Do or Do Not.....There is No Try

So I am on my way of changing my eating habits and activity level. I realized something, though I should have known better from past experience. Its not that I am an over eater. I actually dont eat as much as I am suppose to. I know I have eaten more sodium then I should and due to my love of dairy I obviously eat too much fat. In the past week I realize that I just dont eat enough period.

I would go days without eating a breakfast or lunch then come home snack a little then eat dinner (and usually after 6 pm...I know that is a BIG no no)

Knowing what my goals are I came up with a menu for my meals for the next three weeks. Something I have never done. Usually we just plan the meal for that day and MaYbe we will plan for 2 days in a row.

So I showed my husband my menu, based off of a 1400 or 1600 calorie day. I know at my size it should be 2000 but honestly I am going to have trouble eating the amount of food for a 1400 calorie diet. And its A LOT of food.
Really with exception of the low-fat milk, low-fat cheese, fat free dressing and the natural organic peanutbutter, the meals on the menu are very close to what we already eat. So I am not over eating I am not eating enough plus I needed to get my butt up and do some working out. If I am not teaching I am spending all my time in front of the computer at work. When I get home I plopp right back down in front of the computer. And honestly I can not say it has been productive time.

Now starting this week I will need the extra time in front of the computer since I start my college classes back up. So that can not be avoided. But instead of just being online to be online. I am going to limit myself to the time I need to do my classwork and post my blogs and journals. Right now I have no clue how long that is going to be. It could be as little as an hour or as much as 3 hours. But if I know I have to be on for a long period of time. I will take 10 min breaks for every half hour I am online and go on the treadmill. Speaking of which my older daughter just informed me I have to get off the computer and do 10 min on the treadmill.

I have a great family, not only are two of my girls running the marathon with me but they are all eating close to the same meals (mostly dinners) as I am. My husband likes to do the grocery shopping which is ok with me since I a spontanious shopper. If there are set things we need to get to he sticks to the list.

The goals I have set will be succeeded. With the motivation and support from my family and friends I am suddenly more motivated then I have been in...... you know I have never been this motivated. I guess I have tired, but like Yoda says "Do or Do not...there is no try". (Yes I live with a few Star Wars freaks) So I will DO this.

I will lose the wieght
I will run a 5K within a year
I will run a 10K within a year and a half
I will run a half marathon within two years
I will run the Honolulu Marathon in Dec 2012

So now it is time for me to go do my time on the treadmill.