Day One

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So it begins...

A healthier lifestyle is something that I've always dreamed about. There is something romantic about it. I fantasize that one day I will, among other things, make smart food choices not because I'm trying to lose weight but because that's the way it is; that I'll have the moxie to just exist within a healthy lifestyle that at this point seems so challenging to my self-control; that I can wear nice clothes that fit and not choose my wardrobe based on what hides my weight most effectively.

And that is why today I began my mission to realize that dream. And it feels good. I feel much better than I did on my last post, that's fo sho!.

So today I went shopping and picked up a few things. Well, a lot of things. I made a list for the full week and every meal that I would be eating: veggies, chicken, fish, a little fruit. It seems that most of the weight loss and fitness success stories I've read had this in common. I am pulling my recipes from the Body for Life book, a Martha Stewart cookbook, and Tosca Reno's Eating Clean books. I feel like I will be better able to reach my goals if I plan it all and write it down, and following these menus seems like a good place to start.

So today, here's what I ate and how I worked out:

Breakfast
Lowfat Greek Yogurt w/4 Tbs of leftover cranberry sauce
H20

Midmeal
20 raw cashews
1 Pear

Lunch
1 Cashew cookie Larabar (these are tasty)
H20

Dinner
Xtra Large salad w/ tons of veggies, apple slices, a scant of dried cranberries, and feta cheese
1 Perrier
After dinner herbal tea w/ non-fat milk

Workout
My wife and I also went to the gym and did an upper body workout which took about an hour. It was a good workout and my muscles are feeling it. I have worked out off and on for the past few weeks, so I will not have "first-workout" sore muscles.

Talk with you soon!