when was the last time

That I posted 3 days in a row. Yay, me! I'll take all the victories I can get; albeit they might be small.

I have a plan. Not well vetted yet, but it is in the works. Here is the 'outline' of the plan:

1) I can't go full force the way I did it last time. Not for lack of drive, but for lack of the same contributing factors (this single parent thing, the parent thing in general, time or lack thereof).

2) BUT, that is not going to stop me from getting started. This is a big step for me, since I am usually an all or nothing kind of girl.

3) I am putting my calories spreadsheet back on my desktop so that I know every single calorie going in every day. Like I said, it is all about accountability with me.

4) I will resurrect (sp?) my goal spreadsheet where I track my weight progress and see how close I am to reaching my near and long term goals

5) My a$$ is getting on the treadmill (even if only for 10 minutes) every day. I will probably have to start with some jog/walking but my goal is to be a jogger/runner again.

6) Avoid sweets, heavy fat foods and focus on veggies for dinner. Not as strict yet on breakfast and lunch, but those are next. Lean meats and tons of veggies for dinner. I can do that.

7) Water, water everywhere. I have been drinking more water lately, but still not enough. I bring a 32 ounce bottle with me to work each day and I need to not just drink it (but refill and drink it again).

Those are my goals to get this thing started again. I will keep adding on and reporting on my progress here. Any other advice, words of encouragement, etc. I could use it.

why i don't post and why i come back

It's the same reason that you don't step on the scale when you have totally abandoned your good eating habits. Its about the accountability and forcing yourself to own up to the fact that you are 'failing' in one way or another.

When I re-emerge, I like to post about things that aren't about me. See, it is easy for me to point fingers, have opinions and type out responses when I don't have to point them back at myself (see yesterday's post about football).

I would readily keep hiding if it were working for me. But when I hear the evil little Dr. Ph1l ask me "How's that workin for ya?" I have to admit that it's not.

And you know what brought me out of hiding this time. Reading that Shannin has reached 170 pounds with only 5 to go. What a success story. Why not me. Wah, wah, wah. I'm such a loser.

College football ruckus

I read this article on ESPN today that resonated with me...

Let’s see if the NCAA , Miami, and Florida International University really give a damn about college athletics. Oh sure, the NCAA is all too happy to declare a player ineligible for taking a few bucks, and now it has to show that it won’t tolerate violence by going to the video tape and declaring permanently ineligible the Miami and FIU players who were kicking, stomping, bashing with helmets and more in their ugly fight. There’s no place for that anywhere, there’s no place for that in college football, and there’s absolutely no excuse for that to happen. If you’re going to represent your university, you can’t be out there stomping on players, like Miami All-American safety Brandon Meriweather was doing, and you can’t be whacking players with your helmet like Miami’s Anthony Reddick did, and you can’t be involved in a fight like that. Defending yourself is one thing, but the ugliness in the Orange Bowl was something different. The schools took a good first step by suspending 31 between the two, and now that should be the end of their careers. Playing college football is a privilege, not a street fight. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.