My Journey Begins!

So my husband and I, for countless weeks, have been looking in the mirror saying, "We have got to do something about this" as we grab our "love handles". Searching the internet on various sites gets so boring and tiring, because, lets face it, there are so many sites that claim to have the answer to healthy living.

Well, after weeks of searching, I have found the site (for me)! It is called, Fit Moms Fit Kids Club! Basically you go to their site (fitmomsfitkidsclub.com) and take the FREE pledge and they send you a downloadable 21 day challenge that you can print for free. It includes an entire 12 week diet and exercise plan.

One of the things it encourages you to do is to write a blog every week about your progress, fears, aspirations, encouragement, etc. So here it goes..

As I sit here drinking my Dr. Pepper, I realize just how much I really like the taste. How much I am really going to miss it when I have to stop drinking it. I don't know what it is about the sweet, tasty soft drink, but ever since I had Cooper, all I have wanted was Dr. P and chocolate. Horrible combination, so not together of course, but one or the other, ALL the time. So my first fear is that I wont be able to control myself when I see the soda. I have tried the diet version and just cant hack it, so therefore it may be that I just have to give up soda all together, which I know that ultimately that is my/the goal. I don't WANT to crave soda, or in that case even like the taste. The second fear is that I won't be good at exercising or dieting and give up on both like I always have. I cannot do that this time. One of the things I have really had to accept is that it wont happen over night. I cannot get skinny or in good shape in a week or even a month...it takes hard work and dedication, so I have to learn to keep pushing through even on the bad days. PLEASE PRAY FOR ME!!

On the a more positive note! I really do want to be able to stand in the mirror (without clothes on) and like what I see. I have never liked what I saw and therefore have always had pretty low confidence in the way that I look. Even though my husband tells me on a daily basis how beautiful I am and how much he loves me, I still have a dream that one day he will be able to have that fit wife! I cant wait to be able to say, "I am in the best shape of my life!"  Day 1 starts tomorrow!

And my journey begins!