I needed to start this journal/blog to help hold myself accountable for my choices. I am 33 years old, I got married almost 3 years ago and have since gained about 50 pounds. I'm not really happy about this, and probably anyone would feel the same. I use to teach ballroom dancing which I'm sure helped me keep my figure, and when I got married it was too hard to maintain the schedule. He worked 8-5 and I worked 1-10. Not really conclusive to a healthy relationship.
So I quit my job and stayed home for a while, looking for a new job. I eventually found one as an administrative assistant. Very different work environments. I now sit at a desk 8 plus hours a day. At the beginning of 2012, my friend and I decided to start working out together. I was already at about 160 lbs at this time and thought that if I started working out, the weight would come off. We worked out for 2 days a week when we started. Then about a month and a half later, I sprained the crap out of my foot. I was pretty useless for several months. And my friend Liz was in a car accident, she was rear ended. Her neck was pretty messed up and she was pretty useless for several months as well, then eventually she decided to have surgery on her neck and was again laid up for several more months.
During this time I was pretty good at maintaining my weight, couldn't lose anything to save my life, but at least I wasn't gaining, right? Well one day I got on the scale and somehow I had gained another 12 lbs. This sucks. And as of January 2013, Liz and I have exercised 3 times a week together, as well as one day I go to a zumba class. My husband and I go dancing every so often and we started taking a regular dance lesson last June. So it's not like I'm inactive.
You may think, she just needs to eat better, but the problem is, I am. I was drinking a green smoothie for breakfast everyday. I was trying to eat more fruit. I have never liked eating veggies, but I eat them because I know they are good for me. I don't eat them all the time and I think that could be a problem. I have come to the conclusion that I need to be smarter about my health. I'm just not sure quite how to go about it.
And to top off all that nonsense, my husband and I have officially started trying to get pregnant. I had wanted to be in shape before we started trying because I've read that it is much easier for your body to rebound if it was in shape before hand. Well I got tired of waiting. So with my fat fat body, we are trying.
I think that this blog is going to be a journal of what I am doing to get healthy. So last night was Thursday, my friend Liz and I went for a walk (about a mile). We usually do a video and a walk but it was just way too hot. Has been for the last two weeks. So then her daughter and I got in the pool. I really tried to keep the exercise going, I ran in place for about 10 minutes then treaded water, then did some pull ups off the diving board. We had fun with one of their dogs too. Demon, the husky. He likes to swim with us. So I was pretty active all things considered.
Today is Friday and my husband and I plan on going dancing tonight so hopefully that will give me a decent workout.
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