Well I pulled out the bathroom scale and wiped the dust off (and misc. other things) and managed to step on to it this past weekend for the first time in about a year. I am now a full 215 lbs. at 5′-5″ tall. That’s a 15 lb. gain from last year. I’m so depressed about that. I actually hadn’t thought that I gained much this past year but I was surely wrong. 15 lbs. is more than my new laptop weighs! It’s like I’m carrying it around all day long. That’s crazy. So I definitely need to lose about 70 lbs. this year. I’m going to start by drinking a lot more water and eating more frequently and in less portions. I need to research a little about exactly WHAT those small meals should be but once their in place I should be fine. I’m also planning on exercising at my lunches and in the evenings when I can by either walking for 30 min. during lunch or using my exercise machine at home in the bedroom. I am determined to lose the weight this coming year. I’m tired of back problems, acid reflux, knee problems, and even little things like the difficulty with tying my shoes. I want to have to get new clothes because I am too SMALL for them now rather than the problem I’ve been having.
Changing my work schedule should help with this as well.