Makeover Monday: A New Me!

See this smile on my face?  It's not there anymore.  This was before I started the Insanity workout.  I'm pretty sure my results are crap, but I'm going to post them anyway.  That way I can come back here and compare every now and then.

Switch Kick - 67
Power Jack - 50
Power Knee - 86
Power Jump - 30
Power Squat - 8
S*icides - 13
Push Up Jacks - 15
Agility - 22

Since my birthday was last week, I decided I had better start taking care of myself for real.  I'm not getting any younger, after all.  And lately I've heard these commercials on the radio that say "If you're thinking about having a baby in the future, you need to start preparing your body now..." Thank you, wake up call!

I usually do OK with the workout portion, but I really struggle with the eating right part of being healthy.  I have an insatiable sweet tooth.  I seriously eat something sweet after almost every meal.  And sometimes dessert *is* dinner!  So I'm going to be spending much more time on Pinterest checking out all the sites and blogs where they take something delicious and fattening and turn it into something much less horrible for you.  Hey - anything to spend more time on Pinterest!

What have you done to take better care of yourself?  What are some of your go-to recipes?  Please share!

*SJ*

Taking a New Direction

I have decided to take this blog in another direction. Instead of my day-to-day ramblings and sporadic posts, I am going to be vigilant in updating this blog as well as the Shoppe blog. This time, though, I am blogging with purpose.

I am exactly 60 days from a *milestone* birthday, and it has caused me to take stock. I realized some time ago that I am not where I thought I would be at this stage of my life. I assumed I would have a great career, be well-traveled, and didn't see a serious relationship for the next 2-3 years. Instead, I am trying to create a business after being pushed out of my previous career (thank you, bad economy), still haven't seen everything I want to, and am about to celebrate my three-year wedding anniversary! As a very wise person once said, "We plan, and God laughs."

So for the next 60 days (and hopefully beyond), I am going to use this blog on my journey to self-rediscovery. I absolutely *must* start taking care of my health, get serious about my business, and take control of my life again. In the interest of transparency, I am even going to post "before" and "after" shots of my weight loss, as well as progress reports along the way. Here's my first "before" shot:

I will post more as I find the courage!

*S*