Feel the burn!

I very rarely make a new year's resolution and follow through with it. I can't even tell you what my resolution for 2007 was. However, good health seems to be a popular choice with most so I'm sure at one point in time, I chose that.

I've been battling eating right, exercising and being consistent. The exercising thing is a real pain in the ass for me as I don't have a lot of motivation. I tried diets. I tried fad eating trends. I even tried a free online program that works really well if you stick with it. . . . they have a great network of people going through the same thing so that helps.

Not too long ago, I told a friend of mine that if I had someone to motivate me into working out on a regular basis, that I could probably do it. She agreed too and we both shared ideas on how to do that. She has a membership to the YMCA as well as a coworker of hers. We decided that we would take a class twice a week and work out one other day a week. So far it's worked out really well. So much that last night I signed up for a membership and have a backpack packed in my trunk so that I can swing by there on my way home. We also have another friend who we asked to take the class with us and now she is thinking about getting a membership too. I at least have a few people that I can ask to go with me until I meet people there.

Now that I have some consistency in my exercise, eating is next. I have an issue with portions and then there's the almighty drink. I cannot give up my daily beer consumption. It's my release at the end of a good day. It's my release at the end of a crappy day. It's my reward for something great happening. It's my security blanket when hubby pisses me off. It's also making me fat. I thought that if I substituted light beer for regular beer that would help. I think it has but the ultimate "help" would be to cut back to just drinking on the weekends.

I never remember having to work this hard when I was younger when it came to staying in shape. . . . .this sucks. At least I have the winter to work off the "baby fat" before I get on the boat.