New Focus

I've decided that I need to change the focus of this blog. Instead of being about the decisions that have made me overweight and the new decisions which are making me healthy, I'm going to focus on daily choices I make to become healthy. This could be along a lot of different avenues. How we cook a meal, how exercise fits into the grand scheme of things, etc.

I think its important now to start concentrating on positive things instead of negative, because positive in the end will get me to where I want to be.

So here it goes.

Part of the things that have helped me lose to date 36 pounds is eating much healthier. Less butter, less fat, etc. And the thing is they haven't been drastic changes. We have definitely eaten a lot healthier, eaten out less, added more whole grains and vegetables to our diet. But a lot of the changes I think that have effected us the most have been the small changes or the frequency of eating some of our favorite foods. And the great thing is our diet has had so many new things added and variety that we don't miss eating our favorite things every week.

One change is not cooking with as much oil or butter. Each morning after I work out I have an egg for protein. It helps me get through the morning a bit better then just having yogurt and fruit. But I do not cook the egg with anything. I use a non-stick pan and cook the egg completely dry. It still tastes fine and I've added no calories.

So as we refocus this blog to positive changes I will also try and share some photos. I love to take pictures, I just haven't been as sure about sharing them. BUt you know a blog without pictures is just boring.

So here's a picture from our longest bike ride, 45 miles on the Katy Trail. It was a gorgeous day as you can see.

Bike riding is a huge reason I've been able to conquer the weight beast this time. I really enjoy riding with my husband. It provides us a nice time to talk and be healthy together. I think we've found our joint hobby for life.