Day One

Well, in true fashion, I've begun my quest. I missed the morning meeting having gotten too engrossed in the new blog. And by the time I was done setting up the blog, I was overcome by the urge for something sweet and so I finished the last of the pumpkin bread I made last week and topped it off with 2 bowls of ice cream. Oh yeah, I am also addicted to sweets. Of course, I've had that addiction since early childhood. Being abstinent from alcohol brings on the ever present craving for sweets. And eeating a load of sweets and carbs makees me sleepy so I went back to bed and slept until 11:30 AM. Fortunately, the sweets are now out of the house and tomorrow will have a better start. I'm not being too hard on myself as it could have been a glass of vodka instead of a mound of pumkin, plums and nuts held together with a bazillion calories! The morning gorge also sabotaged my efforts to get back into shape. I went to the gym for the first time yesterday and had a great workout. 30 minutes on the treadmill and an hour on weight resistance machines. Many moons ago I worked at a gym as a weight room tech and am familiar with the basics of weight resuction as it relates to calories taken in and physical exertion put out. And I have a pretty good knowledge of weight lifting technique and basic physiology and I am confident of getting to my desired level of fitness in the next few weeks and months. I have about 8 pounds to lose and lots of muscle to tighten up. I feel excelent after working out and it cuts my appetite down to size in quick fashion. Missing meetings is another story altogether and I can not afford to start missing them this time around. I have found from personal experience that there is a definite connection between making daily meetings and staying on the AA beam. It's a winning strategy. Have a good day. Judi