Let's GET IT!

I told myself, when I first begun this blog I would be documenting my transition to a healthier lifestyle. Well...I still haven't started, lol. Mostly because after a few weeks of doing right...I stopped going to the gym everyday (I did work out at least 3-4 times a week...just stop going as hard), and started to mess up my meal plans. My biggest problem: I don't eat much...but when I do it's BAD!. I have become so accustomed to eating one meal a day and it is usually LATE. Which is weird because since I am a WAHM I make 3 meals everyday (plus 2 snacks) for my son...but I never eat when he eats.

Now when I told my family that I was about to start eating better and exercising everday...they laughed. Which is understandable...I can be the LAZIEST person ever, and I am also the biggest procrastinator. BUT I have never wahnted to be healthier until NOW. Not because I am so adamant about loosing weight, or looking good in a certain outfit. I want this because I want to break the cycle in my family. Almost all of my family is overweight/obese (hate that fucking word...I rather be called fat, lol). My dad's side has a history of hypertension and diabetes, and my mom's side has a history of hypertension and heart disease. My mother and father BOTH must take at least 4 pills a day to keep them going, and are continuously in and out of hospitals and doctor offices.

I am 21 now...and 2 months ago I was at my biggest. at the rate I am going I could end up like my parents by my thirties. I do not want that life. I do not want my son to see my like that or worry about me like I worry about my parents.

So TOMORROW...I am starting a new 12 week program (Body for Life). I heard about it while reading Jia's daily progress blogs on MySpace. I have read up on it, and have been trying to educate myself on all aspects of it. Needless, to say...I am excited. Luckily, I don't have to take a lot of stuff out of my diet. I ust have to adjust it in order to cut calories and get the nutrients out of food I need. For example, rather than eating my turkey sandwich on white bread, I can use a multi-grain or wheat. I hate plans that make me exclude certain food...just sets you up for failure.

Anyway, wish me luck...this blog will be like my food/excercise journal. So I can remain accountable. Knowing that I have a few people looking makes me want to stay on the path to completion.