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New Years Resolutions 2014...take 3! And I'm posting my weight as motivation!

Happy New Year!  It’s time to reflect and celebrate the accomplishments of the past year, then wipe the slate clean and set new goals for the year to come.  Yes, I realize that we are already 3 weeks into the New Year, but between recovering from the holidays, snow days and frigid cold weather, I’ve had some great excuses (and too much chocolate in my house) to start.  But today’s the day (take 3!)

My New Year’s resolutions include eating more “clean”, eating less and ultimately losing some weight.  I’m lucky to be able to work out 4-5 times a week (as Mary Kate said, a perk of owning a gym) but I still have that stubborn 10-15lbs to lose.  I know in order to lose that weight, I need to change my diet.  I’d say that I have mostly healthy food in my house.  We eat lots of lean meats, vegetables, brown rice and whole grains (I even count kale and quinoa as some of my favorite foods).   My problem is portion control and snacking!  So starting today (no, really, TODAY) I am going on record to hold myself accountable. Several sources site keeping a food journal a key to sucess in losing or maintaining weight.

With the help of the LoseIt! App, I will track the food I eat, the calories I burn and more importantly my progress.  Oh, and share it with all of you (ekk!)  Lose It! has been available for a few years on most smart phones. This free, easy-to-use app makes it easy to keep track of your weight loss goals.  Simply enter your current weight and your goal weight and the app will tell you the maximum daily calories you should consume to meet your goal.  You log your meals each day and see how many calories you consume at each meal (and snack), then add your fitness activities to easily keep track of your progress.   With a barcode scanner and favorite food tab (storing some of your favorite foods) it’s fast and easy to record your meals.  For me, seeing that I’ve already eaten my allotted calories for the day before I grab that snack, can make all the difference (especially at the end of the day when I’m most prone to snacking).

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So for me, it starts today.  Here it goes…full disclosure:  my starting weight is 144.8lbs.  My goal weight is 130lbs. That’s 1230 calories a day (more on the days I workout) in hopes of getting to my goal weight by May 2014 (that's a lb/week).  I’m sure I’ll have some setbacks, but hoping that by logging my daily progress, I will see results.  After Mary Kate’s blog post, a few clients posted to our facebook page their resolutions for working out at WIP at least 3 times a week.  #commit!  So what’s your New Year’s fitness and health resolution?  Can you commit to working out 3 days a week?   Can you commit to eating healthier with me?  Can you commit to logging your daily progress? 

Here’s to a New Year!!!  See you at the next workout!  #commit

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Laura

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