Grumble... snort

As springtime has arrived (I know this because the snow is gone leaving behind the disgusting moldy stuff, the birds are chirping and playing in the yard, and the sun has finally begun to show its face again), I have grown more and more frustrated with my body's out-and-out resistance to this whole idea of weight loss.

Now, I fully claim responsibility for part of it. The winter blahs set in just enough to make me desire sitting in my beloved chair in lieu of exercise for a couple of months. But here lately, I have been diligently working on exercising... even exercising more... and I've been trying very hard to watch what and how much I eat. My body still remains on it's little plateau (geeze, it must be nice there. I assume it's a tropical isle... because anywhere else and it wouldn't want to stay so long.) The next step is to go through and make some major changes. Ugh.

So, here goes... breakfast is going to be a variation of a whole grain (low calorie) english muffin, either 1 Tb of cream cheese or peanut butter, a small fruit of some sort, a small container of yogurt and some coffee each morning.

I have no idea what lunches will hold. I'm leaning in the direction of some adaptation of a sandwich and fruit or a low calorie quesadilla and fruit.

Dinner, well I always make a really good dinner that fits into my diet plans. I just have to watch the portion sizes and incorporate more veggies and less starches (unless they are natural starches.)

I think the key is going to lie in these few things:

* More dairy (but in moderate proportions)- I am horrible about getting my diary in... other than milk in my cereal, I don't usually have any other dairy during the day. I have noticed that I am REALLY inconsistent in this area. I need to hone in and focus.

* Less sweet stuff - not that I eat an overwhelming amount to begin with, but I should really start to focus on the healthier sweet things as opposed to the just for fun ones.

* Portion control is a must! I simply have to be more aware.

* Bite it and write it. I think I've become a little too relaxed.

* Pump up the exercise. After all, it is the only way I'm going to lose and keep weight off.