Consistency is the key

I know that being consistent is important, by being consistent I mean staying on my plan, not giving up on any part of the plan.  If I give up on my plan I am giving up on me and I am more important than anything else.

Getting to the point that I know I am important has been hard. For many years I felt like I didn't matter, what I did didn't matter. Realistically I knew that I mattered to my children and for the last 6 years to my husband but I still didn't matter to me.

Anyone who knows Weight Watchers knows that one of the tools that is really encouraged is tracking, writing down everything that you eat or drink and tracking the points.  I have written down all my food since the 28th December even if I haven't tracked the points (New Years Eve night and New Years Day breakfast weren't pointed).

This means that my books go everywhere with me and I use my Points calculator to help me work out the points I am eating.

An example of a day:

So lets see how long I can keep tracking for as I know this is the key for me.

What is this blog about?

What is Project Happy & Healthy?

For many, many reasons I was happy to see the end of 2013, it started out badly and apart from a few high spots most of the year was forgettable.  I wasn't happy inside and it showed on the outside, from how I looked to my attitude to life.

Towards the end of 2013 I decided to start to look after myself, to move towards being a happier and healthier person.

Step one - joining Weight Watchers - I did this in November and even the leader asked why I had joined just before Christmas!

Step two - exercise - not to get skinny, but to get healthy - my attitude is better when I work out regularly and I haven't worked out regularly in more than a year.

Step three - make small positive changes to improve my attitude - I used to be a fairly positive person and I no longer am, I expect things to go wrong.  I need to explore why this has happened and make steps to work on them.

Step four - Live my Life!!!