Really, a year later

I just read the last entry from last year and again it's the same story, the same goal.  I again hear about what I need to do to make sure I'm successful.  The accountability I need should be to myself.  Here's the thing, I am on track.  Here are my additional action items that I need to achieve this success.  Although I have a pattern of NOT doing the right things and NOT reach my goal, so I will recommit to this plan to lose weight over the next 100 days.  Between now and April 18th I will be losing weight, drinking more water and proving to myself that I can achieve a goal I set out for myself.  I have created a pattern so far that I've convinced myself that I find it acceptable to not meet my goals.  That is not the true case.  I need to prove that to myself.  Mike is on board and will support this effort as well.  I feel good that I am prepared to be successful.  A few additional key tips is to make sure I have a clear objective:
Lose 20 pounds in 100 days by exercising, drinking water and making the right food choices.
   (SMART)
The obstacles in my way will only be myself and the time I create for myself to make sure that I make the right choices consistently.  There shouldn't be excuses for making sure I make time to exercise, drink water, and make the right food choices.

Even today I started out well with eating an orange, a fiber one bar and oatmeal with 2 packs of raw sugar.  Then for lunch, I was literally "afraid" to get a sandwich from the cafeteria because I didn't want to naturally order the tater tots that I have ordered for the past week.  So I went to the cafe, ordered a sandwich, made a choice to put mustard on the sandwich vs mayo and made a choice NOT to order tater tots.  Instead, I filled my basket with an orange and a small apple.  I felt sooo hungry but as I finished the first half of my sandwich and paused I thought I would satisfy my hunger with this lunch.  So I then peeled the orange, ate the orange and finally the second half of my sandwich.  I truly was full at that point.  It is nearly 4:00 and I don't feel the hunger I typically feel at this time.  I think I did something right about slowing down a bit as well as filling up on an orange.  Now, I am just thirsty.  Being that I haven't had any water yet, I will take a pause and fill my large cup with some ice water.
   Ok, well, no ice, but plenty of water available.  So, so far, I did pretty good with getting on track.  I also think that each week it would be a good idea like it was suggested to do a quick AAR to understand what I can improve on and what went well.  I think that makes a huge amount of sense.

So, the plan.

A daily log of what I plan to eat
A daily commitment/plan as to when I will exercise (will be flexible with the time)
A daily commitment to drink water

Seems pretty straight forward.  The 100 day challenge suggests to write down the objective, write down time to complete the goal, identify obstacles.  I think I have done that.  Write down people I need to work with to accomplish my goal, devise a plan of action, spell out what I need to do and what's in it for me.

So, the people I need to work with to accomplish my goal really is just my family.  I need to make sure that between now and April 18th, my family understands the priority I will put on exercising and eating well.  The water is really all on my own.  My plan of action entails simply doing it consistently every day.  No breaks allowed.  Just like being an alcoholic, no slip ups.  What I need to do is listed above and what's in it for me?

I think that is really something I want to internalize a bit.  The obvious answer is to look better, but I think there are additional reasons that I would like to uncover.  I think if I do that I will be able to recognize why I have chosen not to be successful in the past.