Here is the plan

This is not the first time I have decided to lose weight or come to the conclusion that I need to get healthier.
Usually I do good for a few weeks or even months. I usually drop about 15- 20 pounds start to Plato and then slowly start to go back to my regular habits.
This time has to be different. As I said in the previous post, I do not want to experience the extreme pain I did with my hernia surgery again. Also I am approaching 40. If I do not make a change now, then when. Last but definitely not least I have two children who need to see that you have to love yourself enough to take care of yourself. So this time has to be different.
To insure this time truly would be different, I made my approach different.
Instead of going it alone I hired a personal trainer. I am very lucky to have a friend who is a personal trainer, and she is charging me next to nothing for our sessions. Otherwise this would not have been an option.
While I was still recovering from surgery she came to the house to discuss our plan. She said to make small changes a little at a time. After all we want it to stick and not become overwhelming so I quit before really getting started. She suggested I keep a food journal so I can really see what my habits were. She spoke to everyone. She reminded my husband and my kids how important our health is and that in order to be a true change we would ALL have to make healthier choices.
She then told us all to think of an activity we liked to do that would get us moving. If we don't really enjoy it we will have to force ourselves to do it and that was kind of an unnecessary hurdle at this time.
We agreed that once I got the ok from my Dr I would set up a schedule with her to work out a half hour twice a week. Keeping in mind right now I am still easing my body into moving around.
She started me out very gentle last week. More or less seeing what I could handle. She also weighed me and measured me. There has to be acountababilaty after all :)
When not with my trainer, I for my part started to go for an evening walk after dinner. I actually started that before I started to meet with my trainer. I have added using a stairmaster for just a few minutes each day. ( My son happens to have one) In the spirit of making permanent changes I am trying not to add new things until something has become a habit. For example after clearing the table after dinner. We all automatically get ready for our walk. So I added the stair master. However for now I won't add anything new because I still have to remind myself to do it.
When it comes to eating I noticed I never ate breakfast, but I ate a lot once I got home from work. A lot of snaking. Also I didn't eat a lot of protein or fruits and vegetables. So I started by trying to add fruit to every meal (except dinner where I try to make sure I eat a salad). Then I started to make sure I was eating breakfast. The fruit with every meal, no problem. Eating breakfast.....little bit of a problem. It hasn't become a habit yet. It will, but we just aren't there yet.
So basically my plan is to slowly increase my activity leavel, keep a food journal to keep track of my eating habits and make adjustments where needed. Oh and to keep this blog up. Even if none reads it, it is still a way to have accountability.
Simple enough of a plan isn't it? Wish me luck :)