Namastey.

So it's been a week.

A week of getting up at 6:30 am. No alarm. I just get up.
(Spaghetti gets off work at 6 and is home around then)

If I can get downstairs, and do my yoga alone, I do.
Otherwise, it is my am yoga with two cats (nothing like downward dog, and a cat tail to the face!) and Weaky in his bouncer!

I drink my coffee, get things ready for the morning (Spaghetti's food for his day job)
and I eat my oatmeal, or eggs and bananas.

Doing this routine has made me feel better, more awake and better about myself.

I don't cut carbs. I cut fried foods, and cut my portions. ALOT.

Pasta? That is a treat, I get a cup. A measured cup. Sigh... I could easily inhale eat a whole box of mac and cheese myself. But it has paid off.

I started this blog at 135.5 lbs... today... 130.5.

Yes I grinned like a very happy girl should. I am 5 lbs lighter. I feel better, and I am taking care of myself.

Starting on Monday the 12th (the original day of my new me. I was going to wait until then because of my girls weekend this weekend) I will be more serious about what I eat, no pop (really special treat) and try doing the Power 90 DVD from Spaghetti's coworker. (I watched Spaghetti do it last night. Not fun. Can you say yoga, weights, push ups and squats?)

I am proud of myself. I knew I could do it. I just have to try.

23.5 lbs to go!!

Spaghetti will help me!

So I am not in this alone. I know that my parents are trying to be "less carbs" growing up there was ALWAYS a carb nearby. Going carb free for them is to much. But going less carb, and trying to do better is good.

I am doing this right along with my dear Spaghetti. He and I will be battling the bulge together, he only has 25 lbs, and I have my 28. We have until December 31st 2009.

Well that is our goal, along the way getting fit and feeling better is all in the plan.

We have a nice weight bench that we should set up, I am planning on doing some work outs early in the morning, and maybe switch things up with a walk with the kids (not now, it's about 20 degrees out!)

I am happy that we sat and talked about this. About our plans, and what we want. Hoping that we can both stay motivated, and be each others bad food police, and do this together!

Good luck to me, Spaghetti and everyone else out there that has weight loss goals out there this year! It's going to be a rough ride!!

To my goal I go though!!

Check in 1-1-9

Weight
135

Waist
36

Hips
38

Neck
13

Happy New You.

Bagel is just learning to say "Happy New Year" instead she said "Happy New You!" as many times as I tried to correct her. I sat back and thought about what she was saying. And realized that it will be a year for a Happy New You.

To me.

I have plans, as you see on my daily blog of Spaghetti and Bagels, I have a lot of goals for 2009. And two of those are specific to this blog. I know having 3 blogs now is a bit much. But for me I need to separate my everyday, to my crazy organizing journey, over at "Where do I begin" blog, and now my new me.

By new me I mean a healthier me. 28 lbs lighter. More toned, and back to the girl I once knew.

I miss the energy I had, and most of all I miss just grabbing anything from my closet and wearing it. This day to day of freak out over what to wear is just depressing.

So instead of embracing my overweight self with ice cream, chocolate, macaroni and cheese, and dumplings. I will embrace a new me, and work towards getting back the old me.

The 107 lb me. Sounds insane right? With a 2 1/2 year old and an 8 month old? With two dogs, two cats and a Stampin' Up! business to run?

Well other people do it. And they do it well. They say it takes 28 days to form a habit.

I started today. I got up 40 minutes earlier. 6:45 am. I stretched out, and I did 15 minutes of glut work outs in my front living room. (now known as the toy room/my work out room)

I drank my coffee, checked into Sparkpeople, weighing in, measuring myself, and logging my work out. I checked my menu for today.

And even though I said I wouldn't start my "new me eating plan" until January 12th after my girls weekend, I decided what was the point of getting up and working out for 12 days if I was just going to eat crap?

So I first thought that I would put off my work out and early wake up call to the 12th too. But wait that is 12 less day this year that I would be working towards my goal? I am to motivated to slow down now.

So here I go, off on my New You 2009!