The Journey Begins...Almost

Hi!  Welcome to my journey to skinny!

I am an Oklahoma Sooners fan, First Grade teacher, and wife to an amazing man!  I received my degree in Education from the University of Oklahoma a few years ago.  During my time at OU I was a member of the Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band Colorguard.  Being a member of the Pride was one of the best parts of my school experience.

Pride was a great way to cheer the Sooners on to victory and stay in shape!  We practiced Monday through Friday for two hours.  Then on gamedays we practiced for two hours in the morning before parading into the stadium and staying on our feet for most of the day.  For those of you who haven't been keeping count I used to workout for over 10 hours a week!

All through college I never had to worry about watching what I ate or clothes not fitting.  However, once I got married and started teaching I stopped those 10 plus hour a week workouts.  I have gained over 20 pounds and can not fit into many of the clothes I wore a year ago!

I have decided to take back my body!  I am going to use this blog to help me stay accountable on the journey to skinny.  Here's the plan:

• I will be following the South Beach diet.  I did South Beach half-heartedly this summer.  I didn't see much results because I only followed the diet religiously for a week.  The diet is easy to follow and allows me to eat many of my favorite foods.
• I will work out at least once a week at the gym and once a week at home.  I haven't worked out at all in quite some time and I can easily commit to once a week at the gym and once a week at home. 
• I will blog on a (hopefully) daily basis what I have eaten and how much exercise I have gotten.  I am hoping that by exposing my eating habits I will be held accountable for my eating decisions and feel good about them.
• Once a week I will post an update on my weight.
• Once a month I will post my weight loss and exercise goals for the month.
• Whenever I come across a recipe or an idea that I think that others will benefit from I will post it here.

I hope that my experiences will be an encouragement to others.  Dieting is new to me and I need all the encouragement I can get!