Fresh Start

It is WAAAYYYY time for me to get myself back together. Again. Broken record #432 of my life--need to diet/exercise, ie: must shed a few pounds. In reality I'm sure I need to shed more than a few, I just refuse to live my life on the diet hamster wheel. BUT I do know I need to not eat so much crap, in such large amounts, and I always feel better if I just move around a bit. I want to feel good about myself and that means being kinder the body that I have.

So I've committed to sharing my journey here as a way to stay accountable. It will be my record of both good & bad eats and whether I got my bum off the couch and out the door. I deserve to treat my body better, especially if I don't want to feel like 100 years old on my birthday at the end of this month.

I'm starting with a modest, yet solid goal of 5% loss of pounds, and I've given myself until mid-October as my first check point. More importantly, though, I want to get moving on most days of the week. I'm shooting for a walk around our neighborhood every day, at minimum. That's not so bad, right? A few days of the week I will work out at the gym but if nothing else, a walk should not be too much to ask. It's just a walk--not the Olympics. I don't claim that I will be a food saint either, but on most days I want to eat some fresh produce, drink more water, and not fill my stomach as if I was in NFL training camp (uh, which I'm not). As for my dear friends Craft Beer & Yummy Wine (oh, and Madam Mojito & Sir Mint Julip), I will just have them visit less often and not stay for as long.

I'm embracing moderation and hopefully I won't be as boring as all get-out. I do have much to say on some other subjects, I just don't know where to begin. That's for another post!