Taking control of my life & FLYing

I am tired of looking & feeling like a fat & ugly trainwreck. Today I am taking the first steps to change my lifestyle with the goal of regaining my energy & my health. I revisited fitday.com It is a site that helps you track your food intake, calories, activites & has a journal.

Here is the link to my fitday.

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=mrymerry

If I make it public then I have to hold myself accountable. I generally walk in the evenings after it cools off. I am currently getting over a nasty cold that hit my husband, both of our girls & myself within 12 hours. The girls are nearly over their colds but my DH & I are having a harder time with the colds we have. I think it's because the kids can just rest, we adults don't have that option. That & both DH & I are obese.

I also have rejoined FLYlady...for the third time. I know she says baby steps & it takes 28 days to form a new habit. I don't have time to screw around with my house OR my health anymore. You would think that as a SAHM I'd have it together...but admittedly I don't. I get overwhelmed & then I don't where to start. FLY Lady says that you are never behind, just jump in where you are! That is what I'm doing. I will do my best not to beat myself up over being a failure at housework & begin to "FLY" (finally love myself). I was never taught how to do housework becuase I never really saw my mom do it. Things were just always clean. Yes, we had to do things occasionally like pull weeds, rake leaves, clean the bathroom or vacuum & dust. We even had to do the dishes...but never on a schedule of any kind. I will do my best not to make those same mistakes with my girls. A few things have stayed with me...

• Decluttering magazines
• Decluttering clothes
• Tackeling Mount Washmore
• Blessing the world with my dust
• Having a control journal complete with overly ambitious routines, address book & emergency information

Improvements have been made that way. Others are just on the horizion. Everytime I restart FLY Lady, a few more of her lessons stay with me. She is a bit corny I admit. For ladies like myself that are SHEs, she is a blessing. She is the reason I named this site Purple Puddles. In the next few days I will revamp my overly ambitious routines & get back to the basics. I may even post them here! That way I can keep track of how they change & grow while I shrink & regain my health!

Are there any other FLY Babies out there reading my blog? If so, feel free to leave your comments, share your struggles with sticking to your routines or just say "Hi".

I look forward to reading your comments.

Mary

Here is another useful link to the new food pyramid

http://www.mypyramid.gov./