I vowed a long time ago never to make New Year’s resolutions. I am not breaking that vow now, I have however committed to living a healthier life. I have been saying for months that I wanted to stop smoking, I plan on making that a reality. I have tried to quit in the past and something always seems to get in the way. I am not really sure how the best way to approach this is going to be. I have tried the patches and they do help, I have tried chewing gum but don’t really like it, so where do I go from here?

I have also started an exercise program. I got the WiiFit for Christmas and have been doing that pretty regularly over the past couple of weeks. I usually do between 1/2 an hour and an hour every day, and the exercises are getting easier and easier. The new fitness routine should be easy to follow since we are starting a new wellness program at work, and I am on the committee (kind of have to set and example for everyone else). 

And finally, on my road to a healthier life, I have once again started following the Weight Watchers plan I was on several years ago. I have lost 3 pounds over the last 2 weeks, cut my coffee consumption in half (and I am not being a total grouch about it), gotten my soda count down to 1 a day, I have switched to Splenda instead of sugar, and am trying to snack healthier.

I have said all of this to let you know that I plan on writing more regularly and tracking my progress in each of these areas on here. I am planning on posting some before pictures soon, and hopefully can post progress pictures along the way, and eventually post the after photos. I am not shy about my weight, so I will tell you that when I started my exercise on Christmas day I weighed in at about 160, I am now at 157. I am in a size 10 currently. My goals for this are to be in a size 7 and weight around 135. I don’t know how long this will take me but I am committed to this endeavor.