Time to Get Serious & STAY Serious!

After a discussion with my husband about how much I want to get into shape, (because for one, I can no longer claim 'it's baby weight' when our child is already over a year old).  We decided that we're going to change our eating habits beginning today.  This day was decided over 3 weeks ago in order for us to have the 3 weeks to get our junk food and bad eating habits out of our system.  I love that he's in this with me, because it makes me feel a lot less alone in this struggle and for that I have to send a HUGE 'Thank You' to my AWESOME Husband!

From this point on, you will read about my journey, so try not to fall asleep, if you have happened upon this blog and if you have any suggestions or see that I might be doing something that's going to hinder my progress then please, LET ME KNOW!  Also, if you want to share your experiences as well, please do so!

This morning, I woke up, ate breakfast and then a couple hours later had a snack.  So far so good.  However, I noticed that immediately I tried to talk myself out of that snack because I didn't have time.  I mean, really, who am I kidding...I don't have time to eat a piece of fruit or a few crackers and cheese?

Strike 1!

Ok, ok, I'm a failure.  I lasted MAYBE 72 hours, then I caved.  It's been two months since I blogged and that's purely out of shame for myself.  I know I should just do this and be done, period.  I really don't know where to begin or how to start.  It was so simple to put the weight on, but taking it off is driving me insane just thinking about it!

Anyway, here I go again...

My Weight, Amplified - The Beginning

My 'weight', amplified...that's where I'm at, it's me bigger than I ever thought I would become.  I reconsidered renaming this blog to make it more 'appealing', but to be honest, me physically...not so appealing, so why sugar coat it?  So, the name stays.

About two weeks ago, I decided to start eating better not because I want to get into a bikini or to look like someone I'm not, but because at one point, I had a nice, athletic figure and I want that person back.  The person with energy to chase around our little 1 year old and also to have the ability to live as long as I can for each of my kids and my Husband, because let's face it, life without me would be boring!  I've given birth to all the children I want to bring into this world, so now it's time to get my body back into shape.  No excuses.

In the last couple weeks I've stopped drinking soda, I think I might have had one or two, I don't add salt to my food (I think I slipped up once or twice), and have had maybe two candy bars.  You might think that by that statement that I eat nothing but junk, but in reality, I used to eat maybe one meal a day and snack here and there which of course, that would consist of fast food or some junk food quick fix.

I've tried and have mostly succeeded in eating better since the beginning of this new found me.  I have to say that I've really noticed an improvement not only financially (imagine how much we save by not eating out or eating so much junk!), but in that I can hardly handle to look at a fast food menu without thinking, 'I used to eat that crap?!'.  My mind can't seem to comprehend that a greasy burger is actually appetizing, however, put a salad in front of me and it's devoured just as fast as a chocolate bar used to be. 

This evening, I had dinner with my Husband at a local BBQ joint that makes amazing ribs and it was during our meal that we both realized that we would have demolished that meal in the past, but we actually ended up bringing home approximately 3/4 of it.  That's huge!  I'll admit though, that I followed good ol' Alton Brown when he said that it's ok to have a dessert once a week and if you're going to have one, then do it up right, so I ordered the Pecan Pie :)