So many days go by in such a blur around here and before I know it another day has arrived. I am going to admit something on here and I don't know why but I feel like it can only help me get better. Here goes:

I am sitting more than 90% of the day.

Just in case you don't quite grasp the severity of the situation, I am a stay at home mom, I do not have an office job that requires me to sit at a desk. I have a huge problem with lack of desire to move around. This lack of desire led to me becoming 230 pounds. While I currently weigh 189 all of that weight was lost through diet change alone. I knew in order to try to change I needed to set myself a goal and that is where the 5 miles by the end of the year comes in.

Today I finally made it to the gym!! I will be attempting to make it there 3 times per week to work on my goal and to lift some weights. On to the exciting news: I ran 10 minutes straight without stopping at a 4.0 speed on the treadmill! I understand that this may seem lame to some people and I am sure many people could have done way more that that but for me this was a victory. It is my first time in the gym in at least a year and definitely my first time running on a treadmill just to see how far I could go. My distance covered was 2/3rds of a mile, which once again seems like no big deal except for the fact that we are talking about someone who hardly ever moves at all. I finished out 30 minutes on the treadmill at a brisk walk. Today I was proud of myself, truly proud. I set out to start on accomplishing a goal and had a great start.

Be assured that my legs have felt like noodles ever since. I did some ab and back workouts too but my legs are what I feel. When I wake up I am sure I will feel like I have been hit by a train but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. I took a picture standing on the treadmill to show as well because I figure it will be neat to look at it next to an updated photo a few months in to see my progress. It is not a picture I am proud to show but I feel like it is a temporary me and I can be proud when looking at it later next to the new and improved me. So without further ado...


I already take great happiness in knowing that a few months ago I looked 50 times worse at 230 pounds. This me looks a heck of a lot better than that me did.

After the grueling workout we had salads and baked potatoes for dinner and they were scrumptious. We followed that up with the Steelers/Jets game (Yay for the Steelers!) and now I am going to finish up with my trip planningdaydreaming. Wish spring would hurry up already :)

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The new year brings new changes. I had another blog that I loved dearly but I always ran out of things to talk about and couldn't keep it going. I realized it need a focus and I think I have found it.

I have been struggling with my weight for about 5 years now and recently started fixing the problem about 6 months ago. I started Weight Watchers in a last attempt to lose the weight- I had tried everything else and failed miserably. Do not even get me started on the Fat Smash diet (it was a train wreck that resulted in Domino's after 2 days of eating nothing but beans). I have lost 31 pounds so far on Weight Watchers and I feel like a new person. I still have a quite a bit to lose and that is where this blog comes in.

I have a few New Years Resolutions (who doesn't?) this year and this blog is going to help me stay accountable. So without further ado, here are my resolutions:

1. Run 5 miles by the end of the year.
2. Workout at least 3 days per week.

I have others that have nothing to do with weight loss at all such as...

1. Make house a home (decorating, new dining room table, etc.)
2. Save $5,000.00
3. Make God a fixture in my life (brush the dust off the Bible and get serious)
4. Go on a vacation (haven't been on one in 2-3 years)

I think this blog is really going to be great for me and I hope I can help others with it too. So here goes nothing.

Happy New Years Eve everyone and be safe tonight *aka* make sure you have a DD.

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