Get Fit: A New Approach

 I turn 30 next month.  And if someone had told me way back when that I would be entering my 30s weighing in the 140s, my 170+ pound self would have laughed and said, "Wouldn't that be nice."

But it's happening.

I was awesome last summer and fall.  Awesome.  I was super active, working out at least once every day, sometimes twice, and I was so great about eating plant-based foods, keeping processed yuck out of my diet, and eating raw fruits and veggies daily.  When school hit, it was clear that this was one area on which the tolls of a full-time job and primary care-giver for two young children would truly be taken.  I didn't have time to work out.  I didn't have time to meal plan and get to the grocery store to buy fresh ingredients constantly.  I have gone back and forth about this, and ultimately, I decided to cut myself a break.  This was my first time.  I am rounding out the winter season at only 144.8, and though it's not the 140 I was hoping for back in January, I'm calling it good.  Next year when fall hits, I will be better prepared for the battle.

So...what's next?

This summer, I want to focus on the following things:

1) Get down to 140, or maybe a better way to say it would be a size 6 in everything, not just shirts, dresses, or pants from LOFT or GAP, which run big (I've got a little junk in my trunk, hips, and thighs)
2) Learn how to lift/tone
3) Keep up activity with yoga and walking (and possibly by learning to run...ugh)
4) Return to a plant-based diet

Also, I have a large number of friends who have lost drastic amounts of weight in the last few years.  I am going to be inviting these friends to write posts for me in which they outline why they decided it was time for a change, what worked for them, and what advice they could give to anyone who is getting ready to try.  It was these types of people who motivated me in the first place, so I thought it would be nice to get some outside perspective.

So, those are things to look forward to in the near future!