New Plan, new day! Getting back to Basics - with pleasure!

Andrea’s Diet and Exercise plan (tentative, of course – Lord willing, that is):

1. To ease in until full force by Jan 1, 2009:
2. Exercise Saturday AM at club – eventually get back into the bike class and/or eventually ride the bike to and from the club (2 hours)
3. Exercise Monday AM at club – eventually get back into the bike class and/or eventually ride the bike to and from the club (2 hours)
4. Exercise on Wednesday, Friday by walking approximately 5 miles all together with the coordination of the public transportation things (1.3 hour each day - except in rain = total 2.5 hours per week walking) - (Tues at work need car and Thursday’s go to CCC Med Center for the lunch event with peers).
5. Total exercise = 6.5 hours subtracting “grace” = 5 hours per week. Beauty!

Andrea’s Beauty Plan:
1. Dermatology office monthly
2. Massage twice monthly
3. Hair monthly
4. Nails weekly at least
Have a 1, 2 or 3 each Monday
Andrea’s Diet Plan:
To be determined

I think I am about 169 pounds and I hope to lose a couple of pounds this week. I don't exercise and other people may think that I am a workaholic. One day I will have time again to exercise. By God's grace I am not 220 pounds like I was. I am not 143 like I became at one time. Either way, I have the Lord and may the Lord help me to be 165 and with that I will be satisfied for now for this time in my life. It's easier to by suits and clothes anyway. God's grace.

159 lbs. 6 minutes of exercise a day, 5 days a week for 2 weeks. Two days done so far.

back to the grind stone?

I got around to going to LA Weightloss. There were a few changes there. First of all the place has changed its name to Pure Weightloss. I liked the other name better. The last time I took a break from LA Weightloss and went back the change was an entirely new staff. Well today there was the same staff, except for the fact that there was only one employee there and I didn't have to wait to be seen. Maybe business is hurting. The employee I recognized before. She was a little grumpy.

My weight was 163.6. I didn't really care and was glad to be back and that it wasn't worse. I found something that reminded me that it has been three years since I got to a weight of about 160. Therefore I have kept off the about 70 pounds for 3 years and I was and am really excited about that. It was fun getting to 145 and I still am benefiting from that exercise and muslcle strength that is not entirely gone, despite my non exercise in several months.

I want to get back on the plan soon and get down to my new goal of between 155 and 160 on their scale. That is a reasonable weight to maintain during this busy time in my life. Eventually I want to get back to the other time of exercise and fitness, if for nothing else to keep myself from falling apart in my old age.

159 and struggling to get it down. Could be worse. Some days better than others.

Here a little, there a little

Life is hard. I don't wear a size 6 or a size 4. I don't exercise several hours per week. I help to run a hospital and work 60 hours per week. I am a mother. I am a wife. I miss my life that I had in some ways, but I wouldn't go back. I have opportunities now that I didn't have before. Later I can exercise again. I miss my back massages, my trips to the dermatologist for micro-dermabrasions. I liked finding that I was a woman. I liked who I had become. But it just set in place the me I am now. An executive that is feminine, a woman. Powerful and in control. Not silly. I am watching my weight And trying to keep it at 155 my scale but it creeps up to 158 which worries me. My skinny pants don't fit. Regular pants fit and that is okay because I am not perfect and can not do everything. I am who I am in Christ and it is enough and it is fine. I have learned how to keep weight in control and my goal is to get through the next two incredible years while maintaining the same weight. I typically eat carefully. Okay. It is okay. It is good.

Getting Worried

Did pretty good for three weeks. Went on the scale and saw 155-156. Got overconfident and downhill since. Had a fantastic back massage today. Have some nice looking clothes that are fun to wear. Am on a break, staying at a fancy hotel for a conference. Haven't exercised in months. Been working like a dog. Someday I will travel on a cruise around the world and relax. Exercise and a wonderful lifestyle has time for me in the future. My career and the wonderful "breaks" I have now in that regard are for NOW. Consume the moment. God is great.