2 days worth of food!

OK So I dutifully wrote down what I ate for the past 2 days. My Mom and I have been doing Weight Watchers for the past year, and it's become a habit I've picked up due to that. So! The contents of my stomach:

Wednesday:
1 chocolate chip Eggo waffle
1 yogurt parfait from Trader Joes
1 Chicken L'Orange Lean Cuisine
3 slices of cheese pizza
1 cup chicken broth with mushrooms, scallions, bok choy & 2 oz pork

Thursday:
3 homemade pancakes with 1 tbs syrup
1 Subway turkey, avocado, provolone sandwich
1 string cheese, light
1 cup Yaki Soba with broccoli
3 oz roast beef
too much Soju that I ended up barfing anyways, along with the 2 nuggets from McDonalds I ate

Mindful eating is such a great way to stop and assess what you're putting into your body. With the exception of the Soju-fiasco, I think I did pretty well at paying attention to what I ate.

My motivation for change

I have several driving factors behind this motivation for change. I've been making a conscious effort to be more active in my daily life, going to the gym several times a week, or even just running around the block with my dog. For several weeks, I had been toying with the idea of adding swim laps to my repertoire of cardio exercise, but hadn't really had the motivation to just get in the pool. I was either too intimidated or lazy to change into my bathing suit after running around the gym for an hour. This class was the perfect opportunity to finally get off the treadmill and jump in the water. I'm so happy I chose this as my goal. I hadn't been in a pool swimming laps since my childhood summer swim lessons! I can honestly say I'm not intimidated at all now!

First day of swimming!

So I just came back from swimming, and did 6 laps! I think I need to readjust my goggles, though. They kept seeping in water or fogging up. I don't think that's normal. Anyways, I'm excited for my new endeavor, and look forward to getting to 30 laps!

Describing my goal/plan of action

So my specific goal is to start swimming again, and to ultimately improve my swimming. I'm going to start out at 5 laps, 3 times a week, progressing to 30 laps 3 times a week. As this is a 16 week project, I'm going to map out a plan of action and gradual build up to that 30 laps a week.

Week 1: 5 laps
Week 2: 5 laps
Week 3: 5 laps
Week 4: 10 laps
Week 5: 10 laps
Week 6 10 laps
Week 7: 15 laps
Week 8: 15 laps
Week 9: 15 laps
Week 10: Spring Break
Week 11: 20 laps
Week 12: 20 laps
Week 13: 25 laps
Week 14: 25 laps
Week 15: 25 laps
Week 16: 30 laps!

So obviously, if I feel I can do more I will. But this will be my general training guide. Also, I'd love to be able to swim MORE than 30 per session, so that will be a secondary goal as well. I went to Big 5 and bought goggles and a stupid looking swim cap. I'm just hoping my hair does not get brassy or worse, green from chlorine!