Day 3

I cared about how I looked until after I met my husband. I stopped worrying about watching my weight. I had the mindset of "It's okay to eat this. It will be okay if I gain a few pounds. I'll just work it off." That was until I packed on the pounds. Then it got to the point of "Oh, I'll just do a lot of running and walking when the weather warms up." Excuses, excuses.

In late 2008 my husband and I said that we were going to start working out and eating better. But we kept putting it off. I found out that I was pregnant a few months later. "Whew, I don't have to worry about losing the weight now!" Yep, that thought that quickly entered my mind. How sad is that?

I gained 29 lbs during the pregnancy. My husband gained about 20 "sympathy" pounds. He has mentioned that he also needs to lose weight. He has no motivation. I am going to try my best to motivate him to eat better and work out with me. It is so hard to fight the temptation to drink a soda or eat junk food when the person sitting beside you is enjoying every minute of doing so. I am worried that he will have health problems later on in life if he does not do something now to stop living such an unhealthy lifestyle.

If you have any ideas on how to motivate him, please feel free to share.

Enough for now. It's time to get off my butt and work out!