Day Eight...Baby Steps and Super Future Goals

Welp.. I finally started.
 Now, don't expect a day of hard fasting drinking only lemon juice and honey, or an extensive meal plan counted down to the very last calorie. Trust me, it doesn't work that way, at least not for me. Nope, I have to take baby steps.  Here's how I did it today:
 ~I had a muffin for breakfast (now that may not be surprising to you who follow me on Facebook, but normally I have something extremely bad like Oreos or 3 pop tarts)
 ~I portioned out my lunch better than usual (not so much fruit and a little more veggies)
 ~ I went for a 15 minute walk in the beautiful weather (stompin' in my Air Force Ones)
~ I bought salads for the rest of the week for lunch at the store and bought healthier snacks that ice cream or chocolate every night before bed.

To some die hard healthy people this is nothing. Some of you are saying "Uh...excuse me..but that doesn't sound like a DIET to me!" Well...it's not. I've done so many diets and then gone back to "not being on a diet" that that sorta huge change and starvation/deprivation doesn't work.  It's going to have to be a lifestyle change. (EEK!)

I have found a great free site called  http://fitday.com/ that you can use to record just about everything (from shrinkage of your love handles to counting each and every step of your day as exercise) and i like it for the calorie counter. However, I find it's too techy for me and I lose sight of the real goal. To FEEL better. Here's a link to my fitday if you want to see my goals etc.

 http://fitday.com/fitness/PublicJournals.html?Owner=pouncer30 

Don't get me wrong, subconsciously me getting "Fitter" is because I want to look like Jessie J or Rhianna (good luck eh?) but the ultimate goal SHOULD be to feel better and be healthier and not have to take so dang many medications. I'd LOVE to get off insulin (hate those shots) and be able to regulate my blood sugar on my own again.

Wow...sound like goals don't they? Lets type em out all separate and pretty like:
Super Future Goals:
~To feel better day by day
~To get off insulin
~ To be healthier (skin, nails, lungs, hair)
~ To feel good about being in MY skin (or Jessie J's hehe)

Short Term:
~ Lose 5 lbs by September 8th

I'd like to send a shout out to DeAnn for going on this journey with me as well as my dear Mom! Who's with us..let's kick some fat cell butt!!!


Here's my walking mp3 list if you're interested:
Judas-Lady Gaga
Edge of Glory-Lady Gaga
Awake-Godsmack
Do it Like a Dude-Jessie J
Love the Way You Lie- Eminem ft. Rhianna