The purpose of this blog and my very first post!

Hello! I am starting a new journey/endeavor and one of the ways to help me stay motivated is by blogging my results.
I'll start off by saying this is truly not to inspire, show off, or make anyone feel inferior. This is for me and truly I don't even know if this is going to work. But I sure as heck am going to try.
Let me share the back story. I have always felt I had my body in check for the most part. I danced when I was younger, then was on the cheer team in high school... So I was in pretty good shape ,and as comfortable as any teenager could be with her body. Then my 20's came and yes although I wasn't as active, I was still rather comfortable with my body. Flash forward to now. I am twenty eight years old have had one child and am close to 40 lbs overweight. My goal weight is not a 110lbs or some unrealistic number in my head. My goal weight is 130 lbs. for my height (5'6") and body type this is a suggested weight for me. If you can do the math...please don't. Ha ha. But the test I took said I was not only overweight but close to being Obese. How did this happen?   This realization came to me when I had to test my weight for a wellness thing at work and was astounded by what I saw.
NOW let me stop you right now and say this is not a numbers blog. I will not JUST be posting how much weight I've lost and before and after pictures. This will be my true feelings about this process of getting back into shape.
I also want to clarify that this is not just to lose weight or feel good about my LOOKS. This is so that I am HEALTHY. This is so that I know I will be here for my family and my child. I need to know I will be here for all those memories, and that I can make some with him without be exhausted and panting after 2 minutes of play.

So let's get started should we. What am I going to be doing? No extreme diets or pills just simply eating right and exercise. Of course I didn't just gain 40+ lbs in one day it was a process that took months and years and so I cannot expect to lose my weight in weeks or months. This is a lifestyle change not a diet and exercise program. All those yes I am doing both of those things.
So what will I be doing. For one thing I have cut out unwanted calories. Mainly for me this means no 32 oz dr peppers everyday and not eating a sweet after dinner.  Plus I am  eating around 1600 calories a day and eating good stuff i.e. Fruits ,veggies, lean meats, and whole wheat pastas and bread. For exercise I plan on doing Jillian Michael's 30 day shred workout DVD as well as 20 minute turbo jam kickboxing DVD for cardio.

Today is day 2 and I feel...... Well hungry,Insatiable, and sore. But I know it can only go up from here. My body is use to a horrible diet and not much exercise, and well.... That's got to change. So if your reading this thanks for letting me vent my future frustrations, failures, and even successes to you. Because I am a work in progress..........