I am not going on a diet. I'm going to have a "lifestyle change" in order to have a healthy and long life. I look at the mirror and can't believe how big my stomach has grown, my jeans are too tight, and I hate how I look in a bikini. Before, I could eat whatever I wanted and how much I wanted and I wouldn't gain a pound. I would finish like a whole big bag of Cheetos in two days by myself. I'd snack on greasy potato chips at 3am and go right to sleep. I'd slather an inch of butter on my bread and pour salt all over my food. I didn't have to think about it because after all that, I still looked good. But when my favorite jeans no longer fit me, I realized something very sad. I am getting older, and my genetically blessed fast metabolism, which allowed me to indulge in all these bad eatings habits, is slowing down, causing me to gain weight.
I complained and complained to my boyfriend, but never did anything about it. I started buying flowy shirts that hid my belly. No one believes me, but I have a huge belly hiding under there! My arms and legs look the same, and I guess my face is a little fuller. But instead of being equally distributed, everything has gone to my belly! Sucking it in used to help, but it's getting harder and harder to keep it all in. When I wore a dress to a dinner and used my coat to hide my huge belly after the big dinner, I decided I really needed to do something. I found this website http://www.flat-stomach-exercises.com/tips-for-thin-people.html which suggested doing cardio and changing my diet. So, I'm really going to try to change into a much healthier lifestyle. Not only to lose the belly, but also to.. just be healthy. My mom has high blood pressure and my dad and other family members have diabetes. These are preventable by eating right. I guess it's better late than never, and hopefully my bad habits won't catch up to me to give me any of those diseases!
Today was my first day trying the Tae Bo dvd. It wasn't that bad and was a good cardio workout. It got me sweating and my heart pumping, but I didn't feel like I was going to die like I've heard of some kickboxing classes. I'm going to do it everyday until it feels too easy for me then I'll have to move up to a more difficult workout dvd. And then I'll do that everyday! I think it's better for me to have to follow someone than to get a gym membership and go on those machines because it's very hard for me to motivate myself. I also thought writing about my my plan to get healthier will help me to stick to it, leading to my new blog! Maybe I'll write about other stuff too.. we'll see. Oh, and "smers" is a nickname I had in high school. It was first "Erika smells" which was shortened to "Smerika" which was shortened again to "Smers." I love my friends. Oh yeah, and what else motivated me is a Vegas trip next month. I want to look good in my bikini!
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