A Healthy Challenge

Whoa!!! Fall off the blogging wagon for a couple months and everything changes! (I'm referring to the new posting setup).

Well, this poor little Healthy Challenge blog has become sorely neglected. So has my body!! lol

Since the challenge seems to be not so popular, I figured I should maybe just start posting my personal progress in the Healthy Lifestyle department. Gwennaelle, feel free to join in. :)

My progress lately has been pretty much more like regression. I've taken to eating very unhealthily and getting NO exercise whatsoever. I am currently at my heaviest weight ever, short of the last pregnancy when I shot up to 232 pounds. I had twins in there, so I find that understandable to a point. My fat pants are now tight on me. I seriously have one pair of shorts that still feel comfortable on me, everything else is tight all over the place---in the waist, in the legs, in the butt area. Trust me, it's not a pretty sight. Aaaand the rolls around my midsection have become quite noticeable. Used to be I could wear a baggy shirt, and kind of cover up the fact that I had a tummy. Not anymore. sigh.
I am very unhappy with the way I look. More importantly I don't like how I'm feeling. I've had quite a bit of tummy trouble lately. I'm pretty sure that's because of my lousy diet. My feet hurt, and I get tired walking up one flight of stairs.

SO, what am I gonna do about it?

I'm thinking of small changes. It's too much maybe to try to do everything all at once. I've decided to commit myself to thirty days of exercise for the month of May. I've been good so far. Yesterday morning I popped in an exercise video and did the full thirty minutes, and today I did 30 minutes on the treadmill when I dropped my boys off at their preschool class. Two days down--woot!!

I'm hoping I can form a habit by committing to this initial 30 days of exercise. Next month I'll try to keep the momentum going by continuing to exercise at least 4 days a week, and I'll add in an additional 30 day committment--maybe watching my calories, or eliminating soda. Whichever feels most necessary at that point. Right now, I'm just hoping that by the end of May, I can climb a few more than one flight of stairs before I feel so crappy.

Wish me luck!