Trade Offs

As I sit here, on day three of a new diet, I wonder if I can do this! It seems that in middle age, it may be impossible! Yet, I know it is not. I have managed to cut my caffeine intake by 3/4. Snacks are non-existent now. I have started to eat breakfast and lunch, which I have not done in year. Granted, it may only be a granola bar for breakfast and fruit for lunch, but at least it is something. Water intake is way up. I have gone from only a glass or two at night to drinking water non-stop and dropping slices of fruit into the glass so that it has some flavor! I have started to take my vitamins again. I have also began walking again, which is something that I stopped doing a few years ago due to the fibro and RA that makes me ache so much. I will tough it out! I am hoping that if I lose a few pounds and am a wee bit more active that the fibro and RA will ease up a bit on me. I have managed to lose 2 pounds so far. I do not have a set goal of weight loss in mind, I just want to feel better.

I have managed to get this plan into action for the whole family as well. I have my son and my husband out walking with me, drinking more water, eating more fruits and vegetables for a snack, and they are also out playing basketball and exercising. This is great! I have even worked it all in as a health and PE class for our home school. So, my son gets a double benefit out of this, a healthier lifestyle AND a class for school, all at once.

This started out as a simple trade off.....I gave up some things I love with the trade being that they guys cut off the cable. This was not only to save money, but to hopefully get everyone up and moving more. I am not a fan of TV, so that was no sacrifice for me. I had to give up other things that I enjoyed....like drinking so much diet soda and beer. For me, it evolved into, gee, let's lose weight too and see if we can all be more active and feel better.

I know it has only been three days, but I can already tell the difference in a few areas of how I feel. Mostly, I feel more alert, even without so much caffeine. That is a start and that is good enough for me to stay motivated!