I like my body.

Those four little words are hard to admit for a lot of people. I am proud of the effort I have put into my body with Pilates. In fact, I'd venture to say my muscles are exactly where I want them.

But I realize my body is far from perfect. I am happy with the way I look, but I am not fine with the way I feel. Things like having difficulty running and difficulty digesting food are not fun.

So once again, I am going to start up this blog and be much more consistent posting what I eat, how much I exercise, and just various thoughts that will improve my body image health and hopefully inspire others to do the same. I feel like the girl who cried wolf sometimes, especially with this blog. But my heart of hearts wants to get back the healthy lifestyle I've let slip this year of marriage. So I want to post at least once a day, even if this blog is just for my own safekeeping.

Here's what I think happened: exactly this time last year, I suffered some kind of leg injury that affected the back of my left knee, and I could feel it in my shin sometimes, but mostly my hamstring. If I ran, I couldn't walk properly for several days. I would rest it for a few weeks, try to come back, but it just didn't feel right for several months. My entire summer's exercise was limited, and the extra carbs/calories I had afforded into my lifestyle because of running really added up.

Now my goal is to not deprive myself of any food in general, but keep close watch over what I put into my mouth. A lot of little bites sure adds up! I want to watch portion control, even if I have to count calories for a little while. And eating healthy foods will sure help fill me up!


I want to incorporate exercise at least 5 days a week as part of my lifestyle, not a means to an end. I want to get back into running, specifically, since now I am back to barely being able to run a mile where I was running six. I have this idea of a goal in my head, but I want to make sure I'm being realistic. Once we move into our new house, I want to run every morning before work since I won't have to sacrifice much sleep with a five minute drive! Until we move at the end of April, I am going to keep doing Pilates and trying to ease back into running in the evenings.

Ready, set, GO!