Tuesday, January 15, 2008

a challenge to myself

I have high-cholestoral. I have had high cholestoral since college.
I am 5'6" and 125 pounds, and yes, I have high cholestoral.
I love food. I don't discriminate (okay, yes I do.)
I like vegetables and fruits; but, I love chocolates and sugars even more.
I was athletic throughout high school and college. Not anymore.
Why work out when I don't need to lose weight?
I am addicted, yes addicted, to caffiene.

I have made too many excuses for myself over the past 4 years, and I want to stop.

I want to be healthy. I want my heart to be healthy and I want to live to be 50, or even better, 75-100.
I want to have more children and adopt as many as I can, and I want to watch them all grow up, graduate and get married- and have children of their own. I want to be married for 50+ years and retire to Colorado with Mark.

I want to be happy with myself. I admire those around me who take care of themselves, and I want to be like them.

So, this is my challenge to myself: I am going to eat better, live better, work out better, drink more water, and give up caffiene. I am going to live for my daughter and husband, so I can grow old with them. I am going to be good to my body and my heart.

1 comment:

Erin said...

Good for you! Dr. Clark would be proud for you for being preventative about your health instead of waiting for it to get bad. :)

I've been feeling pretty blah lately and thinking about how I need to take better care of myself, too. I can't take for granted that I'll live into old age and get to see grandkids and enjoy Clark. We are addicted to and eat way too much fast food! Can you say "Chick-fil-A!!" Keep the blogosphere update on how your challenge is going. Wish I lived near you so we could exercise/stroller jog together!