It's time to make some changes.

Well I didn't want to have to do this yet, but with all the working out I think I'm going to have to really tweak my diet. You see I've been working out for about a month now. Averaging 3-4 work outs a week. I feel that's pretty darn good considering I really haven't enjoyed it in the passed. And having 3 children makes it pretty hard to find the time AND energy to WANT to work out. So anyway here I am feeling pretty happy about my latest go at exercising. I'm happier, feeling healthier, and oddly enough seeming to have more energy. Weird I know! Anyway the problem is, I haven't dropped a single lb. What! I have been working my tail off (as best as I can anyway), and nothing. So here's the thing, I eat sorta healthy. I have cut out a lot of my fast food eating, virtually all of my soda intake (oh how I love my lime Coke), pretty much only drink water, yadda, yadda, yadda. Well it ain't good enough, and it's not going to get me where I want to go. Ya know? And lately for whatever reason I can eat, and eat, and eat, and not get that full feeling I usually get. I've never been a big over eater. Yeah I like to eat, and not the good stuff, but I usually know when to call it quits before I've eaten as much as a horse (well before that I hope). So now I think it's time to really try at the eating part of this losing weight thing. I really have to try to cut my portions down, I can do that. I need to cut out almost all of my fast food excursions (ahh Wendy's what will I do without your spicy chicken, and cookiedough frosty???). I must fit in more fruits and veggies. I refuse to cut it all out, I just won't do it. I enjoy it too much, but I really have to find some serious self control. I have too, or all this exercising is for not. I must make a resolve to try harder. I know I can do it. All I want is to feel healthy, and thinner. I don't even want to be skinny. I'd like to keep some of my curves even. I just need to lost the flab.

So the goal is:
Cut down my portion sizes
Eat more fruits and veggies
Eat less fast food (leave me alone Wendy!)

Okay that's a start. Obviously I'll have to tweak it as I go a long, but for now that's it.

I can do it! Yeah!

Girls Camp! And an epiphany

So I was put in charge of the food for girls camp this year. It has stressed me out some, and I have procrastinated a little as well, but time has run out, and I've finally had to face the music (whew nice run-on sentance). And what have I found out? I actually enjoyed being in charge of, and organizing this seemingly huge task. It actually wasn't as huge a task as I thought, and I had plenty of help as well. So what did this task entail? Well I had to (with help from some of our adorable yw) put together a menu, then the official shopping list, then shop for said shopping list, then pre-cook some of the food. That's what we did today, and while it was a long day (especially for Ligey). I actually enjoyed all aspects of it. I enjoyed figuring out the menu (who dosen't love dutch oven food, and smores?), but what really surprised me is that I loved organizing it all. The shopping list, how much to buy, how everything was going to come together. I mean I really enjoyed it. Strange considering I have always felt I never was much for organiztion of anything. You should see my house, 99% of the time everywhere is un-organized. I just always felt like that skill was out of my relm. Not so me thinks! I just have to start somwhere small and work out. And as of now somehow my house is as organized and clutter free as it's ever been. By others standards it might not be considered as such, but for me it's in a really good place. And strangley enough I actually enjoyed the last week of home de-cluttering, and organization. Hmm! I think I've been selling myself short all these years. I haven't given myself enough credit. I just had to start small, and work out from there, and most of all be patient. It can't all come together at once. Now I just have to keep it up, not get frustrated, overwhelmed, and give up.


Okay then!

I want a deep freeze!

So I do have one other hobby to speak of, and that is cooking, and baking. I quite enjoy creating new foods in my kitchen. It also makes me feel alive (hmmm still cheesy, but still true). My next pursuit is freezer meals. Hence the deep freeze. Where the heck would I put all the meals I'm dreaming of concocting. In my little refrigerator freezer you say? Nope not gonna work! Not even close to enough room for anything extra. Maybe I'll put the Secret to good use, and think positive thoughts about acquiring a deep freeze. That would be an interesting experiment in itself. I guess we'll see what happens. ;)

I think I like to work out

I don't think I've ever actually felt this way. I have been working out for the last 3 weeks, and for some reason I'm actually enjoying it. I think that right now I have so little time for myself, and I'm at a loss as to what to do with myself when I actually have time for me. I can't even seem to come up with hobbies that I would like to persue. Excercising almost feels like a hobby, hmmm weird! I'm always tired it seems, but when I'm on my treadmill I feel alive. Wow that's very cheesey, but very true (at the moment). Wouldn't it be great if this feeling actually stuck around? I have high hopes of being in shape, and feeling healthy, and that being a way of life for me.

My next goal? Tennis!

Well here goes

So I'm going to try my hand at blogging. I don't know if this is my cup of tea, as I don't feel I have great writing skills, but here goes!