Ok, first I just have to point people to an inspiring post from another blogger- really, her whole blog is so inspiring because she cut her body in half by eating well and exercising, exactly what I aim to do. She's in the maintenance phase while I am hardly out of the starting blocks, so it's great to read about where I am headed.

It's nice to remember that despite my pork out session last night I am still on this road and one bad night isn't going to slap 25 pounds back on my body. That said, I can't get content. I commit, right here, that I WILL work out this weekend.

So that brings me to Fit Tips Friday- for the newbies, I'll propose a question, you'll reply by leaving a comment (or emailing me at foodefight@gmail.com) and then around 5-ish PDT I'll pick some of the tips that I can apply to me. Usually I try to touch back on how it all went circa Monday.

The question is this:

What incentives do you give yourself to work out on the weekends? When you really, REALLY would rather just watch Sex and the City reruns, or at least sort through the month of snail mail you've been putting off, how do you motivate yourself to work out? I'm not looking for a pep talk here, either-- I can easily tell myself that working out will feel so good on Wednesday when I post another big weight loss, but 95% of the time that doesn't get my lard-butt off the couch!

So, people, hit me with your best shot! I'd love to hear what you do... and, to be fair, food is not a good incentive, either. I want practical and random stuff that I'll get excited about :)

I have to tell you that, though last night was ridiculous, usually eating is only an issue on weekends, and I struggle to make myself work out far more than I struggle with eating. Don't get me wrong, I struggle with both, but if I were tracking this on a calendar, I'd have far more stars for eating well than stars for working out. Which I should be doing, actually. Not stars, per se, but I should be tracking myself on a calendar, because I love looking for patterns...

Big surprised, I went off on a tangent. I'll shut the pie hole (literally! Read last night's post!) now, you just send me some tips!!