I figure if I post this, then I'm more than likely going to have to keep my word. Now I have people who will have read my goal and so I'll be forced to keep at it, so here it goes...I might be shooting myself in the foot but oh well :)
At the realization that I am 29 and am NOT 19 anymore, I've noticed that things don't quite happen so easily for me these days. I used to be able to eat a tub of ice-cream with little to no ramifications...I could drink a few beers with the girls without feeling the squeeze the following week...heck, I could have a pizza eating contest with my brother and never even flinched at the thought of the calorie content. Ahh, youth...what an amazingly, resilient thing it is.
These days, I am admittedly less active. Photography seems to be a VERY poor profession to someone who wants to remain healthly and active. Photography requires many hours stuck sitting behind a computer monitor...whether it be editing photos, returning client emails, keeping up on invoicing or any other number of things that become the bermuda triangle of technology that my eyes are glued to for multiple hours per day.
I'm not sure it's quite obvious to anyone else, but it's obvious to me that I need to start making a change in the health sector of my life. I need to start taking better care of my heart, my mind and my body. I desperately need a motiviational drive to get up every morning and start running before Piper makes a peep...that way it's done and I won't feel so guilty sitting behind my giant computer monitor.
It's so easy to grab a "bag" of anything and start munching while editing...a little bag here a little bag there...what turned out to be one potato chip, turns in to me eating 12 more of Mr. Potato Chip's friends lol. It's difficult eating healthy with a CF child in the house...all focus is on calorie content for Piper. She needs LOTS of calories each day to maintain a healthy weight. This means adding extra butter to veggies, mashed potatoes, using whole milk in cereals, mixes, etc. and sometimes it gets to be tedious making a portion for her and then another for Jonny and myself. We're both like "bah...whatever" haha and that's a terrible take on our health.
So...you heard it here first...tomorrow I'm up and at 'em at the crack o' dawn with my joggin' shoes, my ipod and a bottle of water and I'm getting on the healthy track. I've written it here so you can keep tabs on me and make sure that I'm sticking to it...because it's so easy to fall into a rut and forget about your resolutions! My goal is to lose 10 lbs...yak, yak, I know...MOM I KNOW YOUR READING THIS AND SAYING "YOU DO NOT NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT, GET OVER IT"...lol, but I'm doin' it so THERE! haha
Day 1 stars tomorrow! It's ON! (so I'm gonna go eat the last bite of keylime pie from my birthday tonight) hahaha...hey, it's my going away from unhealthiness parting gift) :-)
Can you loose some of my weight too?
Good luck- I'll be rootin' for you :)
Posted by: Mandy Hank Photography | March 28, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Did you do it?
Posted by: Justin Wesbrooks Photography | March 28, 2008 at 02:58 PM
I'm right with ya on that struggle! I'm only a year behind you, but I'm feeling it just the same. I think I actually pulled something shooting a wedding last weekend, LOL. Now THAT tells me I need to be workin' out! :P You can do it...it's hard, but I'll be cheerin' for ya! Now, if I can just get myself out the door, ipod in hand... :D
Posted by: Shem | March 31, 2008 at 11:12 PM