Congrats to Two Lovely Ladies

I wanted to give a shout out and congratulations to my mom and good friend Christine. These two ladies have really been going the extra mile to be healthy. Both have changed their diets dramatically, cut out fast food, and have kept it up!!! They both got excellent reviews from their doctor, all their levels (cholesterol, blood pressure, etc) have gone down, and they were told to keep up the good work. HOORAY!

Way to go you two!!! I am so proud. Not only are you helping yourselves but you are helping to keep me inspired to help myself. Thank you both and congrats!!! =)

Almost 2 Full Weeks!

I know I should wait until at least the 2 week mark but I am so excited that I just couldn't!

Project Health is going great! I have done really well and every day gets easier. I am trying to eat 3 meals and 2 snacks every day while drinking as much water as I can stand; I have fallen of track 1 or 2 days but still didn't do too bad. Unfortunately, one of those days was fast food. It was an okay chicken sandwhich with fries and a coke; horrible, I know, but I was sick as a dog and it was the only thing I could think about without wanting to hurl. I took one bite and went back to bed. I just couldn't eat the sandwich but every couple of hours I would sit up and eat a fry. Fries saved me this past Monday!

Also, I am trying to exercise every other day and got involved in a health challenge at work. =) I love my employer! For this challenge they are bringing in fruit every other day so there is always fresh fruit to snack on. =) They are the coolest and my team rocks! We're gonna lose some major fat pounds!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Committed... to Myself!

I am beginning a new routine. I am thinking of it as a 'life routine' and am approaching it as a necessity. I know I will fall off balance occasionally and have lots of learning to do in the meantime, but this is something I know I have to do and is something I want to do.

Jon and I have started eating better and while we have approached it slowly, we are doing great and making small changes every day. I find myself making conscious decisions to eat better and while I am not all the way there by any means, I do find it getting easier to think about and to do in general.

I have also committed myself to a friend who loves nearby (Hi Luciana!). We are going to run/jog/walk (haha) every Tuesday and Thursday. Once I get home, I am going to do my 3 key exercises and will throw something new in there as well. Then, every other day, I am going to do those same 3 exercises along with one of my favorite videos, Tae Bo or Pilates.

WOO HOO!!! Here we go!