just sat down and did them. I have two more big projects to complete, and I really hope to get them done this weekend.

As far as the weight loss and eating plan, I'm doing well. Day 4 of no soda and the headache is almost completely gone. I've lost 1.4 pounds, so that's great. To aid in my goal,  I've made the following changes:

• I'm using the myfitnesspal app to track all my food
• I pre-made salads for me and Bobby for the week
• We stocked some healthy foods for snacks 
• I've restarted the blog and am going to link it to Facebook for accountability
• I've been reporting daily to a few friends on my progress and food intake for more accountability

Next week, I plan to:

• Continue to track food
• Begin exercising in some form
• Make breakfasts and lunches for the week this weekend
• Plan dinners this weekend so we aren't stuck at the last minute to decide what to have (and end up with pizza!)
• Increase water intake

If you don't see me posting any progress reports, ask me! I need to make 2013 the year that I do this and I can't do it alone.