If you fail to plan, you plan to fail

I think that's what my weightloss plan is missing... an actual plan. I need to plan when I will work out and what I will eat each week. Currently I already have a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday date with the gym, but right now I am just doing 30-45 minutes of cardio and I think I need to throw in some strength training. I have a biggest loser book with some good workouts in it, so I am going to do one next trip to the gym. If that doesnt work I may buy a few sessions with a trainer... but I want to avoid spending money on that right now.

The next part of the plan, the meal plan. I am still struggling to be "together" enough to plan what I will eat each day. The hurdles I must tackle to accomplish this are 1.) Planning meals (I never know what to make for dinner!) 2.) Making a shopping list 3.) Getting to the store 4.) Prepping, cooking and consuming the food each day (and avoiding broccoli, onions cauliflower, cucumbers, peppers, etc - lowfat foods I love, that make my son sick when he nurses). It doesn't seem like it should be hard, but it is for me. To implement a better eating plan, I believe I need to research a couple good WW friendly recipes (Online or buy a cookbook). I already have one WW cookbook, but the recipes are tricky and involve tons of ingredients and time...so I need a 5 ingredient or less WW cookbook (I am going to the bookstore to find one!)

Finally the last thing I need to do it get a little more resolve! Resolve to exercise 3 times a week and eat within my WW points each day. I can do it, and deep down I want to do it...but day to day, for some reason its not so easy.

So the last part of my plan is my reward. I actually get 2! When I have lost half of my weight (17.5 lbs) I get to go horseback riding! Yay! I have not done it in years so I am really excited. The next reward will come when I have lost all 35 lbs: I am flying somewhere! Yep- I get to take a fun trip! Becoming trim and feeling healthier are good rewards too, but I think these will be a lot of fun to achieve and will help me with my resolve to stick with my plan!