simple goals

after having gone 9 straight days without soda, I have decided I am allowing myself 24 ounces of carbonation on the 4th of July (which means I'll have gone 10 days soda-free). but on thursday, it's back to soda abstinence. today was a good diet day - not a single soda, candy bar, potato chip, or fast food item. I think it's time to add to my diet daily consumption of veggies as I severely lack this food group usually. I actually very much like vegetables but for whatever reason don't eat them much. So starting tomorrow, I will have at least one 1/2 cup serving of some kind of vegetable. I know I should be eating more, but I got to start small or I'll never get started. after 5 weeks of faithful 3 days a week push-ups, it's time to add something to the exercise list. I think I will try doing simple squats while holding 15 lb. dumbbells and at the top of each repetition I'll do a hammer curl followed by a shoulder press and then back down into a squat (and repeat). my upper body will get more of a workout than the lower, but, again it's a small step in the right direction. it's a slow process trying to break myself back into the habit of exercise ;) I could develop a full blown exercise routine and be all gung ho, but given the various demands on my life right now, after the oh, third workout session, I'd be thinking about all the things I need to get done that I could do with that hour I'm spending exercising. within two weeks I wouldn't be exercising at all. so I'm gonna add 5 minutes, 3x a week to the 3 minutes I'm in the habit of spending on push-ups and we'll see if that sticks.
so, summary for self:

• continue minimal soda consumption
• add 1/2 cup of vegetables to daily diet
  
• continue push-ups 3 days a week
• begin doing squat/curl/press 3 days a week

ok, I can do this (I think)