Wow.......it's been so long

I just finished reading the previous posts on this blog - it was an interesting read.  It's annoying that I didn't keep going on it since I was doing so well, but that's kind of the way it's been in my life other than when I was around forty and lost over 30lbs.  I was thinking yesterday that if I had kept it up then, I would now be back to my weight when I got married.  However, there isn't really any sense in moping about it.

So, it begins again and this time I am determined to make it the last time.  We started again on our 'get healthy and fit' journey on August 6th this year and we are doing so well thus far.  We are eating healthy (3 meals and two snacks a day) making sure we keep within calorie, carbs, protein and fat limits.  I have set exercise goals as well - walking at least 10,000 steps a day and taking classes every day at the gym here in Cairns (Aquafit, Body Pump and Body Balance).  Before we left home to come to Cairns this time, I had lost 11lbs and seem to be losing still (based on how my clothes are fitting).  I am looking forward to getting back home in three weeks to see the results on the scale.

The biggesst hurdle I have found over the past eight years with losing weight is when I go back to Canada I tend to eat junk and also not exercise.  I am going to have to figure out how to work around that.  I still want to have my Canadian treats (Timmies' Boston Cream donut, Dairy Queen's Peanut Buster Parfait, etc), but it's definitely going to have to be one of each treat per visit.  I'm not sure how I can fit in the exercise, but if I can at least get in my 10,000 steps each day, I will be happy.

When I have been walking back and forth to the gym while here in Cairns, I have been listening to weight-loss/healthy eating/lifestyle podcasts and they have been enlightening.  Right now, I am listening to one called 'Half-Size Me' - the host, Heather, talks with someone each podcast who has lost weight and asks them about their journey.  I am learning a lot and plan to write a little each day about what hit me that day in the podcasts I am listening to.

Today is Sunday and here in Cairns we miss our morning snack and lunch so our meals are way less calories than normal, but I will still record what we ate and also how many steps I did today.  Breakfast - 2 pancakes (120 grams) with 20mls of homemade strawberry syrup (so yummy) and 1/2 cup of orange juice, Afternoon snack - 20ml peanut butter on 2 Cruskits and half banana, Supper - 2 small Chicken, Hummus and Veggie Wraps, salad with 20ml 1,000 Island salad dressing.  When we eat at home, I always drink 11/2c of milk.