Yesterday I was so very sore!! I've started to go to our church and exercise with some ladies there. Boy they put on a good workout! I was really good yesterday at getting my water intake too. It sure feels good to get hydrated! I also went to my favorite zumba class with Dale. What an awesome workout last night was! I feel like this week has been very successful! I hope to get at least one walk in this weekend to keep consistent with how well I did this week. I also am hopeful to make good food choices this weekend and not ruin what I've earned!

Day 3

Yesterday was good and bad for me. Good because I exercised and bad because I exercised. Let me explain a bit. Good because the exercise made me feel fantastic! I even woke up feeling like a million bucks. The bad is it never fails, when I quit exercising and then start up again I always get a headache. Last night was awful!! I finally gave in and took something at about 1:30 in the morning. I drank water like you couldn't believe so I know it wasn't dehydration. The hubster says it's because you break capillaries in your head when you first start exercising and that's what causes the pain. That's enough to make me never quit exercising if the headache's are going to be like last nights! Anyway that's the good and bad of it. I made a green smoothie today and went for a 30 minute walk. I am definitely sore from yesterday's workout! I love that feeling. It makes me feel like all my hard work will actually pay off in the end. I also watched this video my sister suggested. You can watch it here. It's called "Hungry for a Change". It was really interesting and will make me think more about my food choices. AND after watching the video I have decided to give up soda. Like, for good! Man, it's going to be a hard change because I LOVE how it tastes and the burn as it goes down but it's really one of THEE worst things I could be drinking.

Day 2

I did it! I got up, got ready and exercised!! It feels good too. My goals today- drink plenty of water and keep track of what I eat on my fitness pal. I also took my measurements. I figure that's a better indicator of getting in shape than what the actual scale says.

Waist- 35"
Hips- 42 1/2"
Right thigh- 24 1/4"
Left thigh- 24 1/4"

I think I'll measure one month from now to track my progress. I'm excited to see the numbers change for the better!

Day 1

I've decided to blog about my journey to get healthy. I've been really down in the dumps about myself and the way I look. I've lost sight as to what is important and that it's not ok to eat myself happy. I need to do this reality check for myself. A way to check in besides doing the My Fitness Pal which is really helpful for me in tracking my exercise and my calorie intake. It's nice that it's private about your weight and what your calories are, but I feel like I need to be more accountable and honest with myself so I've decided to blog. I'm going to post my REAL weight, take pictures as I go, and type when I've had good and bad days as I make a go of it. It's no fun to be the 'fat' girl among your friends. I'd like to be the curvy, in shape girl instead! I realize that people don't consider me as being over weight and that I look fine. But when random strangers start asking you at the grocery store when your baby is due, enough is enough!! It's time to stop eating those cookies, sitting on the couch and get up and move!

According to my BMI I'm at 27.2 which is overweight for my height and body type. I weigh 168lbs and wear a size 12 in women's and a 13/14 in juniors. I would like to see myself in a size 10 and weigh 155lbs in a matter of months. Here goes nothing!