New Year, New Beginning

"I will start slowly and be persistent on my journey to a healthier life"

So today is January 1st 2011, and I am still a little shocked that it is here. Last week I told myself that I could be bad for just one more week, but after December 31st, I had to get my butt in gear with the whole weight loss thing.  So here I am officially starting the blog, about to complain about how badly I ate today (well not too bad), but my eating definitely wasn't that great either.

So here is my 40 week journey to the new, healthier and more fit moi. I hope to be supa hott and supa sexy, but most importantly, I want to be supa healthy.  My mom and I had a conversation today about exactly what we both needed to do to be in the shape that we want to be in.  I think we came to the same agreement that in order to be healthy you either have to cut back the calories or increase the workouts.  Seems like a simple solution right? NOT.  It is not easy to get your rear end out of bed early to workout when you have been stressed out the past few days about some tiny detail about your wedding, or some big project for school or work.  So what can you do? 

As I said previously, MAKE TIME. You are the most important thing right now, so do it.  And if you cannot make time to workout, take time to eat healthy.  According to most doctors, the average person should consume about 1500-2400 calories a day to be fit.  I believe I consume daily somewhere between 2000-3500 calories a day, so this explains why I have some rather unwanted fat around my midsection (among other places).  So in order for me to start losing the pounds I want, I have to either cut back on the calories, or work off those excess ones I consumed in foods.  The best thing to do would be to cut back on the calories AND workout every day, then the pounds will just fall off of my body and sooner than later I will be the shape I want to be.  

So here begins my journey, today January 1st 2011, I commit my time and energy to working out and watching what I eat to I can reach my end goal of 25lb weight loss and a healthier me.  So this is my pledge to me, and anyone that decides to look at my blog.  I solemnly sweat to be consciously aware of what I eat and to put forth and effort to workout at a minimum of 30 minutes a day.  Signed: JLM 

Now I am off to get in my 30 minutes of workout for today! Ta ta for now!