in the beginning...

A little background

I can't believe it's been nearly a year of married bliss! My husband is a dream and I often find myself wondering how we got here. He is many, many things. Mr. C is hilarious. He has me laughing until my sides ache when he sings a McDonald's jingle at the top of his lungs. Mr. C is loving. There are nights when he'll take my hand and ask me to dance w/ him in the middle of the livingroom in our socks and sweatpants. Mr. C is smart. He doesn't often give himself credit for how intelligent he really is.

Yes, I'm very happy in my marriage! We're a good team. I'm in love with my best friend.

We live in the 'burbs and have a cat named Bear. Bear is a cat who thinks he's a dog and has a personality all his own. While I'm not really a cat person, there are moments when I can't help but think he's the cutest little thing!

What's the point

I'm really excited about married life but I've also lost a bit of my ambition to work out and eat right. I have this annoying habit of getting really into something and then... I lose that excitement and I get pretty bored. I've been working out regularly for several months but haven't seen the results I want to see.

Mr. C finished reading the book Plenty by Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon which is all about eating locally grown foods. We are both inspired to right our eating wrongs and think about what we're eating and how we're treating our bodies. The month of April I've committed to a food journal, meal planning, eliminating processed foods and striving for rich, organic foods.

In addition, I'm committing to 30 Days of Lithe. I want my body back. Bottom line. I want it back. Have you heard of the Lithe Method? It's amazing! Last week I checked out Lithe 101 in Ardmore and I'm hooked. This will certainly give me the results I want and I'm really excited about it. Lauren Boggi (founder of the Lithe Method) says diet is 85% of the battle so I'm committing to both clean eating habits and Lithe 3 times a week. After 30 days I want to evaluate how I feel and go from there (and yes, I realize that it's more than a 30 day change but I need to set goals).

Here we go!