Starting TODAY!!

I can't pinpoint anything exact that happened, but I am done procrastinating. I need to get it together. I need to eat healthy. I need to exercise. And I'm done procrastinating and trying to convince myself that the weight will just come off like it did in the past. Getting old sucks, doesn't it?? :)

I have felt awful this week. I know that every woman, even the most healthy, have "fat days" every now and then. But I have had an entire fat week. And that just doesn't feel good. For the first few days, I kept telling myself that it was PMS. Or that I'm off my schedule because I'm dogsitting for my parents. Or that I just wasn't sleeping well.

Well, I'm done. I need to get it in gear. This isn't even so much about losing weight as just wanting to FEEL good. I want to be healthy. I want to be able to go up a flight of stairs without getting winded. I'm tired of being out of breath. I'm tired of joint pain. I'm tired of my clothes not fitting how I want them to fit.

So, I'm changing. There is no magical cure. I can't take a pill. I can't eat a certain food. I can't starve myself either.

Starting today, I am going to eat healthier. I am going to exercise. And in turn, I am going to feel better about myself.

Here's the plan: everyday, I will record what I eat and what I do. I am not huge on weighing myself, but I'm going to start, because I think I need that motivation.

I am joining my softball league at work. I am going to work out at least 4 days a week - I starting doing Jillian's 30 Day Shred a couple of months ago and really liked the intensity of the workout, so I am going to start doing that again. Sunday is my normal grocery day, and I am going to skip the middle aisles and focus on the fresh produce, dairy and meat sections. I am going to focus on drinking more water.

As far as diet, I am not doing anything major. I just need to add more fruits and vegetables and basically just snack less. And oh, how I love to snack. That is my weakness.

And that's it. No more procrastinating. I'm starting my new life today. Not tomorrow. TODAY. So, to help show my progress, here are my current stats:

Height: 4'10 (yes, really)
Weight: 120 pounds

I'll try and update my weight at least once a week. I don't actually own a scale, so I have to go to my parents house to weigh myself :)

Okay. Signing off! And already, I feel like a huge weight has been lifted!!!