First Post: Journey 2 Health

All right! So, I need to get healthy and I need accountability–what better way than a blog to see me through my journey to health.

During my last bout of bronchitis/asthma (including a journey to the emergency room on Christmas morning), it became patently clear that if I didn’t do something about my health, I might as well curl up and die a slow, wheezing death. I have decided that is not going to happen. Studies have shown a connection between asthma and obesity, so I have to lose weight to get healthy. I admit it–I am obese–morbidly obese with a 44 BMI–I feel like I have joined Overeater’s Anonymous here. Time to get HEALTHY!

I have decided to create this blog to keep track of my journey to health. So, what am I going to do? Take small steps to healthy eating and fitness.

Healthy Eating

• No more sodas (diet or otherwise). I have been doing this for about 3 months and it helps.
• No more butter/margarine (I seem to be addicted to the taste, so I am giving it up.) Still working on this one.
• No eating after 7 p.m. (I haven’t managed this yet.)
• Eight glasses of water a day (on my way).
• No eating in front of the t.v. (still working on this also).
• No using prednisone as an excuse to eat (but it is such a good one!!!).

Fitness (once I can breathe again–right now I’m on 60 mg of prednisone for asthma)

• Join the gym with my skinny husband (he has no idea what it is like to diet–6′1″ and 155 pounds).
• Walk with a friend to prepare to walk a half-marathon in April.
• Add stretching (15 minutes to my daily routine).