Money for Pounds

I'm excited to start today.  I developed a simple plan to earn or lose money for Pounds.

In 30 weeks I want to lose 75 pounds. I've set aside $1,500. Each pound is worth $20. If I meet my 2.5 lb goal I get paid $50.  If I lose 5 lbs I get $100.  However I also will have to pay $20 for every pound above my target. If I lose 1.5 lbs I would owe $20

Lean for Hawaii

I have the time to get healthy for our trip to Hawaii next year. My wife is well on her way and I think she is getting nervous that I am not engaged in achieving my goal.

"...Each new hour holds new chances [f] or new beginnings..." May a Angelo

"The last of human freedoms - the ability to choose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances." Victor Frankl

I choose healthy living in this new hour.

A Shallow Hal Moment

If you've seen the movie 'Shallow Hal' then you can probably recall the scene where he picks up Rosemary's lingerie and holds it at arms length - I kind of had a moment like that when I saw my business suit on a chair.  It was like dam I'm big. 

Starting over is tough - one minute at a time,  one step,  one meal.  

Insanity

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Albert Einstein

Same Thing: Red Zone foods - chips, beer, ice cream, doughnuts, french fries, large portions..... does not equal a healthy mind and body.....

Changing Behavior/Habits Takes Practice

  " When I identified something in my behavior that I felt was holding me back or producing undesirable results, I would realize that I had already fulfilled the awareness part of the equation. I would then objectively decide where I wanted to end up and what motions were going to get me there. Next, I would work at that process without emotion, knowing that so many intentional repetitions over a short amount of time were going to create the behavior I was after."  Thomas Stemer, The Practicing Mind.

Eating healthy requires a change in habits and behavior.  It my not be easy, but once repeated over and over my behavior will change.

Still in pursuit of the FitterZone.

Goals for this week

This week:

I will walk a minimum of 10,000 steps
I will eat a maximum of 1950 calories
I will burn a minimum of 7,500 calories
I will eat healthy clean foods
I will drink a minimum of 64 oz of water
I will significantly reduce serving sizes.
I will go to the gym five days (ramping up)
I will sleep 8 hours each nite.

Hawaii 2015 - Motivation

Planning a trip to Hawaii for May 2015.

The goal is to be healthy and fit for the trip.

This goal is very doable. At a slow and steady pace, I can lose 70 lbs ( less than 2 lbs per week)

That said I need to change behaviors  to achieve goals.