1st day of the year.....and the rest of my life

Just got home from holiday travels in Florida on the 30th. As you can see from my previous post, I was wanting to come home at least weighing as much or less than I did when I left.  Here was the challenge I posted....

MY CHALLENGE
Simple, come home and weigh no more than when I left. If possible weigh less!  I weighed in at 232 the day before I left. We will arrive back home on December 30th.

Moderation and walking will be my keys. Food & drink: Keep carbs low, lots of vegetables.
Walking: If not everyday every other day walk 1.5 to 2 miles.


So how did I do?..... Not so good, not so bad!

I weighed my self the morning of the 31st and I was 233.5. A whole pond and a half.  Not bad when I usually come home 5 to 7 pounds heavier.

Moderation....HAha throw that out the door!  I drank way to much, ate more than I should, and stayed up to late most every night

I did walk. Not like my plan was written, but I did get 1.5 to 2 miles a couple of times at some of the stops.



Now here we are, January 1st, 2014.  HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

After today new eating goals and fitness goals will go into place. Weight loss will occur and this time next year I will have lost 30 pounds or more. 

Today after the traditional cabbage and black eyed peas it will be the last time I consciously put any food carbs past my lips.  Alcohol in moderation and with restraint will be needed. 

I have been looking at a Paleo style of eating.  I like this, as it is close to the Adkins diet that I was on many years back.  Meat and vegetable, stay away from the starches and carbohydrates I've copied and pasted some Paleo info here:

It is based on the presumed ancient diet of wild plants and animals that various hominid species habitually consumed during the Paleolithic era.

Centered on commonly available modern foods, the contemporary "Paleolithic diet" consists mainly of fish, grass-fed pasture raised meats, eggs, vegetables, fruit, fungi, roots, and nuts, and excludes grains, legumes, dairy products, potatoes, refined salt, refined sugar, and processed oils.^[3][4]

Generally calories in calories out.  So I will need to decrease the amount of food I consume and increase the physical activities.

In this blog I will write about food and recipes  workouts, other fun physical activities, rants, and raves. I will post here my stats showing current weight,  blood pressure, and my heath as well. There will be pictures of me and my progress, food and some of the fun things I do.

This is me in Roatan Bay, Honduras

while on a cruse in 2012

I weighed 205 there

I will also talk about the setbacks and the bad days.  We know all they are going to happen. 

I am ready to start this year and document  My Adventure to Better Health, Fitness, and Weight Loss.