It has begun!

So here I am 2 days into being 29 and honestly having a hard time getting the workouts in. Since I started school life has become increasingly chaotic for me and the time I have to myself is precious! But last night I did take Wiggles on a 2 mile walk. It was good for her also. She enjoys her walks and really this year they have been few and far between since it has been so hot. I am trying to get as many of them in for  us before the weather gets too cold for her to go out (which is probably around 10 degrees warmer than it is for me! What can I say she is my child!) One thing I can say is that I have been doing well with eating less. I find that if I do the smaller meals at consistent times I am less likely to want to snack when I get home. For example last night I did not even want dinner until later and really ate less than I normally would. It is amazing how fast you can go from eating a lot to not needing as much. It probably tells me that I was eating way too much to begin with before. It was probably more for comfort than nourishment also. That is a big problem for me, the comfort eating. I tend to do it a lot more lately than I had before.  That is what habit that is going to take a lot for me to break.

I would have to say though that my husband has been a big impact on this lifestyle change. Many of you reading this may not have seen my husband in awhile or ever met him. Adam has lost over 35 pounds since January! Amazing since I seem to have gained that amount since then!  He has motivated me to want to make a change because he looks so good. He is wearing smaller jeans than he did his junior year of high school which is wonderful. I hope to have that kind of results.

One thing that I do want to preface is that while I would like to lose weight one of my biggest reasons for doing this is because I want to be healthier. I could lose all the weight I wanted and still be unhealthy if I don’t make this a lifestyle change.  This is going to be a hard one for me since I come from a family that loves food and food has been a huge part of my life. Also living in a country where almost every social interaction is surrounded my food. I did Weight Watchers for several years and the one thing I did take away from them is that it is all about making good choices when temptation is in front of you.

Oh and I did want to let everyone know that my 29^th birthday was amazingly wonderful! I have such a great husband and family that always make me feel special. And of course I have wonderful friends that left wonderful messages for me on Facebook and through text messages and phone calls!  I think 29 is going to be a year to remember!  J