Lifestyle Change

No I'm not going to the other side and trading my husband in for a wife....I mean a lifestyle change involving good food choices and exercise. My reasons for doing this are two. One is to obviously get in shape and two is to combat this new disease I have. More to come on that disease next week when I see the doctor. Anyway, David and I dropped our gym membership back in August so that we could bowl. I understand that one night of bowling is not equivalent in calorie burning to 3-5 nights at the gym. We wanted to bowl because we haven't in six years and we had really missed it. I also have always felt like if I was serious about losing weight and getting in shape, then I could make do with what I have. We have a treadmill that I do use occasionally....I just get very bored with it easily. I wish I had an elliptical. I fell in love with the elliptical when we were going to the gym on a regular basis. I want a really nice one that will last a very long time and they're NOT cheap!! So, a couple of weeks ago, I had seen the commercials for The Biggest Loser Challenge game on the Wii. It looked really fun. So I went and got it the next day. I turned it on that first night and was immediately impressed. There were tons of different things....health and lifestyle tips, activities you can just do on your own, 8-10 different programs consisting of 6, 8, or 12 week intervals. You can pick your trainer, Bob or Jillian and set it up for how many days a week you want to work out and for how long. There's a calendar for you to see what you are scheduled to do for the next week. There's a place to log your calories for the day. Many more things, but too numerous to mention. The first night I just played around on it and set up a profile. I didn't get serious about it until December the 7th! That's the day I caught the bug. I know people who have tried to lose weight over and over and over have said, "This time is different." But to me, THIS time is different. My main motivating factor is my health. I briefly mentioned this new friend I have recently been diagnosed with. It brings me extreme fatigue and joint pain as its main complications. I decided that I could combat these complications with regular exercise and changing my diet. I know that exercise releases endorphins which give you energy and makes you feel good. The fatigue sometimes brings with it mild depression which I believe will definitely be helped by the exercise and endorphins. And I'm sure the joint pain will be alleviated somewhat with the decrease in weight upon them. I have downloaded a free application for my phone which tracks my calories. Before I put anything in my mouth, I log it into my phone. Not once have I gone over my allotted calories. I believe it will be a definite asset.

I'm ready for the challenge!! I'm going to try and update my blog weekly with my progress, good or bad, on the days I weigh in, which are Mondays. I would appreciate the encouragement in my endeavor. Here we Go!!