A Start to the Day

Here we go, guys.

I started this blog for school. A way to track and keep me accountable for my term project for health. I'm already a bit more than a week in and things aren't going so well. Perhaps I should explain.

My Health Ed prof assigned a behavior modification for our semester project. I decided that my lazy butt needs to kick things into high gear and literally get moving. The unnumbered pounds that I've put on since not dancing/moving home are starting to reveal themselves in places I'd rather they not; i.e., my face and hips. Why can't gained weight go to the places you want? Digression. So, I have decided to take up jogging. Bob Harper says it's the best way to get started. Plus, I don't need fancy equipment, a gym membership or really much else (side note, a jogging stroller will kick your butt; get one. even if you don't have a baby; fill it with bricks).

In addition to my new jogging routine on work days, I plan to actually open the book I bought when Allison and I went to see the amazing Bob Harper almost year ago. To go with it, I am going to take part in Bob's weekly challenges and any videos I can use from his website.

Eventually, I want to start adding healthy recipes and tips that I'm finding on my journey to skinnyhood (a real word).

Here's where you guys come in: I need you to keep me on top of it! Every single one of you know just how lazy I am and how much I love to sleep in/nap (or as my beloved cousin calls it "studying"). But if I know you're reading and supporting me and wishing me well, then I think it will really help! So comment, bug, congratulate and express concern. Even better, join me! Everyone can find some room to get a bit healthier in their lives.

The ultimate goal is to have a healthy BMI, lose all the belly chub and the kinds that have settled elsewhere on my body, and fit into some shorts for summer! My reward for the end of the project is that if I can stick with it from here on out, if I can actually learn to like my routine, then I get to buy a new dress. A pretty easter dress from Urban or this new little boutique in arden mall, and not just a target one.

So here's to a new start, a healthy start, and a forever start.