I've used food my entire life to cope with whatever gets thrown my way, whether its good or bad.
Examples- "I'm going to celebrate by going out to eat."
"I'm going to drown my sorrows by going out for fast food."
"I turned another year older, McDonalds here I come."
"Hubby is going out of town. Its time to hit the store and buy some binge foods."

I've decided that I no longer want food to be what my life is all about.
Instead of food I want my life ...

I've used food my entire life to cope with whatever gets thrown my way, whether its good or bad.
Examples- "I'm going to celebrate by going out to eat."
"I'm going to drown my sorrows by going out for fast food."
"I turned another year older, McDonalds here I come."
"Hubby is going out of town. Its time to hit the store and buy some binge foods."

I've decided that I no longer want food to be what my life is all about.
Instead of food I want my life to be about hiking, rock climbing, martial arts, and so much more. Getting healthy is the way to make sure I LIVE my life instead of just watching it go by.

I recently figured out that using food is a way of punishing myself.
If my hubby did something that makes me mad, I'll binge to punish myself instead of being angry at him.
If my feelings get hurt I'll overeat or starve myself because I must have deserved to be hurt and I must be punished for being such a rotten person.
I've learned that no matter what the situation is, I always blame myself and punish myself for it by using food in some way.

**It's time for me to realize that I AM a good person and I don't deserve to be punished.
**It's time for me to realize that what's inside my heart, mind and soul is what matters. Not what I see in the mirror.
**It's time for me to realize that the numbers on the scale do not make me a bad person.
**It's time for me to see who I am, the complete me, inside and out. I need to love who I am because I'm human and I deserve to be loved no matter what size or shape I am.
**It's time to end the self punishment, the self hatred, the self abuse.
**It's time to give myself permission to LIVE fully and quit thinking that I don't deserve it. This is my life and I only get one chance to live it.
**NO REGRETS. Life starts NOW
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2013 Winter 5% Challenge
STARTING DATE - February 23,2013
ENDING DATE - April 20, 2013

STARTING WEIGHT = 203.2
5% Goal = 10.2
FINAL WEIGHT = 193
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My plan for the Winter 5% Challenge.

1 - Exercise 5 days a week and walk on weekends
** I'm working with a personal trainer every Monday. On Wednesday and Friday I'll do the same workout on my own. I'll do one hour treadmill @ 3.5 mph on Tuesday and Thursday. (I'll do more as I'm able to during the rest of the week)

2 - I will stick within my calories on Spark. No foods are off limits. Its all about portion control.
**I will look at my calories vs workout book before choosing what to eat when I dine out.
** NO DRIVE THRUs....

3 - I will encourage my team mates, post my daily points, exercise, and weigh in every week. I will read my team mates blogs and comment when possible.
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SW 09-07-2012 = 220.4
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