So Far, So Good

2011-07-04T07:20:00.000-07:00

Well I've been eating whole foods for over a day now and have not yet had a craving for any unhealthy foods. And the awesome part is that I get to eat whenever I want! Every time I used to eat cookies I would feel so bad about it that I would try not to eat much the rest of the day to make up for the calories I had consumed. Yesterday I was snacking between meals and not having a care in the world because I was munching on things like carrots and squash. It's so freeing to not count calories!!! I have also been doing really well with exercising. It's a lot easier to get up and do something when you have not eaten a fast food meal in the last half hour. :) Hopefully I can keep this up one good decision at a time.

The Beginning

2011-07-03T08:29:00.000-07:00

OK so here I go....I am off and away on my journey to try to live healthier. I am greatly changing my eating habits and exercise routine. I eat too much fast food, and when I do eat healthy food I usually eat them prepared in unhealthy ways such as veges with way too much butter and salt. Up until now I have typically done a little exercise but nowhere near what I know I need to do. I am 25 years old and just had my first child, a boy, 2 1/2 months ago. I am 5'9" and 165 lbs. So that is basically my starting point. Although I must say before I was pregnant with my son I weighed around 180, so I have already made some improvements by making minor changes to my diet. I took out pop and things like that when I was pregnant with him and I actually lost weight during the first trimester just because I was eating better.

Going forward this is the plan...whole foods. Yeah, I know it's going to be hard when I am used to eating all that other stuff, but unlike some people I do love veges, fruits, and such....I just usually pick the "easier" choice of going through a drive through. But now I am going to try to make smarter decisions when it comes to what I am putting into my body. I am also going to be exercising a lot more. I get bored easily so I have chosen many different activities that I like such as jogging, yoga, weight lifting, swimming etc and I will rotate them. I want to do some activity every day with large amounts of activity on at least 4 days a week.

I'll keep posting back how things are going...the good and the bad. Wish me luck!

TofuYou

So Far, So Good

The Beginning