20 in 20: Step Four

Measuring? Food weights?

I'm going to be looking towards Cooking light for a lot of recipes as well as Self magazine for good work out routines to keep me motivated to plan better. While I am out in Portland I know it will be hard for me to do all these things, but once I am home Greg and I are really going to have to hunker down and get portion sizes correct. I think this is definitely one of my biggest downfalls - portion sizes. I am just a huge sucker for the whatever is on my plate I will eat it thing ... or you know the whatever size bag of chips I will eat it thing - ugh my weakness!!

Portions, portions portions. One good thing I was doing for a while was opening up things from the grocery store as soon as I got them and putting them into correct portion sized baggies. This worked for a while -- until I started grabbing two baggies! Ha.

Accountability is what this is all about.

20 in 20: Step Three

Plan ...

This is going to be hard/interesting.

I am a big planner. Really big planner. But I've never planned my meals before. I can definitely plan my work outs, but I think the meals and calorie counting are going to be difficult. I'll hopefully be able to put some plans out here on the blog to be held accountable.

Maybe this planning for eating and exercising thing might help me in planning oh who knows ... my wedding?!?! haha.

20 in 20: Step Two

Rewards!!

Who doesn't love a reward?!

5 pound reward: Manicure/Pedicure
10 pound reward: Shopping spree! New dress for all the weddings!
15 pound reward: Hour massage

20 in 20: Step One

Yeah I'm going to do it ... I am actually putting this out there ...

My plan: To lose 15 pounds in 20 weeks
My goal: To reach 158 pounds by August 7, 2009

20 in 20!!

Or 15 in 20 ... but close enough.

I'm doing the Ashisfit challenge! are YOU!?


Well you should!!