Health and physical wellbeing...
Over the past several years, I have let my health and body get completely out of control. There is no reason, excuse, or justification for being so overweight and unhealthy.
There are a variety of reasons that I want to get my body in shape and healthy. I want to live a long healthy life and lower my risk for heart disease/ diabetes/ etc; I want to get healthy for my children and be a good example. I do not want my kids to develop the eating and exercise habits that I have. And to be quite honest, it would be nice to be a hot mama (MILF, if you will).
Ultimately my goal would be to change my lifestyle and get to a healthy weight. My ideal weight is 160, but I am setting my goal at 170. I would like to become physically active and have a more active family life, and inspire my husband and children to be healthier and make life long healthy choices.
I have a variety of ideas that I would like to implement, but as I mentioned before, I am going to try to set small manageable goals so that I don't get discouraged and overwhelmed. I might even post my before pictures one of these days! :) Stay tuned...
I also am on a quest to change my health! Wish you lots of success!
ReplyDeleteI know you can do it. I'm not sure if you have already found something that works for you, but after getting really sick this year and gaining almost 50 pounds, I discovered that my major issue is carbs. Once I switched to sugar free, dreamfields pasta, and read and implemented the Atkins plan (with some splurges here and there), I find myself 25 pounds down and 25 to go. Even Breyers makes a carb counter icecream that is so good, I'd eat it no matter what the label says. Keep me posted on this, and I'll do the same!
ReplyDelete@Ashley, I have tried every diet every created in the past. I lost about 50 pounds last year before getting pregnant again. I basically just cut calories, eliminated my night time snacking, and exercised. I find that keeping track of what I am eating, and eating reasonable portions of what I want is the only way I can stick to it. I love to cook and my family loves veggies, so I generally cook healthy meals. Turns out, even "healthy" food makes you gain weight if you are eating enough for a family of 4!
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