Jul 31st...getting started

As a busy mom, I find it incredibly difficult to eat healthy much less exercise. It is so much easier and tastier to choose the crap! However, I am going to attempt to lose weight and get healthy for myself and for my family.  I have been listening to a podcast about being a busy mom and the importance of taking care of myself first and foremost. Because let's face it, being able to be good mom, wife, daughter, employee, etc stems from how you feel about yourself, how much energy you have, and how much patience you have. And, trust me, being overweight is not helping one bit.  We all know that there are many many benefits to building and maintaining a healthy life.  I have done Jenny Craig with decent success (pre-twins I'll add) and while that is good and well and something I could do, I really want to change the way I think, feel, and react to food. I really want to teach my children the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  So, while I can diet, I have been choosing not to. So while I can find time to exercise, I have been choosing not to. I am not sure why I am struggling with it so much this time, but I am.  I really don't want to do it, but I want it more than anything. So here I am, starting a blog-per-say to document my journey, track my success, and share my failures. But at the end of the day, I really want to be able to look back and see what it took to believe in myself and to remember the long journey, so I never get back to where I am today. And, fitting into a much smaller pair of jeans is a great side benefit! I want my kids, my husband, and my family to be proud of me. I want to be that woman on the beach where people comment, "I can't believe she has 3 kids!" instead of "When are you due?"