Ok! Ok!

Alright! I need to write! I know I know! Man have I gotten so bad. Diet wise as well. I'm doing fantastic with exercise now that it is nice out, going for walks and even doing little exercises in my apartment (yoga stretches, anyone?)... but my ice cream obsession and visits to the store completely negate any good I do. I'm floating around 351.4 and haven't budged for probably two weeks, despite some days of increased water weight. I still have not cracked my food journal open to even attempt to count the points. I've been buying whatever I want and eating it. I stock my fridge and pantry with good foods, and then I go to the store and buy bad foods and eat those instead. I need to just stop that. I need to get seriously determined and put up some roadblocks for myself.

I've started cleaning my apartment and am doing very very well. My living room looks great, and the kitchen is getting there... I need to finish up the dishes and put everything away and then it should be fine. My bedroom is a whole other issue, but I'll get there, and the bathroom is definitely not an issue. I think I can finish it this weekend if I put my mind to it. Then I can start working on my "yard" (otherwise known as the tiny patch of grass in front of my door) and get that cleaned up and plant some flowers for the summer. I'm trying to decide if I want to pull up some rock that is in front of my stoop and plant some grown flowers into the dirt or if I want to try to grow something from a seed again. I didn't do very well last year. Maybe I'll try both. If I have enough money I will.

So I am finally getting another one of my short term goals done, which is fantastic. Now that it has been 6 weeks, I am going to review my goals.

Short Term Goals:

• Lose 10% of weight (36 pounds since start)
• Exercise 3-4 days a week
• Clean my apartment for a fresh start
• Get a new job that will better suit a healthy lifestyle
• Finish setting up blog to better track progress

Long Term Goals:

• Lose 168 pounds by January 2011
• Keep the weight off
• Work on psychological traps
• Ramp exercise up to more than walking, and do it 5 days a week.
• Blog progress at least 5 times a week, if not everyday
• Take full body pictures every 10 weeks

Ok... I have set up my blog, and am currently cleaning my apartment. This week I exercised 4 times, but I need to keep that up in order to count it as a success. And I haven't completed any of my long term goals. I am still happy with those goals, so I think I will keep them. I only need to add that I need to journal my food intake daily and also need to eat healthy. Still feasible.

I think this upcoming week is going to be tough because I will be working so much, but I might be able to make it. Hopefully. I will try to keep on top of myself, and try to hold myself accountable to this blog and SparkPeople. Someone other than myself for sure. My fingers are crossed for luck!