My Stats

Height: 5' 5"

Weight: 180.4 lbs

BMI: 30

I've got a lot of work to do... 

On your mark, get set, go!

So today is the day I start being healthier. What does that mean to me??? A lot of things.

1. I will run everyday (of course taking a day off every week).
2. I will drink a butt load of water. 
3. I will eat better.  This means no fried food and sweets. ( I believe I ate my year in fried foods and sweets yesterday. Ugh.)
4. My mental state. 

I can do this and I will do this.  I am doing this for me and for my family.  My kiddos watch what I do and will imitate me.  My 3 year old is already starting to.  Yikes.  Anyways, I plan on taking a "starting" picture today and I will post it later today.  This is my motivation to stay on my plan.  I WILL lose the weight and become healthier. 

Word.

What's yours?

Today is the last day of 2012.  It seems the internet is filled with new year's resolutions.  Sure, it's fun to think that I will all of the sudden quit all of my bad eating habits and magically get in my running rhythm again.  I know where it will lead though.  There is one resolution I don't mind setting myself, though.  To be healthier, physically and mentally.  I just need to decide how I am going to do it.  At church yesterday, the pastor was talking about how we are all "busy".  That is for sure the case in this household.  I thought how great the timing is for his sermon.  He challenged all of us to take time away from everything.  Make it a goal to take time out for ourselves, and of course to find time to get closer to God.  Another goal that I am determined to hit is this: 

I know, it is so cliche' to set a new year's resolution that I will run a half-marathon.  It is what it is.  What is your new year's resolution for 2013???

It's a start...

So I know that there is nothing that can cause my extra weight to magically disappear. I found this on Pinterest (of course) and my awesome hubby made it for me before bed. I am drinking my first cup now and it's not bad at all. I have found myself drinking coke's like water so I have decided that I need to squash that and drink only water....

 Skinny water: Ingredients: 3 lemons sliced 1/2 cucumber A bunch of mint leaves (per gallon of water) Preparation: 1. Slice lemons and cucumbers, wash mint leaves and place in a gallon of water. 2. Let it sit over night in the fridge so the water can soak up all the flavors. Drink up and enjoy the next day! Tip: It adds a nice flavor to your water and can give you a flat belly! The lemon and water act as a natural detox that helps flush the impurities out of your system. Enjoy!

"Baby weight"

It has only been a year since my son was born, but I find myself still saying I need to lose the "baby weight".  Baby weight is such a lame excuse as I think about it.  Here are some questions that come to mind as I think about the term "baby weight": 

1. Is there still a baby in there? 
2. Can I still call all my extra weight "baby weight" a year later?
3. If it were baby weight still, wouldn't it have melted away by now?  

I think it is pretty safe to say that I am not carrying baby weight anymore.  I admit, I had fun eating.... a lot.  From this point on, I will not call my extra weight, baby weight any longer.  Boo! It was an easy excuse while it lasted.

To a new year!

Hi, my name is Erin.  I am a 29 year old, married mother of 2 very high spirited kiddos.  Logan "Lolo" is 3 and a half and Ashton just turned 1. I am a special education teacher, a graduate student, a photographer, a mother, and a wife.  I love to run.  I use the term "love" very loosely at this moment.  I ran a lot in middle and high school.  I enjoy running long distances.  A few years ago, I became hooked running half-marathons and 5K's.  Anyways, I am a pretty boring person.  I have become caught in a very bad routine.  I work, go to school, come home, eat, kinda clean, then go to sleep only to repeat the same thing the next day.  I occasionally fit in a run, usually a 3 miler, on Sunday. Yikes! I have recently lost about 22 pounds.  I am ready to lost 22+ more! Even though I don't expect this blog to reach many, I am hoping to find motivation and encourage a few along the way.  Here's to a new year! 

I am not brave enough to post a current picture so I am posting a picture of my adorable babies!