HEALTHY=HOTTT !

Just because someone is skinny DOES NOT mean they are healthy. They can be the most unhealthy person on the face of this planet--eating Mickey D's every other day with a beer on side of it. Who knows! With that being said, do not compare yourself to anyone else! God made you YOU for a reason. The way you carry your weight looks totally different from Joe Blow on side of you. The scale needs to be your friend but you do not need to be reliant on it. Weigh yourself every other week or once a month.
Ready to start getting in shape?
I'm sure :)

Well, if you never exercised before it's ok. Just have the mentality you can get through anything and everything! Don't stop what you're doing cold turkey. You want to slowly make changes because you don't want your body reverting back to the "old you". Start to make healthier and more wise food choices. Instead of fried bbq pork skins, eat baked lays. A lot of healthy food may taste so different and it will be an acquired tasted..but eventually the fattening stuff will taste horrible and you will not leave the toilet after you eat it..HAHAHA :) --And start keeping track of what you eat through out the day. Just jot down a little note or something just so you become aware of what you're eating. You won't believe how much you're actually consuming and WHAT you're consuming. The old saying "you are what you eat" is so true. You wear what you eat. If you cheat on your diet, you're only cheating yourself--no one else. And when you do have good days, do not reward yourself with food..YOU ARE NOT A DOG! Reward yourself with a new piece of wardrobe or something of that sort. After all, you will need something to put that Rockin' new body in! ;) DRINK LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER! The majority of the time we think we are hungry when in all actuality we are super thirsty! Of course, last but not least...start MOVING! Get up off your butt and do something---for atleast 30 minutes! The whole time you've been playing on the computer you could have went walk or could have done some form of exercise. It takes your body 30 minutes to start fat burn...so put down the tub of ice cream and go for a little walk. You'd be surprised how beautiful it is outside and how much more appreciative you become towards nature. Having a workout partner really helps. Schedule a routine with them. Neither of you will want to back out because you won't want to let the other person down, and eventually when your social life or something interferes..you'll be in a routine and you'll be able to exercise alone. CONSISTENCY IS KEY!

I highly recommend http://www.choosemyplate.gov/ In my dietetics classes we refer to this site quite a bit. If you don't know how many calories you should be consuming a day, how many you should be burning, etc go there..I love it. By the way...did you download "My Fitness Pal" yet? (click the hyperlink to go to apple's site and you can read more about it.)

Also, here's a sample of what a typical day of eating for me. (SCREENSHOT FROM MYFITNESSPAL.)



you should record every last thing that goes into your mouth!

"Is it worth it?"