January 4, 2010 - Day 1, Rationale

Okay, here it is... my attempt to hold myself accountable for my New Year's resolution of losing weight. Inspired by the Julie/Julia project (I just saw the movie this past weekend), I figured that writing down a list of food that I ate during the day/how much exercise I got in a journal that no one would see but me wouldn't be enough of a motivator. What I realized (as I was putting my daughter to bed last night) is that I needed to be held accountable at a higher level.

So I decided that each day I will blog about what I've eaten. Now, I'm not putting a time limit on myself like "I will have shed x pounds in y days." But I will say that I would like to weigh at most 130 pounds. Currently I'm 148 pounds, 5' 4", and have a small frame. What that means (according to this weight checking site I just went to) is that I should be in the weight range of 120-132 pounds.

I do realize that just losing weight isn't enough; one should be physically fit as well. This will be difficult for me to do, as I'm not really an active person. But, I am going to try and incorporate exercise to my routine. I can't say that I will do this everyday, but whatever I do (or don't do) I will post here as well.

So, that's it. My New Year's resolution. Even if no one reads this, that's fine. After all, it's for me, and no one else. :)