i'm not good at this....

blogging, that is. but in general, i've been pretty good at taking care of my health. i could do better - but i'm happy that i'm generally active and have successfully abandoned most [read: most certainly not ALL]  of my fat girl tendencies.

case in point: i was recently in miami for my company's national sales meeting. there was a large hospitality suite that i [fortunately] did not know existed until the last day. inside the suite was a barrage of candies and granola bars. the old [fatty] nj would have stocked up on the literally hundreds of snicker bars and felt guilty later. do you know i did touch one? instead i grabbed some grapes and a small granola bar and went on my merry way.

i didn't get a pic, but this is how the spread was, i'm not kidding. and it was all free. just disrespectful.

don't get me wrong, snickers (which are my absolute favorite candy bar ever) are still delish to me, and i could have indulged in just one, or split it in half. but i didn't even feel the twang of craving. i had that morning already had some black coffee and water, so my stomach didn't crave something to stave the emptiness. the grapes and granola were sufficient. i wasn't hungry, and felt satisfied.

anyway - that's not what this blog post is intended to be about. while i've been very good at maintaining my current weight (168-172lbs), i want to get to 150. i think. my waist line is still much bigger than i'd like, and it just doesn't feel like i'm done. i feel great though, extremely confident in most clothes, and i have some killer legs.

these are my amazing legs...and wine.

 i am inspired by my blog partner though, kim, and i've seen her amazing transformation on instagram (@kbrooksfit). i feel like i need to step my game up. that's what i love about seeing others do amazing things....it totally motivates me.  



my friend is amazing y'all!



 so here goes:

 i'm going to continue to do the cardio offered by my amazing company. they have dance class twice a week. they've also started a running group (we've got a 5K in july - more on that later, the site is funky right now) so that'll be just the kick in the pants i need to get back on the running wagon (my nike+ running app says i haven't run since august 29).

do you see how there's no activity for may? yea....

i should probably do some kind of weight lifting too for strength training, so we'll see.

on the food side (which i know is 80% if not more of the weight loss part), i'm going to generally abide by the following rules. :

• breakfast every day (been horrible at this lately)
• >= 70 ounces of water every day
• no alcohol (this will be hardest for me, because i LOVE a glass of wine)
• 24 hour raw food detox every 2 weeks (includes smoothies, juices, salads, fresh fruits/veggies, etc.)
• 2-3 days a week vegetarian/vegan eating

those last two things are new to me (at least on a consistent basis), but i'm excited. this is not a diet, and i will have cheat meals, but i think this is reasonable.

i feel better when i do better. i'll try to also be better at posting this so i can be accountable for my progress.

now i'm off to trader joe's...gotta finish making my list (maybe i'll post that later) as soon as my daughter is done dancing to MJ...

the.king.of.pop.

happy saturday :)