Time for Change

After visiting the doctor in March and receiving some news that caught my attention, I needed some time to think and figure out what I wanted. The end of March and the month of April were a bit stressful and I allowed that to take my eye off the ball. May has been a good month and now, right now, it's time for me to take action. So here's my plan:

Stealing shamelessly from Michael Pollan, I am going to "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." I'm not going vegetarian or adopting any other "veg" type food lifestyle, but rather going to rearrange my plate to where the veggies out number the yummy moo moo, chick or piggy that is present. Also, it's a decision to stay away from processed foods. The "Not too much" part comes in with calorie counting. That's right, calorie counting. 

I have a goal to run a 5k in 9 weeks. Yup, that's 2 months. Go to CoolRunning.com to see my plan on getting there. 

Ray and I have talked a lot lately about how positive our weight and health were just five years ago. We've talked about how much energy we had and how we held each other accountable with our diets. The most interesting thing was that our diets had become a lifestyle. They weren't a lot of work. It was second nature to the both of us to choose healthy options. We playfully blame Bob Evans (YUM!) and Friendly's (Double YUM!), but we both know we let each other down.

Ray currently doesn't have any plans to run a 5k, but he will be with me on this journey to lead a healthier lifestyle going forward. Pray for us. We know this isn't going to be easy.