This Blog Is The Antithesis of Someone Like Me

I wonder if Angela secretly started this blog with the sole intention of whipping me into shape?? I suppose that's a pretty self-centered thought, and very likely, untrue. Angela loves healthy food and good eating, so this blog is no surprise to me. Regardless, this is just the type of thing I need. I do not eat well. At all. I love yummy food, and in my mind, yummy food is a cheeseburger and fries, candy, pop, mashed potatoes, steak...I could go on and on. Yet as a semi-intelligent person, I know that I could probably lose weight fairly easily if I would only tweak my eating habits a little bit.

For some time I have planned on cutting out the majority of my Pepsi drinking. I do not do well with complete deprivation, so I told myself I will be allowed to drink it if I go out to eat (another area that needs work!). If I don't have it in the house, I can't drink it, simple as that. Yesterday I drank my last can of Pepsi at home and I don't plan on buying any more for the time being. That's step one. Step two is figuring out meals I can eat for lunch and dinner that are tasty, somewhat healthy, and very filling. I have a huge appetite. Sometimes I can eat more than my husband at dinner and still feel hungry. And not boredom hunger, actual "I must eat now" hunger. As a teenager it didn't matter if I ate a triple cheeseburger. My metabolism burned it off by the time I walked back to my car.

But times have changed. I'm 29, eat as much as I did 15 years ago, and the weight is slowly creeping up. Yet if I eat the size meal many experts recommend, I am still starving afterwards. I don't try to say this as an excuse. Perhaps some of it is in my mind. But as my husband can tell you, I need to eat a lot of food, and frequently, to keep from becoming a crabby, dizzy, tired monster. I truly believe I need a lot of calories to keep myself going. The key is the right calories!

I've often said I want to be 130 pounds by my 30th birthday, and while that is still true, what's even more important to me is that I be healthy and toned. 130 is a good goal for me to shoot for, but I bet with some changes to my eating, and some more work in the running area, I will be far better off whether I weigh 130 or 139 (my current weight, out there for the whole world to read). So I will end this rather lengthy entry here, and hopefully will be back soon to report about all the fruits, veggies, and other healthy food I am eating!