About Me
I love food and I hate to exercise. What a deadly combination.
Oh, I could write paragraphs trying to justify my weight. You know, try to convince you it’s genetics, or stress, or whatever else I could think of, but really it all comes down to the simple fact that I love food and I hate to exercise. But you know what? Those are choices that I make on a daily basis. Nobody forces me to eat Burger King almost everyday for lunch. Nobody forces me to sit on my butt every night watching tv or surfing the net instead of exercising. These are choices that I make, and my body is a direct reflection of those choices. So, I made a decision that on my 35th birthday I would start making healthier choices and blog about it. Well, I turn 35 tomorrow (9/28/09) so here I am.
To give you a little background about who I am, my name is Josie and I am married with two charming daughters. I want to inspire them. I want to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle so that I can teach them how to do the same. I want to do more things with them – simple things that aren’t so “simple” to someone of my size, like riding bikes or taking walks with them. Most importantly, I just want to live to see them grow up and have families of their own. My grandfather died from a heart attack. My mother has diabetes. I know the reality of what’s in store for me unless I make better choices.
So, that’s why I’m here. I hope you’ll follow along and watch my progress and maybe help hold me accountable. Lord knows I’m going to need it!
Written by Josie on September 27, 2009
Man, I can’t wait to be able to post some “After” pictures.
Edit: You can also find me on my personal blog.
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I love the new format of your blog. And our birthdays are a few days apart – mine is 9/25…:-)
Thanks Kat, I’ll have to remember that come September!
This is a great website and I totally agree – we can only be accountable to ourselves for how we treat our bodies – what we eat and what are activities are. You are on your way and have made amazing progress. Good luck with everything!!!
Thank you. I really appreciate your comment.
Hey My name is Kim and im guessing god knows really that im about375lbs wise a size 24 pant plus size.. I hate scales..i cringe at the very thought of stepping on one ofthem.. Any who its just been very recent that i’ve started exercising. I started walk away the pounds i guess just under 7 days ago.. and the first two days i did 1mile and now im doing two a day.. obviously not all at the same time. I do it at two seperate times during the day. I to LOVE food i’m an emotional eater.. Shit hits the fan i turn to food.. I know its going to be a long hawl.. im doin 2 miles every day 7 days a week. Im scared if i stop and not do at least a mile i’ll fall off the band wagon yet again.. and im turning 30 on the 11 of Sept. and honestly i know i need to make some healthier choices and soon.. I’ve dieted most of my life, i too do not love exercise.. but i want to get healthy.. and a marathon.. wow.. that thougt never occured to me but who knows whats possible. at my ideal weight i think wich if you go by the charts i should be 160 i’ll be happy honestly at 170/75 maybe.. who knows where ever i get to just best be heathier than where i am today!
K.