Day Two Hundred and Thirty-Six - This isn't Just a One Year Thing... It Really is a Whole Life Change!

Mondays are kind of a realization for me that I have to get down to business.  I know I'm not pigging out or binging like I used to, but I'm not being as strict every day as I am Monday through Wednesday.  I know that if I am going to continue this success, I have to become more consistent.  I know that I want to continue to lose and I have a specific weight I want to weigh on September first.  I am not sure I'll be able to hit that goal if I don't get a little better over the weekends.

One thing I have started to realize is that when I am finished, when I reach my final goal, life can't go back to how it was before.  I'll find myself thinking about what I'll get to enjoy when this year is over.  Yes, I do enjoy pizza, hot wings, and french fries, but that doesn't mean that I can just go right back to eating them whenever I want (or in the amounts that I used to eat them in).  It also doesn't mean that I can just up and stop working out.  I'll have to continue what I've started.  This is not a one year and then back to life as it used to be.  This is a life-long change.  I realized that I will still be counting calories for years to come.  I'll still be exercising.  Those two adorable faces up above need me when they are having kiddos of their own.  So even though I won't be blogging anymore, these changes won't end.  I see this year as a kick starter for the rest of my life.  I'm still just getting started, and I'm losing my butter half.

My calorie intake today was great.  I was really happy that my calories for snacks (while not the best choices) were a lot lower than they have been.  Bekah made an amazing turkey Sloppy Joe recipe and homemade wheat buns for dinner with roasted vegetables.  It was really delicious!  My workout this morning was tough.  I am still very glad to have transitioned to the 6AM workouts.