April 22 resolution

I am a mess!  Unlike some people who can tell you how wonderful they are in a drop of a hat, I pretty much know my weaknesses. If you know of some you think I don't know about, keep them to yourself.  The ones I know about are completely overwhelming.   For example, I have a tendency to get in a bit of a hurry, I am disorganized to an OCD person but am completely organized within myself, I tend to be a procrastinator, I am overweight, I talk a lot, I listen a lot about things I shouldn't, I'm overweight and out of shape,  I don't read my Bible near enough, and did I mention I am overweight? Those are just the ones I want to confess out loud.  I mean my faults are many and folks, its 6:00 and I have to be at work shortly so time will prevent me  from making a big long list.


Today, I am having an April 22 resolution.  I am going to start to work on some of these things and see if I can make a better me.    My first issue is the weight.  I am starting on that.  In the past I have found the best way for me to conquer that is through attending Weight Watchers but there are a lot of reasons why that just won't work out for me right now.  (meetings are in Clinton, too much gas to go, the amount of time driving is non productive, the fact I would go home through Shirley and never get home to tackle some of those things I procrastinate... and hey I found a positive... I make lists.  A good start for a procrastinator, oh yeah, I may have a touch of undiagnosed or self diagnosed ADD)  So I am going to start journaling about my accomplishments with my weight and other things and see how that works out for me. 


Today I started.  I got up and got on the elliptical.  I've been noticing how the smallest things get me out of breath which go right along with my overweight.  I'm going to start my weight loss with getting in better shape and hopefully my shape will look better in my bathing suit.  Oh yeah, I know I won't be looking super for several months but I can look better and feel better than I do right now, so on I will go.


I worked out 11 minutes, walked over a half a mile and burned 100 calories and I weigh, well you're not interested in that.    Not an overachiever but it is a start.  Today, when I start to put that extra in my mouth, I will think about getting up early and how it took 11 minutes just to burn a mere 100 calories.  Thats a lot of time to put in and not burn more than 100 calories. 


So now, I am started on my April 22 resolution.  I will see where it goes.  I will see if it helps me in any other areas.  As I go on this journey, I may reveal more of the things I need to work on as that is what they are going to become- Things I can work on.  I am starting with my weight and out of shapeness.  You may get the opportunity to read about other things I do on this journey to bettering myself.  I hope you come along and welcome a new me.   


Boy, this makes my resolution obligational!  YIKES!!!!