monday, 27 february 2012.

this morning began day 5.
i'm starting to get those feelings of "relapsing" back into my old self, of which i ate unconsciously and kept stuffing food into my stomach even though i was full. i really don't know why my body likes that, but since it was a habit, it wants to go back to that! i'm battling it out with water and chewing gum, and so far it's working. once i get through the worst of it, it should be better.

my eating habits have become less erratic, though. when i used to want to snack big time between meals, that unnecessary hunger's gone away. the bad feelings just come during meal times, when i should be eating. but, looking at the past, i know this too soon shall pass. :)

today, i also found out that i really do not like salad. i may be on a diet, but salads are a thing to be avoided. bleeeeccccchhhh. dieting is not fun. at all. we have so much good food at my house, and when i get home, i want to taste all of it. taste, that's the kicker. and i'm supposed to put only so much into my belly before i 1) feel guilty 2) remember my calorie limit for the day. so far, visible changes have definitely been occurring, more around my waist than anything. my waist and stomach fluctuate the most out of all my body parts.

however, my exercise is going very well. i'm surprising myself with how consistent i am. i just have to wait for the day when i don't want to get up early and get on that treadmill...

DAY ONE:
thursday, 23 february 2012

woke up at 6:30 to do some exercise on the treadmill for 20 minutes.
pushback: doing this on a routine. as long as i do this 3x a week, it should be fine, but laziness can be oh-so-tempting. :(


i won't be posting weight i've lost or inches i've lost, cause that's embarrassing and no one wants to read that anyway. i'll try to post pictures of my meals, cause pictures of food are pretty.

the problem with a sudden decision to cut back on the ginormous muffins and soda is that my body really doesn't like it. while the food i'm eating amounts to the correct number of calories i really need to be eating, i feel a hungry gnawing in my stomach all. the. time. it's terrible! no doubt my body will get used to it eventually, but for now, it's pretty uncomfortable.

apologies to everyone who was actually reading this blog for the life of renee p. (ha)

because this blog is about to become renee p.'s new and improved

BLOGGING MY WAY TO A HEALTHIER ME

blog. my family has a very bad history of heart disease and diabetes, and when i suddenly contracted lactose intolerance from my dad maybe two weeks ago when i had been able to drink regular milk just fine all my life, i realized that could just be a precursor for the big one coming up. therefore, i need to make some lifestyle changes pronto. i decided to make it a little more fun, so blogging so should be interesting.