Practical Magic--12-Week Heart-Healthy Kick Off!

This kick-off post will be short and sweet—just to get me started and on my way as far as accountability. I have begun, charted my starting weight and waist measurement, and done some preparation to get ready for the 12 upcoming weeks. Here are my weekly goals:

• Charting my food intake via an online journal. (I am using sparkpeople.com, which is an excellent totally free diet community resource.)
• Doing 30 minutes plus of exercise daily. I will be doing yoga twice a week and adding cardio and swimming.
• Eight glasses of water daily
• Increasing dramatically the amount of fruits, vegetables and whole foods I eat.
• 7 hours of sleep a night (say seven, hope for 8!)
• Inspiration—something daily to inspire myself—stay tuned.
• Motivation and rewards. I love rewards and I need them.
• Weekly weigh in results (measurement results monthly)
• Before and after pictures
• Weekly Practical Magic Post

Big Arizona sky as seen from the pool

I started the program today by spending some time at the pool enjoying some blissfully perfect Arizona weather. I will “come clean” every Friday right here. Looking forward to an amazing 12 weeks and some fantastic results!

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