Small Slice

I'm about ready to get on the mini-tramp and do my thirty-minute blitz.  I'm going to drag it out onto my deck, so I can supervise the kids in the wading pool while I walk-jog-walk-jog-walk-jog.  And then, with one final bounce, I will cannonball into their midst, emptying all the water from the pool, and scattering children like buckshot. 

I don't know if it has escaped any of you, but I have lost exactly one pound since starting Big Slice.  This is not exactly a triumph considering that leaves me with 49 pounds to lose.  I have lost an inch off my waist, my upper arms are slimmer, my legs are firmer, my mood is elevated, and my diet improved.

But seriously.  ONE POUND.  Seriously.  And BlogHer is in 35 days. 

Gulp.

Here's what I'm-a gonna do: 

• I'm going to include ALL my meals in the Small Slice album for the next 30 days - straight.
• I'm going to fill my salad-sized plate with a colorful variety of healthy foods.  Once per meal. 
• NO SNACKING WHILE PREPARING MEALS.  (Gaaah!  The bane of my existence.)
• I'm going to commit to AT LEAST 30 minutes of jog-walking (following Hal Higdon's training plan)
• AND an additional 30 minutes of some other exercise, be it weight training, dancing like an idiot to the Wiggles, the Stripper DVD, something.  Every day.  For 30 days.

I'm determined to see some actual results.  I'll post my measurements tomorrow morning. 

Have you guys been reading Tracey over at Jinkies! lately?  She's personally responsible for at least 30 minutes of my life being sucked away into internet amusements on a daily basis.  She recently posted a great link to a site that allows you to track your monthly cycles online... check it out here.  I plan on using it to see if my cycle truly can be blamed for hunger/eating binges and bloating, or if there are other factors.

Happy Friday, everyone.  Tomorrow is the start of my Month of Motivation.  My Thirty Days of Full-Throttle Weight Loss.  Have mercy.