Taking it One Day at a Time

It's day two and a tiny part of me is already over this "lifestyle change," but I've heard it takes 30 days to make a new habit stick so I'm not giving up yet. Last night I signed up for My Fitness Pal, a free online site that keeps track of calories eaten and calories burned. It is making me think about every little thing I put in my mouth (which is something I've never really done before, even when I used to go to the gym on a regular basis.) I've eaten more fruit in the last two days then I have eaten in the last two months.

While I am trying to take it one day at a time I am already worrying about several dates this month. Friday is the 4th of July, Saturday I'm going to a wedding. Then the following weekend we are going to a family reunion with FRIED CHICKEN (my mouth is already watering.) Then later in the month is Lucas' birthday... and we are having 2 parties for him (one with family and one with his playgroup.) Hopefully, by starting being aware of the nutritional value in what I am eating will help me grasp the whole potion control thing that I've never really been aware of before.

I am also obsessing over what we will eat every night at dinner. I'm trying to steer clear of prepacked things and trying to find healthier recipes for dinner but I'm having a hard time finding new things to try. Looking in cookbooks is torture (oh and I never realized how many commercials for pizza and fast food come on TV!!!) So does anyone have any favorite healthy recipes they would like to share?!?!

I've been going back and forth on deciding if I want to join a gym again or not. I was at Curves for a year and LOVED it (at least for the first 6 months when I had a work-out buddy but not so much the last 6 months when I had to keep paying $30 even though I wasn't going.) Then I joined the YMCA and I can count on one hand the amount of times I went there. I just don't want to waste the time or money or something I may or may not do. The plan for now is to find ways out of the gym to exercise.

Today my sister-in-law Angela invited Lucas and I over to her house to swim. Usually we just watch the kids swim while we talk but today we decided to get in with them. Without realizing it we spent two hours swimming and the pool and playing with the kids. It was the most fun I've had exercising in a long time. I think I need to plan more activities like that where I can exercise and have fun instead of feeling like I am torturing myself.