No more failure!

So I have been pretty hesitant about whether to share this with others. Only because I have shared it before and failed. Also because I don't want people to know if I do fail again.

I have started a diet once again. And I am starting a work out routine shortly.

I mainly decided that I really have to do this. Not so that I can look thin and feel great about myself (which is a plus), but because I was feeling so sickly!! Seriously, eating bad can have such an effect on your body. In October I had gotten so sad and down on myself for not losing any weight in a while that I completely gave up and decided I didn't care. I was going to eat what I wanted to. I quit drinking water completely. Seriously, I never picked up a glass or a bottle in a month! And was drinking soda constantly and juice. I started to feel so bad. My body literally felt sick and old. I was always tired! I mean just lazy and tired all the time. My body did not feel right. My stomach was always feeling bad.

So then as I was talking to the Lord, I heard Him remind me that it has to be my choice. That I have to choose to live a healthy life. I mean if I keep going down that road who knows what could become of my body. I need to take care of it to be a better mom, wife and follower of Christ.

So finally on December 27, 2011 I vowed to only drink water. I gave up soda. Which was so hard to do until I got myself in the mindset for it. Now I do allow myself one cup of coffee in the morning if I would like. Although, I don't always take up this offer. I also almost every day drink one cup of hot green tea. Supposedly, it is good for you and helps with weight loss. We shall see. I figure there is no harm in drinking it! I am not punishing myself if I do drink a glass of juice or milk. I actually have not done it though. And if I do drink juice it has to be this juice I recently found that is completely non processed and it is all natural.

Since I started drinking only water, its amazing the results I have had. First off I must have gone through sort of a detox, ha ha. I felt so awful the first two days that I did it. But after that my body feels great, I don't feel so sluggish anymore. My skin is so clear! And I it makes me feel energized and healthy!

I have also cut out processed food from our meals as much as I can. I am trying as hard as I can with our food budget to make this work. It is extremely hard though.

So this I guess could be a part of my new years resolution. I know its cliche but I seriously have got to get healthier. This is not my only resolution though. I have more spiritual ones I would love to do this year but this is just one I am sharing with you all.

Now onto working out. I am hopefully going to start on Monday. I really want to get in shape and lose weight. I NEED to fit into my old clothes. That is my motivation. So I guess once again, hopefully I can be motivated this time and really stick to what I am doing.