New start

Oh man it's been a while since I posted! I'm starting again. I still haven't been able to lose weight after my son was born almost 5 years ago! It's been a loooong time and it sure flew by. My oldest daughter is joining me on this quest and I think it's great that she's made a committment with her mom to make this change.

I know I've contributed to all of my kids bad eating habits and I feel so super guilty. They started school and I'm hoping that this will give us some stability and help us get back into a routine!

I'm logging all my foods into Calorie Tracker as I KNOW this will help me to stay accountable for the foods I eat. To start out as well I am measuring my foods to make sure I don't think that 2 cups of something isn't counted as 1 cup (we lie to ourselves that way). Anyway, I'm going to measure myself as well to try and stay motivated. If I had the money I'd join this personal training place. It's not really a one on one training place, but their personal trainers work with 3-4 people at the same time. There is another Boot Camp place that is cheaper but there are more like 10-15 if not more people per trainer. There's no way they can keep track of that many people. If I am going to pay hundreds of dollars I want them to be in my face and hold me accountable. Sounds like I want them to babysit me but sometimes, that's what it takes. I don't habe the funds to fork out that extra cash right now so I'm on my own. My husband set up all my workout equipment, we have lots of bikes and a bike path we can ride on so I have 0 excuses. I just need to make the move.

I only work 2 days in the office so I get off early enough to where I can squeeze in a workout, clean my house and start cooking a healthy dinner.

Right now, I'm trying to cook up some good recipes that we'll all eat. Cut out all the junk for now, no chips, bread only once a day (either with a breakfast sandwich or sandwich for lunch). 2 tortillas MAX for dinner. My kids are just starting to get their tastebuds acclimated to LOTS of veggies and fruits. This week is basically DETOX week.

I'm trying to get closer to God as well. I know He can help us stay focused if we stay focused on Him.

God Bless,
Bertha