New Adventure

I am so excited about the things that are happening in my life! I decided to rejoin SparkPeople and things are progressing nicely. I've already lost 6.8 pounds and I feel amazing! The beautiful part of all of this, other than me feeling fan-flippin-tastic, is that I don't have to give up anything! I just have to watch how much I eat. 

I've been very conscious of calories and alternatives. For instance, when I want a frappe I think of the number of calories and what I could have instead of that. Think about it, a large caramel frappe consists of 680 calories, which is an ENTIRE meal! No thanks! That doesn't mean I'm giving them up entirely. What it means is that I'll no longer purchase one each time I venture near a McDonald's or purchase a large. I'm allowing myself one small frappe per week so that I don't feel like I'm giving up what I love. I may not get one every week but the option is there should I want to take advantage of it.

I know all days aren't going to be like today but I'm not going to let that discourage me. I'm going to hold on to this feeling and let it get me through the rough times. I'm going to work on incorporating my boys into my activities as much as possible. I'm thinking of going for a bike ride when they get home from school but that all depends on how much homework they have and how long it takes them to get it done. After all, education is the most important thing in our house.

Well, my oldest is home from school now so I need to get going to help him with his homework.