Healthy Habits

Summer time is getting ever closer which equals showing more skin. For the first time I'm beginning to cringe at the thought of putting on a bathing suit. I have been naive to the fact that I am not 15 anymore and no, my fat storage isn't going to the places that I would like. So, starting tomorrow I'm getting serious about making better choices. I don't believe in diets, yes some people may get results but ultimately you have to make a change in your life style. So for me that means starting with cutting back on soda and developing better eating habits.Man can I eat.... In high school I thought I was way too skinny, you could see EVERY one of my ribs and my pelvic bone so I started eating and eating and eating. Thanks to track and running at home I was able to eat all I want and never thought twice. Well, the eating habits have stayed the same however the exercise department is lacking. Therefore, I'm starting small and building up to be healthy. Seriously, eating is an addiction for me so we're going slow. I have always consoled myself by saying, well I don't have any other terrible health habits. I don't smoke, I don't drink very often and I get some exercise, to defend my eating habits. That has to stop. So, here are my motivators which are being posted as a reminder on my mirror.

-Summer is here which means the beach is here=bathing suit
-I want to be healthy because someday I want children and those children will depend on me. That means I have to be healthy to take care of them and teach them healthy habits
-The wedding will happen eventually (760ish days?) which means a wedding dress. I wanna look good, darn it!
-I will save money(I eat out way too much)
-Making healthy choices now will pay off later in life and help prevent health problems.

So, those are a few of my reasons for wanting to get into shape and eat healthy. Perhaps I should keep a log and that will help me keep track, we shall see. As for today I walked 4 miles on the Greenway and plan to make it a habit!

Thanks for listening to my ramblings!