My Goal :)

Since I have had so many new things going on in my life, I feel as if it is only appropriate to blog about another change that will also be taking place during this next year.  By blogging about it, maybe I will be held more accountable with following through.  I want/need to lose weight.  Weight has been a struggle of mine since entering my preteens.  Not only do I want to look better, I also want to feel better.  I want to live a very long, healthy life.  In order for me to do that, I need to make changes.

I am most definitely a yo-yo eater.  I have my moments when I eat a very healthy diet, then I have the moments where I could care less what I eat.  My problem is I LOVE food.  I went to culinary school after graduating high school.  Being in the kitchen comes very natural to me.  Over the past year I have not been cooking like I used to.  I used to love it!  Although I loved culinary school, it unfortunately turned me off from cooking.  I think I was more turned off by the lifestyle of being in the restaurant/culinary industry than anything.  Because of that, I did not find cooking as enjoyable as I once did.  I have just recently begun to find my passion and happiness while I am back in a kitchen.  I most certainly will view cooking as my hobby rather than a career choice.

Because of my lack of interest in the kitchen, I was not preparing meals like I used to.  I became very dependent on restaurants.  We all know that going out to eat all the time will not help the waist line and certainly not the wallet.  I hope that my interest in being back in the kitchen will give me more motivation to cook for myself again.

Not only do I want to eat a healthier diet, I also want to get into a workout routine.  Working out is NOT something that I enjoy.  I am not one of those who goes and works out for an hour then when I am finished get that feeling of accomplishment.  Instead, I normally feel like throwing up. I am one of those who likes to see results instantly.  I never give myself enough time in a workout regiment to start seeing results.  I am going to stick with some type of workout routine.  I am hoping that I will learn to enjoy it very soon.

I want to make these changes for me.  Not only do I want to look better, but my main goal is to FEEL better.   If anyone has any tips/suggestion on exercising or eating better, please feel free to share!!  I would love your opinions  :)