The Start of a Journey

Well today is day number 1 of my journey to a healthier MEg! My mom is here for a week and she has been doing so good with her weight loss journey (with Julie's help!) and it has helped me become motivated! I have been wanting to write a blog for a while and finally have a direction in which I want to go. I have decided to track my journey to a healthier me and also some of my life. I have been throwing the idea of a blog around for a while but wasn't sure what I wanted my forte to be...a food blog always sounded fun, but I they are over in abundant and I didn't want to eat all the food that I would make, plus the messes the kitchen would have to undergo make me shudder! A blog dedicated specifically for health related things was too narrow for me and I don't think my life is so interesting that people would want to read about the ins and outs of it. So with all these in mind I decided to forge onward with this blog which is dedicated to all and of the above and at the same time none of them! 
 I have joined livestrong.com and have made two friend request; Julie my sister-in-law and my mom. This is the program that my mom has been using since January 8th and has lost 15 lbs !! (yah mom!). Julie is studying in nutrition and has agreed to be my motivation and my health mentor. As a member of livestrong.com you track all your meals and fitness, basically being aware of what you eat and how much is a great key to weight loss and management. So like the old saying "How do you eat an elephant? One day at a time"  I feel this will be the same key in my journey or your own journey, take it one day at a time. Today I did good! Sunday is our busiest day of the week, my husband is a Pastor and so it is our work day. It is also the day that is hardest to stay on track with good eating habits, rushing in the morning to get out the door hardly provides an opportunity for good choices. Then Sunday afternoon has always been our 'out' day, so going to restaurants has been a down fall. Then we don't eat dinner until after church Sunday evenings, which by that point we are tired and I don't want to make a huge meal or we go out again for fellowship. Mom helped with breakfast and lunch was provided by a dear sister in the church, she made homemade chicken noodle soup for our family. Then we had leftover chili for dinner, low carbs and mostly protein. These little changes helped so much and I am taking notes on how to improve Sunday's in the future! Well it is late and I will be keeping you updated, I will try to write daily BUT no promises! :)