The Rules.

     Alright so we have hammered out a schedule for ourselves. I will be posting every Thursday and Sunday, and Fran every Monday and Saturday. Give or take a video or two every week.  My Thursday posts will be; for the most part information updates. What exercise I did during the week, and for how long. As well as an over view of my weekly caloric intake. My sunday post will be.... flexible in nature. Meaning I may talk about how I feel about my progress, ask for advice or encouragement, or reply to a previous post by Fran. Or I may just type the meow mix song, only time will tell.

     Now let me give you the facts on what exactly the Thursday post will be following. I'm doing a cardio heavy at home workout routine, along with lots of walking and a moderately physical job. I will also be keeping a food journal, and counting up my calories everyday. Now, will I be counting my calories forever? No. Will I do it for at least a couple of months? Yes. The idea behind the food journal is more to raise my awareness of what, when, and how much I eat per day and how that pans out over the long term.

    As for goals, mine aren't as clear as Frans are. I don't have an outfit I want to fit in or a weight I want to be. Actually, I don't even know what I weight. I didn't weight myself before I left Canada, and I don't have a scale here in Japan (and I'm to cheap to by one). So I'm going to be tracking my progress with a measuring tape and my belt. Every 4 month I will post my latest measurements, and once a month I let you know if I've gone in a notch on my belt.

         With that in mind, here are my stats:

Height: 5' 4"
Weight: ?
Bust: 41 1/4" inches
Waist: 35 1/2" inches
Hips: 43 inches
Size: XL or L (depending on the store) = US 14-16

     What I hope to achieve one year from now:

Height: 5' 10" (wouldn't it be great if this were actually an option.)
Weight: 135-140 lb
Bust: 35-36" inches
Waist: 28-30" inches
Hips: 38-40" inches
Size: M = US 8-10

    So looking at that and doing some easy math you can see that my over all goal is to loose 6" inches all over. Do I think reaching this goal will be easy? Not on your life. Am I going to stick with this because I made a promise to a friend? Yes.

    So with all that being said, bring on the pain.

Tara