It's Not a Diet, It's a Lifestyle

Three posts in one day? Yes I know, but I had some making up to do for my lack of posts from this weekend and last week.

Dieting. One of my absolute least favorite things to do. However, I have been putting it off way too long and have looked at one too many pictures of myself that I am unhappy with.

I have never been the type that I live to eat. I don't sit at home and eat, eat, eat. I just eat a lot of really bad foods. I'm very picky, which I have been trying to work on, however its difficult. I don't like a lot of the things you can eat a lot of and not gain weight, like salad, veggies and so forth. There are a few fruits I like, but vegetables are not my fave.

I have always struggled with my weight. Always. I have looked back at pictures from when I was a kid all the way through high school and college and while now I wish I was what I thought was "overweight" in high school, I finally decided I had to do something about it. This time I am determined and nothing  is going to change my mind.

Diets always work better when you have a support system. Therefore Justin and I are doing this together. We both decided we want to be there for our kids and grandkids. We want to be able to play in the yard with our children and not get tired. Most importantly, we don't want this to happen to our children.

So far, on diet day one I am doing well. I'm drinking lots of water, and keeping my calories below 2000. I've given up soda completely (diet makes me want to throw up) and I'm eating less of what I used to eat a lot of.

I don't want to be super skinny, but I want to feel desirable and while Justin has told me time and time again that he'd love me if I was 120lbs or 400lbs, I want to feel good about myself.

I'm going to try and do at least one diet post a week, just to keep y'all updated on my progress!