the first week

my first week didn't go very well. i walked a few miles everyday ( i try to reach 10,000 steps, but i was successful only 3 times), but that's about the only exercise i was able to do. my diet is a little better though. i'm taking it slowly so that i don't feel too deprived right away and therefore set myself up for failure. i don't skip meals, but i try to eat more vegetables. twice this week, i had salad for dinner (vinaigrette dressing) instead of my usual rice and meat. plus, i avoided snacking on sweets the whole week (well, except for one time when i ate one piece of godiva truffle).

next week, i plan to substitute salads for more of the meals (maybe 5 times that week, if i can bring myself to believe that a salad will ever be as tasty as pasta); and walk more miles.