I just thought I'd chime in here. I actually didn't make a new year's resolution. I decided to live a healthier lifestyle a couple months ago.
I've always been the athletic type. Unfortunately, my first full-time job after college killed that.
40 hours a week behind a desk with copius amounts of coffee, the office cookie and doughnut platters floating around, and only one hour to go hunt down some Carl's Junior for lunch didn't do wonders for my waistline.
A year later I am now back at university working towards my Master's degree. My uni has a fantastic brand new gym facility. I now exercise a couple times a week for free. I am working my way up to doing cardio 3 days/week and strength training 2 days/week.
On a side note, I know a lady who is a certified fitness instructor (with a college degree and everything) and she does beauty pageants. She has a website called
http://www.fitnesswithmaria.com that has some basic info. You can e-mail her and she will answer your questions and such. She's a super-sweet lady who loves to help people live healthier lifestyles. Maybe she'll inspire some of you.
I don't normally do too bad with food. My big problem is with Pepsi. I don't drink alcohol at all, but I could knock out a case of Pepsi if you gave it to me. I have learned to adjust to the diet version and am doing much better now. I'm also a fan of sweets/candy. It's about just saying no.
Soooo....I am in it for the long haul. I've been going to the gym for 3 months. Even my boyfriend said "I'm impressed. I thought you'd quit after a couple weeks." Thanks, hun. But, he is behind my goals and is excited to see me move forward.
Best of success to all of you!
.....Kelly