A healthier Me

So as part of our (my Hubby Randilin and myself) plan for the upcoming year was to be healthier and part of that is weight loss. We had made these decisions originally at Samhain but it took the change of the secular year to really get our buts in gear. So one of the things that we are both doing is posting our before pics and weight loss trackers. As well we have also made a list of the things that we are going to incorporate into our life:

• We will plan meals in advance
• Take stock of what we have (Ie. Inventory control so we can shop smarter)
  
• Clean out the snack shelf
• Wear the ankle weights around the house
• Make a shelf space for our daughter (She has turned 18, has a paying job and is buying more of her own food)
• Exercise tapes
• Calorie / Fat counting
• Go for walks when warm enough (We have since found an Podcast that takes you from walking to running over an 9 week program)
• Portion Control
• Healthier snacks
• More fresh fruits and veggies
• Drink Water
  
• Goal garments and target goals.

The biggest thing that I feel both of us have to understand is that these are life style changes not just something that we are going to do until we reach a magical goal number. I know for myself I also need to get it into my head that it has taken me a couple of decades to get to this shape and it will take time for me to get back to a healthy me.

So here are the before pics:

Side	Front

The Weight Tracker:

So this is the start of my journey and I hope to keep you all up dated on a weekly basisas we are doing our weight ins on Mondays. I also plan to be at my first goal by my birthday June 20th which would be 30 lbs in 6 months.

I'll keep you all up to date.