Welcome

Thanks for visiting my blog. I am new to this and I am not always great with words,but here goes nothing. I am a 37 year old business professional and I am looking to lose weight and get into shape. I am not one for diets or quick fixes. I love food and I want to change my lifestyle to include the good stuff. It’s all about portion control and getting into a fitness regiment. I was a distance runner and ran track in middle and high school as well as one year in college. I loved running as it was a stress reliever. I injured my knee in my senior year and was suppose to have surgery,but declined it. I stopped running and lost my passion. Fast forward to now and I am currently 75 pounds overweight. I worked in the restaurant industry for about 15 years and eating 3 meals a day was not feasible. I worked about 50 to 70 hours a week. I didn’t make time to eat or work out. When I did eat the portions were out of control. I left the industry in 2014 and took 6 months off of work. Once again I didn’t focus on fitness. I went back to work as a professional in the banking industry. I think I gained 30 pounds from when I left the restaurant industry. Now I work a 8:30 to 5:00 job so I don’t have an excuse to not focus on my health. I gave up drinking soda in March of this year and I take my lunch to work Monday thru Thursday (most of the time) and only eat out on Friday. The weekends are where I mess up the most. My husband is also a foodie and we enjoy dining out. We just got back from an amazing 2 week vacation and we are both starting our journey tomorrow. Monday has been a starting day many times. Many times I have fallen into old habits and say that I will start fresh next week. Next week never comes. So I hope by blogging and posting on my Instagram page will keep me going. If I can inspire others along the way even better. I will be starting Insanity tomorrow. I have followed this exercise program before and lost 40 pounds. I love the intensity of it and the results. It’s challenging,but I love a challenge. Thanks for stopping by! Until next time.