Let's face it. I don't like my body. And I've never really liked it. From the time I've hit puberty I have not liked my body. I don't like my tummy, I hate my thighs, there's this extra fatty skin near my underarms, and my lovehandles are anything but lovely. I know I shouldn't complain too much. At least my boobs are small enough to fit into a Vickie's bra now. I don't have a doublechin and I don't get out of breath when I go swimming or rollerblading, two of my favorite summertime activities. I can fit semi okay into my size 5 jeans although they're fitting more snuggly than usual and I have a feeling I should move up to 7's. But it could be worse.

However, I hate feeling unhealthy. I've gained about 9 pounds since last summer when I was down to 114 pounds. I know 123 pounds doesn't seem like much but keep in mind I'm only 5'1. And it's not as much about the weight as it's about how unhealthy I feel. Well, and my tummy, hehe.

So I've decided it's time to get healthy. I know I need to eat better although that doesn't feel like it's as much as a problem as my lack of exercise. When I lived in Winona I walked anywhere from 2 to 8 miles A DAY and that's not including walking to classes, meetings for Sigma, to meals... and up and down the stairs of Sheehan. Right now pretty much all the exercise I get is running around at work and walking to classes. Lame. So I'm going to start updating in my diary. I was thinking of keeping a separate diary, actually.

The new link for my Getting Healthy blog is under the travel section on my navigation bar. PLEASE go there, read it, and if I flub up YELL AT ME and if I do well PUSH ME FORWARD! Part of my problem is that I'm lazy and if I've got no one pushing me forward I kind of just sit around. So feel free to help me out *big smile*