Alright y'all. Time for resolutions. I actually HATE resolutions, but this time does happen to coincide with my "gain a lot of weight" season, so I'm going for it. Matt and I are starting up the "weigh yourself every morning" routine. To keep me even more accountable, I'm gonna post my weight every week on here. I'll just pretend everyone in the world is reading it and my future children will be really disappointed in me if I don't make progress. With that, I'm gonna go eat Chipotle with Matt. Hold the sour cream :)  

(future Lisa) (Yes, I plan on turning black)

Tip of the Week: 12/5

Drink water every day, and plenty of it.

Seems crazy, but I can go a full day without drinking much if any water. Given, I receive water from other sources, I won't die -- but I can tell you that my urine is rarely clear.

Some quick reads on what water does for you and how to incorporate it into your diet:

• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/medical/IM00594
• http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5515/10-Tips-for-Drinking-More-Water.html

To add to the tips above, I find that in addition to adding lemon, other flavorings can help -- add Emergen-C or Mio when you can't choke down another glass. Drink tea in the winter instead of coffee (coffee is a diuretic).

Ignorance or Lack of Self-Control

I always hear about people who can't lose weight "no matter what they do." Let's face the facts: a majority of people don't lack the genes to lose weight, they lack the proper knowledge and self-control to do so. It's pretty straight forward == you need to burn more calories than you consume. See links below for a couple good articles speaking to this.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss/AN01619

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html

11/27 Healthy Tip

Don't go shopping on an empty stomach.

Well, I can tell who works really hard throughout the day. HINT > not the guy that created a blog during work.

Alright, I guess I'll have to think of some clever things to say now. And by now I mean later.

Healthy Foods

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/health-foods/MY01108

And, so it begins.....