Starting!

Today is the day! We are going to start this journey to becoming healthy. While we don't have all the details worked out, we have a general idea of what our plan is going to be. So I will run through our general guidelines we came up with:

1. High protein (we want to get a protein source in with every meal) and a healthy protein, beans, chicken, and turkey are going to be our main sources

2. Cheat day: Saturday. This is what works best for us because it is the day we are most likely to go out to eat. Although days like Christmas, birthdays, and super special occasions that only happen once a year will also be considered cheat days. 

3. NO MORE JUNK FOOD. This is going to be a big one for us. Not only do we run out for dinner every night to the nearest fast food place, but we are also very guilty of stopping at the Seven Eleven for snacks throughout the day. Also soda is a big player in our lives, and that has to go. 

4. More Veggies! Our goal is to get some kind of food or veggie in every meal we eat

So now that you know the general plan we have, I will be updating this at least once a week with our progress as well as reviewing anything new we tried (food, recipes, etc) and keep you up on any resources we find along the way. 

I have updated the "Before" and "Goals" section of the site, so feel free to check them out. But here is a short sample (I will be adding pictures probably in the next few days). Some short background first, I am the overwhelmingly overweight person in this house and I will be referring to myself as "girl". My husband is the healthy work out everyday person in the house and he will be referred to as "boy". 

Girl: Weight: 234.6      Bicep: 16"      Waist: 44.25"   Thigh: 26"     BMI: 40.3

Boy: Weight: 184.6      Bicep: 15"      Waist: 35"        Thigh: 22"    BMI: 25.7

Wish us luck!