Lose weight and get in shape.

Yes, it’s working. Biking over 15 miles three times a week, plus change. Did a 30 mile ride a few weeks ago, and planning for a there-and-back 50 or three in the coming weeks. I think I look better, but it’s fits and starts. Def. feeling better!

I’m more active now. I’m biking again, and doing some more walking. Been dog-sitting for almost 2 weeks and walking twice a day for that. But I must admit, it’s not enough yet. Not to reach any kind of goal. Partly I need to change my diet more, eliminate the snacks and sugars and fats. Having a hard time embracing a fully healthy lifestyle. I feel like I’m making do… not making much progress though. My pants are still tight, my belly still aches, and I’m not using the situp bench and freeweights as planned. Also, with the dog here, I’m not sleeping particularly well. Grr. Only a couple more days…

Fasted most of Monday. Made the mistake of going to a grocery store for TP after work, and ended up buying very tasty-looking groceries there… Uh, right. Like I could not eat some of that when I got home! And so, the cycle renews itself. I am eating more than I probably should. The snacks PLUS the meals, that’s the problem. If I could only add exercise and subtract snacks, I’d have something there. Because my meals are fairly balanced, with lots of vegies and variety and such. But my snacks are hell.

Today, they were enough hell that I popped my waist button while getting gas, and I had to return home and get a belt.

Dammit. And these were the newer pants, too. Now I need a sewing kit. And some goddamned exercise.

I tend to eat less.

Strange!

Good news is that the cupboard may be full, but the fridge is bare. Which means I can replace a lot of stuff with healthier stuff. Maybe.

I’ve come to realize that as with so many changes in my past, a lot of things are going to have to come together to change my lifestyle into a life worth living.

Exercise, sleep habits, food intake, socializing, work and hobby habits… it’s all one thing. It’s me.

And I want to suck less, and benefit more.