Day 4 - Follow My Weight Loss Program - Holiday Season Fast Approaching

Ok, so there are four days left until Christmas, however less than 24 hours left until all of the family gathering, foods and fun start. Our family will be getting together starting on Saturday and going all the way through next week. This means I have to get myself disciplined, and do so in a hurry.

I can not begin to tell you, if you do not experience it yourself, just how much and how many different foods there will be sitting in front of me over the next several days. You name it. Hams, turkeys, potatoes, stuffing, yams, I better stop, it is early morning and I haven't had breakfast just yet and all this talk about food...well you know.

Come to think of it I haven't even thought about the cakes, cookies, pies...yikes, I think I just did. So as you can see, the pressure will be intense over the course of this holiday season, but that's ok. I didn't expect losing 50 pounds to be easy. In fact I was and am expecting it to be hard. I call it punishment for packing it on in the first place.

With that said I see no reason why, even though it will be hard, that it can't be fun. Therefore over the next few days I am going to see if I can get a hold of different recipes for healthy food. If you have any good websites or ideas, please submit a comment, I would appreciate it. I enjoy cooking. Cooking is a great way to be creative with something, or feel a sense of completion when you make someone Else's recipe and it comes out great.

Also when it comes to the exercise portion of the program, I want to make that as fun as well. Besides the normal lifting weights, running/walking etc., maybe I will get myself involved some local sports club or something along those lines. A long time ago, in a galaxy far...oh wait that is a different story. Seriously, a long time ago I use to play hockey, both ice and street as well as do a lot of skiing. I will have to look into getting back into doing maybe that. It is enjoyable, definitely great sources of exercise, and something I would look forward to. I mean, lets face it, I really don't look forward to getting up at 5:00am to walk the dog. I love the dog, but does he really need to go out, that early in the morning? Doesn't he know how cold it is outside?

In any event, although losing 50 pounds will not be easy, it should not be boring either.

Regards, Mike P.

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There you can follow Mike's progress as he details his daily fitness and nutrition program on his way to losing 50 pounds by December 31st, 2008.