The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men...ummm, yeah

 I sure hope they do a better job of it than I've been doing!

Yup...

Lennie and George LooneyTunes characters
modeled after Of Mice and Men novel

As one would think, as indicated by the title of this post, my weight loss plans are not going as I had hoped.

In fact, there is no weight loss going on at all.

However, on the good side, there has been no weight gaining going on either, so...

I really have to get off my rear and get it in gear!

I had a goal to lose 9 pounds in the month of October.

Ummm, well, that did not go so well.

So, New Plan!

I will lose 10 pounds in November.

That's it.
The End...

Okay, not really.
I will start walking on the treadmill...
And doing some aerobics videos...

And I will turn the second spare room in the basement ( now empty since ManBoy moved out in August- YAY) into an exercise room...

So I will need to...
1) vacuum and dust
2) move a tv stand and tv in- note to self- do not forget the dvd/vcr combo unit!!!
3) move the treadmill and weight bench in
4) move the loveseat and end table in to make a nice reading area/ relaxation after workout space
5) move the mini fridge in to keep water and yogurt and other healthy snacks in to prevent junk food attacks

Okay... Now that I have a plan I need to decide when to start said plan ...

Decided! Today is that day!
If I get the room in shape today/ tomorrow it will be set up just in time to get the month off to an awesome start and get me back on track ...

Hey, if Mice and Men can make plans
then I sure as heck can plans...
And stick to them!

Let's Get Started... or at least start to get started

When ONE wishes to lose weight ...
ONE must actually DO something to make the weight go away...

Okay...
sounds simple, right?

Well, you would be WRONG!

In order to lose weight ONE must first have the proper accoutrements in which to aid ONE's path to a thinner ONE...
In this case feel free to substitute ME or YOU or GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT for the word ONE at any time...

To get started on the road to losing weight ONE must first decide upon the road on which they plan to travel...

IE: find a gym and procure a membership... or...
purchase home gym equipment like a treadmill or stair climber...
(although you can walk up and down your own stairs for free anytime you want... unless you live in a rancher or ground floor apartment... okay I see why someone may need a stair stepper thingy)...

find a workout buddy...
shouldn't be too hard, I mean everyone is trying to get fit these days...
it just has to be someone who lives in the same area as you, has the same work schedule as you, can get the same free-time away from the family as you AND wants to work out when and how you do...
like I said- Piece of cake... or pie, if you prefer...

find some workout clothes that fit in a way that allows for free movement and air flow to important parts...
like your lungs...
while not making you look like you have either:
1) borrowed clothes from the homeless Sasquatch in yonder woods;
or 2) have painted on your clothes so that every dimple of cellulite is visible in all it's jiggly glory and your muffin tops have actually become full-on muffins-- the giant ones you get at the bakery...

find a diet that you can stick to...
because it tastes good and is easy to fit into your hectic life would be ideal...
but probably because you actually do lose some weight...
which is probably because it tastes like sawdust or dried grass and is easy to grab and go...

And last but by no means least...
ONE must decide why it is that ONE wishes to lose weight in the first place.

This sounds like a no-brainer, I know, but really, it's not.
ONE must figure out why they want to lose weight ....
and be truthful to oneself in the process or NOTHING WILL WORK!

Losing weight because someone else wants you to...
because you want to fit into a special outfit for a special event...
because everyone else in the family is skinnier than you...
These are all real nice...
but they do not have staying power as motivation when the carrot cake is calling your name!

And believe me...
that carrot cake and his friends red velvet and chocolate brownie will be ready and willing to pick up the slack when your will power ebs...

So, let's start to get started losing weight by...
Identifying the reasons why you want to, need to, hope to, wish to...
Lose 10 or 20 or 30 pounds or more...
and be honest...
because you'll only be fooling yourself...

And really, do you want to make yourself look like a fool...
and a Fat Fool at that?

Yeah, me neither...