A new dawn, a new day!

Well, 2011 is coming to a close and I've managed to gain 20 pounds.  Awesome. 

So back to the grind again. 
The plan is to eat smaller meals, more frequently, paying attention to portion and trying to not eat a shit ton of sugar.  You know, a Cutie orange instead of fudge.
Water instead of soda and tea instead of coffee. 

I'm hoping to gain the ability to eventually have the treats like a soda on occasion and a piece of candy without it turning into a binge situation. 


Then there's the exercise.  I really don't like to exercise, but I know it's a must. 
I have a good set of tools to use at home, I just have to push play. 

The boys and I are also going to start running.  Starting from 0 with the Couch to 5K program and working ourselves up to running a few 5k's this year as time and money permit. 
The goal is to instill some lifelong fitness for them, while gaining health for all of us.  5k's are our goal for the year.  Come November we may see if we are up for the Apple Hill 3.5 miler, but that would be our max.  This will be fun to build our stamina for sports and find new routes to keep us from getting bored. 


So there, I laid it out there.  I spent all but about a year of my 20's fat and unhappy with myself.  I'm hoping to turn that around in my 30's.